Maria Muldaur is the 1973 debut studio album of musician Maria Muldaur. The album includes "Midnight at the Oasis", her best-known single, which charted at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100[1] and "Three Dollar Bill", which charted at #7 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts.[2] The album, which peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200,[3] was certified gold by the RIAA on May 13, 1974.[4] The album is heavily influenced by country and blues.[5]
| Maria Muldaur | ||||
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| Studio album by Maria Muldaur | ||||
| Released | August 1973 | |||
| Studio | Warner Bros. Studios, North Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Folk, blues, rock | |||
| Length | 36:38 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer | Joe Boyd, Lenny Waronker | |||
| Maria Muldaur chronology | ||||
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Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| 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
editSide 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
Charts
edit| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] | 30 |
| United States (Billboard 200) | 3 |
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
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Allan, Mark. Maria Muldaur at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 August 2007.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (December 1973). "The Christgau Consumer Guide: Maria Muldaur". Creem. Retrieved 22 December 2011. Relevant portion posted in a revised version at "Maria Muldaur: Maria Muldaur > Consumer Guide Album". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ Landau, Jon (October 25, 1973). "Maria Muldaur". Rolling Stone. No. 146. Copy posted at "Maria Muldaur – Maria Muldaur". superseventies.com. Retrieved 27 August 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.