Dancer with Bruised Knees

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Dancer with Bruised Knees
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Studio album by
Kate and Anna McGarrigle
Released1977
Recorded1977
StudioA&R Studios, New York City; San Quebec, Montreal; Le Studio, Morin-Heights, Quebec
Genre Folk
Length40:59
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Joe Boyd
Kate and Anna McGarrigle chronology
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
(1976)		Dancer with Bruised Knees
(1977)		 Pronto Monto
(1978)

Dancer with Bruised Knees is the second album by Kate & Anna McGarrigle, released in 1977. [1] [2] It was produced by Joe Boyd. [3] The album 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. The guest musicians included John Cale, Dane Lanken, Bill Monroe, Dave Mattacks and Pat Donaldson. Dancer with Bruised Knees peaked a No. 35 on the UK Albums Chart. [4]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Christgau's Record Guide A [6]
MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]

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. [6] The Globe and Mail determined that "their songwriting is serious business but the informality of their records remains their most charming asset". [9] The New York Times noted that "there is an element of coyness here that is slightly disconcerting... And the songs—Anna's in particular—don't match the great songs on the first album." [10]

Track listing

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

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ The International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002. Taylor & Francis Group. 2002. p. 322.
  2. ↑ "Tops in Pops". Time. Vol. 109, no. 21. May 23, 1977. p. 100.
  3. ↑ McGarrigle, Anna; McGarrigle, Jane (2015). Mountain City Girls: The McGarrigle Family Album. Random House of Canada.
  4. ↑ "Kate & Anna McGarrigle". Official Charts. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Dancer with Bruised Knees Review by Mark Deming". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  6. 1 2 Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 7, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
  7. ↑ MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 530.
  8. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 462.
  9. ↑ McGrath, Paul (28 Dec 1977). "The Music Hits the Earth". The Globe and Mail. p. F3.
  10. ↑ Rockwell, John (25 Feb 1977). "The Pop Life: New Folk Album by the McGarrigles Is Only Second Best". The New York Times. p. C13.
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