On the Track

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On the Track
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Studio album by
Released1975
Recorded1975
StudioRegent, New York City
Genre Ragtime
Length38:13
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Joel Dorn
Leon Redbone chronology
On the Track
(1975)
Double Time
(1977)

On the Track is the debut album by Leon Redbone, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1975, [1] [2] and reissued on CD in 1988.

Contents

The album features a cover illustration by Chuck Jones depicting the character Michigan J. Frog.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
Christgau's Record Guide B+ [4]
Rolling Stone (not rated) [5]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Sweet Mama Hurry Home or I'll Be Gone" (Jack Neville, Jimmie Rodgers) – 2:49
  2. "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) – 4:03
  3. "My Walking Stick" (Irving Berlin) – 3:41
  4. "Lazybones" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) – 3:06
  5. "Marie" (Irving Berlin) – 4:24

Side two

  1. "Desert Blues (Big Chief Buffalo Nickel)" (Jimmie Rodgers) – 3:42
  2. "Lulu's Back in Town" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 2:34
  3. "Some of These Days" (Shelton Brooks) – 3:16
  4. "Big Time Woman" (Wilton Crawley) – 2:44
  5. "Haunted House" (Lonnie Johnson) – 4:58
  6. "Polly Wolly Doodle" (Traditional) – 2:56

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [6] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. "Leon Redbone Dies at 69". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  2. "Leon Redbone, acclaimed 1970s musician, dies". StarTribune.com. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  3. "On the Track - Leon Redbone | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  4. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  5. "Album Reviews". Rolling Stone . Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  6. "American album certifications – Leon Redbone – On The Track". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved February 19, 2024.