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| Name = Caravan to Midnight
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| Type = studio
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| name = Caravan to Midnight
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| Artist = [[Robin Trower]]
| type = studio
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| artist = [[Robin Trower]]
| Cover = CaravantoMidnightcover.jpg
| cover = CaravantoMidnightcover.jpg
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| Released = 1978
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| released = August 1978
| Genre = [[Blues]], [[Rock music|Rock]]
| Length = 37:49
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| venue =
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| Label = [[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]]/[[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
| Producer = [[Don Davis (producer)|Don Davis]]
| studio = [[Wally Heider Studios]], Los Angeles
| Last album = ''[[In City Dreams]]''<br/>1977
| genre = [[Blues]], [[Rock music|rock]]
| length = 37:49
| This album = ''Caravan to Midnight''<br/>1978
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| label = [[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]]
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| Next album = ''[[Victims of the Fury]]''<br/>1979
| producer = [[Don Davis (producer)|Don Davis]]
| prev_title = [[In City Dreams]]
| prev_year = 1977
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| next_title = [[Victims of the Fury]]
| next_year = 1980
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| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|first=Michael P.|last=Dawson|class=album|id=r20533|tab=review|label=Robin Trower - ''Caravan to Midnight'' (1978) album review, credits & releases}}</ref>
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| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev2 = ''[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|Christgau's Record Guide]]''
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} <ref>{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r20533}}</ref>
| rev2Score = C<ref name="CG">{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies]]|publisher=[[Ticknor & Fields]]|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: T|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=T&bk=70|access-date=March 16, 2019}}</ref>
|rev3 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
|rev3score = {{rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="RS">{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |date=1992 |publisher=Random House |page=718}}</ref>
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'''''Caravan to Midnight''''' is the sixth studio album by the English musician [[Robin Trower]], released in 1978. The album cover art is by [[Hipgnosis]]. It was reissued in 1997 as a 2-on-1 CD along with his next 1980 album ''[[Victims of the Fury]]''.<ref name=2on1_CD>{{AllMusic|first=Michael P.|last=Dawson |class=album |id=mw0000055895 |title= Robin Trower - ''Caravan to Midnight'' (1978) / ''Victims of the Fury'' (1980) album review, credits & releases}}</ref>

'''''Caravan to Midnight''''' is the sixth studio album by [[Robin Trower]]. The album cover art is by [[Hipgnosis]].


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
<small>All tracks by James Dewar and Robin Trower except where noted</small>
All tracks by James Dewar and Robin Trower except where noted.


===Side one===
#"My Love (Burning Love)"- 3:17
#"My Love (Burning Love)" – 3:17
#"Caravan to Midnight" (Trower) - 5:01
#"Caravan to Midnight" <small>([[Robin Trower]])</small> – 5:01
#"I'm Out to Get You" - 5:24
#"Lost in Love" - 4:27
#"I'm Out to Get You" – 5:24
#"Fool" - 3:45
#"Lost in Love" – 4:27

#"It's for You" - 4:38
===Side two===
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#"Birthday Boy" - 3:51
#"King of the Dance" - 3:10
#"Fool" – 3:45
#"Sail On" - 4:02
#"It's for You" – 4:38
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#"Birthday Boy" – 3:51
#"King of the Dance" – 3:10
#"Sail On" – 4:02


== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
* [[James Dewar (musician)|James Dewar]] – vocals
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* [[Robin Trower]] – guitar
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* [[Rustee Allen]] – bass
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* [[Bill Lordan]] – drums
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* [[Paulinho da Costa]] – percussion (tracks 1–3, 6, 8)
;Technical
*Pete Ellis Bishop – engineer
*Chris Desmond, Ralph Osborn – assistant engineer
*[[Hipgnosis]] – art direction
*[[George Hardie (artist)|George Hardie]] – illustration, design


==Charts==
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* [[Rusty Allen]] – Bass
{| class="wikitable"
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* [[Paulinho da Costa]] – Percussion
!Chart (1978)
* [[Jimmy Dewar]] – Bass, Vocals
!Peak<br /> position
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* [[Bill Lordan]] – Drums
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* Robin Trower – Guitar
|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=313}}</ref>
|align="center"|87
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|United States ([[Billboard 200]])
|align="center"|37
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==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
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* [https://www.discogs.com/Robin-Trower-Caravan-To-Midnight/release/1278689 Robin Trower - ''Caravan to Midnight'' (1978) album releases & credits] at [[Discogs]]
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Latest revision as of 13:28, 26 November 2024

Caravan to Midnight
Studio album by
Robin Trower
ReleasedAugust 1978
StudioWally Heider Studios, Los Angeles
GenreBlues, rock
Length37:49
LabelChrysalis
ProducerDon Davis
Robin Trower chronology
In City Dreams
(1977) 		Caravan to Midnight
(1978) 		Victims of the Fury
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Caravan to Midnight is the sixth studio album by the English musician Robin Trower, released in 1978. The album cover art is by Hipgnosis. It was reissued in 1997 as a 2-on-1 CD along with his next 1980 album Victims of the Fury.[4]

Track listing

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All tracks by James Dewar and Robin Trower except where noted.

Side one

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  1. "My Love (Burning Love)" – 3:17
  2. "Caravan to Midnight" (Robin Trower) – 5:01
  3. "I'm Out to Get You" – 5:24
  4. "Lost in Love" – 4:27

Side two

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  1. "Fool" – 3:45
  2. "It's for You" – 4:38
  3. "Birthday Boy" – 3:51
  4. "King of the Dance" – 3:10
  5. "Sail On" – 4:02

Personnel

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Technical
  • Pete Ellis Bishop – engineer
  • Chris Desmond, Ralph Osborn – assistant engineer
  • Hipgnosis – art direction
  • George Hardie – illustration, design

Charts

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Chart (1978) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 87
United States (Billboard 200) 37

References

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  1. ^ Dawson, Michael P.. Robin Trower - Caravan to Midnight (1978) album review, credits & releases at AllMusic
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 718.
  4. ^ Dawson, Michael P.. Robin Trower - Caravan to Midnight (1978) / Victims of the Fury (1980) album review, credits & releases at AllMusic
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 313. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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