Lee Roy Parnell is the self-titled debut album by American country music singer Lee Roy Parnell. It was released in 1990 via Arista Records. The album includes the singles "Crocodile Tears", "Oughta Be a Law" and "Family Tree". Although all three singles charted on the U.S. Billboard country charts, they all missed Top 40.[1] "Mexican Money" was also made into a music video.
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| Released | April 10, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1989–1990 | |||
| Studio | Omnisound Studio Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Barry Beckett | |||
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Brian Mansfield of Allmusic rated the album four stars out of five, praising Barry Beckett's production.[2]
Track listing
edit- "Oughta Be a Law" (Gary Nicholson, Dan Penn) – 4:18
- "Fifty-Fifty Love" (Nicholson, Lee Roy Parnell) – 4:26
- "Where Is My Baby Tonight" (Troy Seals, Graham Lyle) – 3:35
- "Crocodile Tears" (Parnell, Leroy Preston) – 4:02
- "Family Tree" (Steve Durocher, Jeannie Smith) – 3:06
- "Let's Pretend" (Parnell, Cris Moore) – 4:10
- "You're Taking Too Long" (Parnell, Nicholson, Rory Michael Bourke) – 5:14
- "Mexican Money" (Parnell, Moore) – 3:03
- "Down Deep" (Parnell, Nicholson, Bucky Jones) – 3:59
- "Red Hot" (Parnell, Moore) – 3:30
Personnel
editAs listed in liner notes.[3]
Musicians
edit- Barry Beckett – keyboards
- John Gardner – drums
- Jim Horn, Michael Haynes, Jack Hale, Quitman Dennis – horn section
- Bill Hullett – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Tim Loftin – bass guitar
- Joe McGlohon – saxophone
- Jonell Mosser – background vocals
- Lee Roy Parnell – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, lead vocals
- Harry Stinson – background vocals
- Bergen White – background vocals
- John Willis – acoustic guitar
- Dennis Wilson – background vocals
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
Production
edit- Barry Beckett – producer
- Scott Hendricks – mixing
- Denny Purcell – mastering
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 315. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ Mansfield, Brian. "Lee Roy Parnell review". Allmusic. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
- ^ Lee Roy Parnell (CD insert). Lee Roy Parnell. Arista Records. 1990. 8625.
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