Carousel One

{{Infobox album

| name = Carousel One

| type = Studio

| artist = Ron Sexsmith

| cover =Carousel One.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2015|03|31}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Rock

| length = 51:09

| label = Compass

| producer = Jim Scott

| prev_title = Forever Endeavour

| prev_year = 2013

| next_title =

| next_year =

}}

{{Album ratings

| MC = 79/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/carousel-one/ron-sexsmith|title=Metacritic Review|publisher=Metacritic.com|accessdate=2015-03-29}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/carousel-one-mw0002818073|title=AllMusic Review|publisher=Allmusic.com|last=Monger|first=Timothy|accessdate=2015-03-29}}

| rev2 = Exclaim!

| rev2score = 7/10{{cite web | url=http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/ron_sexsmith-carousel_one | title=Ron Sexsmith - Carousel One | publisher=Exclaim! | date=March 30, 2015 | accessdate=April 20, 2015 | author=Mullin, Kyle}}

}}

Carousel One is the 14th studio album by Canadian musician Ron Sexsmith. It was released in March 2015 under Compass Records. The title is a reference to the luggage retrieval belt at Los Angeles airport where bags from flights from Toronto are delivered.{{cite news| url=http://compassrecords.com/album.php?id=1078 | work=Compass Records | title=Carousel One | date=March 2015}}

Critical reception

Kyle Mullin of Exclaim! praised Sexsmith's notably more upbeat sound and attitude on the record, writing that his "days of being pigeonholed as a sad sack are long gone."

Track listing

{{Track listing

|headline = Carousel One track listing

|title1=Sure as the Sky

|length1=2:57

|title2=Saint Bernard

|length2=3:13

|title3=Loving You

|length3=2:32

|title4=Before the Light Is Gone

|length4=2:36

|title5=Lucky Penny

|length5=3:51

|title6=Getaway Car

|length6=2:51

|title7=Nothing Feels the Same Anymore

|length7=4:04

|title8=Sun's Coming Out

|length8=3:17

|title9=Lord Knows

|length9=2:49

|title10=All Our Tomorrows

|length10=4:03

|title11=No One

|length11=3:18

|title12=Can't Get My Act Together

|length12=3:18

|title13=Tumbling Sky

|length13=2:17

|title14=Many Times

|length14=2:45

|title15=The Other Side

|length15=3:52

|title16=Is Anybody Going to San Antone

|length16=3:26

}}

{{Track listing

|headline= Japanese bonus tracks

|title17=Secret Heart

|note17=Gavin Brown X Session

|length17=3:23

|title18=Lebanon, Tennessee

|note18=Gavin Brown X Session

|length18=2:34

}}

References

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Category:2015 albums

Category:Ron Sexsmith albums

Category:Compass Records albums