Carolina County Ball

Carolina County Ball
Studio album by Elf
Released	April 1974
Recorded	January–March 1974
Genre	Hard rock Blues-rock Boogie rock Jazz rock
Length	37:14
Label	Purple TPS 3506 (UK) MGM
Producer	Roger Glover
Elf chronology
Elf (1972)Elf1972 Carolina County Ball (1974) Trying to Burn the Sun (1975)Trying to Burn the Sun1975

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Carolina County Ball was the second 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.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Dio and Soule.. 

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

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

Personnel

• Ronnie James Dio: Lead Vocals
• Steve Edwards: Guitar
• Mickey Lee Soule: Keyboards
• Craig Gruber: Bass
• Gary Driscoll: Drums
• Helen Chappell, Liza Strike, & Barry St. John: Backing Vocals
• String Arrangements by Roger Glover
• Strings by Mountain Fjord, M.D., & Martyn Ford
• Ray Swinfield: Clarinet
• Chris Pyne: Trombone
• Henry Lowther: Trumpet
• The Manor Chorus: Vocals on "Blanche"
• Recorded at The Manor Studio
• Simon Heyworth: Recording Engineer
• Mixed at Kingsway Recorders
• Lou (Conway) Austin: Recording Engineer
• Colin Hart, Raymond Da'Rio: Equipment
• Roger Glover: Producer
• Fin Costello: Photographer

References

• 'Carolina County Ball' tour dates