Notorious is the second studio album by American country music band Confederate Railroad. It was released in 1994 by Atlantic Records Nashville. It peaked at #6 on the US country albums chart, and #13 on the Canadian country albums chart, and was certified platinum by the RIAA. "Summer In Dixie" became their first single to miss the top 40 in the United States.
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| Released | March 22, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 at Omnisound Studio, The Music Mill, Woodland Digital & Sound Stage[1] | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 37:59 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Barry Beckett | |||
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
"I Am Just a Rebel" was previously recorded by Billy Hill on their 1989 album of the same name, and later by Billy Hill member Dennis Robbins on his 1992 album Man with a Plan and was later recorded by Joy Lynn White on her 1994 album Wild Love. "Redneck Romeo" was originally recorded by The Forester Sisters on 1992's I Got a Date.
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Daddy Never Was the Cadillac Kind" | Dave Gibson, Bernie Nelson | 3:43 |
| 2. | "Summer in Dixie" | Gene Levine, John Robbin | 3:01 |
| 3. | "I Am Just a Rebel" | Bob DiPiero, John Scott Sherrill, Dennis Robbins | 3:49 |
| 4. | "Elvis and Andy" | Craig Wiseman | 3:30 |
| 5. | "Notorious" | Pat Terry | 4:09 |
| 6. | "Redneck Romeo" | Gibson, Wiseman | 3:36 |
| 7. | "Hunger Pains" | Rory Bourke, Bucky Jones, Ronny Scaife | 3:22 |
| 8. | "Roll the Dice" | Larry Boone, Paul Nelson | 4:27 |
| 9. | "Move Over Madonna" | Wiseman, Troy Seals | 3:28 |
| 10. | "Three Verses" | J. Fred Knobloch | 4:47 |
Personnel edit
As listed in liner notes[1]
Confederate Railroad edit
- Mark Dufresne - drums
- Michael Lamb - electric guitar, background vocals
- Chris McDaniel - keyboards, background vocals
- Gates Nichols - steel guitar, background vocals
- Wayne Secrest - bass guitar
- Danny Shirley - lead vocals
Additional musicians edit
- Eddie Bayers - drums
- Barry Beckett - keyboards
- Bruce Bouton - steel guitar, synthesizer
- Gary Burr - background vocals
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- "Cowboy" Eddie Long - steel guitar
- Phil Naish - keyboards
- Russ Pahl - dobro
- Suzi Ragsdale - background vocals
- Tom Roady - percussion
- Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
- Brent Rowan - electric guitar
- Harry Stinson - background vocals
- Billy Joe Walker, Jr. - acoustic guitar
- Hurshel Wiginton - background vocals
- Dennis Wilson - background vocals
- Curtis Young - background vocals
Charts edit
Weekly charts edit
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Year-end charts edit
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Singles edit
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | |
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| US Country | CAN Country | ||
| 1994 | "Daddy Never Was the Cadillac Kind" | 9 | 7 |
| "Elvis and Andy" | 20 | 8 | |
| "Summer in Dixie" | 55 | — | |
References edit
- ^ a b Notorious (CD). Confederate Railroad. Atlantic Records. 1994. 82505.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Confederate Railroad Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ "Confederate Railroad Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2021.