Released May 1, 1993
US Es Paranza 92264
UK Fontana 514-867-1
Gold on December 7, 1993
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1. Calling To You
(Plant, Blackwell)
Guitars - Kevin Scott MacMichael
Bass - Charlie Jones
Drums - Pete Thompson
Violin - Nigel Kennedy
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2. Down To The Sea
(Plant, Jones)
Guitars - Kevin Scott MacMichael & Oliver J. Woods
Bass - Charlie Jones
Drums - Chris Hughes
Everything Else - Charlie Jones
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3. Come Into My Life
(Plant, Blackwell, Boyle, MacMichael)
Guitar - Kevin Scott MacMichael, Richard
Thompson, and Francis Dunnery
Bass - Charlie Jones
Harmonium - Phil Johnstone
Hurdy Gurdy - Nigel Eaton
Backing Vocals - Marie Brennan
Drums - Pete Thompson & Pete Thompson
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4. I Believe
(Plant, Johnstone)
Guitar - Kevin Scott MacMichael
Bass - Charlie Jones
Piano - Phil Johnstone
Drums - Chris Hughes
Hurdy Gurdy - Nigel Eaton
Backing Vocals - Julian Taylor, Steve French, Kevin
Scott MacMichael  
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5. 29 Palms
(Plant, Jones, Boyle, Johnstone)
Guitar - Kevin Scott MacMichael & Doug Boyle
Bass - Charlie Jones
Drums - Chris Hughes
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6. Memory Song (Hello Hello)
(Plant, Johnstone, Jones, Blackwell, Woods)
Guitar - Kevin Scott MacMichael
Bass - Charlie Jones
Drums - Michael Lee
Keyboards - Philip Andrews
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7.If I Were A Carpenter
(Tim Hardin)
Guitar - Kevin Scott MacMichael
Bass - Charlie Jones
Drums - Chris Hughes
Mandolin - Madrtin Allcock
String Arrangement - Lynton Naiff
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8. Promised Land
(Plant, Johnstone)
Guitar - Kevin Scott MacMichael, Francis Dunnery,
& Robert Plant
Bass - Charlie Jones
Drums - Chris Hughes & Chris Blackwell
Organ - Phil Johnstone
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9. The Greatest Gift
(Plant, Blackwell, Jones, MacMichael, Johnstone)
Guitar - Kevin Scott MacMichael
Bass - Charlie Jones
Electric Piano - Phil Johnstone
Drums - Pete Thompson & Chris Hughes
Backing Vocals - John Flynn
String Arrangement - Lyneon Naiff
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10. Great Spirit
(Plant, Johnstone, MacMichael)
Guitar - Kevin Scott MacMichael
Bass - Charlie Jones
Drums - Pete Thompson
Electric Piano - Phil Johnstone
Backing Vocals - Phil Johnstone & Robert Plant
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11. Network News
(Plant, Blackwell)
Guitar - Doug Boyle, Kevin Scott MacMichael
Bass - Charlie Jones
Electric Orchestra - Phil Johnstone
Violin - Navazish Ali Wnan
Dilruba & Sarod - Gurbev Singh
Sarangi - Sursie Singh
Drums - Chris Hughes & Michael Lee
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Nine Lives Bonus Tracks


12. Colours Of A Shade
(Plant, Johnstone, Blackwell, Allock)
Guitars; Mandolin; Reoleon Pipes;
Bass - Martin Allcock
Aeolian - Chris Hughes
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13. Great Spirit (Acoustic Mix)
(Plant, Johnstone, MacMichael)
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14. Rollercoaster (Demo)
(Plant, Boyle, Jones, Blackwell, Johnstone)
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15. 8:05
(Miller/Stevenson)
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16. Dark Moon (Acoustic)
(Plant, Ptacek)
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Non album tracks:
Calling To You (remix)
Audio

Hey Jayne
Lyrics/Audio

Naked If I Want To
Lyrics/Audio

21 Years
Lyrics/Audio

Whole Lotta Love - Audio


Live versions:

Calling To You
- Audio

29 Palms - Audio

Down To The Sea - Audio

I Believe - Audio
Fate Of Nations - Robert Plant
The Robert Plant Homepage
Produced By Chris Hughes and Robert Plant

Engineered By Michael Gregovich

Mixed by Tim Palmer and Michael Gregovich*

2nd Engineers - Henry Binns, Danton
Supple, Jacquie Turner, Pete Lewis, John
Cornfield, Ross Cullum, Mark O'Donoughe

Recorded at R A K Studios

Additional Recording at Sawmills Studios -
Cornwall, and Monmow Valley Studio -  
Monmouth

Mixed at Westside Studios
Album
Charts
Peak
Position
Weeks
UK
6
 
US Pop
34
14
Sweden
19
 
Germany
56
 
Netherlands
33
10
Austraila
36
10
New
Zealand
10
 
Robert Plant - Fate of Nations - Calling to You
Robert Plant - Fate of Nations - Down to the Sea
Robert Plant - Fate of Nations - Come Into My Life
Robert Plant - Fate of Nations - I Believe
Robert Plant - Fate of Nations - Colours of a Shade
Robert Plant - Fate of Nations - 29 Palms
Robert Plant - Fate of Nations - Memory Song (Hello Hello)
Robert Plant - Fate of Nations - If I Were a Carpenter
Robert Plant - Fate of Nations - Network News
Robert Plant - Fate of Nations - Promised Land
Robert Plant - Fate of Nations - The Greatest Gift
Robert Plant - Fate of Nations - Great Spirit
Robert Plant - Fate of Nations - Great Spirit
Mainstream Rock Charts
Calling To You
3
I Believe
9
29 Palms
4
US Singles

29 Palms/Whole Lotta Love (acoustic)
CD Es Paranza 98388 (1993)
CS Es Paranza 98388-2 (1993)

I Believe/Dark Moon
CS Es Paranza 98365 (1993)

UK Singles

29 Palms/21 Years/Dark Moon
CD Fontana 862 235-2 (1993)
Peak Position #21

29 Palms/21 Years
7" Fontana fate1 (1993)
CS Fontana fatem1 (1993)

29 Palms/21 Years/Dark Moon/Whole Lotta Love
CD Fontana fated1  (1993)

If I Were A Carpenter/I Believe (Live)/Tall Cool One (Live)
CD Fontana fatex4 (1993)
Peak Position #63

If I Were A Carpenter/Ship Of Fools (Live)/Tall Cool One (Live)
7" Fontana fate4 (1993)
CS Fontana fatem4 (1993)

If I Were A Carpenter/I Believe (Live)/Going To California (Live)
CD Fontana fated4 (1993)

Calling To You/Naked If I Want To/8:05
CD Fontana fated3 862731 (1993)

Calling To You / Naked If I Want To
CS Fontana fatem3 862729  

Calling to You 5 Remixes
CD fatex3 Fontana 862729 (1993)

Calling to You 6 Remixes
12" Fontana fate312 (1993)

I Believe/Hey Jayne/Great Spirit (Acoustic)
CD Fontana fatex2 862427 (1993)
Peak Position #64

I Believe/Great Spirit (Acoustic)
7" Fontana fate2
CS Fontana fatem2

I Believe/Hey Jayne/Great Spirit (Acoustic)/Whole Lotta Love
12" picture disc Fontana fate212


Promo Items:
Calling To You (Edit/Album Version)
(1993)
PRCD 5082-2

29 Palms (Edit/Album Version)
(1993)
PRCD 5097-2

If I Were A Carpenter
(1993)
PRCD 5393-2
Calling To You

Real Player/Windows Media
29 Palms
From Fate of Nations.

Real Player/Windows Media
I Believe
From Fate of Nations.

Real Player/Windows Media
If I Were a Carpenter
From Fate of Nations.
Music Videos
Robert Plant - Fate of Nations
Robert Plant - Fate of Nations - Rollercoaster (Demo) [Previously Unissued]
Robert Plant - Fate of Nations - 8:05
Robert Plant - Fate of Nations - Dark Moon (Acoustic Single Version)
Calling to You
29 Palms
I Believe
If I Were a Carpenter