KATE & ANNA McGARRIGLE — DANCER WITH BRUISED KNEES




UK LP: Warner Bros K56356
US LP: Warner Bros BS 3014
UK CD: Warner Bros 7599-25958-2
US CD: Hannibal HNCD 4402
alt US CD: Nonesuch 2-527267 (as CD2 of the "Tell My Sister" 3CD package)
original release date: February 1977


Dancer With Bruised Knees
2:47
Anna McGarrigle
Anna McGarrigle: lead vocal & piano
Kate McGarrigle: backing vocals
unknown: spoken introduction
Andrew Cowan: acoustic lead guitar
Scott Lang: guitar
Mike Visciglia: bass
Grady Tate : drums
John Cale: organ
Southern Boys
2:57
Kate McGarrigle
Kate McGarrigle: lead vocal & piano
Anna McGarrigle: backing vocal
Richard Davis: double bass
Tommy Morgan: harmonica
No Biscuit Blues
4:08
Galt MacDermot & William Dumaresq
Kate McGarrigle, lead vocal & piano
Anna McGarrigle: backing vocal
unknown: backing vocals
Dave Mattacks: drums
Chaim Tannenbaum: harmonica
Pat Donaldson: bass
First Born
3.08
Kate McGarrigle
Kate McGarrigle: lead vocal & piano
Anna McGarrigle: vocal & button accordion
Steve Gadd: drums
Warren Smith: congas
Mike Visciglia: bass guitar
Scott Lang: guitars
Ken Pearson: organ
Blanche Comme la Neige
3:44
traditional arr. K&A McGarrigle
Kate McGarrigle: lead vocal & button accordion
Anna McGarrigle: lead vocal & recorder
Peter Weldon: harmonica
Jane McGarrigle: organ
Chaim Tannenbaum: recorder & mandolin
Ross Doleman: violin
Perrine Etait Servante
3:14
traditional arr. K&A McGarrigle
Kate McGarrigle: lead vocal & button accordion
Anna McGarrigle: lead vocal & recorder
Peter Weldon: harmonica
Jane McGarrigle: organ
Chaim Tannenbaum: recorder
Ross Doleman: violin
Dane Lanken: trumpet
Be My Baby
2:48
Anna McGarrigle
Anna McGarrigle: lead vocal & piano
Kate McGarrigle: backing vocal
Mike Viscilglia: bass
Stephen Gadd: drums
Scot Lang: guitar
John Cale: marimba
Ken Pearson: organ
Susan Evans: percussion
Walking Song
3:33
Kate McGarrigle
Kate McGarrigle: lead vocal & piano
Anna McGarrigle: vocal
Gordie Fleming: accordion
Gilles Losier: bass
Naufragee Du Tendre (Shipwrecked)
2:26
Anna McGarrigle & Philipe Tatarcheff
Anna McGarrigle: lead vocal & piano
Kate McGarrigle: lead vocal
Scot Lang: guitar
Andrew Cowan: lead guitar
Pat Donaldson: bass
Dave Mattacks: drums
George Bohanon: horns
Ken Pearson: electric piano
Hommage A Grungie
3:54
Kate McGarrigle
Kate McGarrigle: lead vocal & piano
Anna McGarrigle: vocal
Scot Lang: lead guitar
Andrew Cowan: guitar
Pat Donaldson: bass
Dave Mattacks: drums
Chaim Tannenbaum: harmonica
Kitty Come Home
4:36
Anna McGarrigle
Anna McGarrigle: lead vocal, piano & recorder
Kate McGarrigle: backing vocal & organ
Come A Long Way
2:17
Kate McGarrigle
Kate McGarrigle: lead vocal, piano & banjo
Anna McGarrigle: lead vocal & button accordion
Steve Gadd: drums
Mike Visciglia: bass
Jay Unger: violin
Scot Lang: guitar

also credited throughout on backing vocals: Chaim Tannenbaum, Dane Lanken and Peter Weldon
Precise track by track recording information not given; album notes as follows: recorded at: A&R Studios, NYC; Son Quebec, Montréal; Le Studio, Morin Heights. (analysis of personnel appears to indicate that 'Dancer With Bruised Knees', 'First Born', 'Be My Baby' and 'Come A Long Way' may have been recorded at one studio and 'No Biscuit Blues', 'Naufragee du Tendre' and 'Hommage a Grungie' at another.
produced by: Joe Boyd
engineered by: Glen Berger (A&R), Steve Ham (San Quebec), Tim Hewlings (Le Studio)
mixed by:
date: recording at Son Quebec in October 1976; recording at Le Studio c. November 1976.

individual songs appear on the following compilations:

Walking Song - LP "LIMO" Warner Bros PRO-358 - promo sampler

I'm Losing You - CD "Candlelit Moments vol 5 Soft Voices" / BMG

Come A Long Way - CD "Rough Trade Shops - Counter Culture 1976" / Commercial Marketing

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