Blue Nun (album)

Blue Nun
Studio album by Carlene Carter
Released	1981
Studio	Eden Studios, Ampro Studios
Genre	Country
Length	Original: 33:41; Reissue: 38:28
Label	Warner Bros. (USA) F-Beat (UK)
Producer	Nick Lowe, Roger Bechirian
Carlene Carter chronology
Musical Shapes (1980) Blue Nun (1981) C'est C Bon (1983)

Blue Nun is an album by the American musician Carlene Carter, released in 1981. ^[1] It features two duets with British rocker Paul Carrack: "Oh How Happy" and "Do Me Lover".

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Record Mirror	[3]

Writing in The Boston Phoenix, Joyce Millman opined that while Carter "can write a snazzy pop tune ... the absence of any 'Western swing' makes Blue Nun a bit of a disappointment. ... [T]hough [producer Nick] Lowe has assembled the best pop hired hands (guitarists Martin Belmont, Billy Bremner, and ex-Record Huw Gower), Carter frequently sounds like a teenager singing along with her Supremes records." ^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Carlene Carter, unless otherwise noted

Side one (Original LP release)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Love Is a 4 Letter Verb"		2:39
2.	"That Boy"		3:20
3.	"300 Pounds of Hongry"	Donnie Fritts Eddie Hinton	2:40
4.	"Tougher Stuff"	Carlene Carter Nick Lowe	2:40
5.	"I Need a Hit"	Carlene Carter James Eller	2:44
6.	"Rockababy"		2:20

Side two (Original LP release)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Me And My .38"	Carlene Carter Nick Lowe	2:52
2.	"Do Me Lover" (duet with Paul Carrack)	Carlene Carter Nick Lowe James Eller	2:49
3.	"Home Run Hitter"	Carlene Carter Nick Lowe	2:34
4.	"Billy"	Carlene Carter Paul Carrack	2:38
5.	"Born To Move"	John Fogerty	2:33
6.	"Think Dirty"		3:52
Total length:			33:41

1981 Reissue

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Oh How Happy" (duet with Paul Carrack)	Edwin Starr	2:38
2.	"Love Is a 4-Letter Verb"		2:39
3.	"That Boy"		3:20
4.	"300 Pounds of Hongry"	Donnie Fritts Eddie Hinton	2:40
5.	"Tougher Stuff"	Carlene Carter Nick Lowe	2:40
6.	"I Need a Hit"	Carlene Carter James Eller	2:44
7.	"Rockababy"		2:20
8.	"When You Comin' Back?"	Count Freda (Roger Bechirian)	2:26
9.	"Me and My .38"	Carlene Carter Nick Lowe	2:52
10.	"Do Me Lover" (duet with Paul Carrack)	Carlene Carter Nick Lowe James Eller	2:49
11.	"Too Many Teardrops"	Carlene Carter Nick Lowe	2:17
12.	"Billy"	Carlene Carter Paul Carrack	2:38
13.	"Born to Move"	John Fogerty	2:33
14.	"Think Dirty"		3:52
Total length:			38:28

• Track information and credits verified from the album's liner notes. ^[5]

Personnel

• Martin Belmont – guitar
• Billy Bremner – guitar, backing vocals
• Bette Bright – backing vocals
• Paul Carrack – Hammond organ, piano, backing vocals
• Carlene Carter – guitar, piano, vocals
• Ginny Clee – backing vocals
• Big Al Downing – backing vocals
• James Eller – bass, backing vocals
• Huw Gower – guitar, backing vocals
• Bobby Irwin – drums, backing vocals
• Nick Lowe – bass, backing vocals
• Glenn Tilbrook – backing vocals

Technical

• Paul Bass, Aldo Bocca, Rob Keyloch, Neill King – engineer

References

1. McGrath, Paul (1 Oct 1981). "Riff Rap". The Globe and Mail. p. E5.
2. Worbois, Jim. Blue Nun at AllMusic
3. Cooper, Mark (October 3, 1981). "Albums: Carlene Carter – Blue Nun" (PDF). Record Mirror . London: Spotlight Publications Inc. p. 11. ISSN   0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
4. Millman, Joyce (2 March 1982). "The honeymooners: Nick Lowe and Carlene Carter continue the cooing". The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
5. Blue Nun (liner notes). Carlene Carter. Warner. 1981.