Rattlesnake Annie (album)

Rattlesnake Annie is a self-titled studio album by American singer and songwriter Rattlesnake Annie, released in 1987 on the CBS label. It reached #49 in the US country charts. Two singles were released from the album, "Callin' Your Bluff" which reached #79 in the US and #51 in the Canadian country charts, and "Somewhere South of Macon" which also reached #79 in the US country charts. The West German branch of Greenpeace adopted her song, "Goodbye to a River", as their anthem.

Rattlesnake Annie
Studio album by
Released1987
GenreCountry
LabelColumbia Records
ProducerBuddy Blackmon & Rattlesnake Annie
Rattlesnake Annie chronology
Indian Dream Rattlesnake Annie
(1987)
Rattlesnake Annie and the Last Cowboy
(1995)

There were two other versions released in Europe in 1983 and 1988 on the Czechoslovakian Supraphon label.[1] When she went to Europe she recorded an LP in Czechoslovakia, appeared on East German TV, was voted #1 female country star in Scotland and was filmed by a Swiss/French crew for The Other Side of Nashville, a MGM/UA documentary. By the time she returned to the US, she was a full-blown European country star.[2]

Track listing edit

Side 1
  1. "Funky Country Livin’" (Lonnie Mack) – 3:46
  2. "Sixteen Tons" (M. Travis) – 2:43
  3. "Country Music Hall of Pain" Rattlesnake Annie – 3:22
  4. "Somewhere South of Macon" (J. Rushing/M. Chapman) – 2:46
  5. "Goodbye to a River" (Rattlesnake Annie) – 3:41
Side 2
  1. "Outskirts of Town" (Lonnie Mack) – 2:40
  2. "Callin’ Your Bluff" (Lonnie Mack/M. D. Barnes) – 2:25
  3. "Long Black Limousine" (V. Stovall/B. George) – 3:36
  4. "Been Waiting That Long" (Lonnie Mack) – 3:25
  5. "Lonesome On’ry and Mean" (Steve Young) – 3:24[2]

Musicians edit

Backing vocals edit

  • Carol Anderson
  • Mary Beth Anderson
  • Billy Smith
  • Terry Smith
  • Lonnie Mack
  • Rattlesnake Annie
  • Buddy Greene
  • Willie Nelson[2]

Production edit

  • Producers: Rattlesnake Annie & Buddy Blackmon
  • Recorded at: Pedernales Recording Studios, Chips Moman’s Recording Studios, The Sound Shop, Tree Studios and Reflections Studios
  • Recording Engineers: Pat MacMakin, Larry Greenhill, David Cherry, Bobby Arnold and Gene Lawson
  • Mastered by: Denny Purcell at Georgetown Masters
  • Album Art Direction: Bill Johnson
  • Album Photography: McGuire[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Rattlesnake Annie". Discogs.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Original album sleeve notes