1975 Kate & Anna McGarrigle – Kate & Anna McGarrigle

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Kate & Anna McGarrigle is the debut album by Kate & Anna McGarrigle, released in January 1976. Guest musicians on the album include Lowell George, Bobby Keys, and Tony Levin as well as family and friends such as eldest sister Jane McGarrigle, Anna McGarrigle’s husband Dane Lanken, and the siblings’ old friend Chaim Tannenbaum.

“Swimming Song” was written and originally performed by Kate’s husband at the time, singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III, who is also referenced (without being explicitly named) in the song “Go Leave”. On 25 December 1976, the album was voted Rock Album of the Year by London’s Melody Maker. It was also listed at #5 on the 1976 Pazz & Jop poll. In 2016, the album was named as the jury winner of the Polaris Heritage Prize in the 1976-1985 division.

Tracks

1  Kiss And Say Goodbye (Kate McGarrigle) 02:48
2  My Town (Anna McGarrigle) 02:57
3  Blues In D (Kate McGarrigle) 02:43
4  Heart Like A Wheel (Anna McGarrigle) 03:09
5  Foolish You (Wade Hemsworth) 03:02
6  (Talk To Me Of) Mendocino (Kate McGarrigle) 03:07
7  Complainte Pour Ste-Catherine (Anna McGarrigle; Philippe Tatartcheff) 02:48
8  Tell My Sister (Kate McGarrigle) 03:37
9  Swimming Song (Loudon Wainwright) 02:27
10  Jigsaw Puzzle Of Life (Anna McGarrigle) 02:30
11  Go Leave (Kate McGarrigle) 03:21
12  Travelling On For Jesus (Traditional) 02:43

Musicians

1 Kiss And Say Goodbye

BassTony Levin
DrumsSteve Gadd
GuitarDavid Spinozza
Background VocalsGreg Prestopino
GuitarHugh McCracken
GuitarLowell George
PianoKate McGarrigle
SaxBobby Keys
VocalsAnna McGarrigle
VocalsKate McGarrigle


2 My Town

BassTony Levin
DrumsSteve Gadd
GuitarTony Rice
PianoAnna McGarrigle
MandolinDavid Grisman
HarmonicaJoel Tepp
VocalsAnna McGarrigle
VocalsKate McGarrigle


3 Blues In D

BassRed Callender
ClarinetJoel Tepp
GuitarAmos Garrett
PianoKate McGarrigle
VocalsKate McGarrigle


4 Heart Like A Wheel

GuitarKate McGarrigle
BanjoAnna McGarrigle
OrganJanie McGarrigle
VocalsAnna McGarrigle
VocalsJanie McGarrigle
VocalsKate McGarrigle


5 Foolish You

GuitarChaim Tannenbaum
BanjoKate McGarrigle
BanjoPeter Weldon
FiddleJay Ungar
PianoGreg Prestopino
AccordionAnna McGarrigle
VocalsDane Lanken
VocalsChaim Tannenbaum
VocalsAnna McGarrigle
VocalsKate McGarrigle


6 (Talk To Me Of) Mendocino

PianoKate McGarrigle
VocalsAnna McGarrigle
VocalsKate McGarrigle


7 Complainte Pour Ste-Catherine

BassTony Levin
DrumsSteve Gadd
GuitarAndrew Gold
GuitarDavid Spinozza
GuitarGreg Prestopino
PianoAnna McGarrigle
AccordionKate McGarrigle
HarmonicaChaim Tannenbaum
HarmonicaJoel Tepp
FiddleFloyd Guilbeau
FiddleJay Ungar
PercussionDenzil Lang
VocalsAnna McGarrigle
VocalsKate McGarrigle


8 Tell My Sister

DrumsRuss Kunkel
PianoKate McGunnigle
ClarinetPlas Johnson
SaxPlas Johnson
Background VocalsChaim Tannenbaum
Background VocalsDane Lanken
Background VocalsGreg Prestopino
Background VocalsPeter Weldon
VocalsAnna McGarrigle
VocalsKate McGarrigle


9 Swimming Song

GuitarChaim Tannenbaum
BanjoKate McGarrigle
BanjoPeter Weldon
AccordionAnna McGarrigle
FiddleJay Ungar
VocalsDane Lanken
VocalsPeter Weldon
VocalsAnna McGarrigle
VocalsKate McGarrigle


10 Jigsaw Puzzle Of Life

BassTony Levin
DrumsSteve Gadd
BanjoKate McGarrigle
MandolinDavid Grisman
AccordionNick DeCaro
PianoAnna McGarrigle
VocalsAnna McGarrigle
VocalsKate McGarrigle


11 Go Leave

PianoKate McGarrigle
VocalsKate McGarrigle


12 Travelling On For Jesus

BassTony Levin
DrumsSteve Gadd
GuitarLowell George
Acoustic GuitarLowell George
PercussionKate McGarrigle
PercussionDenzil Lang
PercussionDimmy Dimbuster
PercussionPeter Weldon
VocalsAnna McGarrigle
VocalsKate McGarrigle

Liner Notes

Producer – Greg Prestopino, Joe Boyd
Arranged By (Horns) – Trevor Lawrence (Track 1)
Arranged By [Horns] – George Bohanon (Track 7)
Arranged By (Orchestral) – Michael Small (Tracks 6, 8)
Engineer – John Wood
Mastered By – John Golden
Mixed By – Dennis Dragon, John Wood, Roger Mayer

Design – Ira Friedlander
Photography – Benno Friedman, Gail Kenney

Mastered At Kendun Recorders
Recorded At A&R Studios