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| studio = [[Record Plant Studios]], [[New York, New York|New York City]]
| genre = [[Punk rock]], [[hard rock]]<ref name="allmusic"/>
| length = 41:15 <small> (original)</small><br /> 48:10 <small> (1996 reissue)</small>
| label = [[Arista Records|Arista]]
| producer = [[Jack Douglas (record producer)|Jack Douglas]]
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The title track of the album is one of Smith's most notorious songs, almost legendary for appearing to be "10 minutes of noise". Critics often described live renditions of the song as negative moments of Smith's concerts. Patti herself spoke highly of the track and of how the lyrics refer to [[Arthur Rimbaud]]'s dying wishes. Arguments both for and against the song have been advanced by critics, fans and music listeners over whether the song truly is an example of the Patti Smith Group's boundary-pushing or merely self-indulgence. Critics in negative reviews cited that Douglas' production placed more emphasis on creating a heavy sound through numerous guitar parts which smothered Smith's vocals<ref>{{cite web |title=rollingstone.com |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/pattismith/albums/album/227777/review/5941548/radio_ethiopia }}</ref> and, at times, lamented that all of the album's songs were originals of the group (Smith co-wrote much of the album with bassist Ivan Kral, the band member keenest for commercial success <ref>{{cite book |last=Paytress |first=Mark |title=Break It Up: Patti Smith's Horses and the remaking of Rock 'n' Roll |series=[[Record Collector]] |year=2006 |publisher=Portrait |isbn=0-7499-5107-9 |ref=https://books.google.com/books?id=hjbBAAAACAAJ |page=260}}</ref>). "Ain't It Strange" and "Distant Fingers", the latter co-written with Smith's long-time boyfriend [[Allen Lanier]], had both been staples of the Group's concerts long before the recording of ''Horses''.
The album's cover photograph is by Judy Linn, the back of the album features a photo by [[Lynn Goldsmith]]. The album was dedicated to [[Arthur Rimbaud]] and [[Constantin Brâncuși]]. The back cover of the album bears the legend: "Free [[Wayne Kramer (guitarist)|Wayne Kramer]]", who at the time was incarcerated in [[Kentucky]] following his conviction for dealing cocaine. "[[Pissing in a River]]" was released as a single the same year. It was also featured in the 1980 movie ''[[Times Square (1980 film)|Times Square]]''.
In 2001, the album listed in ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'''s "Ultimate CD Buyers Guide".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://acclaimedmusic.net/Current/A2625.htm |title=Best of All-time Lists |accessdate=2008-02-29 |publisher=[[Acclaimed Music]]}}</ref>
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