| 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 |
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). At the time of its release, Stephen Holden in Rolling Stone described it as, "...staggering, its appeal to the finest human values universal." 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."
English model, actress, and singer Twiggy recorded a cover of the title track "Caravan Tonight" on her 1976 self-titled album.
Singer/songwriter Mark Weigle covered "Out" on his 2002 album Out of the Loop; it was a digital duet with Grossman.
Track listing
- 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
- 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
- Studer, Wayne (1994). Rock on the Wild Side. San Francisco: Leyland Publications. pp. 99–100. ISBN 0-943595-46-0.
References
- 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.