Reception
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Robert Christgau said the album is "not as tuneful as some might wish" but is nonetheless "even better than the debut". He particularly complimented the studio techniques.[6] The Globe and Mail determined that "their songwriting is serious business but the informality of their records remains their most charming asset".[9] The New York Times noted that "there is an element of coyness here that is slightly disconcerting... And the songs—Anna's in particular—don't match the great songs on the first album."[10]
Track listing
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- "Dancer with Bruised Knees" (Anna McGarrigle) – 3:46
- "Southern Boys" (Kate McGarrigle) – 3:20
- "No Biscuit Blues" (William Dumaresq, Galt MacDermot) – 1:43
- "First Born" (Kate McGarrigle) – 3:55
- "Blanche comme la neige" (Traditional; arranged by Kate & Anna McGarrigle) – 3:44
- "Perrine était servante" (Traditional; arranged by Kate & Anna McGarrigle) – 3:14
- "Be My Baby" (Anna McGarrigle) – 3:11
- "Walking Song" (Kate McGarrigle) – 3:33
- "Naufragée du tendre (Shipwrecked)" (Anna McGarrigle, Philippe Tatartcheff) – 3:46
- "Hommage à Grungie" (Kate McGarrigle) – 3:54
- "Kitty Come Home" (Anna McGarrigle) – 4:36
- "Come a Long Way" (Kate McGarrigle) – 2:17
Personnel
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- Anna McGarrigle - banjo, button accordion on "First Born" and "Come a Long Way", keyboards, vocals (tracks A1, A5-B1, B3, B5, B6)
- Kate McGarrigle - guitar, piano, button accordion on "Blanche Comme la Neige" and "Perrine Etait Servante", organ on "Kitty Come Home", banjo on "Come a Long way", vocals (tracks A2-A6, B2-B4, B6)
- John Cale - organ on "Dancer with Bruised Knees"; marimba on "Be My Baby"
- Richard Davis - bass on "Southern Boys"
- Grady Tate - drums on "Dancer with Bruised Knees"
- Sue Evans - percussion on "Be My Baby"
- George Bohanon - horns on "Naufragee du Tendre (Shipwrecked)"
- Jane McGarrigle - organ on "Blanche Comme la Neige" and "Perrine Etait Servante"
- Andrew Cowan - guitar
- Ron Doleman - violin on "Blanche Comme la Neige" and "Perrine Etait Servante"
- Pat Donaldson - bass
- Gordie Fleming - accordion on "Walking Song"
- Steve Gadd - drums
- Scot Lang - guitar
- Dane Lanken - trumpet on "Perrine Etait Servante"
- Gilles Losier - bass on "Walking Song", violin
- Dave Mattacks - drums
- Tommy Morgan - harmonica on "Southern Boys"
- Ken Pearson - organ on "First Born" and "Be My Baby", electric piano on "Naufragee du Tendre (Shipwrecked)"
- Warren Smith - congas on "First Born"
- Chaim Tannenbaum - guitar, harmonica on "The Biscuit Song" and "Hommage a Grungie", mandolin and recorder on "Blanche Comme la Neige", recorder on "Perrine Etait Servante", backing vocals
- Jay Ungar - violin on "Come a Long Way"
- Michael Visceglia - bass
- Peter Weldon - banjo, harmonica on "Blanche Comme la Neige" and "Perrine Etait Servante", vocals
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