Caravan Tonight
| Caravan Tonight | ||||
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| Studio album by Steven Grossman | ||||
| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | December 1973 7 January 1974 at Sound Ideas Studios N.Y.C | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Bobby Flax & Lanny Lambert for Very Very Productions LTD | |||
| Steven Grossman chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[1] |
Caravan Tonight is the first album by American singer-songwriter Steven Grossman. Released in 1974, it was the first album dealing with openly gay themes and subject matter within its lyrics to be released on a major label (Mercury Records).[2] At the time of its release, Stephen Holden in Rolling Stone described it as, "...staggering, its appeal to the finest human values universal."[3] Grossman himself said of the album, "The songs on the album came from a time when I was flipping out. Really confused... But for the first time I could write about what I felt not what I thought other people wanted to hear."[4]
English model, actress, and singer Twiggy recorded a cover of the title track "Caravan Tonight" on her 1976 self-titled album.[5]
Singer/songwriter Mark Weigle covered "Out" on his 2002 album Out of the Loop; it was a digital duet with Grossman.[6]
Track listing
[edit]- Side one
- Caravan Tonight
- Out
- Five O'Clock Song
- Christopher's Blues
- Song to Bonnie
- Song to That M&M Man
- Side two
- You Don't Have to Be Ashamed
- Many Kinds of Love
- Can't...Papa Blues
- Circle Nine Times
- Dry Dock Dreaming
Musicians
[edit]- Acoustic guitar and vocals – Steven Grossman
- Acoustic lead and electric guitar – Vinny Fuccella
- Bass – Andy Munson
- Drums – Jimmy Young
- Keyboards and recorder – Chris Dedrick
- Congas and percussion – George Devens
- Mandolin, banjo, pedal steel guitar – Eric Weissberg
- Background vocals – Steven, Bobby, Lanny and The Free Design
- Horns and strings arranged and conducted by Chris Dedrick
External links
[edit]- Studer, Wayne (1994). Rock on the Wild Side. San Francisco: Leyland Publications. pp. 99–100. ISBN 0-943595-46-0.
References
[edit]- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: G". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Studer, Wayne (1994). Rock on the Wild Side. San Francisco: Leyland Publications. pp. 99–100. ISBN 0-943595-46-0.
- ^ Edwards, Gavin. "10 Singer-Songwriter Albums Rolling Stone Loved in the 1970s You've Never Heard". www.rollingstone.com. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ Interview in "In Touch" magazine vol 2 no 1 reproduced http://queermusicheritage.com/jun2005mc.html accessed 10 August 2016
- ^ "Steven Grossman Page 1".
- ^ "Mark Weigle – Out of the Loop (2002, CD)". Discogs.