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Marc Cohn (album)

1991 studio album by Marc Cohn

Marc Cohn is the debut studio album released in 1991 by American singer-songwriter Marc Cohn.[4] The album peaked at No. 38 on the Billboard 200 Chart.[5] It was RIAA certified gold in 1992 and was certified platinum in 1996.[6] The album peaked at number 31 in Australia and was certified gold there in 1992.[7]

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The album is known for the hit single "Walking in Memphis". Following the release of the album, Cohn won the 1992 Grammy Award for Best New Artist.[6][8]

Track listing

Track 9 written by Willie Dixon; all other tracks written by Marc Cohn.

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Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.[9]

  • Marc Cohn – lead vocals, acoustic piano (1, 3-8, 11), electric piano (2), backing vocals (2, 3), organ (9), acoustic guitar (10)
  • Chris Palmaro – Hammond organ (1)
  • Eric Rehl – keyboards (1, 4, 11)
  • John Leventhal – organ (1), guitars (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10), bass (1, 2, 4, 6), six-string bass (2, 4, 7), drum programming (2), shaker (2), bouzouki (6, 11), electric guitar (7), slide guitar (11)
  • Kenny White – backing vocals (2, 3), keyboards (3), percussion (3, 11)
  • Ben Wisch – keyboards (3, 5-8, 11)
  • Stephen Tubin – accordion (3), harmonium (7)
  • Robin Batteau – acoustic guitar (3), mandolin (3), violin (11)
  • Bill Dillon – pedal steel guitar (3), guitars (5)
  • David Spinozza – acoustic guitar (7)
  • Mark Egan – bass (7, 10)
  • Dennis McDermott – drums (1, 2)
  • Steve Gadd – drums (7, 10)
  • Jerry Marotta – drums (9), percussion (9)
  • Bashiri Johnson – percussion (2, 7, 10)
  • Don Alias – percussion (3), chimes (5)
  • Arto Tunçboyacıyan – percussion (4), backing vocals (4)
  • Glen Velez – Filipino buzz sticks (4), shaker (4), frame drum (4)
  • Peter Gordon – French horn (3)
  • Vivian Cherry – backing vocals (1)
  • Dennis Collins – backing vocals (1)
  • Ada Dyer – backing vocals (1)
  • Darryl Tookes – backing vocals (1)
  • Frank Floyd – backing vocals (2)
  • Milt Grayson – backing vocals (2)
  • Frank Simms – backing vocals (2)
  • James Taylor – lead vocals (10)

Production

  • Arranged by Marc Cohn, John Leventhal and Kenny White.
  • Produced by Marc Cohn and Ben Wisch
  • Recorded, Engineered and Mixed by Ben Wisch
  • Assistant Engineers – Dennis Cupit, Matt Knobel, Mike Krowiak, Donna Roth and Chris Theis.
  • Digital Sequencing (Track 7) – Matt Knobel
  • Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk (New York, NY).
  • Art Direction and Design – Roger Gorman at Reiner Design Consultants, Inc.
  • Photography – Peter Liepke
  • Project Coordinator – Kathy Rooney
  • Management – Peregrine Watts-Russell

Charts

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Notes

  1. [1]
    Marc Cohn at AllMusic
  2. [2]
    Surf, Bobby (June 29, 1991). "Long Play". NME. p. 27. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  3. [3]
    Mackie, John (April 25, 1991). "Rock/Pop". The Vancouver Sun.
  4. [4]
    "Folk-rock mainstay Marc Cohn to perform Thursday at The Howard in Oshkosh". Northwestern Media.
  5. [5]
    "Marc Cohn Chart History". Billboard.
  6. [6]
    SISTI, MARK. "Grammy award winning singer/songwriter Marc Cohn makes appearance in CNY". Uticaod.
  7. [7]
    Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  8. [8]
    "Marc Cohn shot in head during car jacking". TODAY.com.
  9. [9]
    Marc Cohn (booklet). Marc Cohn. Atlantic. 1991. CD 82178.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. [10]
    Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 62.
  11. [11]
    "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  12. [12]
    "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Marc Cohn; 'Marc Cohn')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  13. [13]
    "British album certifications – Marc Cohn – Marc Cohn". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  14. [14]
    "American album certifications – Marc Cohn – Marc Cohn". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
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