"Carry Me Carrie" | ||||
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Single by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show | ||||
from the album Sloppy Seconds | ||||
B-side | "I Call That True Love" | |||
Released | 22 September 1972 | |||
Genre | Country rock | |||
Length | 4:18 | |||
Label | Columbia Records, CBS Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Shel Silverstein | |||
Producer(s) | Ron Haffkine | |||
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show singles chronology | ||||
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"Carry Me, Carrie" is the third single by American country rock band Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, released in 1972. [1] It appeared on the group's second album, Sloppy Seconds. [2]
Record World said that " Shel Silverstein provides the material, a driving rhythm item that presents the other side of the ' Lean On Me' idea." [3]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Carry Me Carrie" | Shel Silverstein | 4:18 |
2. | "I Call That True Love" | Shel Silverstein | 2:59 |
Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 | 71 |
US Cash Box Top 100 | 74 |
Canada RPM Top Singles | 82 |
Netherlands | 21 |
Germany | 29 |