Against the Grain (Phoebe Snow album)
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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | A&R Recording, New York City | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Phil Ramone, Barry Beckett | |||
| Phoebe Snow chronology | ||||
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Against the Grain is the fifth album by singer-songwriter Phoebe Snow, released in 1978.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C+[2] |
| Smash Hits | 6/10[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
- "Every Night" (Paul McCartney) – 3:31
- "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" (Chips Moman, Dan Penn) – 4:08
- "He's Not Just Another Man" (Clyde Wilson, Brian Holland) – 2:59
- "Random Time" – 3:39
- "In My Life" (Patti Austin) – 5:02
Side Two
- "You Have Not Won" – 4:22
- "Mama Don't Break Down" – 3:06
- "Oh L.A." – 3:17
- "The Married Men" (Maggie Roche) – 3:44
- "Keep a Watch on the Shoreline" – 4:39
Personnel
- Phoebe Snow – acoustic guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals
- Steve Burgh – electric guitar, slide guitar
- Steve Khan – 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, guitar solo
- Hugh McCracken – 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Jeff Mironov – electric guitar, guitar solo
- Warren Nichols – pedal steel guitar
- Barry Beckett – keyboards, acoustic piano, synthesizer
- Dave Grusin – keyboards
- Richard Tee – electric piano
- Will Lee – bass guitar
- Hugh MacDonald – bass guitar
- Doug Stegmeyer – bass guitar
- Liberty DeVitto – drums
- Rick Marotta – drums
- Ralph MacDonald – percussion
- Michael Brecker – saxophone, sax solo
- Jon Faddis – flugelhorn, flugelhorn solo
- Corky Hale – harp
- Margo Chapman – backing vocals
- Michael Gray – backing vocals
- Lani Groves – backing vocals
- Gwen Guthrie – backing vocals
- Linda LaPresti – backing vocals
Production
- Producers – Phil Ramone and Barry Beckett
References
- ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "Against the Grain > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (March 8–21, 1979): 25.