Pronto Monto

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Pronto Monto
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Studio album by
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Released1978
Recorded1978
StudioSunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood; A&R Studios, New York City; Automated Sound Studios, New York; Redwing Studios, Tarzana, California
Genre Folk
Length39:15
Label Warner Bros. BSK 3248
Producer David Nichtern
Kate & Anna McGarrigle chronology
Dancer with Bruised Knees
(1977)		Pronto Monto
(1978)		 Entre Lajeunesse et la sagesse
(1980)

Pronto Monto is the third album by Kate & Anna McGarrigle, released in 1978. The title is an approximate pronunciation of the French phrase "prends ton manteau", which means "take your coat". The album did not meet sales expectations, and the sisters were dropped from Warner Bros. Records soon afterward.[ citation needed ] In 2016, the album was released on CD by Omnivore Recordings. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Record Guide B+ [2]
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The New York Times wrote that the album has a "shiny gloss, and it robs their songs of some of the innocence that distinguished them before." [4]

Track listing

  1. "Oh My Heart" (Anna McGarrigle, Dane Lanken) – 3:07
  2. "Side of Fries" (Kate McGarrigle, Philippe Tatartcheff) – 3:22
  3. "Just Another Broken Heart" (David Nichtern) – 3:33
  4. "NaCl (Sodium Chloride)" (Kate McGarrigle) – 2:28
  5. "Pronto Monto (Prends ton manteau)" (Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Philippe Tatartcheff) – 2:51
  6. "Stella by Artois" (Kate McGarrigle) – 3:53
  7. "Bundle of Sorrow, Bundle of Joy" (Anna McGarrigle) – 4:04
  8. "Come Back Baby" (Kate McGarrigle) – 3:18
  9. "Tryin' to Get to You" (Charlie Singleton, Rose McCoy) – 2:39
  10. "Fixture in the Park" (Anna McGarrigle) – 3:37
  11. "Dead Weight" (Anna McGarrigle) – 2:27
  12. "Cover Up My Head" (William Dumaresq, Galt MacDermot) – 2:53

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ "Pronto Monto" (CD). omnivorerecordings.com. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved 7 March 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 462.
  4. ↑ Rockwell, John (24 November 1978). "The Pop Life: McGarrigles get slicker on latest disk". The New York Times. p. C13.
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