| Caroline | |
| Cover: | Concrete Blonde Caroline 1990 single cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Concrete Blonde |
| Album: | Bloodletting |
| Released: | September 9, 1990 |
| Label: | I.R.S. |
| Producer: |
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| Prev Title: | Everybody Knows |
| Prev Year: | 1990 |
| Next Title: | Tomorrow, Wendy |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
"Caroline" is a song from American alternative rock band Concrete Blonde, which was released in 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.[1]
The song's music video was directed by Rupert Nadeau and produced by Liz Wartenberg.[2] It achieved medium rotation on MTV.[3]
Mike Boehm, writing for the Los Angeles Times, described "Caroline" as "a mysterious, gorgeously evocative song that recalls Fleetwood Mac's 'Rhiannon'."[4] 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."[5] In a retrospective review, Ned Raggett of AllMusic described the song's lyrics as "addressing a departed friend".[6]
Credits are adapted from the US and European CD single liner notes and the Bloodletting CD album booklet.[7]
Caroline
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| Chart (1990–1991) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[8] | 23 | |
| US Cash Box Top 100 Singles[9] | 84 |