24 Carrots | ||||
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Released | 20 August 1980 | |||
Recorded | May 1980 | |||
Studio | Davlen Studios, Los Angeles | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 41:14 | |||
Label | Europe: RCA US: Arista (original release) Razor & Tie (1994 reissue) Collectors' Choice Music (2007 reissue) | |||
Producer | Chris Desmond, Al Stewart | |||
Al Stewart chronology | ||||
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24 Carrots is the ninth studio album by Al Stewart, released in 1980. It was Stewart's first album with his new band Shot in the Dark. Tracks 1-4 are co-written with Peter White. The single "Midnight Rocks" reached #24 on the Billboard chart in 1980. Two other singles were released from the album: "Mondo Sinistro" and "Paint By Numbers". The album has been re-released in 2007 with bonus tracks and in 2020 for its 40th anniversary.
Three music videos were created for the singles, with them featuring Stewart and backing band Shot in the Dark playing in a typical band set-up, although the "Mondo Sinistro" video also featured Stewart in some quirky restaurant scenes hitting on a young waitress (played by Cassandra Peterson, prior to her fame as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark).
All tracks composed by Al Stewart except A 1–4 by Al Stewart and Peter White.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Running Man" | 5:12 |
2. | "Midnight Rocks" | 3:57 |
3. | "Constantinople" | 4:44 |
4. | "Merlin's Time" | 2:43 |
5. | "Mondo Sinistro" | 3:07 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Murmansk Run / Ellis Island" | 7:18 |
2. | "Rocks in the Ocean" | 5:15 |
3. | "Paint by Numbers" | 5:29 |
4. | "Optical Illusion" | 3:24 |
Total length: | 41:09 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Here in Angola" | 4:39 |
2. | "Pandora" | 4:37 |
3. | "Indian Summer" | 3:33 |
Total length: | 53:58 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Candy Came Back" | 3:44 |
2. | "The Ringing of Bells" | 4:15 |
3. | "Tonton Macoute" | 4:11 |
Total length: | 53:19 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Running Man" | 5:11 |
2. | "Midnight Rocks" | 3:54 |
3. | "Constantinople" | 4:40 |
4. | "Merlin's Time" | 2:44 |
5. | "Mondo Sinistro" | 6:05 |
6. | "Murmansk Run / Ellis Island" | 7:13 |
7. | "Rocks in the Ocean" | 5:12 |
8. | "Paint by Numbers" | 5:29 |
9. | "Optical Illusion" | 3:30 |
No. | Title | Length |
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10. | "Running Man" (Single Version) | 3:45 |
11. | "Paint By Numbers" (Single Version) | 4:16 |
Total length: | 51:59 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Midnight Rocks" | 3:31 |
2. | "Murmansk Run / Ellis Island" | 7:04 |
3. | "Running Man" (Instrumental Demo) | 6:14 |
4. | "Paint By Numbers" | 5:12 |
5. | "Jackdaw" | 3:19 |
6. | "The World Goes to Riyadh" | 3:10 |
7. | "Merlin’s Time" (Instrumental Demo) | 1:10 |
8. | "Ringing of Bells" | 4:15 |
Total length: | 33:55 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Running Man" | 6:07 |
2. | "Time Passages" | 6:23 |
3. | "Broadway Hotel" | 3:41 |
4. | "Mondo Sinistro" | 3:18 |
5. | "Roads To Moscow" | 7:53 |
6. | "On The Border" | 4:27 |
7. | "Year of the Cat" | 10:21 |
8. | "If It Doesn’t Come Naturally, Leave It" | 4:26 |
Total length: | 46:36 |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Chart (1980) | Position |
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United States (Billboard 200) | 37 |
Australia (Kent Music Report) [2] | 51 |
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