Mother's Milk

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.

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

Musisi 
 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

Red Hot Chili Peppers