Maria Muldaur (album)
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| Released | August 1973 | |||
| Studios | Warner Bros. Studios, North Hollywood, California | |||
| Genres | Pop, R&B[1] | |||
| Length | 36:38 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producers | Joe Boyd, Lenny Waronker | |||
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Maria Muldaur is the 1973 debut album of the American singer Maria Muldaur. The album includes "Midnight at the Oasis", her best-known single, which charted at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100[2] and "Three Dollar Bill", which charted at number 7 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts.[3] The album, which peaked at number 3 on the Billboard 200,[4] was certified gold by the RIAA on May 13, 1974.[5] A pop and R&B album which is heavily influenced by country and blues.[1]
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[6] |
The album was positively reviewed, and very positively in at least one case. Writing in October 1973, Rolling Stone's reviewer Jon Landau described the album as "one of the half-dozen best" of the year, "the kind of glorious breakthrough that reminds me why I fell in love with rock & roll."[7]
Track listing
[edit]Side one
- "Any Old Time" (Jimmie Rodgers) – 3:45
- "Midnight at the Oasis" (David Nichtern) – 3:49
- "My Tennessee Mountain Home" (Dolly Parton) – 3:32
- "I Never Did Sing You a Love Song" (Nichtern) – 2:49
- "The Work Song" (Kate McGarrigle) – 4:04
Side two
- "Don't You Feel My Leg (Don't You Get Me High)" (Blue Lu Barker, Danny Barker, J. Mayo Williams) – 2:48
- "Walkin' One and Only" (Dan Hicks) – 2:47
- "Long Hard Climb" (Ron Davies) – 3:03
- "Three Dollar Bill" (Mac Rebennack) – 3:58
- "Vaudeville Man" (Wendy Waldman) – 2:41
- "Mad Mad Me" (Wendy Waldman) – 3:13
Personnel
[edit]- Maria Muldaur – vocals
- Clarence White – acoustic guitar ("My Tennessee Home" and "The Work Song")
- Bill Keith – banjo ("Work Song" and "Vaudeville Man"), steel guitar ("Long Hard Climb" and "I Never Did Sing You a Love Song")
- Ry Cooder – acoustic guitar ("Any Old Time")
- David Lindley – Hawaiian guitar ("Any Old Time")
- Andrew Gold – acoustic guitar ("Vaudeville Man")
- David Nichtern – acoustic ("Long Hard Climb", "I Never Did Sing You a Love Song", "My Tennessee Home", "The Work Song", "Walkin' One and Only" and "Midnight at the Oasis" & electric guitar ("Long Hard Climb"), producer ("Mad Mad Me")
- David Grisman – mandolin ("My Tennessee Home")
- Dr. John – keyboards ("Vaudeville Man', "Don't You Feel My Leg" and "Three Dollar Bill"), horn arrangements ("Vaudeville Man", "Don't You Feel My Leg" and "Three Dollar Bill")
- Jim Dickinson – piano ("Any Old Time")
- Mark T. Jordan – piano ("The Work Song" and "Midnight at the Oasis")
- Spooner Oldham – piano ("Long Hard Climb" and "I Never Did Sing You a Love Song")
- Greg Prestopino – piano ("Mad Mad Me"), background vocals ("The Work Song" and "My Tennessee Home"), voices ("Midnight at the Oasis")
- James Gordon – organ ("Three Dollar Bill"), clarinet ("Vaudeville Man")
- Chris Ethridge – bass guitar ("Long Hard Climb", "I Never Did Sing You a Love Song", "My Tennessee Home" and "The Work Song")
- Klaus Voormann – bass guitar ("Vaudeville Man" and "Don't You Feel My Leg")
- Ray Brown – bass guitar ("Walkin' One and Only")
- Dave Holland – bowed bass ("Mad Mad Me")
- Jimmy Calhoun – bass guitar ("Three Dollar Bill")
- Tommy McClure – bass guitar ("Any Old Time")
- Freebo – bass guitar ("Midnight at the Oasis")
- Amos Garrett – bass guitar, guitar, vocals, guitar solo ("Midnight at the Oasis")
- Jim Keltner – drums (all but 4 tracks)
- Ed Shaughnessy – drums ("Walkin' One and Only")
- John Boudreaux – drums ("Three Dollar Bill")
- Jim Gordon – drums ("Midnight at the Oasis")
- Chris Parker – drums ("Mad Mad Me")
- Jerry Jumonville – alto horn, horn arrangements ("Vaudeville Man", "Don't You Feel My Leg", "Three Dollar Bill")
- Artie Butler – alto horn, horn arrangements ("The Work Song")
- Nick DeCaro – accordion ("I Never Did Sing You a Love Song"), string arrangements ("Long Hard Climb", "I Never Did Sing You a Love Song" and "Midnight at the Oasis")
- Richard Greene – violin ("My Tennessee Home" and "Walkin' One and Only")
- Larry Packer – violin, viola ("Mad Mad Me")
- Karen Alexander – background vocals ("The Work Song")
- Gloria Jones – background vocals ("Three Dollar Bill")
- Ellen Kearney – background vocals ("My Tennessee Home", "The Work Song")
- Bettye LaVette – background vocals ("Three Dollar Bill")
- Jessica Smith – background vocals ("Three Dollar Bill")
- Beryl Marriott – violin
Charts
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Allan, Mark. Maria Muldaur at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 August 2007.
- ↑ Maria Muldaur - Maria Muldaur > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 August 2007.
- ↑ Maria Muldaur > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles at AllMusic. Retrieved 2 September 2007.
- ↑ Maria Muldaur - Maria Muldaur > Charts & Awards > Billboard Album at AllMusic. Retrieved 2 September 2007.
- ↑ Maria Muldaur RIAA Accessed August 27, 2007.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (December 1973). "The Christgau Consumer Guide: Maria Muldaur". Creem. Retrieved December 22, 2011. Relevant portion posted in a revised version at "Maria Muldaur: Maria Muldaur > Consumer Guide Album". Robert Christgau. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
- ↑ Landau, Jon (October 25, 1973). "Maria Muldaur". Rolling Stone. No. 146. Copy posted at "Maria Muldaur – Maria Muldaur". superseventies.com. Retrieved August 27, 2007.
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 211. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ "Top Albums/CDs. Volume 21, Issue 16 (1974-06-08)". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
- ↑ "Billboard 200". Billboard. May 18, 1974. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
- ↑ "Top Albums/CDs. Volume 22, Issue 19 (1974-12-28)". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
- ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1974". Billboard. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
