Caravan Tonight
| Caravan Tonight | ||||
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| Studio album by Steven Grossman | ||||
| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | December 1973 7 January 1974 at Sound Ideas Studios N.Y.C | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Bobby Flax & Lanny Lambert for Very Very Productions LTD | |||
| Steven Grossman chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[1] |
Caravan Tonight is the first album by American singer-songwriter Steven Grossman. Released in 1974, it was the first album dealing with openly gay themes and subject matter within its lyrics to be released on a major label (Mercury Records).[2] At the time of its release, Stephen Holden in Rolling Stone described it as, "...staggering, its appeal to the finest human values universal."[3] Grossman himself said of the album, "The songs on the album came from a time when I was flipping out. Really confused... But for the first time I could write about what I felt not what I thought other people wanted to hear."[4]
English model, actress, and singer Twiggy recorded a cover of Caravan Tonight on her 1976 self-titled album.[5]
Singer/songwriter Mark Weigle covered Out on his 2002 album Out Of The Loop; it was a digital duet with Grossman.[6]
Track listing
- Side one
- Caravan Tonight
- Out
- Five O'Clock Song
- Christopher's Blues
- Song to Bonnie
- Song to That M&M Man
- Side two
- You Don't Have to Be Ashamed
- Many Kinds of Love
- Can't...Papa Blues
- Circle Nine Times
- Dry Dock Dreaming
Musicians
- Acoustic guitar and vocals – Steven Grossman
- Acoustic lead and electric guitar – Vinny Fuccella
- Bass – Andy Munson
- Drums – Jimmy Young
- Keyboards and recorder – Chris Dedrick
- Congas and percussion – George Devens
- Mandolin, banjo, pedal steel guitar – Eric Weissberg
- Background vocals – Steven, Bobby, Lanny and the Free Design
- Horns and strings arranged and conducted by Chris Dedrick
External links
- Studer, Wayne (1994). Rock on the Wild Side. San Francisco: Leyland Publications. pp. 99–100. ISBN 0-943595-46-0.
References
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: G". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Studer, Wayne (1994). Rock on the Wild Side. San Francisco: Leyland Publications. pp. 99–100. ISBN 0-943595-46-0.
- ^ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/10-singer-songwriter-albums-rolling-stone-loved-in-the-1970s-youve-never-heard-20150716/steven-grossman-caravan-tonight-20150715 accessed 10th August 2016
- ^ Interview in "In Touch" magazine vol 2 no 1 reproduced http://queermusicheritage.com/jun2005mc.html accessed 10 August 2016
- ^ https://www.queermusicheritage.com/grossman.html
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/Mark-Weigle-Out-Of-The-Loop/release/7558694