Musical Shapes

Musical Shapes is the third album by American singer Carlene Carter.

Musical Shapes
Studio album by Carlene Carter
Released	1980
Genre	Country, country rock, roots rock
Length	35:02
Label	Warner Bros. (USA) F-Beat (UK)
Producer	Nick Lowe
Carlene Carter chronology
Two Sides to Every Woman (1979) Musical Shapes (1980) Blue Nun (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Smash Hits	7½/10

The only song to make the Billboard country singles chart was "Baby Ride Easy," (written by Richard Dobson) a duet with Dave Edmunds of the British rock band Rockpile. At the time of the album's release, Carter was married to Nick Lowe, Edmunds's bandmate in Rockpile; Lowe was the producer of the album. It peaked at number 88 in Australia.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Carlene Carter, unless otherwise noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Cry"		2:07
2.	"Madness"		3:01
3.	"Baby Ride Easy" (with Dave Edmunds)	Richard Dobson	3:20
4.	"Bandit of Love"		2:13
5.	"I'm So Cool"		2:36
6.	"Appalachian Eyes"	Carlene Carter John McFee	3:19
7.	"Ring of Fire"	June Carter Merle Kilgore	3:06
8.	"Too Bad About Sandy"		2:59
9.	"That Very First Kiss"		3:05
10.	"Foggy Mountain Top"	A.P. Carter	2:40
11.	"To Drunk (Too Remember)"	Anni O'Brien	3:03
12.	"Too Proud"		3:33
Total length:			35:02

Personnel

• Carlene Carter - guitar, piano, vocals
• Dave Edmunds - guitar, vocals
• Billy Bremner - guitar
• John Ciambotti - bass
• Sean Hopper - organs
• Nick Lowe - bass
• John McFee - guitar
• Roger Rettick - steel guitar
• Bob Andrews - Hammond organ
• Kevin Wells - drums
• Terry Williams - drums
• Cover design by Barney Bubbles