"Caroline" is a song from American alternative rock band Concrete Blonde, which was released in September 1990 as the third single from their third studio album Bloodletting. The song was written by Johnette Napolitano, and produced by Concrete Blonde and Chris Tsangarides. The song reached number 23 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
Critical reception Mike Boehm, writing for the Los Angeles Times, described "Caroline" as "a mysterious, gorgeously evocative song that recalls Fleetwood Mac's 'Rhiannon'." In a review of Bloodletting, Marc D. Allan of The Indianapolis Star wrote, "'Caroline' is a good example of the band's strengths. Napolitano's lush vocals, combined with Mankey's eerie guitar, create a subtle but powerful piece of pop." In a retrospective review, Ned Raggett of AllMusic described the song's lyrics as "addressing a departed friend".
Music video The song's music video was directed by Rupert Nadeau and produced by Liz Wartenberg. It achieved medium rotation on MTV.
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Personnel Credits are adapted from the US and European CD single liner notes and the Bloodletting CD album booklet.Caroline Johnette Napolitano – vocals, bass James Mankey – guitars Paul Thompson – drumsProduction' Concrete Blonde – producers ("Caroline", "Days and Days", "Little Wing") Chris Tsangarides – producer ("Caroline", "Days and Days") Earle Mankey, James Mankey – additional recording and mixing ("Caroline", "Days and Days") Chris Marshall – production assistance ("Caroline", "Days and Days") Rob Bingston – recording and mixing (live tracks only) John Golden – mastering
Charts Chart (1990–1991)Peakposition Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) 18US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)23US Cash Box Top 100 Singles84
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