Dancer with Bruised Knees

Dancer with Bruised Knees
Dancer With Bruised Knees
Studio album by Kate and Anna McGarrigle
Released 1977
Recorded 1977
Genre Folk
Length 40:59
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Joe Boyd
Kate and Anna McGarrigle chronology
Kate and Anna McGarrigle
(1975)		 Dancer With Bruised Knees
(1977)		 Pronto Monto
(1978)

Dancer with Bruised Knees is a 1977 album by Kate and Anna McGarrigle. It employed several notable folk musicians to contribute a bluegrass feel to many of the tracks. The album also includes three French songs, one by the McGarrigles with Philippe Tatartcheff, and two traditional numbers.

Guest musicians included John Cale, Dane Lanken, Bill Monroe, Dave Mattacks and Pat Donaldson.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Robert Christgau (A) [1]

Robert Christgau said the album is "Not as tuneful as some might wish" but is nonetheless "Even better than the debut". He particularly complimented the studio techniques.[1]

Track listing

Each song's writing credit is listed below.

  1. "Dancer with Bruised Knees" – 3:46 - Anna
  2. "Southern Boys" – 3:20 - Kate
  3. "No Biscuit Blues" – 1:43 - William Dumaresq/Galt MacDermot
  4. "First Born" – 3:55 - Kate
  5. "Blanche comme la neige" – 3:44 - traditional, arrangement by Kate and Anna
  6. "Perrine était servante" – 3:14 - traditional, arrangement by Kate and Anna
  7. "Be My Baby" – 3:11 - Anna
  8. "Walking Song" – 3:33 - Kate
  9. "Naufragée du tendre" – 3:46 - Anna/Philippe Tatartcheff
  10. "Hommage à Grungie" – 3:54 - Kate
  11. "Kitty Come Home" – 4:36 - Anna
  12. "Come a Long Way" – 2:17 - Kate

Personnel

  • Bill Monroe - mandolin, tenor vocals
  • Buddy Spicher - fiddle
  • John Cale - organ on "Dancer with Bruised Knees"; marimba on "Be My Baby"
  • Richard Davis - bass
  • Grady Tate - drums
  • Glen Duncan - fiddle
  • Jesse McReynolds - mandolin, baritone vocals
  • Sue Evans - percussion
  • George Bohannon - horn
  • Andrew Cowan - guitar
  • Ron Doleman - violin
  • Pat Donaldson - bass
  • Gordie Fleming - accordion
  • Steve Gadd - drums
  • Emory Gordy, Jr. - bass
  • Scot Land - guitar
  • Dane Lanken - vocals
  • Gilles Losier - bass, violin
  • Dave Mattacks - drums
  • Hugh McCracken - guitar
  • Anna McGarrigle - banjo, accordion, keyboards, vocals
  • Kate McGarrigle - guitar, piano, vocals
  • Tommy Morgan - harmonica
  • Ken Pearson - keyboards
  • Warren Smith - percussion
  • Chaim Tannenbaum - guitar, harmonica, mandolin, recorder, background vocals
  • Clarence "Tater" Tate - bass vocals
  • Jay Ungar - violin
  • Michael Visceglia - bass
  • Peter Weldon - banjo, harmonica, vocals
  • Ian Whiteman - keyboards
  • John Montgomery - bass
  • Tom Ewing - acoustic guitar
  • Wayne Lewis - acoustic guitar

References

  1. ^ a b Album review, Robert Christgau. Retrieved October 9, 2011.

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