Blue Nun (album)
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Blue Nun is the fourth album by Carlene Carter
. It features two duets with British rocker Paul Carrack
: "Oh How Happy" and "Do Me Lover."
Carlene Carter
Carlene Carter is an American country singer and songwriter. She is the daughter of June Carter and her first husband, Carl Smith....
. It features two duets with British rocker Paul Carrack
Paul Carrack
Paul Carrack is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Carrack has been a member of several bands including Ace, Squeeze, Mike + The Mechanics, and Roxy Music, been a session and touring musician for several others including Nick Lowe, and has enjoyed success as a solo artist as well...
: "Oh How Happy" and "Do Me Lover."
Track listing
All tracks composed by Carlene Carter; except where indicated- "Oh How Happy" [with Paul CarrackPaul CarrackPaul Carrack is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Carrack has been a member of several bands including Ace, Squeeze, Mike + The Mechanics, and Roxy Music, been a session and touring musician for several others including Nick Lowe, and has enjoyed success as a solo artist as well...
] (Edwin StarrEdwin StarrEdwin Starr was an American soul music singer. Starr is most famous for his Norman Whitfield produced singles of the 1970s, most notably the number one hit "War".-Biography:...
) – 2:38 - "Love Is a 4-Letter Verb" - 2:39
- "That Boy" – 3:20
- "300 Pounds of Hongry" (Donnie FrittsDonnie FrittsDonnie Fritts is an American session musician and songwriter. A recording artist in his own right, he has been Kris Kristofferson's keyboard player for over twenty years...
, Eddie HintonEddie HintonEddie Hinton was an American songwriter and session musician best known for his work with soul music and R&B singers...
) – 2:40 - "Tougher Stuff" (Carter, Nick LoweNick LoweNicholas Drain "Nick" Lowe , is an English singer-songwriter, musician and producer.A pivotal figure in UK pub rock, punk rock and new wave, Lowe has recorded a string of well-reviewed solo albums. Along with vocals, Lowe plays guitar, bass guitar, piano and harmonica...
) – 2:40 - "I Need a Hit" (Carter, James Eller) – 2:44
- "Rockababy" – 2:20
- "When You Comin' Back?" (Count Freda) – 2:26
- "Me and My .38" (Carter, Nick Lowe) – 2:52
- "Do Me Lover" [with Paul Carrack] (Carter, Nick Lowe, James Eller) – 2:49
- "Too Many Teardrops" (Nick Lowe, Carter) – 2:17
- "Billy" (Carter, Paul Carrack) – 2:38
- "Born to Move" [with Paul Carrack] (John FogertyJohn FogertyJohn Cameron Fogerty is an American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known for his time with the swamp rock/roots rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival and as a #1 solo recording artist. Fogerty has a rare distinction of being named on Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 Greatest...
) – 2:33 - "Think Dirty" – 3:52
Personnel
- Martin Belmont – Guitar
- Billy BremnerBilly Bremner (musician)William "Billy" Bremner is a guitarist best known for his work in the band Rockpile and on many of Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds' albums...
– Guitar - Bette BrightBette BrightBette Bright is an English rock singer.-Career:In the late 1970s Bright was a singer for the art rock band Deaf School. After Deaf School disbanded, Bright went solo with her backing band, 'The Illuminations'. Band members were Henry Priestman , Rusty Egan and Glen Matlock...
– Vocals - Carlene Carter – Guitar, Piano, Vocals
- Ginny Clee – Vocals
- Big Al Downing – Vocals
- James Eller –Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
- Huw Gower – Guitar
- Bobby Irwin – Drums
- Nick LoweNick LoweNicholas Drain "Nick" Lowe , is an English singer-songwriter, musician and producer.A pivotal figure in UK pub rock, punk rock and new wave, Lowe has recorded a string of well-reviewed solo albums. Along with vocals, Lowe plays guitar, bass guitar, piano and harmonica...
– Bass - Glenn TilbrookGlenn TilbrookGlenn Martin Tilbrook is the lead singer and guitarist of the English band Squeeze, a band formed in the mid 1970s who broke through in the new wave era at the decade's end. He generally wrote the melody for Squeeze, while his writing partner, Chris Difford, wrote the lyrics...
– Vocals