Against the Grain (Phoebe Snow album)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C+[2]
Smash Hits	6/10[3]

In a retrospective review for Allmusic, critic William Ruhlmann wrote of the album "The decision to add Barry Beckett as co-producer with Phil Ramone helped add an R&B depth and fervor, but Against the Grain was just a more impassioned effort than its predecessor."[1] Robert Christgau wrote of the album; "this time she dies on the non-originals... Paul McCartney's "Every Night" shows up the hooklessness of almost everything else."[2]

Songs written by Phoebe Snow, except where noted.

Side One

1. "Every Night" (Paul McCartney) – 3:31
2. "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" (Chips Moman, Dan Penn) – 4:08
3. "He's Not Just Another Man" (Clyde Wilson, Brian Holland) – 2:59
4. "Random Time" – 3:39
5. "In My Life" (Patti Austin) – 5:02

Side Two

1. "You Have Not Won" – 4:22
2. "Mama Don't Break Down" – 3:06
3. "Oh L.A." – 3:17
4. "The Married Men" (Maggie Roche) – 3:44
5. "Keep a Watch on the Shoreline" – 4:39

• Phoebe Snow – acoustic guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals
• Steve Burgh – electric guitar, slide guitar
• Steve Khan – 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, guitar solo
• Hugh McCracken – 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Jeff Mironov – electric guitar, guitar solo
• Warren Nichols – pedal steel guitar
• Barry Beckett – keyboards, acoustic piano, synthesizer
• Dave Grusin – keyboards
• Richard Tee – electric piano
• Will Lee – bass guitar
• Hugh MacDonald – bass guitar
• Doug Stegmeyer – bass guitar
• Liberty DeVitto – drums
• Rick Marotta – drums
• Ralph MacDonald – percussion
• Michael Brecker – saxophone, sax solo
• Jon Faddis – flugelhorn, flugelhorn solo
• Corky Hale – harp
• Margo Chapman – backing vocals
• Michael Gray – backing vocals
• Lani Groves – backing vocals
• Gwen Guthrie – backing vocals
• Linda LaPresti – backing vocals

• Producers – Phil Ramone and Barry Beckett