Pronto Monto

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Pronto Monto is the third album by Kate & Anna McGarrigle, released in 1978. The title is an approximate pronunciation of the French phrase "prends ton manteau", which means "take your coat".

Pronto Monto was produced with a pop polish in order to give it more radio airplay. However, the album did not meet sales expectations, and the sisters were dropped from Warner Bros. Records soon afterward.

For a long time, this was the only McGarrigle sisters album that had never been released on CD, although "NA CL (Sodium Chloride)" and "Pronto Monto (Prends ton manteau)" were available on other albums. In 2016 the album was finally released on CD by Omnivore Recordings.

Track listing

1. "Oh My Heart" – 3:07 – Anna/Dane Lanken
2. "Side of Fries" – 3:22 – Kate/Philippe Tatartcheff
3. "Just Another Broken Heart" – 3:33 – David Nichtern
4. "NA CL (Sodium Chloride)" – 2:28 / 2:30 Kate — Voices: Kate & Anna McGarrigle + Chaim Tannenbaum
   
5. "Pronto Monto (Prends ton manteau)" – 2:51 – Kate/Anna/Philippe Tartartcheff
   
6. "Stella by Artois" – 3:53 – Kate
7. "Bundle of Sorrow, Bundle of Joy" – 4:04 – Anna
8. "Come Back Baby" – 3:18 – Kate
9. "Tryin' to Get to You" – 2:39 – Charlie Singleton/Rose McCoy
10. "Fixture in the Park" – 3:37 – Anna
11. "Dead Weight" – 2:27 – Anna
12. "Cover Up My Head" – 2:53 – William Dumaresq/Galt MacDermot

Personnel

• David Spinozza, Jeff Mironov, Jerry Donahue, Scot Lang, David Nichtern, Richard Resnicoff – guitar
• Jon Sholle – steel guitar
• Tony Levin, Gordon Edwards, Freebo, Bob Glaub, Pat Donaldson – bass
• Michael Moore – double bass
• Ken Pearson – keyboards
• Steve Gadd, Bernard Purdie, Gary Mallaber, Grady Tate, Gary Mure – drums
• Susan Evans, George Devens, Victor Feldman – percussion
• Kenny Kosek – fiddle
• Chaim Tannebaum – mandolin, harmonica, background vocals
• David Woodford, Bryan Cumming – saxophone
• George Young – clarinet