Horses

~ Release by Patti Smith (see all versions of this release, 26 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Gloria: In Excelsis Deo / Gloria (version)
assistant engineer:
Frank D'Augusta
engineer:
Bernie Kirsh
producer:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1975, in 1988)
recorded at, mixed at and engineered at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 32) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 97)
recording of:
Gloria: In excelsis Deo
lyricist and composer:
Van Morrison and Patti Smith
additional writer:
Patti Smith
additional composer:
Van Morrison
3.45:56
2Redondo Beach
assistant engineer:
Frank D'Augusta
engineer:
Bernie Kirsh
producer:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder)
recorded at, mixed at and engineered at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Redondo Beach
lyricist and composer:
Patti Smith
additional composer:
Lenny Kaye and Richard Sohl
23:26
3Birdland
assistant engineer:
Frank D'Augusta
engineer:
Bernie Kirsh
producer:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder)
recorded at, mixed at and engineered at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Birdland
additional composer:
Lenny Kaye, Ivan Král (Czech-American composer, filmmaker, musician) and Richard Sohl
29:13
4Free Money
assistant engineer:
Frank D'Augusta
engineer:
Bernie Kirsh
producer:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder)
recorded at, mixed at and engineered at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Free Money
lyricist:
Patti Smith
composer:
Lenny Kaye
publisher:
Logo Songs Ltd.
2.653:52
5Kimberly
assistant engineer:
Frank D'Augusta
engineer:
Bernie Kirsh
producer:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder)
recorded at, mixed at and engineered at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Kimberly
lyricist:
Patti Smith
composer:
Ivan Král (Czech-American composer, filmmaker, musician) and Allen Lanier (keyboard player, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
2.654:27
6Break It Up
assistant engineer:
Frank D'Augusta
engineer:
Bernie Kirsh
producer:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder)
guitar [guitars]:
Tom Verlaine
recorded at, mixed at and engineered at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Break It Up
writer:
Patti Smith and Tom Verlaine
24:04
7Land: Horses / Land of a Thousand Dances / La Mer (De)
assistant engineer:
Frank D'Augusta
engineer:
Bernie Kirsh
producer:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder)
recorded at, mixed at and engineered at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Land
writer:
Antoine Domino (Fats Domino), Chris Kenner and Patti Smith
2.359:26
8Elegie
assistant engineer:
Frank D'Augusta
engineer:
Bernie Kirsh
producer:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder)
guitar [guitars]:
Allen Lanier (keyboard player, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
recorded at and mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Elegie
writer:
Allen Lanier (keyboard player, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter) and Patti Smith
32:41

Credits

Release

photography:Robert Mapplethorpe (Photographer)
producer:John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder)
mastering:Bernie Kirsh
Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer)
bass guitar [bass] and guitar:Ivan Kral (Czech-American composer, filmmaker, musician)
drums (drum set) [drums]:Jay Dee Daugherty (drummer and songwriter)
guitar [lead guitar]:Lenny Kaye
piano:Richard Sohl
composer:Patti Smith
design:Bob Heimall (graphic designer and photographer)
mastered at:Sterling Sound (original NYC studio; split/relocated to Nashville and Edgewater in 2018) in Chelsea, New York, New York, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/752304 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:Gloria
included in:Original Album Classics (5 CD)
Original Album Classics
Patti Smith x2: Horses / Easter
The Patti Smith Masters (The Collective Works)
part of:My Life in Music: Michael Stipe (SPIN magazine, 2004-03) (number: A) (order: 1)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time (2022-07-01) (number: 5) (order: 5)
Rolling Stone: 40 Greatest Punk Albums of All Time (2016-04-06) (number: 12) (order: 12)
Uncut: The 100 Greatest Debut Albums (2006) (number: 18) (order: 18)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 26) (order: 26)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 26) (order: 26)
The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever (number: 32) (order: 32)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 44) (order: 44)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 44) (order: 44)
33⅓ (number: 55) (order: 56)
Apple Music: 100 Best Albums (number: 83) (order: 83)
Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (order: 103)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 341) (order: 342)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/40109 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/Patti-smith/Horses [info]
reviews:https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7277-horses-30th-anniversary-legacy-edition/ [info]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/vqbd [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/patti_smith/horses/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/40325/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000198924 [info]
Wikidata:Q774927 [info]