Blue Nun

Released 1981 Warner Bros. Records Europe

"The import-only 'Blue Nun' presented Carter as a tough Stax-type R&B singer ('I Need A Hit' and 'Tougher Stuff'). Two of the songs are duets with Paul Carrack ('Oh How Happy' and 'Do Me Lover')." GEORGE W. KRIEGER, GOLDMINE

1. Oh How Happy (Edwin Starr)
2. Love Is A 4-Letter Verb (Carlene Carter)
3. That Boy (Carlene Carter)
4. 300 Pounds Of Hongry (Fritts / Hinton)
5. Tougher Stuff (Carlene Carter / Nick Lowe)
6. I Need A Hit (Carlene Carter / James Eller)
7. Rockababy (Carlene Carter)
8. When You Comin' Back (Count Freda)
9. Me And My .38 (Carlene Carter / Nick Lowe)
10. Do Me Lover (Carlene Carter / Nick Lowe / James Eller)
11. Too Many Teardrops (Nick Lowe / Carlene Carter)
12. Billy (Carlene Carter / Paul Carrack)
13. C'mon Feet / Born To Move (John Fogerty)
14. Think Dirty (Carlene Carter)

Produced by Nick Lowe except "When You Comin' Back" and "Too Many Teardrops" produced by Roger Bechirian. Carlene Carter - vocals. Bobby Irwin - drums, vocals. James Eller - bass, vocals. Martin Belmont - guitar. Paul Carrack - Hammond organ, piano, vocals. Billy Bremner - guitar, vocals. Huw Gower - guitar, vocals. Ginny Clee - vocals. Bette Bright - vocals. Nick Lowe - vocals. Glenn Tilbrook - vocals. Photography - James Cotier.

"MUSICAL SHAPES" AND "BLUE NUN" (DEMON RECORDS) Now this is how to do a reissue, two albums and bonus tracks on one disc at a budget price. The import-only "Blue Nun" presented Carter as a tough Stax-type R&B singer ("I Need A Hit" and "Tougher Stuff"). Two of the songs are duets with Paul Carrack ("Oh How Happy" and "Do Me Lover"). Since the LP was released in Europe with different tracks than the U.K. version, the CD includes all those tracks as a bonus. GEORGE W. KRIEGER, GOLDMINE (May 15, 1992)