Mother's Milk

Mother's Milk
Album studio karya Red Hot Chili Peppers
Dirilis	22 Agustus 1989
Direkam	1989
Genre	Rock, Funk Metal, Funkcore
Durasi	45:02
Label	EMI/Capitol Records
Produser	Michael Beinhorn
Kronologi Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Mother's Milk adalah album keempat kelompok musik Red Hot Chili Peppers yang diterbitkan pada 22 Agustus 1989 dan terjual 2 juta keping sampai saat ini, mencapai status platinum. Video klip yang dibuat dari album ini adalah "Knock Me Down", "Higher Ground", "Taste The Pain", "Good Time Boys", dan "Fire".

Sebelum album ini diterbitkan, gitaris Hillel Slovak meninggal pada 25 Juni 1988 sehingga drummer Jack Irons juga hengkang. Mereka digantikan oleh drummer Chad Smith dan gitaris John Frusciante. Judul aslinya adalah The Rockin' Freakapotamus, tetapi setelah kematian Slovak proses rekaman dihentikan. "The Rockin' Freakapotamus" sekarang adalah nama klub penggemar resmi RHCP.

All songs written by Flea, Frusciante, Kiedis and Smith unless otherwise stated.

1. "Good Time Boys" – 5:02
2. "Higher Ground" (Wonder) – 3:23
3. "Subway to Venus" – 4:25
4. "Magic Johnson" – 2:57
5. "Nobody Weird Like Me" – 3:50
6. "Knock Me Down" – 3:45
7. "Taste the Pain" – 4:32
8. "Stone Cold Bush" – 3:06
9. "Fire" (Hendrix) – 2:03
10. "Pretty Little Ditty" – 3:07
11. "Punk Rock Classic" – 1:47
12. "Sexy Mexican Maid" (Peligro/Flea/Frusciante/Kiedis/Smith) – 3:23
13. "Johnny, Kick a Hole in the Sky" – 5:12

• Flea - Bass, Trumpet
• John Frusciante - Guitar, Vocals (on Knock Me Down)
• Anthony Kiedis - Vocals, Cover Art Concept
• Chad Smith - Drums
• Phillip "Fish" Fisher - Drums (on Taste The Pain)
• Jack Irons - Drums (on Fire)
• Hillel Slovak - Guitar (on Fire), Paintings
• Dave Coleman - Cello
• Patrick English - Trumpet
• Michael Beinhorn - Producer, Engineer
• Eddie DeLena - Engineer
• Felix Pappalardi - Producer
• Garth Richardson - Engineer
• Dave Jerden - Mixing
• Vicki Calhoun - Vocals (bckgr)
• Bruno Deron - Vocals (bckgr)
• Merrill Ward - Vocals (bckgr)
• Joel Virgel Viergel - Vocals (bckgr)
• Wag - Vocals (bckgr)
• Jack Sherman - Vocals (bckgr)
• Aklia Shin - Vocals (bckgr)
• Kristen Vigard - Vocals (bckgr)
• Julie Ritter - Vocals (bckgr) (formerly of Mary's Danish)
• Iris Parker - Vocals (bckgr)
• Gretchen Seager - Vocals (bckgr) (formerly of Mary's Danish)
• Henry Marquez - Art Direction, Design
• Peter Shea - Art Direction, Design
• Nels Israelson - Photography