Let There Be Country is the seventh studio album by country singer Marty Stuart, released in 1992, though it was technically the fourth album he recorded, cut between Marty Stuart and Hillbilly Rock.

Let There Be Country
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1992
Recorded1987
GenreCountry
LabelColumbia
Producer
Marty Stuart chronology
This One's Gonna Hurt You
(1992)
Let There Be Country
(1992)
Love and Luck
(1994)

Let There Be Country was recorded in 1987,[2][3][4] but Columbia Records refused to release it. When Stuart later gained a larger following and became increasingly popular after the releases of Hillbilly Rock and Tempted under MCA Records, Columbia then saw fit to release this album in 1992.

The track "I'll Love You Forever (If I Want To)" was later recorded as "Don't Tell Me What to Do" by Pam Tillis on her 1991 album Put Yourself in My Place.[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let There Be Country"Marty Stuart2:59
2."Mirrors Don't Lie"Merle Haggard3:20
3."Matches"Keith Stegall, Charlie Craig2:58
4."Last Train Done Gone Down"Peter Rowan3:09
5."Be Careful Who You Love (Arthur's Song)"Harlan Howard4:14
6."Old Hat"Marty Stuart2:32
7."Get Down on Your Knees And Pray"Bill Monroe3:51
8."I'm a One-Woman Man"Tillman Franks, Johnny Horton2:16
9."Stone Blind"Max D. Barnes3:28
10."I'll Love You Forever (If I Want To)"Harlan Howard, Max D. Barnes3:10

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "MARTY STUART REPRISES "MATCHES," ORIGINALLY RECORDED FOR HIS 1987 ALBUM LET THERE BE COUNTRY, FOR SONGS I SING IN THE DARK". September 28, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "Let There Be Country - Album Reviews". Marty Stuart Fan Page. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "Marty Stuart - Let There Be Country". No Depression. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  4. ^ "MARTY STUART REPRISES "MATCHES," ORIGINALLY RECORDED FOR HIS 1987 ALBUM LET THERE BE COUNTRY, FOR SONGS I SING IN THE DARK". September 28, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  5. ^ "No title". The Journal of Country Music. 15–16. 1992.