Dancer with Bruised Knees

Dancer with Bruised Knees
Studio album by
Kate and Anna McGarrigle
Released1977
Recorded1977
StudioA&R Studios, New York City; San Quebec, Montreal; Le Studio, Morin-Heights, Quebec
GenreFolk
Length40:59
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerJoe Boyd
Kate and Anna McGarrigle chronology
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
(1976) 		Dancer with Bruised Knees
(1977) 		Pronto Monto
(1978)

Dancer with Bruised Knees is the second album by Kate & Anna McGarrigle, released in 1977.[1][2] It was produced by Joe Boyd.[3] The album employed several notable folk musicians to contribute a bluegrass feel to many of the tracks. The album also includes three French songs, one by the McGarrigles with Philippe Tatartcheff, and two traditional numbers. The guest musicians included John Cale, Dane Lanken, Bill Monroe, Dave Mattacks and Pat Donaldson. Dancer with Bruised Knees peaked a No. 35 on the UK Albums Chart.[4]

  1. ^ The International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002. Taylor & Francis Group. 2002. p. 322.
  2. ^ "Tops in Pops". Time. Vol. 109, no. 21. May 23, 1977. p. 100.
  3. ^ McGarrigle, Anna; McGarrigle, Jane (2015). Mountain City Girls: The McGarrigle Family Album. Random House of Canada.
  4. ^ "Kate & Anna McGarrigle". Official Charts. Retrieved 15 March 2024.