Musical Shapes

1980 studio album by Carlene Carter

Musical Shapes

Studio album by

Carlene Carter

Released| 1980
Genre| Country, country rock, roots rock
Length| 35:02
Label| Warner Bros. (USA)
F-Beat (UK)
Producer| Nick Lowe
Carlene Carter chronology
| Two Sides to Every Woman
(1979)  | Musical Shapes
(1980)  | Blue Nun
(1981)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic|  [1]
Smash Hits| 7½/10[2]

Musical Shapes is the third album by American singer Carlene Carter.

The only song to make the Billboard country singles chart was "Baby Ride Easy," (written by Richard Dobson) a duet with Dave Edmunds of the British rock band Rockpile. At the time of the album's release, Carter was married to Nick Lowe, Edmunds's bandmate in Rockpile; Lowe was the producer of the album. It peaked at number 88 in Australia.[3]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Carlene Carter, unless otherwise noted

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Cry"|  | 2:07
2.| "Madness"|  | 3:01
3.| "Baby Ride Easy" (with Dave Edmunds)| Richard Dobson| 3:20
4.| "Bandit of Love"|  | 2:13
5.| "I'm So Cool"|  | 2:36
6.| "Appalachian Eyes"|

* Carlene Carter
* John McFee

| 3:19
7.| "Ring of Fire"|

* June Carter
* Merle Kilgore

| 3:06
8.| "Too Bad About Sandy"|  | 2:59
9.| "That Very First Kiss"|  | 3:05
10.| "Foggy Mountain Top"| A.P. Carter| 2:40
11.| "To Drunk (Too Remember)"| Anni O'Brien| 3:03
12.| "Too Proud"|  | 3:33
Total length:| 35:02

## Personnel

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* Carlene Carter - guitar, piano, vocals
* Dave Edmunds \- guitar, vocals
* Billy Bremner \- guitar
* John Ciambotti - bass
* Sean Hopper \- organs
* Nick Lowe \- bass
* John McFee \- guitar
* Roger Rettick - steel guitar
* Bob Andrews \- Hammond organ
* Kevin Wells - drums
* Terry Williams \- drums
* Cover design by Barney Bubbles

## References

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1. ^ Koda, Cub. Musical Shapes at AllMusic
2. ^ Hepworth, David. "Albums". Smash Hits (July 24 – August 6, 1980): 29.
3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 57\. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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Carlene Carter

Studio albums|

* Carlene Carter
* Musical Shapes
* Blue Nun
* C'est C Bon
* I Fell in Love
* Little Love Letters
* Little Acts of Treason
* Stronger
* Carter Girl
* Sad Clowns & Hillbillies

Notable singles|

* "Ring of Fire"
* "I Fell in Love"
* "Come On Back"
* "The Sweetest Thing"
* "One Love"
* "Every Little Thing"
* "Unbreakable Heart"
* "Love Like This"

Guest singles|

* "Time's Up" (with Southern Pacific)

Related articles|

* Discography
* Carl Smith
* June Carter Cash
* John Carter Cash
* Carter Family
* John Mellencamp

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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