Carolina County Ball

Carolina County Ball is the second studio album by the rock band Elf, released as an LP in 1974 on the MGM label. It was released in the United States and Japan as L.A.59. The album is the first to feature Craig Gruber on bass.

Carolina County Ball
Studio album by Elf
Released	April 1974 (UK)
Recorded	January–February 1974[1]
Studio	The Manor Studio
Genre	Blues rock hard rock boogie rock
Length	37:14
Label	Purple TPS 3506 (UK) MGM
Producer	Roger Glover
Elf chronology
Elf (1972) Carolina County Ball (1974) Trying to Burn the Sun (1975)

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Review scores
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Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Carolina County Ball"	4:46
2.	"L.A. 59"	4:21
3.	"Ain't It All Amusing"	5:01
4.	"Happy"	5:28
5.	"Annie New Orleans"	3:01
6.	"Rocking Chair Rock 'n' Roll Blues"	5:36
7.	"Rainbow"	4:00
8.	"Do the Same Thing"	3:10
9.	"Blanche"	2:31

All tracks are written by Dio and Soule

On some of the European releases of "Carolina County Ball", the first song is listed as "Carolina Country Ball" making this album something of a collector's item.

Personnel

Elf

• Ronnie James Dio - lead vocals
• Steve Edwards - lead guitar
• Micky Lee Soule - keyboards, rhythm guitar
• Craig Gruber - bass
• Gary Driscoll - drums

Additional musicians

• Helen Chappell, Liza Strike, & Barry St. John - backing vocals
• The Manor Chorus - vocals on "Blanche"
• Roger Glover - string arrangements, production
• Mountain Fjord, M.D., & Martyn Ford - strings
• Ray Swinfield - clarinet
• Chris Pyne - trombone
• Henry Lowther - trumpet

Production staff

• Lou (Conway) Austin, Simon Heyworth - recording engineers
• Colin Hart, Raymond Da'Rio - equipment
• Mixed at Kingsway Recorders
• Fin Costello - photography

References

1. Dio, Ronnie James (2021). Rainbow in the Dark (2nd ed.). Constable. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-47213-514-8.

External links

• 'Carolina County Ball' tour dates