Another Passenger
| Another Passenger | ||||
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| Released | 5 June 1976 | |||
| Recorded | at Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 41:56 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Ted Templeman | |||
| Carly Simon chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Another Passenger is singer-songwriter Carly Simon's seventh album, and sixth studio album, released in 1976.
For this album, Simon enlisted a new producer, Ted Templeman, as well as his clients, The Doobie Brothers and Little Feat, to provide musical and vocal backing.
Reception
Another Passenger peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard Pop albums chart. The lead single "It Keeps You Runnin'" peaked at No. 46 on the Pop singles chart and No. 27 on the Adult Contemporary chart, while the second single "Half A Chance" appeared only on the Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at No. 39. Despite the lukewarm commercial reception, the album was, and remains, one of Simon's best reviewed works. Ken Tucker, writing in Rolling Stone, called it "Carly Simon's best record",[2] and the album has also gone on to become a favorite among many of Simon's fans. Film director Terrence Malick appears on the back cover smoking at a bar.[3]
On May 8, 1976, four weeks before the album was released, Simon made her first and (to date) only appearance on Saturday Night Live, performing "Half A Chance" and "You're So Vain".
"In Times When My Head" was included on Simon's 2002 career spanning collection Anthology, as well as her 2015 compilation Songs From The Trees (A Musical Memoir Collection).
Track listing
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes[4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Half a Chance" | 2:55 | |
| 2. | "It Keeps You Runnin'" | Michael McDonald | 3:56 |
| 3. | "Fairweather Father" | Simon | 3:30 |
| 4. | "Cow Town" | Simon | 4:15 |
| 5. | "He Likes to Roll" | Simon | 3:34 |
| 6. | "In Times When My Head" | Simon | 3:27 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "One Love Stand" | 3:27 | |
| 2. | "Riverboat Gambler" |
| 3:53 |
| 3. | "Darkness 'Til Dawn" |
| 3:18 |
| 4. | "Dishonest Modesty" |
| 3:06 |
| 5. | "Libby" | Simon | 4:42 |
| 6. | "Be with Me" |
| 1:53 |
| Total length: | 41:56 | ||
Personnel
- Carly Simon – lead vocals, backing vocals (1-4, 6, 7, 9, 10), acoustic guitar (1, 10), keyboards (3), celesta (3), guitar (5), acoustic piano (6, 8), electric piano (11)
- Michael McDonald – acoustic piano (1), keyboards (2), electric piano (6, 8), backing vocals (7)
- Bill Payne – keyboards (4, 7), organ (11)
- Van Dyke Parks – acoustic and electric pianos (9), accordion (9), marimba (9), arrangements (9)
- Mark T. Jordan – acoustic piano (11)
- Nick DeCaro – accordion (12)
- Jeff Baxter – electric guitar (1), slide guitar (2), steel guitar (4)
- Andrew Gold – electric guitar (1)
- Patrick Simmons – electric guitar (1, 2)
- James Taylor – guitars (3), backing vocals (3), guitar (12)
- Tom Johnston – acoustic guitar (4)
- Paul Barrere – electric guitar (4, 7), slide guitars (10)
- Laurindo Almeida – guitar (5)
- Stephen Bruton – electric guitar (6)
- Lowell George – slide guitar (7)
- Fred Tackett – mandocellos (9)
- Dr. John – electric rhythm guitar (10)
- Glenn Frey – guitar (11)
- Tiran Porter – bass (1, 2)
- Klaus Voormann – bass (3, 6, 10), electric and acoustic basses (5)
- Kenny Gradney – bass (4, 7)
- Bob Glaub – bass (8, 11)
- John Hartman – drums (1, 2)
- Keith Knudsen – drums (1, 2)
- Richie Hayward – drums (4, 7), backing vocals (4)
- Jim Keltner – drums (5, 6)
- Rick Jaeger – drums (8, 11)
- Andy Newmark – drums (10)
- Victor Feldman – percussion (1, 5), marimba (3, 5)
- Milt Holland – percussion (3, 5, 6, 10), congas (3)
- Robert Greenidge – steel drums (9)
- Andrew Love – saxophone solo (1)
- Bud Shank – flute (5)
- David Campbell – string arrangements (1, 3, 8, 11), viola (4), woodwind arrangements (8, 11)
- Novi Novog – viola (3, 4)
- Kirby Johnson – string arrangements (6)
- Ellen Kearney – backing vocals (1, 6)
- Leah Kunkel – backing vocals (1, 6)
- Linda Ronstadt – backing vocals (1, 6)
- The Doobie Brothers – backing vocals (2)
- Jackson Browne – backing vocals (3)
- Libby Titus – backing vocals (6)
- Lucy Simon – backing vocals (9)
- Alex Taylor – backing vocals (10)
Production
- Producer – Ted Templeman
- Engineer – Donn Landee
- Art Direction – Glen Christiensen
- Design – Anne Gardner
- Photography – Mary Ellen Mark
- Management – Arlyne Rothberg, Inc.
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Pop Albums | 29 |
Album - International
| Year | Country | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | 44[5] |
| 1976 | Canada | 44[6] |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | "It Keeps You Runnin'" | Pop Singles | 46 |
| 1976 | "It Keeps You Runnin'" | Adult Contemporary | 27 |
| 1976 | "Half a Chance" | Adult Contemporary | 39 |
References
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. Another Passenger at AllMusic
- ^ Ken Tucker (1976-08-12). "Another Passenger | Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
- ^ "Carly Simon Official Website - Music - Albums". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on October 27, 2007. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
- ^ Another Passenger (booklet). Carly Simon. Elektra. 1976.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "CAN Charts > Carly Simon". RPM. Archived from the original on 2015-01-04. Retrieved 2015-01-04.