(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). Natalie Merchant joined 10,000 Maniacs at age 17, and her eloquent, socially conscious songs drove that band and her subsequent solo projects to achieve great success. This long-awaited retrospective features beautiful B&W photos, an intro by Natalie herself, and 36 songs: Carnival * Don't Talk * Gun Shy * Hey Jack Kerouac * Jezebel * Like the Weather * Ophelia * Verdi Cries * What's the Matter Here? * more.