On the Track
{{Infobox album
| name = On the Track
| type = studio
| artist = Leon Redbone
| cover = Onthetrack.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1975
| recorded = 1975
| venue =
| studio = Regent Sound Studios, New York City
| genre = Ragtime
| length = 38:13
| label = Warner Bros.
| producer = Joel Dorn
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Double Time
| next_year = 1977
}}
On the Track is the debut album by Leon Redbone, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1975,{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8513732/leon-redbone-dead-singer-dies-obituary|title=Leon Redbone Dies at 69|magazine=Billboard|access-date=20 May 2021}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/leon-redbone-acclaimed-1970s-musician-dies/510624582/|title=Leon Redbone, acclaimed 1970s musician, dies|website=StarTribune.com|access-date=20 May 2021}} and reissued on CD in 1988.
The album features a cover illustration by Chuck Jones depicting the character Michigan J. Frog.
{{Album reviews
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/on-the-track-mw0000197294|title=On the Track - Leon Redbone | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|access-date=20 May 2021|website=AllMusic}}
|rev2 = Christgau's Record Guide
|rev2Score = B+{{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: R|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=R&bk=70|access-date=March 10, 2019}}
|rev3 = Rolling Stone
|rev3score = (not rated){{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/|title=Album Reviews|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=20 May 2021}}
}}
Track listing
Side One
- "Sweet Mama Hurry Home or I'll Be Gone" (Jack Neville, Jimmie Rodgers) – 2:49
- "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) – 4:03
- "My Walking Stick" (Irving Berlin) – 3:41
- "Lazybones" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) – 3:06
- "Marie" (Irving Berlin) – 4:24
Side Two
- "Desert Blues (Big Chief Buffalo Nickel)" (Jimmie Rodgers) – 3:42
- "Lulu's Back in Town" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 2:34
- "Some of These Days" (Shelton Brooks) – 3:16
- "Big Time Woman" (Wilton Crawley) – 2:44
- "Haunted House" (Lonnie Johnson) – 4:58
- "Polly Wolly Doodle" (Traditional) – 2:56
Personnel
=Musicians=
- Leon Redbone – vocals, guitar, harmonica
- Phil Bodner – saxophone
- Patti Bown – piano
- Garnett Brown – trombone
- Jonathan Dorn – tuba
- Steve Gadd – drums
- Emanuel Green – violin
- Milt Hinton – double bass
- Leo Kahn – violin
- Ralph MacDonald – percussion, castanets
- Charles Macey – guitar
- Don McLean – banjo
- Gene Orloff – violin
- Seldon Powell – saxophone
- Billy Slapin – clarinet
- Joe Venuti – violin
- Joe Wilder – trumpet, cornet
=Production=
- Joel Dorn – producer
- Bob Liftin – engineer
- William Eaton – string & horn arrangements
- Vince McGarry – mastering engineer
- Chuck Jones – artwork
- Tom Zito – photography
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Gold|type=album|artist=Leon Redbone|title=On The Track|accessdate=19 February 2024|relyear=1975|certyear=1994}}
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