Another Passenger
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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, to provide backing vocals.
Reception
Another Passenger peaked at #29 on the Billboard Pop albums chart. The lead single "It Keeps You Runnin'" peaked at #46 on the Pop singles chart and #27 on the Adult Contemporary chart, while the second single "Half A Chance" appeared only on the Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at #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.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Carly Simon; except where indicated
Side one
- "Half a Chance" (Simon, Jacob Brackman) – 2:55
- "It Keeps You Runnin'" (Michael McDonald) – 3:56
- "Fairweather Father" – 3:30
- "Cow Town" – 4:15
- "He Likes to Roll" – 3:34
- "In Times When My Head" – 3:27
Side two
- "One Love Stand" (Paul Barrere, Bill Payne, Kenny Gradney) – 3:27
- "Riverboat Gambler" (Simon, Jacob Brackman) – 3:53
- "Darkness 'Til Dawn" (Simon, Jacob Brackman) – 3:18
- "Dishonest Modesty" (Simon, Zach Wiesner) – 3:06
- "Libby" – 4:42
- "Be With Me" (Simon, Zach Wiesner) – 1:53
Personnel
- Carly Simon — Acoustic guitar, guitar, piano, celesta, keyboards, vocals, background vocals
- Laurindo Almeida — Guitar
- Paul Barrere — Guitar, electric guitar
- Jeff Baxter — Guitar, electric guitar, Steel guitar, slide guitar
- Jackson Browne — Vocals, background vocals
- Steve Bruten — Electric guitar
- Turner Stephen Bruton — Guitar, electric guitar
- David Campbell — Arrangements, viola
- Frank Carillo — Guitar
- Nick DeCaro — Accordion
- Dr. John — Guitar, rhythm guitar, keyboards
- The Doobie Brothers — Vocals, background vocals
- Victor Feldman — Percussion, marimba
- Glenn Frey — Guitar
- Lowell George — Guitar
- Bob Glaub — Bass
- Andrew Gold — Guitar, drums, electric guitar
- Kenny Gradney — Bass, guitar
- Robert Greenidge — Drums
- John Hartmann — Percussion, drums
- Richard Hayward — Drums, vocals, background vocals
- Milt Holland — Percussion, conga
- Dr. Rick Jaeger — Drums, vocals
- Kirby Johnson — Arranger, background vocals
- Tom Johnston — Acoustic guitar
- Mark T. Jordan — Piano
- Ellen Kearney — Vocals, background vocals
- Jim Keltner — Drums
- Keith Knudsen — Drums
- Leah Kunkel — Vocals, background vocals
- Donn Landee — Engineer
- Andrew Love — Saxophone
- Michael McDonald — Piano, vocals
- Andy Newmark — Percussion, drums
- Novi Novog — Viola
- Van Dyke Parks — Piano, accordion, arrangements, marimba
- Bill Payne — Organ, keyboards
- Tiran Porter — Bass
- Linda Ronstadt — Vocals, background vocals
- Bud Shank — Fiddle, flute
- Patrick Simmons — Bass, guitar, electric guitar
- Lucy Simon — Vocals, background vocals
- Fred Tackett — Mandolin, cello, mandocello
- Alex Taylor — Vocals, background vocals
- James Taylor — Guitar, Arranger, vocals, background vocals
- Libby Titus — Vocals, background vocals
- Klaus Voormann — Bass, guitar
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Pop Albums | 29 |
Album - International
| Year | Country | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | 44[4] |
| 1976 | Canada | 44[5] |
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.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ 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. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
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