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Against the Grain (Phoebe Snow album)

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Against the Grain
Studio album by
Released1978
RecordedA&R Recording, New York City
GenreSoft rock
LabelColumbia
ProducerPhil Ramone, Barry Beckett
Phoebe Snow chronology
Never Letting Go
(1977)
Against the Grain
(1978)
Rock Away
(1981)

Against the Grain is the fifth album by singer-songwriter Phoebe Snow, released in 1978.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[2]
Smash Hits6/10[3]

In a retrospective review for Allmusic, critic William Ruhlmann wrote of the album "The decision to add Barry Beckett as co-producer with Phil Ramone helped add an R&B depth and fervor, but Against the Grain was just a more impassioned effort than its predecessor."[1] Robert Christgau wrote of the album; "this time she dies on the non-originals... Paul McCartney's "Every Night" shows up the hooklessness of almost everything else."[2]

Track listing

Songs written by Phoebe Snow, except where noted.

Side One

  1. "Every Night" (Paul McCartney) – 3:31
  2. "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" (Chips Moman, Dan Penn) – 4:08
  3. "He's Not Just Another Man" (Clyde Wilson, Brian Holland) – 2:59
  4. "Random Time" – 3:39
  5. "In My Life" (Patti Austin) – 5:02

Side Two

  1. "You Have Not Won" – 4:22
  2. "Mama Don't Break Down" – 3:06
  3. "Oh L.A." – 3:17
  4. "The Married Men" (Maggie Roche) – 3:44
  5. "Keep a Watch on the Shoreline" – 4:39

Personnel

Production

  • Producers – Phil Ramone and Barry Beckett

References

  1. ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "Against the Grain > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (March 8–21, 1979): 25.