''Pronto Monto'' is the third album by

Kate & Anna McGarrigle Kate McGarrigle (February 6, 1946 – January 18, 2010) and Anna McGarrigle (born December 4, 1944) were a duo of Canadian singer-songwriters (and sisters) from Quebec, who performed until Kate McGarrigle's death on January 18, 2010. Music ca ...

, released in 1978. The title is an approximate pronunciation of the French phrase "prends ton manteau", which means "take your coat". ''Pronto Monto'' was produced with a pop polish in order to give it more radio airplay. However, the album did not meet sales expectations, and the sisters were dropped from

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soon afterward. For a long time, this was the only McGarrigle sisters album that had never been released on CD, although "NaCl (Sodium Chloride)" would reappear on the ''Oddities'' album and "Pronto Monto" on their second French record ''Prends ton Manteau''. In 2016 the album was finally released on CD by

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Track listing

#"Oh My Heart" (Anna McGarrigle,

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) – 3:07 #"Side of Fries" (Kate McGarrigle,

Philippe Tatartcheff Philippe Tatartcheff (born in Geneva, Switzerland) is a Canadian poet and songwriter. He is best known as the lyricist who wrote French language songs recorded by folk duo Kate & Anna McGarrigle. Origins and early life Tatartcheff's family was or ...

) – 3:22 #"Just Another Broken Heart" (

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) – 3:33 #"NaCl (Sodium Chloride)" (Kate McGarrigle) – 2:28 #"Pronto Monto (Prends ton manteau)" (Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Philippe Tatartcheff) – 2:51 #"Stella by Artois" (Kate McGarrigle) – 3:53 #"Bundle of Sorrow, Bundle of Joy" (Anna McGarrigle) – 4:04 #"Come Back Baby" (Kate McGarrigle) – 3:18 #"Tryin' to Get to You" ( Charlie Singleton, Rose McCoy) – 2:39 #"Fixture in the Park" (Anna McGarrigle) – 3:37 #"Dead Weight" (Anna McGarrigle) – 2:27 #"Cover Up My Head" (

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) – 2:53

Personnel

* Kate and Anna McGarrigle - vocals, piano, accordion, acoustic guitar *

David Spinozza David Spinozza is an American guitarist and producer. He worked with former Beatles Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and John Lennon during the 1970s, and had a long collaboration with singer-songwriter James Taylor, producing Taylor's album ''Walking ...

, Jeff Mironov,

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, Scot Lang,

, Richard Resnicoff – guitar *Jon Sholle – electric steel guitar, F-hole guitar, acoustic guitar *

Tony Levin Anthony Frederick Levin (born June 6, 1946) is an American musician and composer, specializing in electric bass, Chapman Stick and upright bass. He also sings and plays synthesizer. Levin is best known for his work with King Crimson (since 198 ...

, Gordon Edwards,

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Bob Glaub Bob Glaub (born May 10, 1952)Hageman, William (April 29, 2005)."The aces of bass: Five giants of an overshadowed instrument", Knight Ridder Tribune News Service. is an American bass player and session musician. He has played with such artists an ...

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– bass *Michael Moore – double bass *Ken "Disco Stu" Pearson – keyboards *

Steve Gadd Stephen Kendall Gadd (born April 9, 1945) is an American drummer, percussionist, and session musician. Gadd is one of the best-known and highly regarded session and studio drummers in the industry, recognized by his induction into the ''Modern D ...

Bernard Purdie Bernard Lee "Pretty" Purdie (born June 11, 1939) is an American drummer, and an influential R&B, soul and funk musician. He is known for his precise musical time keeping and his signature use of triplets against a half-time backbeat: the "Purdie ...

Gary Mallaber Gary Mallaber (born October 11, 1946 in Buffalo) is a Los Angeles session drummer, percussionist and singer. He attended Lafayette High School, where he and Bobby Militello, along with other musicians, were mentored by saxophonist Sam Scam ...

Grady Tate Grady Tate (January 14, 1932 – October 8, 2017) was an American jazz and soul-jazz drummer and baritone vocalist. In addition to his work as sideman, Tate released many albums as leader and lent his voice to songs in the animated '' Schoolhou ...

, Gary Mure – drums * Susan Evans, George Devens,

Victor Feldman Victor Stanley Feldman (7 April 1934 – 12 May 1987) was an English jazz musician who played mainly piano, vibraphone, and percussion. He began performing professionally during childhood, eventually earning acclaim in the UK jazz scene as ...

– percussion *

Kenny Kosek Kenny Kosek (born 1949 in The Bronx, New York), is an American fiddler who plays bluegrass, country, klezmer, folk music and roots music. In addition to his solo career, he has performed with many other well-known performers and contributed to ...

– fiddle *

Chaim Tannenbaum Chaim Tannenbaum is a Canadian folk musician and academic. A longtime collaborator of Kate and Anna McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III, he released his own self-titled solo debut album in 2016,Ezra Glinter"Chaim Tannenbaum Steps Out" ''The Walrus ...

– mandolin, harmonica, backing vocals *David Woodford, Bryan Cumming – tenor saxophone *George Young – clarinet * David Campbell - string arrangements *Howard Johnson - horn arrangements

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