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 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
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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