The Real Macaw

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The Real Macaw
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Studio album by
Graham Parker
ReleasedJuly 1983
Genre Rock
Length39:06
Label Arista [1]
Producer David Kershenbaum [2]
Graham Parker chronology
Another Grey Area
(1982)		The Real Macaw
(1983)		 Steady Nerves
(1985)

The Real Macaw is an album by Graham Parker, released in 1983. [3] [4]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Robert Christgau B+ [6]
Classic Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Spin Alternative Record Guide 5/10 [1]

Rolling Stone called The Real Macaw "a propulsive, brilliantly sung LP." [10] Trouser Press called the album "a disc that is watered down and should have been harder." [2] PopMatters wrote that "even with some dated-sounded keyboard work, it's right up there with the best pop-oriented rock albums of all time." [12]

Track listing

All songs written by Graham Parker

  1. "Just Like a Man"
  2. "You Can't Take Love for Granted"
  3. "Glass Jaw"
  4. "Passive Resistance"
  5. "Sounds Like Chains"
  6. "Life Gets Better"
  7. "A Miracle a Minute"
  8. "Beyond a Joke"
  9. "Last Couple on the Dance Floor"
  10. "Anniversary"
  11. "(Too Late) The Smart Bomb"

Charts

Chart (1983)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [13] 57
United States (Billboard 200) [14] 59

Personnel

Additional musicians

Studio Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 286.
  2. 1 2 "Graham Parker (and the Rumour)". Trouser Press. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Graham Parker | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. ↑ "Graham Parker interview – GP twists again". {Perfect Sound Forever.
  5. ↑ Deming, Mark. "Graham Parker The Real Macaw review". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  6. ↑ "Robert Christgau: Album: Graham Parker: The Real Macaw". Robert Christgau.
  7. ↑ Gregory, Hugh (February 2005). "Graham Parker 'The Real Macaw'". Classic Rock. Vol. 76. London, UK: Future Publishing Ltd. p. 102.
  8. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 420.
  9. ↑ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 857.
  10. 1 2 Connelly, Christopher (15 September 1983). "The Real Macaw". Rolling Stone.
  11. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 530.
  12. ↑ "The Real McCoy of Rock: 'Graham Parker & The Figgs Live at the FTC'". PopMatters. 8 February 2011.
  13. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 229. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  14. ↑ "Squeezing Out Sparks– Graham Parker > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". allmusic.com. Billboard. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
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