Musical Shapes

Musical Shapes is the third album by American singer Carlene Carter.

Musical Shapes
Studio album by Carlene Carter
Released	1980
Genre	Country, country rock, roots rock
Length	35:02
Label	Warner Bros. (USA) F-Beat (UK)
Producer	Nick Lowe
Carlene Carter chronology
Two Sides to Every Woman (1979) Musical Shapes (1980) Blue Nun (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Smash Hits	7½/10[2]

The only song to make the Billboard country singles chart was "Baby Ride Easy," (written by Richard Dobson) a duet with Dave Edmunds of the British rock band Rockpile. At the time of the album's release, Carter was married to Nick Lowe, Edmunds's bandmate in Rockpile; Lowe was the producer of the album. It peaked at number 88 in Australia.^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Carlene Carter, unless otherwise noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Cry"		2:07
2.	"Madness"		3:01
3.	"Baby Ride Easy" (with Dave Edmunds)	Richard Dobson	3:20
4.	"Bandit of Love"		2:13
5.	"I'm So Cool"		2:36
6.	"Appalachian Eyes"	Carlene Carter John McFee	3:19
7.	"Ring of Fire"	June Carter Merle Kilgore	3:06
8.	"Too Bad About Sandy"		2:59
9.	"That Very First Kiss"		3:05
10.	"Foggy Mountain Top"	A.P. Carter	2:40
11.	"To Drunk (Too Remember)"	Anni O'Brien	3:03
12.	"Too Proud"		3:33
Total length:			35:02

Personnel

• Carlene Carter - guitar, piano, vocals
• Dave Edmunds - guitar, vocals
• Billy Bremner - guitar
• John Ciambotti - bass
• Sean Hopper - organs
• Nick Lowe - bass
• John McFee - guitar
• Roger Rettick - steel guitar
• Bob Andrews - Hammond organ
• Kevin Wells - drums
• Terry Williams - drums
• Cover design by Barney Bubbles