Against the Grain (Phoebe Snow album)


Against the Grain is the fifth album by singer-songwriter Phoebe Snow, released in 1978.

Reception

In a retrospective review for Allmusic, critic William Ruhlmann wrote of the album "The decision to add Barry Beckett as co-producer with Phil Ramone helped add an R&B depth and fervor, but Against the Grain was just a more impassioned effort than its predecessor." Robert Christgau wrote of the album; "this time she dies on the non-originals... Paul McCartney's "Every Night" shows up the hooklessness of almost everything else."

Track listing

Songs written by Phoebe Snow, except where noted.
Side One
  1. "Every Night" – 3:31
  2. "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" – 4:08
  3. "He's Not Just Another Man" – 2:59
  4. "Random Time" – 3:39
  5. "In My Life" – 5:02
Side Two
  1. "You Have Not Won" – 4:22
  2. "Mama Don't Break Down" – 3:06
  3. "Oh L.A." – 3:17
  4. "The Married Men" – 3:44
  5. "Keep a Watch on the Shoreline" – 4:39

    Personnel