Horses

Horses opens with Smith's version of "Gloria" (5:54, with Van Morrison's chorus) and has the nine-minute "Birdland" and "Land" among its eight tracks. Mastering was by Bob Ludwig and Bernie Kirsh, with Frank D'Augusta assisting. Lanier and Verlaine had a falling-out in the last session, on September 18. The single "Gloria" came out in April 1976 with a live "My Generation" on the B-side; the album reached 47 on the Billboard 200 over 17 weeks, 18 in the Netherlands, 52 in Canada and 80 in Australia.

Rolling Stone's John Rockwell called it wonderful because it recognizes the overwhelming importance of words, Christgau said it gets the minimalist fury of her band and the revolutionary dimension of her singing just fine, Sounds called it the record of the year and NME an album in a thousand, while Melody Maker's Steve Lake called the amateurism completely contrived. A 2005 edition adds a live disc, Horses/Horses.