| Torn Between Two Lovers | ||||
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| Released | 1976 | |||
| Studio | Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Sheffield, Alabama | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Ariola America | |||
| Producer | Peter Yarrow, Barry Beckett | |||
| Mary MacGregor chronology | ||||
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Torn Between Two Lovers is the debut album by Mary MacGregor. It was produced and partly written by Peter Yarrow, and released in 1976.
The album was released in 1976 and reached the number 17 position on the Billboard 200 chart. Three singles were released in promotion of the album, all reaching both the Country singles and Hot 100 pop charts. The title track was a number-one hit on the pop and adult contemporary charts. [1]
Reviewing in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau gave the record a "C" and said, "I consider it significant that Peter Yarrow's first commercial success of the decade is an Olivia Newton-John substitute, albeit one who's willing to admit she fucks around." [2]
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| Chart (1977) [1] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) [3] | 35 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 17 |
| U.S. Country Albums | 3 |
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