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Sticks and Stones (Tracy Lawrence album)

Sticks and Stones is the debut studio album by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence. It was released on November 12, 1991 by Atlantic Records. It produced four singles: the title track, "Today's Lonely Fool", "Runnin' Behind", and "Somebody Paints the Wall", which peaked at #1, #3, #4, and #8, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts between 1991 and 1993.

Sticks and Stones
Studio album by
Tracy Lawrence
ReleasedNovember 12, 1991
RecordedMay 31, 1991
StudioEleven, Eleven Sound, Nashville, TN
GenreCountry
Length32:47
LabelAtlantic Records
ProducerJames Stroud
Tracy Lawrence chronology
Sticks and Stones
(1991) 		Alibis
(1993)
Singles from Sticks and Stones
  1. "Sticks and Stones"
    Released: November 1991
  2. "Today's Lonely Fool"
    Released: February 3, 1992
  3. "Runnin' Behind"
    Released: June 8, 1992
  4. "Somebody Paints the Wall"
    Released: September 28, 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment WeeklyA− [2]

The track "Paris, Tennessee" was later recorded by Dennis Robbins (one of the co-writers) on his 1992 album Man with a Plan and by Kenny Chesney on his 1995 album All I Need to Know. "Somebody Paints the Wall" was previously recorded by Josh Logan on his 1988 album of the same name, from which it was released as a single that year.

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Runnin' Behind"Mark D. Sanders, Ed Hill2:54
2."Sticks and Stones"Roger Dillon, Elbert West3:36
3."Somebody Paints the Wall"Tommy Smith, Charles Browder, Elroy Kahanek, Nelson Larkin3:18
4."Dancin' to Sweet 17"Tracy Lawrence3:17
5."Today's Lonely Fool"Kenny Beard, Stan Paul Davis3:50
6."Paris, Tennessee"Dennis Robbins, Bob DiPiero, John Scott Sherrill2:24
7."Froze Over"Lawrence, West3:31
8."Between Us"Tim Mensy, Tony Haselden3:32
9."April's Fool"Ralph Howard Jr., Wayne Davis, Bernie Faulkner, Keith Perry3:52
10."I Hope Heaven Has a Honky Tonk"Jim Carter, Sherri Stapleton2:36

Personnel edit

From Sticks and Stones liner notes.[3]

Musicians
  • Tracy Lawrence - lead vocals
  • Bruce Bouton - steel guitar, Dobro
  • Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar, harmonica
  • Liana Manis - background vocals
  • Brent Rowan - electric guitar
  • Milton Sledge - drums on all tracks except "Between Us"
  • Gary W. Smith - keyboards, piano, synthesizer
  • Joe Spivey - fiddle
  • James Stroud - drums on "Between Us"
  • Glenn Worf - bass guitar
  • Curtis Young - background vocals
Technical
  • Milan Bogdan - digital editing
  • Brian Hardin - mixing
  • Russ Martin - recording
  • Pat McMacon - recording, mixing
  • Glenn Meadows - mastering
  • Lynn Peterzell - recording
  • Billy Sherrill - recording
  • James Stroud - production

Chart performance edit

Chart (1991) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 10
U.S. Billboard 200 71
Canadian RPM Country Albums 7

References edit

  1. ^ Sticks and Stones at AllMusic
  2. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  3. ^ Sticks and Stones (CD insert). Tracy Lawrence. Atlantic Records. 1991. 7 82326-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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