Carolina County Ball
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| Released | April 1974 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | January–February 1974[1] | |||
| Studio | The Manor Studio | |||
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| Length | 37:14 | |||
| Label | Purple TPS 3506 (UK) MGM | |||
| Producer | Roger Glover | |||
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Carolina County Ball is the second studio album by the rock band Elf, released as an LP in 1974 on the MGM label. It was released in the United States and Japan as L.A.59. The album is the first to feature Craig Gruber on bass.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Ronnie Dio and Micky Lee Soule.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Carolina County Ball" | 4:46 |
| 2. | "L.A. 59" | 4:21 |
| 3. | "Ain't It All Amusing" | 5:01 |
| 4. | "Happy" | 5:28 |
| 5. | "Annie New Orleans" | 3:01 |
| 6. | "Rocking Chair Rock 'n' Roll Blues" | 5:36 |
| 7. | "Rainbow" | 4:00 |
| 8. | "Do the Same Thing" | 3:10 |
| 9. | "Blanche" | 2:31 |
On some of the European releases of "Carolina County Ball", the first song is listed as "Carolina Country Ball" making this album something of a collector's item.
Personnel
Personnel taken from Carolina County Ball liner notes.[2]
Elf
- Ronnie James Dio – lead vocals
- Steve Edwards – guitar
- Micky Lee Soule – keyboards, backing vocals
- Craig Gruber – bass
- Gary Driscoll – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- Helen Chappell, Liza Strike, & Barry St. John – backing vocals
- The Manor Chorus – vocals on "Blanche"
- Mountain Fjord, M.D., & Martyn Ford – strings
- Ray Swinfield – clarinet
- Chris Pyne – trombone
- Henry Lowther – trumpet
Production
- Roger Glover – production, string arrangements
- Lou (Conway) Austin, Simon Heyworth – recording engineers
- Colin Hart, Raymond Da'Rio – equipment
- Mixed at Kingsway Recorders
- Fin Costello – photography
References
- ^ Dio, Ronnie James (2021). Rainbow in the Dark (2nd ed.). Constable. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-47213-514-8.
- ^ Carolina County Ball (Album liner notes). Elf. 1974.
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