Heartbeats Accelerating

Heartbeat Accelerating
Studio album by Kate and Anna McGarrigle
Released	1990
Recorded	1989-1990
Genre	Folk
Length	42:33
Label	Private Music
Producer	Pierre Marchand
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Kate and Anna McGarrigle chronology
Love Over and Over (1983) Heartbeats Accelerating (1990) Matapédia (1996)

Heartbeats Accelerating is a 1990 album by the late Kate and Anna McGarrigle. It was their first album in seven years, after Love Over and Over in 1983, and received favourable reviews from many music critics.

Bill Dillon, Pierre Marchand, Joel Zifkin and Kate's son Rufus Wainwright appear as guest musicians.

The title track was covered by Linda Ronstadt, on her 1993 album Winter Light. Issued as a single, Ronstadt's version of the song peaked at #31 Adult Contemporary in the United States, and at #17 Pop in Canada.

Track listing

Songwriting credits for each track are listed below.

1. "Heartbeats Accelerating" – 3:38 - Anna McGarrigle
2. "I Eat Dinner (When the Hunger's Gone)" – 4:54 - Kate McGarrigle
3. "Rainbow Ride" – 4:38 - Anna McGarrigle/Philippe Tatartcheff
4. "Mother Mother" – 4:20 - Kate McGarrigle
5. "Love Is" – 4:40 - Kate McGarrigle/Anna McGarrigle/Jane McGarrigle
6. "DJ Serenade" – 4:10 - Philippe Tatartcheff
7. "I'm Losing You" – 3:49 - Kate McGarrigle
8. "Hit and Run Love" – 4:08 - Anna McGarrigle
9. "Leave Me Be" – 5:17 - Kate McGarrigle/Anna McGarrigle
10. "St. James Hospital (Cowboy's Lament)" – 2:59 - trad., arr. Doc Watson

Personnel

• Anna McGarrigle - Vocals, Keyboards, Drum (5).
• Kate McGarrigle - Vocals, Accordion, Piano, Guitar, Banjo, Keyboards.
• Yves Gigon - Drums (1,3,9), Percussion (3,5).
• Daniel Gigon - Bass (1,3).
• Michael Breen - Guitar (1,2,7).
• Joel Zifkin - Violin (1,7,9).
• Pierre Marchand - Keyboards, Accordion, Vocals (7).
• Bill Dillon - Guitars (2,3,4,5,6,9).
• Michel Dupirre - Percussion (3,9).
• Jason Lang - Guitars (4,8).
• Marc Langis - Bass (3,6).
• Norman Barsalo - Bass (5).
• Richard Mischook - Guitar (6,8).
• Rufus Wainwright - Vocals (7).
• Pat Donaldson - Bass and Guitar (9).