Blue Nun (album)

Blue Nun
Studio album by Carlene Carter
Released	1981
Studio	Eden Studios, Ampro Studios
Genre	Country
Length	Original: 33:41; Reissue: 38:28
Label	Warner Bros. (USA) F-Beat (UK)
Producer	Nick Lowe, Roger Bechirian
Carlene Carter chronology
Musical Shapes (1980) Blue Nun (1981) C'est C Bon (1983)

Blue Nun is an album by the American musician Carlene Carter, released in 1981. It features two duets with British rocker Paul Carrack: "Oh How Happy" and "Do Me Lover".

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Writing in The Boston Phoenix, Joyce Millman opined that while Carter "can write a snazzy pop tune ... the absence of any 'Western swing' makes Blue Nun a bit of a disappointment. ... [T]hough [producer Nick] Lowe has assembled the best pop hired hands (guitarists Martin Belmont, Billy Bremner, and ex-Record Huw Gower), Carter frequently sounds like a teenager singing along with her Supremes records."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Carlene Carter, unless otherwise noted

Side one (Original LP release)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Love Is a 4 Letter Verb"		2:39
2.	"That Boy"		3:20
3.	"300 Pounds of Hongry"	Donnie Fritts Eddie Hinton	2:40
4.	"Tougher Stuff"	Carlene Carter Nick Lowe	2:40
5.	"I Need a Hit"	Carlene Carter James Eller	2:44
6.	"Rockababy"		2:20

Side two (Original LP release)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Me And My .38"	Carlene Carter Nick Lowe	2:52
2.	"Do Me Lover" (duet with Paul Carrack)	Carlene Carter Nick Lowe James Eller	2:49
3.	"Home Run Hitter"	Carlene Carter Nick Lowe	2:34
4.	"Billy"	Carlene Carter Paul Carrack	2:38
5.	"Born To Move"	John Fogerty	2:33
6.	"Think Dirty"		3:52
Total length:			33:41

1981 Reissue

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Oh How Happy" (duet with Paul Carrack)	Edwin Starr	2:38
2.	"Love Is a 4-Letter Verb"		2:39
3.	"That Boy"		3:20
4.	"300 Pounds of Hongry"	Donnie Fritts Eddie Hinton	2:40
5.	"Tougher Stuff"	Carlene Carter Nick Lowe	2:40
6.	"I Need a Hit"	Carlene Carter James Eller	2:44
7.	"Rockababy"		2:20
8.	"When You Comin' Back?"	Count Freda (Roger Bechirian)	2:26
9.	"Me and My .38"	Carlene Carter Nick Lowe	2:52
10.	"Do Me Lover" (duet with Paul Carrack)	Carlene Carter Nick Lowe James Eller	2:49
11.	"Too Many Teardrops"	Carlene Carter Nick Lowe	2:17
12.	"Billy"	Carlene Carter Paul Carrack	2:38
13.	"Born to Move"	John Fogerty	2:33
14.	"Think Dirty"		3:52
Total length:			38:28

• Track information and credits verified from the album's liner notes.

Personnel

• Martin Belmont – guitar
• Billy Bremner – guitar, backing vocals
• Bette Bright – backing vocals
• Paul Carrack - Hammond organ, piano, backing vocals
• Carlene Carter – guitar, piano, vocals
• Ginny Clee – backing vocals
• Big Al Downing – backing vocals
• James Eller – bass, backing vocals
• Huw Gower – guitar, backing vocals
• Bobby Irwin – drums, backing vocals
• Nick Lowe – bass, backing vocals
• Glenn Tilbrook – backing vocals

Technical

• Paul Bass, Aldo Bocca, Rob Keyloch, Neill King - engineer