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Horses
Horses cover
Studio album by Patti Smith
ReleasedNovember 1975 (1975-11)
RecordedElectric Lady Studios, 1975
GenreProtopunk
Length43:10
LabelArista
ProducerJohn Cale
Professional reviews
Patti Smith chronology
Horses
(1975)		Radio Ethiopia
(1976)
Singles from Horses
  1. "Gloria"
    Released: 1976

Horses is the debut album by Patti Smith, released in 1975 on Arista Records. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Patricia Lee Smith ( born December 30 1946 is an American Singer-songwriter and poet Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Electric Lady Studios, at 52 West 8th Street in New York City 's Greenwich Village, is a Recording studio originally built by Jimi Hendrix and A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Arista Records (ˈɛərɪstə is an American Record label. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operates under the In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing John Davies Cale (born March 9, 1942) better known as John Cale, is a Welsh Musician, Composer, Singer-songwriter allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Robert Christgau (born April 18 1942) is an American Essayist, Music journalist, and the self-declared "Dean of American The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been Q is a Music Magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with a circulation of 130179 as of June 2007 Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Patricia Lee Smith ( born December 30 1946 is an American Singer-songwriter and poet Radio Ethiopia is an album by the Patti Smith Group, released in October 1976 on Arista Records. " Gloria " is a rock song classic written by Northern Irish Singer-songwriter Van Morrison and originally recorded by Morrison's Patricia Lee Smith ( born December 30 1946 is an American Singer-songwriter and poet Arista Records (ˈɛərɪstə is an American Record label. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operates under the While commercial success of the album was modest – it peaked at #47 on the Billboard 200 – its impact has been far greater. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard Horses frequently appears on lists of the greatest rock albums. [1]

Contents

Music and inspiration

 Music Sample:

"Gloria: In Excelsis Deo / Gloria"

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At the time she recorded Horses, Patti Smith and her band were favorites in the New York club scene. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Smith was a rabid fan of many 60's rock musicians such as Jimi Hendrix, Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones and Jim Morrison as well as favorites of Motown and jazz such as Smokey Robinson and John Coltrane. James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones (28 February 1942 – 3 July 1969 was a founding member and Guitarist of the English Rock group The Rolling Stones. James Douglas Morrison (December 8 1943—July 3 1971 was an American Poet, Singer, Songwriter, Writer, and Film director "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan. William "Smokey" Robinson Jr (born February 19 1940 is an American R&B and soul Singer-songwriter, Record producer, The former's influence can be best heard in the track "Gloria", a radical retake on the Them garage rock classic. " Gloria " is a rock song classic written by Northern Irish Singer-songwriter Van Morrison and originally recorded by Morrison's Them was a Northern Irish group formed in Belfast in April 1964, most prominently known for the Garage rock standard " "Birdland"'s music, in particular, owed more to the jazz music Smith's mother enjoyed than to the influence of punk. When recording this song, which was improvised by the band in Electric Lady Studios, Smith has said she imagined the spirit of Hendrix watching her. Electric Lady Studios, at 52 West 8th Street in New York City 's Greenwich Village, is a Recording studio originally built by Jimi Hendrix and The lyrics of "Birdland" are based upon "A Book of Dreams" (1973), a memoir of Wilhelm Reich by his son Peter. Wilhelm Reich ( March 24, 1897 – November 3, 1957) was an Austrian-American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. Several of the album's songs ("Redondo Beach", "Free Money", "Kimberly") were inspired by moments with members of Smith's family, while others ("Break It Up", "Elegie") were written about her idols. "Redondo Beach" is a rock song written by Patti Smith, Richard Sohl and Lenny Kaye, and first released on Patti Smith " Free Money " is a rock song written by Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye, and first released on Smith's 1975 album Horses "Land" was already a live favorite and featured the first verse of Chris Kenner's "Land of a Thousand Dances. Chris Kenner ( December 25, 1929 - January 25, 1976) was a New Orleans R&B singer and songwriter best known for two classic " Land of a Thousand Dances " is a song written and first recorded by Chris Kenner in 1962 "[2] Guest musicians included Tom Verlaine of Television and Allen Lanier of Blue Öyster Cult. Tom Verlaine (born Thomas Miller, December 13 1949, in Morristown New Jersey) is a Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist Television, formed in New York City in 1973 is an American Rock music band Allen Lanier (born June 25, 1946) is a member of Blue Öyster Cult. Blue Öyster Cult is an American rock band formed in New York in 1967 and still active in 2008

The cover

The cover photo was taken by Robert Mapplethorpe using natural light in a penthouse in Greenwich Village. An album cover is the front of the packaging of a commercially-released audio recording product or Album. Robert Mapplethorpe ( November 4, 1946 – March 9, 1989) was an American Photographer, known for his large-scale highly Greenwich Village (ˌgrɛnɪtʃ ˈvɪlɪdʒ often simply called the Village, is a largely residential area on the west side of downtown (southern Manhattan [3] The triangle of light on the wall was the product of the afternoon sun. The record company wanted to make various changes to the photo including airbrushing out Patti Smith's moustache but Smith overruled such attempts. [3]

Influence

In 2003, the album was ranked number 44 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published [4] NME named the album number 1 in its list "20 Near-as-Damn-It Perfect Initial Efforts". The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been [1] According to a list released by Time magazine in 2006, Horses is one of the All-Time 100 Greatest Albums. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and The All-TIME 100 Greatest Albums was a list published by TIME magazine in 2006 of the "greatest and most influential records ever

Smith has been called an early pioneer of punk rock. All Music Guide's William Ruhlman said that it "isn't hard to make the case for Patti Smith as a punk rock progenitor based on Horses"[5] while David Antrobus from PopMatters chose Horses as his favorite album and considered it a life-changing classic. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. PopMatters is an international Webzine of cultural criticism Its scope is broadly cast on all things pop culture [6] Michael Stipe bought the album as a high school student and says it "tore my limbs off and put them back on in a whole different order. John Michael Stipe (born January 4 1960 in Decatur Georgia) is an American singer who is the lead vocalist for the Alternative rock band R "[7] Morrissey and Johnny Marr shared an appreciation for the record, and one of their early compositions for The Smiths, "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle", is a reworking of "Kimberly". Steven Patrick Morrissey (ˈmɒɹɪsiː born May 22, 1959) known primarily as Morrissey, is a British Singer and Lyricist Johnny Marr (born John Martin Maher on 31 October 1963 in Ardwick, Manchester) is an English Guitarist, The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982 [8] The Libertines' song "The Boy Looked at Johnny" is named after the line in the title track of the album. The Libertines were an English Indie rock band Formed in London in 1997 by frontmen Pete Doherty (vocals/rhythm guitar and Carl Barât (vocals/lead In 1977, Sammy Hagar released a cover of "Free Money" on his self-titled second album. Samuel Roy "Sammy" Hagar (born October 13 1947) known as "The Red Rocker" is an American rock guitarist singer " Free Money " is a rock song written by Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye, and first released on Smith's 1975 album Horses Sammy Hagar is Sammy Hagar 's second solo album released in 1977 An episode of Millennium, "The Time Is Now", would later use the song "Land" in a bizarre "music video" sequence depicting a character's descent into madness. Millennium is an American supernatural thriller and crime drama television series produced by Chris Carter (creator of The X-Files In the Toy Machine Skateboards video "Good and Evil", Johnny Layton used the song "Free Money" in his part. Toy Machine, is a Skateboarding company started by Ed Templeton in 1993 Good and Evil is Toy Machine 's fifth skateboarding video since its inception in 1993

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Gloria: In Excelsis Deo / Gloria (version)" (Patti Smith, Van Morrison) – 5:57
  2. "Redondo Beach" (Smith, Richard Sohl, Lenny Kaye) – 3:26
  3. "Birdland" (Smith, Sohl, Kaye, Ivan Kral) – 9:15
  4. "Free Money" (Smith, Kaye) – 3:52

Side two

  1. "Kimberly" (Smith, Allen Lanier, Kral) – 4:27
  2. "Break It Up" (Smith, Tom Verlaine) – 4:04
  3. "Land: Horses / Land of a Thousand Dances / La Mer (De)" (Smith, Chris Kenner) – 9:25
  4. "Elegie" (Smith, Lanier) – 2:57

Bonus track (CD reissue)

Legacy edition

Horses/Horses
Horses/Horses cover
Live album by Patti Smith
ReleasedNovember 8, 2005 (2005-11-08)
RecordedRoyal Festival Hall,
June 25, 2005
GenreRock
Length67:25
LabelLegacy Recordings
ProducerBruce Dickinson
Professional reviews
  • All Music Guide 4.5/5 stars link
  • Robert Christgau (B+) link
  • Pitchfork Media (9. " Gloria " is a rock song classic written by Northern Irish Singer-songwriter Van Morrison and originally recorded by Morrison's Patricia Lee Smith ( born December 30 1946 is an American Singer-songwriter and poet George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 1945 is a Grammy Award -winning Northern Irish Singer, "Redondo Beach" is a rock song written by Patti Smith, Richard Sohl and Lenny Kaye, and first released on Patti Smith Patricia Lee Smith ( born December 30 1946 is an American Singer-songwriter and poet Lenny Kaye (born December 27, 1946) is an American Guitarist, Composer and Writer who is best known as a member of Patricia Lee Smith ( born December 30 1946 is an American Singer-songwriter and poet " Free Money " is a rock song written by Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye, and first released on Smith's 1975 album Horses Allen Lanier (born June 25, 1946) is a member of Blue Öyster Cult. Tom Verlaine (born Thomas Miller, December 13 1949, in Morristown New Jersey) is a Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist " Land of a Thousand Dances " is a song written and first recorded by Chris Kenner in 1962 Chris Kenner ( December 25, 1929 - January 25, 1976) was a New Orleans R&B singer and songwriter best known for two classic " My Generation " is a song by the British rock group The Who, which became a hit and one of their most recognizable songs Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (born 19 May 1945 in Chiswick, London) is an English rock Guitarist, Singer, A live album &ndash commonly contrasted with a Studio album &ndash is a recording consisting of material (usually music recorded during stage performances Patricia Lee Smith ( born December 30 1946 is an American Singer-songwriter and poet Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Royal Festival Hall is a concert dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre in London, England. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Legacy Recordings is Sony Music Entertainment 's catalog division In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Paul Bruce Dickinson (born 7 August 1958 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England) is a British singer Airline pilot, radio show allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Robert Christgau (born April 18 1942) is an American Essayist, Music journalist, and the self-declared "Dean of American Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a Chicago -based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary 4/10) 1 Dec 05

The live album was recorded as part of the "30th Anniversary" at the Meltdown festival, which Smith curated. Meltdown is an annual English festival held in London, featuring a mix of music art performance and film It follows the same running order as the original release of Horses, and features Tom Verlaine and Flea on bass. Tom Verlaine (born Thomas Miller, December 13 1949, in Morristown New Jersey) is a Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist Michael Peter Balzary (born October 16 1962 more commonly known by the Stage name Flea, is an Australian-born American Bassist, Trumpet player Released November 8, 2005 this is a double CD, with the digitally remastered version of the original 1975 album (with the bonus track "My Generation") on the first disc, and a live recording of the entire album on the second disc:

Track listing

  1. "Gloria: In Excelsis Deo/Gloria (version)" – 7:01
  2. "Redondo Beach" – 4:29
  3. "Birdland" – 9:52
  4. "Free Money" – 5:29
  5. "Kimberly" – 5:28
  6. "Break It Up" – 5:24
  7. "Land: Horses/Land of a Thousand Dances/La Mer (De)" – 17:35
  8. "Elegie" – 5:08
  9. "My Generation" - 6:59

Personnel

Original release

Band

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (1976)[9]Position
Billboard 20047

Release history

DateLabelFormatCatalog
December 13, 1975Arista RecordsLP4066
1996Arista RecordsCD18827
November 8, 2005Sony BMGCD671445
2007Sony BMGCD37927

Notes

  1. ^ a b Best of All-time Lists. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio Remaster (and its derivations frequently found in the phrases digitally remastered or digital remastering) is a word marketed mostly in the digital audio age although Events January 2 - New York City US District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers A live album &ndash commonly contrasted with a Studio album &ndash is a recording consisting of material (usually music recorded during stage performances Patricia Lee Smith ( born December 30 1946 is an American Singer-songwriter and poet Lenny Kaye (born December 27, 1946) is an American Guitarist, Composer and Writer who is best known as a member of The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Jay Dee Daugherty (born March 22, 1952) is an American Drummer and Songwriter most well known for his work with Patti Smith A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Patricia Lee Smith ( born December 30 1946 is an American Singer-songwriter and poet The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Patricia Lee Smith ( born December 30 1946 is an American Singer-songwriter and poet A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. Allen Lanier (born June 25, 1946) is a member of Blue Öyster Cult. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Engineering is the Discipline and Profession of applying technical and scientific Knowledge and Mastering, a form of audio Post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a Data storage device Bob Gruen (born 1945 is an American Photographer known for his rock 'n' roll photographs Photography (fә'tɒgrәfi or fә'tɑːgrәfi (from Greek φωτο and γραφία is the process and Art of recording pictures by means of capturing Design is used both as a Noun and a Verb. The term is often tied to the various Applied arts and Engineering (See design disciplines Bob Ludwig (b Circa 1945 is an American mastering engineer He is a well known and respected figure within the music industry Danny Fields (born 1941 is an American journalist and record executive Robert Mapplethorpe ( November 4, 1946 – March 9, 1989) was an American Photographer, known for his large-scale highly Tom Verlaine (born Thomas Miller, December 13 1949, in Morristown New Jersey) is a Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arista Records (ˈɛərɪstə is an American Record label. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operates under the A gramophone A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sony BMG Music Entertainment is a diverse music and entertainment group Acclaimed Music. Retrieved on 2008-02-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule
  2. ^ Paytress, Mark [2006]. Break It Up: Patti Smith's Horses and the remaking of Rock 'n' Roll, Record Collector. Record Collector is the United Kingdom 's longest-running monthly music magazine Portrait, p. 260. ISBN 0-749-95107-9.  
  3. ^ a b Thorgerson, Storm; Aubrey Powell (November 1999). 100 Best Album Covers: The Stories Behind the Sleeves, 1st American edition, Dorling Kindersley, p. 74. ISBN 0-789-44951-X.  
  4. ^ The RS 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Rolling Stone (2003-11-18). Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Retrieved on 2008-02-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule
  5. ^ Ruhlmann, William. Horses Review. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2008-02-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule
  6. ^ Antrobus, David (2003-08-05). Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Got to lose control and then you take control. PopMatters. PopMatters is an international Webzine of cultural criticism Its scope is broadly cast on all things pop culture Retrieved on 2008-02-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule
  7. ^ Kaplan, Ethan. Michael Stipe (Important to Patti Smith). Retrieved on 2008-02-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule
  8. ^ Goddard, Simon (2006-05-01). The Smiths: Songs That Saved Your Life, 3rd edition, Reynolds & Hearn. The Smiths Songs That Saved Your Life is a book on British rock band The Smiths, written by UK music journalist Simon Goddard. ISBN 1-905-28714-3.  
  9. ^ Billboard chart. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2008-02-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule

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