Editing Horses (album) (section)

===Promotion and sales===
[[File:Patti Smith Copenhagen 1976.jpg|alt=A photograph of Patti Smith performing|thumb|right|Smith performing in [[Copenhagen]], Denmark in 1976]]

On September 18, 1975, the same day that they finished recording ''Horses'', Smith and her band performed a promotional live concert at an Arista convention held at the [[New York City Center]], where they were personally introduced by Clive Davis.{{sfn|Thompson|2011|p=121}}{{sfn|Shaw|2008|p=138}} They previewed five songs from the album: "Birdland", "Redondo Beach", "Break It Up", "Land", and, as their encore, "Free Money".{{sfn|Shaw|2008|p=138}} [[Lisa Robinson]] reported afterward in ''[[NME]]'' that the "stupendous, truly exciting" performance was met with a highly ecstatic response from the Arista executives in attendance.{{sfn|Shaw|2008|p=138}}

''Horses'' was released on November 10, 1975.{{sfn|Thompson|2011|p=123}}<ref name="Grow">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/patti-smith-plans-horses-40th-anniversary-celebrations-for-2015-182526/ |title=Patti Smith Plans 'Horses' 40th Anniversary Celebrations for 2015 |magazine=Rolling Stone |location=New York |date=October 7, 2014 |access-date=April 21, 2021 |last=Grow |first=Kory}}</ref> Smith had originally requested for the album to be issued on October 20, the birthday of Arthur Rimbaud, but due to a shortage of [[phonograph record|vinyl]], the release date was postponed, in what Smith described as a "magical" coincidence, to November 10, the anniversary of Rimbaud's death.<ref name="Grow"/> Commercially, it performed respectably for a debut album,{{sfn|Shaw|2008|p=139}} despite receiving little radio airplay.{{sfn|Smith|2009|p=120}} In the United States, ''Horses'' peaked at number 47 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] album chart, remaining on the chart for 17 weeks.{{sfn|Shaw|2008|p=138}}<ref name="BB"/> The album also managed chart placings in Australia, where it reached number 80;{{sfn|Kent|1993|p=278}} Canada, where it reached number 52;<ref name="CAN"/> and the Netherlands, where it reached number 18.<ref name="NLD"/> To promote ''Horses'', Smith and her band toured the US and made their [[television broadcaster|network television]] debut performing on the [[NBC]] [[variety show]] ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'',{{sfn|Johnstone|2012|p=63}}{{sfn|Thompson|2011|p=130}} then traveled to Europe for an appearance on the [[BBC Two]] music show ''[[The Old Grey Whistle Test]]'' and a short tour.{{sfn|Johnstone|2012|p=67}} "Gloria" was released as a single in April 1976.{{sfn|Strong|1995|p=755}} Smith's cover of [[the Who]]'s "[[My Generation]]", performed live in Cleveland, served as the single's [[A-side and B-side|B-side]].{{sfn|Shaw|2008|p=145}}