Pirates of the Mississippi (album)

Pirates of the Mississippi is the debut studio album by the American country music band Pirates of the Mississippi. It was released in 1990 on Capitol Records Nashville and contains four singles: "Honky Tonk Blues" (a cover of the Hank Williams song), "Rollin' Home", "Feed Jake", and "Speak of the Devil". "Feed Jake" was the highest charting of these singles, reaching #15 on the Billboard country charts. All of the other singles except "Rollin' Home" reached Top 40 on the same chart.

Pirates of the Mississippi
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 10, 1990 (1990-07-10)
Recorded1988
GenreCountry
Length37:51
LabelCapitol Nashville
ProducerRich Alves
James Stroud
Pirates of the Mississippi chronology
Pirates of the Mississippi
(1990)
Walk the Plank
(1991)
Singles from Pirates of the Mississippi
  1. "Honky Tonk Blues"
    Released: June 1990
  2. "Rollin' Home"
    Released: 1990
  3. "Feed Jake"
    Released: February 25, 1991
  4. "Speak of the Devil"
    Released: 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic -[1]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Honky Tonk Blues"Hank Williams3:00
2."I Take My Comfort in You"Guy Clark, Wayland Holyfield3:34
3."Rollin' Home"Rich Alves, Bill McCorvey, Gary Harrison3:11
4."Speak of the Devil"Alves, McCorvey, Danny Mayo3:04
5."Feed Jake"Mayo4:00
6."Talkin' 'Bout Love"Alves, McCorvey, Larry Gottlieb4:17
7."Jolly Roger/Pirates of the Mississippi"Alves, McCorvey5:15
8."Down and Out in Birmingham"Alves, McCorvey3:57
9."Anything Goes"Mayo, McCorvey, Diana Rae4:09
10."Redneck Rock & Roll"Alves, Mayo, McCorvey3:24

Personnel edit

As listed in liner notes.[2]

Musicians
  • Rich Alves – guitar, Hammond organ, background vocals
  • John Kelton - strings on "Feed Jake"
  • Jimmy Lowe – drums, percussion
  • Bill McCorvey – guitar, lead vocals
  • Pat Severs – steel guitar, Dobro
  • Dean Townson – bass guitar, background vocals
Technical
  • Chuck Ainlay - mixing
  • Rich Alves - producer
  • John Kelton - recording
  • Glenn Meadows - mastering
  • Tom Perry - overdubs
  • James Stroud - producer

Charts edit

References edit

  1. ^ Allmusic - review
  2. ^ Pirates of the Mississippi (Media notes). Pirates of the Mississippi. Capitol Records Nashville. 1990. CDP 7 94389 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Pirates of the Mississippi, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "Pirates of the Mississippi, CLP". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2021.