C'est C Bon

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C'est C Bon
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1983 [1]
Studio Rockfield Studios, Ampro Studios
Genre Pop
Label Epic
Producer Roger Bechirian
Carlene Carter chronology
Blue Nun
(1981)
C'est C Bon
(1983)
I Fell in Love
(1990)
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C'est C Bon is the fifth album by Carlene Carter. It was released in 1983 via Epic Records. The album was also her last pop album before she switched to mainstream country music for I Fell in Love (1990). It was reissued on the Razor & Tie label in 1995.

Contents

The album was produced by Roger Bechirian.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Carlene Carter and James Eller; except where indicated

  1. "Meant It for a Minute"
  2. "Heart to Heart" (Simon Climie)
  3. "Third Time Charm" (Carter, Pete Marsh, Andy Howell, Roger Bechirian)
  4. "Heart's in Traction"
  5. "I'm the Kinda Sugar Daddy Likes"
  6. "Breathless" (Otis Blackwell)
  7. "Love Like a Glove"
  8. "Cool Reaction" (Pete Marsh, Andy Howell)
  9. "Don't Give My Heart a Break" (Carter, Nick Lowe, Paul Carrack)
  10. "That Boy" (Carter)
  11. "One Way Ticket" (Carter)
  12. "Patient Love" (Carter)

Personnel

The Bat Horns

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References

  1. "LP Discography: Carlene Carter". lpdiscography.com. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
  2. Allmusic Review