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Horses (1975) tracklisting:
01 | Gloria
02 | Redondo Beach
03 | Birdland
04 | Free Money
05 | Kimberly
06 | Break It Up
07 | Land
08 | Elegie

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I last heard this album eons ago. Thanks for calling it to my attention.

Kimberly
Gloria
Redondo Beach
Break it Up
Free Money
Elegie
Birdland
Land
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04 | Free Money
07 | Land
01 | Gloria
06 | Break It Up
03 | Birdland
05 | Kimberly
02 | Redondo Beach
08 | Elegie
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Great album! Probably the weirdest, most out-there album on my favorites list.

03 | Birdland
01 | Gloria
02 | Redondo Beach
04 | Free Money
06 | Break It Up
07 | Land
08 | Elegie
05 | Kimberly
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01 | Gloria: In Excelsis Deo / Gloria (Version)
04 | Free Money
07 | Land: Horses / Land of a Thousand Dances / La Mer (De)
08 | Elegie
05 | Kimberly
06 | Break It Up
03 | Birdland
02 | Redondo Beach
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05 | Kimberly
03 | Birdland
07 | Land: Horses / Land of a Thousand Dances / La Mer (De)
02 | Redondo Beach
01 | Gloria: In Excelsis Deo / Gloria (Version)
04 | Free Money
06 | Break It Up
08 | Elegie
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07 | Land
01 | Gloria
05 | Kimberly
03 | Birdland
04 | Free Money
02 | Redondo Beach
06 | Break It Up
08 | Elegie
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Awesome album.

1. Land: 10
2. Birdland: 10
3. Gloria: 9
4. Free Money: 9
5. Kimberly: 8
6. Elegie: 8
7. Break It Up: 7.5
8. Redondo Beach: 4
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1. Birdland
2. Gloria
3. Land
4. Free Money
5. Redondo Beach
6. Kimberly
7. Elegie
8. Break It Up

To me there is a huge gap between the top three songs, which are truly special, and the rest.
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I never quite got into this album enough to rank each track, but I always considered Free Money the obvious stand-out (although Gloria, with its audacious opening line, would be a good second).
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1. Gloria
2. Free Money
3. Birdland
4. Land
5. Elegie
6. Kimberly
7. Break It Up
8. Redondo Beach

Very, very high on my list this album. Don't know how high, since I don't have a list, but very, very high.
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1. Elegie
2. Break It Up
3. Free Money
4. Redondo Beach
5. Kimberly
6. Gloria
7. Birdland
8. Land
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01 | Gloria
07 | Land
04 | Free Money
02 | Redondo Beach
06 | Break It Up
05 | Kimberly
08 | Elegie
03 | Birdland
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I think I had never listened the full album and it was a mistake, I had an a priori on Patti Smith without any reason.
An excellent surprise.

Great:
01 | Gloria
04 | Free Money

Good:
06 | Break It Up
03 | Birdland
07 | Land
02 | Redondo Beach
08 | Elegie

OK:
05 | Kimberly
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"Horses" may very well be my least favorite album in the AM top 100. It does have a couple of personal favorite songs, but it also has a couple I really dislike (which, unfortunately, happen to be two of the most popular songs from the album).

04 | Free Money*
08 | Elegie*
05 | Kimberly
06 | Break It Up
07 | Land
02 | Redondo Beach
01 | Gloria
03 | Birdland

Personal favorites *
Overall album rating: 4.75
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01 | Gloria
02 | Land
03 | Free Money
04 | Kimberly
05 | Redondo Beach
06 | Break It Up
07 | Elegie
08 | Birdland
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06 | Break It Up
02 | Redondo Beach
03 | Birdland
05 | Kimberly
07 | Land
01 | Gloria
08 | Elegie
04 | Free Money
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01 | Gloria :mrgreen: :P

07 | Land

04 | Free Money
03 | Birdland

02 | Redondo Beach

06 | Break It Up
08 | Elegie

05 | Kimberly
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06| Break It Up
07| Land
02| Redondo Beach
08| Elegie
05| Kimberly
03| Birdland
01| Gloria
04| Free Money
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01 | Gloria
02 |Land
03 |Free Money
04 | Break It Up
05 | Kimberly
06 | Redondo Beach (severely underappreciated track)
07 | Birdland
08 | Elegie
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01 | Gloria
07 | Land
04 | Free Money
06 | Break It Up
02 | Redondo Beach
05 | Kimberly
08 | Elegie
03 | Birdland
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Hi,

I tend to be quite a “slow reactor” when I have to qualify records. Normally I need a lot of listenings to give a record 4 stars or more on my Rym.

I perfectly remember the first time I heard Horses. I was so impressed it immediately found a place among my favourite albums.

It was a long time since I last heard it, I don’t know exactly why, but recovering it was a real pleasure. Birdland & elegie are a bit below average in my opinion, but as a whole it makes an incredible album. One of the best I’ve ever heard.

01 | Gloria
07 | Land
02 | Redondo Beach
04 | Free Money
06 | Break It Up
05 | Kimberly
03 | Birdland
08 | Elegie

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