Pronto Monto is the third album by Kate & Anna McGarrigle, released in 1978.[2] The title is an approximate pronunciation of the French phrase "prends ton manteau", which means "take your coat".

Pronto Monto
Studio album by Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Released	1978 Warner BSK 3248
Recorded	1978
Studio	Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood; A&R Studios, New York City; Automated Sound Studios, New York; Redwing Studios, Tarzana, California
Genre	Folk
Length	39:15
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	David Nichtern
Kate & Anna McGarrigle chronology
Dancer with Bruised Knees (1977) Pronto Monto (1978) Entre Lajeunesse et la sagesse (1980)

Pronto Monto was produced with a pop polish in order to give it more radio airplay. However, the album did not meet sales expectations, and the sisters were dropped from Warner Bros. Records soon afterward.^{[citation needed]}

For a long time, this was the only McGarrigle sisters album that had never been released on CD, although "NaCl (Sodium Chloride)" would reappear on the Oddities album and "Pronto Monto" on their second French record Prends ton Manteau. In 2016 the album was finally released on CD by Omnivore Recordings.[3]

Track listing

1. "Oh My Heart" (Anna McGarrigle, Dane Lanken) – 3:07
2. "Side of Fries" (Kate McGarrigle, Philippe Tatartcheff) – 3:22
3. "Just Another Broken Heart" (David Nichtern) – 3:33
4. "NaCl (Sodium Chloride)" (Kate McGarrigle) – 2:28
5. "Pronto Monto (Prends ton manteau)" (Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Philippe Tatartcheff) – 2:51
6. "Stella by Artois" (Kate McGarrigle) – 3:53
7. "Bundle of Sorrow, Bundle of Joy" (Anna McGarrigle) – 4:04
8. "Come Back Baby" (Kate McGarrigle) – 3:18
9. "Tryin' to Get to You" (Charlie Singleton, Rose McCoy) – 2:39
10. "Fixture in the Park" (Anna McGarrigle) – 3:37
11. "Dead Weight" (Anna McGarrigle) – 2:27
12. "Cover Up My Head" (William Dumaresq, Galt MacDermot) – 2:53

Personnel

• Kate and Anna McGarrigle - vocals, piano, accordion, acoustic guitar
• David Spinozza, Jeff Mironov, Jerry Donahue, Scot Lang, David Nichtern, Richard Resnicoff – guitar
• Jon Sholle – electric steel guitar, F-hole guitar, acoustic guitar
• Tony Levin, Gordon Edwards, Freebo, Bob Glaub, Pat Donaldson – bass
• Michael Moore – double bass
• Ken "Disco Stu" Pearson – keyboards
• Steve Gadd, Bernard Purdie, Gary Mallaber, Grady Tate, Gary Mure – drums
• Susan Evans, George Devens, Victor Feldman – percussion
• Kenny Kosek – fiddle
• Chaim Tannenbaum – mandolin, harmonica, backing vocals
• David Woodford, Bryan Cumming – tenor saxophone
• George Young – clarinet
• David Campbell - string arrangements
• Howard Johnson - horn arrangements

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