Burnin' the Roadhouse Down is the thirteenth studio album by American country music artist Steve Wariner, released on April 21, 1998. It was the first of three albums that he recorded for Capitol Nashville after having been dropped from Arista Records' roster in 1996. It was the second album of Wariner's career to achieve RIAA gold certification for U.S. sales of 500,000 copies, and it produced four Top 40 hit singles for Wariner on the Billboard country charts.
| Burnin' the Roadhouse Down | ||||
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| Released | April 21, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997-8 at Masterfonics, The Tracking Room, Big Javelina, And Loud Studio, Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 43:50 | |||
| Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
| Producer | Steve Wariner (tracks 1-11) Anita Cochran, Jim Ed Norman (track 12) | |||
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History edit
Despite having not charted a Top 40 country single since 1994, Steve Wariner had been finding success in the late 1990s as a songwriter, including the Number One hits "Longneck Bottle" for Garth Brooks and "Nothin' but the Taillights" for Clint Black, as well as Bryan White's Top 20 country hit "One Small Miracle".[2] The success of the songs that he had written led to Wariner's signing with Capitol Records Nashville in late 1997. He also sang duet vocals on Anita Cochran's late 1997-early 1998 Number One hit "What If I Said". "Longneck Bottle", "Nothin' but the Taillights", "One Small Miracle", and this song were sometimes played on radio in dedicated "Steve Wariner blocks".[2]
"What If I Said" was the second single from Cochran's debut album Back to You, released on Warner Bros. Records shortly before Burnin' the Roadhouse Down was issued. This song was not only Cochran's only Number One country hit, but also her only Top 40 country hit, and Wariner's first Number One since 1989's "I Got Dreams". This duet is also included on this album as a bonus track.
Four of Wariner's own singles were released from this album after "What If I Said" peaked, starting with the ballad "Holes in the Floor of Heaven", which peaked at number 2 on the country charts. Following it was "Road Trippin'" at number 55, the title track (a duet with Garth Brooks) at number 26, and "Every Little Whisper" at number 36. Also included on this album is a song entitled "Love Me Like You Love Me", which Clay Walker previously recorded on his 1995 album Hypnotize the Moon.
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Burnin' the Roadhouse Down" (duet with Garth Brooks) | Rick Carnes, Steve Wariner | 2:07 |
| 2. | "Holes in the Floor of Heaven" | Billy Kirsch, Wariner | 4:47 |
| 3. | "Every Little Whisper" | Kirsch, Wariner | 3:02 |
| 4. | "A Six Pack Ago" | Jim Rushing, Wariner | 3:40 |
| 5. | "Road Trippin'" | Marcus Hummon, Wariner | 3:32 |
| 6. | "Love Me Like You Love Me" | Bill LaBounty, Wariner | 4:06 |
| 7. | "Smoke from an Old Flame"" | Jim Weatherly, Wariner | 3:30 |
| 8. | "I Don't Know How to Fix It" | Bill Anderson, Wariner | 3:49 |
| 9. | "Big Ol' Empty House" | Mac McAnally, Wariner | 3:26 |
| 10. | "Closer I Get to You" | Keith Sewell, Wariner | 3:17 |
| 11. | "Big Tops" | Hummon, Wariner | 3:29 |
| 12. | "What If I Said" (duet with Anita Cochran) | Anita Cochran | 4:52 |
Personnel edit
As listed in liner notes.[3]
- Garth Brooks – vocals on "Burnin' the Roadhouse Down"
- Anita Cochran – vocals on "What If I Said"
- Bill Cuomo – synthesizer
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle
- Buddy Emmons – steel guitar
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Ron Gannaway – drums
- John Gardner – drums
- Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
- Hoot Hester – fiddle, mandolin
- John Barlow Jarvis – piano, keyboards
- Paul Leim – drums
- Woody Lingle – bass guitar
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Steve Nathan – piano, Hammond B-3 organ
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
- Harry Stinson – background vocals
- Steve Wariner – lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Dobro
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
- Trisha Yearwood – background vocals
- Reggie Young – electric guitar
- Andrea Zonn – background vocals
Strings performed by the Nashville String Machine; conducted by Carl Gorodetzky and arranged by Bergen White.
Chart performance edit
Weekly charts edit
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Year-end charts edit
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References edit
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ a b Pond, Neil (November 1998). "Suddenly Steve: After a dry spell, Steve Wariner is back… in a big way". Country America: 74–79.
- ^ Burnin' the Roadhouse Down (CD). Steve Wariner. Nashville, Tennessee: Capitol Records Nashville. 1998. 94482.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Steve Wariner Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ "Steve Wariner Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2020.