Western Underground

Western Underground
Western Underground
Studio album by Chris LeDoux
Released	July 22, 1991
Studio	Masterfonics, Nashville, TN
Genre	Country
Length	32:10
Label	Liberty
Producer	Jimmy Bowen; Jerry Crutchfield
Chris LeDoux chronology

Western Underground is the title of the major label debut album released by American country music artist Chris LeDoux for Liberty Records. Overall, it is his 23rd album. Although it produced no top 40 singles, the single "This Cowboy's Hat" would be covered by LeDoux's son, Ned LeDoux and Chase Rice for the latter's album Lambs & Lions. "Workin' Man's Dollar" and "Riding for a Fall" were also released as singles. The album peaked at #36 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic -	^[1]

Content

"Settin' the Woods on Fire" was previously recorded by many artists including Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, and Little Richard. "Shot Full of Love" was originally recorded by Juice Newton from her 1981 album, Juice. Billy Ray Cyrus would record his own version in 1998. "Cadillac Cowboy" would later be covered by Jerry Jeff Walker, Heather Myles, and Glenn Erickson. Several of the songs on this album are re-recorded versions of songs from LeDoux's earlier albums. "Cadillac Cowboy" was originally featured on 1988's Ledoux and the Saddle Boogie Band while "This Cowboy's Hat" was first recorded in 1982 for his album Used to Want to Be a Cowboy.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"County Fair"	Chris LeDoux	2:58
2.	"Riding for a Fall"	LeDoux	3:29
3.	"Thank the Cowboy for the Ride"	Ed Bruce Paul Richey	3:26
4.	"Cadillac Cowboy"	Chuck Pyle	3:16
5.	"This Cowboy's Hat"	Jake Brooks	4:14
6.	"Shot Full of Love"	Bob McDill	3:08
7.	"The Last Drive-In"	John Grubb Kim Tribble	3:56
8.	"Yellow Brick Road Turns Blue"	Bernie Nelson Gary Vincent	2:34
9.	"Settin' the Woods on Fire"	Ed G. Nelson Fred Rose	2:22
10.	"Workin' Man's Dollar"	LeDoux	2:47
11.	"Homegrown Western Saturday Night" (bonus track)		4:45

Personnel

As listed in liner notes^[2]

Chris LeDoux - lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Mark Sissel - electric guitar
Gary Bodily - bass guitar
Bobby Jensen - piano, B-3 organ, synthesizer
K.W. Turnbow - drums

Additional musicians

Stuart Duncan - fiddle
Jimmy Mattingly - fiddle
Weldon Myrick - steel guitar
Wayland Patton - backing vocals
Brent Rowan - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
Curtis Young - backing vocals
Bill (CW) Johnson - fiddle, steel guitar, mandolin, rhythm guitar

Chart performance

Chart (1991)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	36
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	22

References

^ Allmusic - review
^ (CD). Chris LeDoux. Liberty Records. 1991. 123548. {{cite AV media notes}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[1] Allmusic - review

[2] (CD). Chris LeDoux. Liberty Records. 1991. 123548. {{cite AV media notes}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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