Blue Nun (album)

Blue Nun
Studio album by
Carlene Carter
Released1981
StudioEden Studios, Ampro Studios
GenreCountry
LengthOriginal: 33:41; Reissue: 38:28
LabelWarner Bros. (USA)
F-Beat (UK)
ProducerNick Lowe, Roger Bechirian
Carlene Carter chronology
Musical Shapes
(1980) 		Blue Nun
(1981) 		C'est C Bon
(1983)

Blue Nun is an album by the American musician Carlene Carter, released in 1981.[1] It features two duets with British rocker Paul Carrack: "Oh How Happy" and "Do Me Lover".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Record Mirror[3]

Writing in The Boston Phoenix, Joyce Millman opined that while Carter "can write a snazzy pop tune ... the absence of any 'Western swing' makes Blue Nun a bit of a disappointment. ... [T]hough [producer Nick] Lowe has assembled the best pop hired hands (guitarists Martin Belmont, Billy Bremner, and ex-Record Huw Gower), Carter frequently sounds like a teenager singing along with her Supremes records."[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Carlene Carter, unless otherwise noted.

Side one (Original LP release)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love Is a 4 Letter Verb" 2:39
2."That Boy" 3:20
3."300 Pounds of Hongry"
2:40
4."Tougher Stuff"
2:40
5."I Need a Hit"
  • Carlene Carter
  • James Eller
2:44
6."Rockababy" 2:20
Side two (Original LP release)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Me And My .38"
  • Carlene Carter
  • Nick Lowe
2:52
2."Do Me Lover" (duet with Paul Carrack)
  • Carlene Carter
  • Nick Lowe
  • James Eller
2:49
3."Home Run Hitter"
  • Carlene Carter
  • Nick Lowe
2:34
4."Billy"
  • Carlene Carter
  • Paul Carrack
2:38
5."Born To Move"John Fogerty2:33
6."Think Dirty" 3:52
Total length:33:41
1981 Reissue
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Oh How Happy" (duet with Paul Carrack)Edwin Starr2:38
2."Love Is a 4-Letter Verb" 2:39
3."That Boy" 3:20
4."300 Pounds of Hongry"
  • Donnie Fritts
  • Eddie Hinton
2:40
5."Tougher Stuff"
  • Carlene Carter
  • Nick Lowe
2:40
6."I Need a Hit"
  • Carlene Carter
  • James Eller
2:44
7."Rockababy" 2:20
8."When You Comin' Back?"Count Freda (Roger Bechirian)2:26
9."Me and My .38"
  • Carlene Carter
  • Nick Lowe
2:52
10."Do Me Lover" (duet with Paul Carrack)
  • Carlene Carter
  • Nick Lowe
  • James Eller
2:49
11."Too Many Teardrops"
  • Carlene Carter
  • Nick Lowe
2:17
12."Billy"
  • Carlene Carter
  • Paul Carrack
2:38
13."Born to Move"John Fogerty2:33
14."Think Dirty" 3:52
Total length:38:28
  • Track information and credits verified from the album's liner notes.[5]

Personnel

Technical
  • Paul Bass, Aldo Bocca, Rob Keyloch, Neill King – engineer

References

  1. ^ McGrath, Paul (October 1, 1981). "Riff Rap". The Globe and Mail. p. E5.
  2. ^ Worbois, Jim. Blue Nun at AllMusic
  3. ^ Cooper, Mark (October 3, 1981). "Albums: Carlene Carter – Blue Nun" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Inc. p. 11. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  4. ^ Millman, Joyce (March 2, 1982). "The honeymooners: Nick Lowe and Carlene Carter continue the cooing". The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  5. ^ Blue Nun (liner notes). Carlene Carter. Warner. 1981.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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