Carousel One

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Carousel One
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 31, 2015 (2015-03-31)
Genre Rock
Length51:09
Label Compass
Producer Jim Scott
Ron Sexsmith chronology
Forever Endeavour
(2013)
Carousel One
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 79/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Exclaim! 7/10 [3]

Carousel One is the 14th studio album by Canadian musician Ron Sexsmith. It was released in March 2015 under Compass Records. The title is a reference to the luggage retrieval belt at Los Angeles airport where bags from flights from Toronto are delivered. [4]

Contents

Critical reception

Kyle Mullin of Exclaim! praised Sexsmith's notably more upbeat sound and attitude on the record, writing that his "days of being pigeonholed as a sad sack are long gone." [3]

Track listing

Carousel One track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Sure as the Sky"2:57
2."Saint Bernard"3:13
3."Loving You"2:32
4."Before the Light Is Gone"2:36
5."Lucky Penny"3:51
6."Getaway Car"2:51
7."Nothing Feels the Same Anymore"4:04
8."Sun's Coming Out"3:17
9."Lord Knows"2:49
10."All Our Tomorrows"4:03
11."No One"3:18
12."Can't Get My Act Together"3:18
13."Tumbling Sky"2:17
14."Many Times"2:45
15."The Other Side"3:52
16."Is Anybody Going to San Antone"3:26
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
17."Secret Heart" (Gavin Brown X Session)3:23
18."Lebanon, Tennessee" (Gavin Brown X Session)2:34

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References

  1. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  2. Monger, Timothy. "AllMusic Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  3. 1 2 Mullin, Kyle (March 30, 2015). "Ron Sexsmith - Carousel One". Exclaim! . Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  4. "Carousel One". Compass Records. March 2015.