24 Carrots

24 Carrots is the ninth studio album by Al Stewart, released in 1980. It was Stewart's first album with his new band Shot in the Dark. Tracks 1-4 are co-written with Peter White. The single "Midnight Rocks" reached #24 on the Billboard chart in 1980. Two other singles were released from the album: "Mondo Sinistro" and "Paint By Numbers". The album has been re-released in 2007 with bonus tracks and in 2020 for its 40th Anniversary.

24 Carrots
Studio album by
Released20 August 1980
RecordedMay 1980
StudioDavlen Studios, Los Angeles
GenreRock
Length41:14
LabelEurope: RCA
US: Arista (original release)
Razor & Tie (1994 reissue)
Collectors' Choice Music (2007 reissue)
ProducerChris Desmond, Al Stewart
Al Stewart chronology
Time Passages
(1978)
24 Carrots
(1980)
Live/Indian Summer
(1981)

Three music videos were created for the singles, with them featuring Stewart and backing band Shot in the Dark playing in a typical band set-up, although the "Mondo Sinistro" video also featured Stewart in some quirky restaurant scenes hitting on a young waitress (played by Cassandra Peterson, prior to her fame as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark).

Track listing

All tracks composed by Al Stewart except A 1-4 by Al Stewart and Peter White.

1980 Original LP edition

Side One
No.TitleLength
1."Running Man"5:12
2."Midnight Rocks"3:57
3."Constantinople"4:44
4."Merlin's Time"2:43
5."Mondo Sinistro"3:07
Side Two
No.TitleLength
1."Murmansk Run / Ellis Island"7:18
2."Rocks in the Ocean"5:15
3."Paint by Numbers"5:29
4."Optical Illusion"3:24
Total length:41:09

1994 Razor & Tie edition bonus tracks

No.TitleLength
1."Here in Angola"4:39
2."Pandora"4:37
3."Indian Summer"3:33
Total length:53:58

2007 Collector's Choice Music edition bonus tracks

No.TitleLength
1."Candy Came Back"3:44
2."The Ringing of Bells"4:15
3."Tonton Macoute"4:11
Total length:53:19

2020 Esoteric Recordings (Cherry Red UK) 40th Anniversary 3CD set

CD1
No.TitleLength
1."Running Man"5:11
2."Midnight Rocks"3:54
3."Constantinople"4:40
4."Merlin's Time"2:44
5."Mondo Sinistro"6:05
6."Murmansk Run / Ellis Island"7:13
7."Rocks in the Ocean"5:12
8."Paint by Numbers"5:29
9."Optical Illusion"3:30
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
10."Running Man" (Single Version)3:45
11."Paint By Numbers" (Single Version)4:16
Total length:51:59
CD2 (Demo Sessions for 24 Carrots – Davlen Studios LA – August 1979 – Previously Unreleased)
No.TitleLength
1."Midnight Rocks"3:31
2."Murmansk Run / Ellis Island"7:04
3."Running Man" (Instrumental Demo)6:14
4."Paint By Numbers"5:12
5."Jackdaw"3:19
6."The World Goes to Riyadh"3:10
7."Merlin’s Time" (Instrumental Demo)1:10
8."Ringing of Bells"4:15
Total length:33:55
CD3 (Live at Hammersmith Odeon – London – December 10, 1980 – Previously Unreleased)
No.TitleLength
1."Running Man"6:07
2."Time Passages"6:23
3."Broadway Hotel"3:41
4."Mondo Sinistro"3:18
5."Roads To Moscow"7:53
6."On The Border"4:27
7."Year of the Cat"10:21
8."If It Doesn’t Come Naturally, Leave It"4:26
Total length:46:36

Personnel

  • Al Stewart – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, synthesizer
Shot in the Dark
  • Peter White – keyboards, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, synthesizer
  • Adam Yurman – electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Robin Lamble – bass guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion
  • Krysia Kristianne – backing vocals
  • Bryan Savage – alto saxophone, flute
Additional musicians

Charts

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chart (1980) Position
United States (Billboard 200) 37
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 51

References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. 24 Carrots reviewallmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-17.
  2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 294. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.


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