Sweethearts of the Rodeo (album)

Sweethearts of the Rodeo is the debut studio album by American country music duo Sweethearts of the Rodeo. Five of the tracks would rise into the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. "Midnight Girl/Sunset Town" and "Chains of Gold" both achieved a #4 rating, while "Since I Found You" made it to #7, "Gotta Get Away" to #10, and a cover of "Hey Doll Baby", made famous by The Everly Brothers, was at #21.

Sweethearts of the Rodeo
Studio album by
Released1986
StudioThe Bennett House, Franklin, TN Bayside Recording Studio, Nashville, TN
GenreCountry
Length23:43
LabelColumbia
ProducerSteve Buckingham, Hank DeVito
Sweethearts of the Rodeo chronology
Sweethearts of the Rodeo
(1986)
One Time, One Night
(1988)
Singles from Sweethearts of the Rodeo
  1. "Since I Found You"
    Released: July 26, 1986
  2. "Midnight Girl/Sunset Town"
    Released: November 29, 1986
  3. "Chains of Gold"
    Released: April 4, 1987
  4. "Gotta Get Away"
    Released: September 12, 1987

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [1]

In his Allmusic review, critic Mark Humphrey called the album "good vocal harmony on contemporary, rock-tinged country."[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Midnight Girl/Sunset Town"Don Schlitz3:03
2."Hey Doll Baby"Titus Turner2:30
3."Since I Found You"Radney Foster, Bill Lloyd2:45
4."Gotta Get Away"Janis Oliver3:00
5."Chains of Gold"Paul Kennerley2:53
6."Chosen Few"John Hall, Schlitz3:09
7."Everywhere "I Turn"Oliver, Michael G. Joyce3:08
8."I Can't Resist"Hank DeVito, Rodney Crowell2:45

Personnel

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Chart performance

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Chart (1986) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 8

References

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  1. ^ a b Humphrey, Mark. "Sweethearts of the Rodeo > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 9, 2017.