Carney (Leon Russell album)
| Carney | ||||
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| Released | June 26, 1972 | |||
| Studio | Skyhill Studios, Hollywood Hills, California; Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Sheffield, Alabama; Paradise Studios, Tia Juana, Oklahoma | |||
| Genre | Rock, psychedelic rock | |||
| Length | 37:29 | |||
| Label | Shelter | |||
| Producer | Denny Cordell Leon Russell | |||
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Carney is Leon Russell's third solo studio album, released in 1972. It peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 200 and was the first for Russell to contain a hit single — "Tight Rope" b/w "This Masquerade" — which reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B–[2] |
In a review for Allmusic, the critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine called "Tight Rope", the opening track, "an excellent introduction to an off-kilter, confused, fascinating album" and said that the album "consolidates his two extremes, offering a side of fairly straightforward roots rock before delving headfirst into twisted psychedelia on the second side."[1] Critic Robert Christgau expressed similar sentiments, writing, "Not the radical falloff some report — just slippage, the first side listenable and the second flaky."[2]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Leon Russell except where indicated
- "Tight Rope" – 2:59
- "Out in the Woods" – 3:35
- "Me and Baby Jane" – 3:52
- "Manhattan Island Serenade" – 3:25
- "Cajun Love Song" – 3:08
- "Roller Derby" – 2:22
- "Carney" – :47
- "Acid Annapolis" (Leon Russell, Don Preston) – 2:47
- "If the Shoe Fits" – 2:21
- "My Cricket" – 2:55
- "This Masquerade" – 4:22
- "Magic Mirror" – 4:56
Personnel
- Leon Russell – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano
- Don Preston – guitar, vocals
- Joey Cooper – guitar
- Carl Radle – bass guitar
- Chuck Blackwell, Jim Keltner – drums
- John Gallie – Hammond organ
- Technical
- Marlin Greene, John Lemay, Peter Nicholls – engineer
- Gene Brownell – art direction
- Daniel Mayo – photography
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Billboard 200 | 2 |
References
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Carney: Review". Allmusic. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.