On the Track

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On the Track
Studio album by
Released1975
StudioRegent Sound Studios, New York City
GenreRagtime
Length38:13
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerJoel Dorn
Leon Redbone chronology
On the Track
(1975)
Double Time
(1977)

On the Track is debut album by Leon Redbone, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1975,[1][2] and reissued on CD in 1988.

The album features a cover illustration by Chuck Jones depicting the character Michigan J. Frog.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[4]
Rolling Stone(not rated)[5]

Track listing[edit]

Side One

  1. "Sweet Mama Hurry Home or I'll Be Gone" (Jack Neville, Jimmie Rodgers) – 2:49
  2. "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) – 4:03
  3. "My Walking Stick" (Irving Berlin) – 3:41
  4. "Lazybones" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) – 3:06
  5. "Marie" (Irving Berlin) – 4:24

Side Two

  1. "Desert Blues (Big Chief Buffalo Nickel)" (Jimmie Rodgers) – 3:42
  2. "Lulu's Back in Town" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 2:34
  3. "Some of These Days" (Shelton Brooks) – 3:16
  4. "Big Time Woman" (Wilton Crawley) – 2:44
  5. "Haunted House" (Lonnie Johnson) – 4:58
  6. "Polly Wolly Doodle" (Traditional) – 2:56

Personnel[edit]

Production notes[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Leon Redbone Dies at 69". Billboard. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Leon Redbone, acclaimed 1970s musician, dies". StarTribune.com. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  3. ^ "On the Track - Leon Redbone | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  5. ^ "Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  6. ^ "American album certifications – Leon Redbone – On The Track". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 19 February 2024.