Carousel Man

{{Infobox song

| name = Carousel Man

| cover = caroselman.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Cher

| album = Half-Breed

| B-side = When You Find Out Where You're Goin', Let Me Know

| released = 1973

| format =

| recorded = 1973

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Pop

| length =

| label = MCA

| writer = Johnny Durrill

| producer = Snuff Garrett

| prev_title = Half-Breed

| prev_year = 1973

| next_title = Dark Lady

| next_year = 1973

}}

"Carousel Man" is a song recorded by an American singer/actress Cher, released as a second and final single from the album Half-Breed. The single was commercially released only in the US. It charted on Billboard Adult Contemporary chart at #41, as well as on the Canadian singles chart at #83.

Allmusic retrospectively praised the jiggling rhythm of the song and called it lighthearted.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/half-breed-mw0001155426|title=Half Breed - Cher : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards|author=Fawthrop, Peter |date=September 24, 2013|publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=September 25, 2013}}

Charts

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Chart (1974) !Peak position
align="left"\|Canadian Singles Chart{{cite web\|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.3882b&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.3882b.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.3882b\|title=Top Singles - Volume 22, No. 14 November 23, 1974\| date=November 23, 1974\|publisher=RPM Canada\|accessdate=August 8, 2016}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|83
align="left"\|U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart{{cite magazine\|title=Billboard Top 50 – Easy Listening\|magazine = Billboard\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ewkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA30\|date=30 November 1974\|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.\|pages=30–\|issn= 0006-2510}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|41

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Chart (1974)

!Peak
position

align="left"|Canadian Singles Chart{{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.3882b&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.3882b.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.3882b|title=Top Singles - Volume 22, No. 14 November 23, 1974| date=November 23, 1974|publisher=RPM Canada|accessdate=August 8, 2016}}

| style="text-align:center;"|83

align="left"|U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart{{cite magazine|title=Billboard Top 50 – Easy Listening|magazine = Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ewkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA30|date=30 November 1974|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=30–|issn= 0006-2510}}

| style="text-align:center;"|41

References

Category:Cher songs

Category:1973 songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Snuff Garrett

Category:Articles containing video clips