The Real Macaw

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ReleasedJuly 1983
GenreRock
Length39:06
LabelArista[1]
The Real Macaw
Studio album by
Graham Parker
ReleasedJuly 1983
GenreRock
Length39:06
LabelArista[1]
ProducerDavid Kershenbaum[2]
Graham Parker chronology
Another Grey Area
(1982)		 The Real Macaw
(1983)		 Steady Nerves
(1985)

The Real Macaw is an album by Graham Parker, released in 1983.[3][4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[5]
Robert ChristgauB+[6]
Classic RockStarStarStar[7]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar[8]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album GuideStarStar[9]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarStar[10]
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarStar[11]
Spin Alternative Record Guide5/10[1]

Rolling Stone called The Real Macaw "a propulsive, brilliantly sung LP."[10] Trouser Press called the album "a disc that is watered down and should have been harder."[2] PopMatters wrote that "even with some dated-sounded keyboard work, it's right up there with the best pop-oriented rock albums of all time."[12]

Track listing

All songs written by Graham Parker

  1. "Just Like a Man"
  2. "You Can't Take Love for Granted"
  3. "Glass Jaw"
  4. "Passive Resistance"
  5. "Sounds Like Chains"
  6. "Life Gets Better"
  7. "A Miracle a Minute"
  8. "Beyond a Joke"
  9. "Last Couple on the Dance Floor"
  10. "Anniversary"
  11. "(Too Late) The Smart Bomb"

Charts

Personnel

References

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