You, Me and the Windshield

You, Me and the Windshield is the debut album of American country music singer Marcel. It was the only album he released for Mercury Nashville.

You, Me and the Windshield
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 13, 2003 (2003-05-13)[1]
GenreCountry
Length48:32
LabelMercury Nashville
Producer
Marcel chronology
You, Me and the Windshield
(2003)
Believin
(2009)

Content

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The album includes the single "Country Rock Star", which peaked at number 46 on the Hot Country Songs charts.[2] The album itself peaked at number 48 on Top Country Albums.[3] "Nothin' to Lose" was later recorded by Josh Gracin on his self-titled debut album; his version was released as a single and peaked at number 1 on the same chart in 2005.

Critical reception

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Jeffrey B. Remz of Country Standard Time gave a mostly-favorable review. His review praised Marcel's singing and the lyrics, saying that "Marcel also deserves credit for co-writing all 13 songs. No filler, all meat on them lyrically and musically, and he shows a sense of humor as well." although he was critical of the "bright and loud" production.[4] Matt Bjorke of About.com gave a favorable review, saying that it was "diverse and different than what is currently played on country radio."[5]

Track listing

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  1. "Country Rock Star" (Marcel, Kevin Savigar) — 3:39
  2. "Tennessee" (Marcel, James T. Slater) — 4:16
  3. "Annie Devine" (Marcel, Slater, Kent Blazy) — 4:10
  4. "Missing You" (Marcel, Craig Wiseman) — 3:22
  5. "The Working Day" (Marcel, Savigar) — 3:55
  6. "I Won't Hold You Down" (Marcel, Slater) — 4:11
  7. "Take It" (Marcel, Tim Mathews) — 3:36
  8. "Nothin' to Lose" (Marcel, Savigar) — 3:27
  9. "You, Me and the Windshield" (Marcel, Billy Decker) — 3:02
  10. "Shadow" (Marcel, Kevin Fisher, Fred Wilhelm) — 3:21
  11. "Holding On to Letting Go" (Marcel, Slater) — 4:20
  12. "Perfect Situation" (Marcel, Bobby Terry) — 3:15
  13. "This Old Diesel" (Marcel, Matt Rollings, Kevin Greenberg) — 3:49

Personnel

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Compiled from liner notes.[6]

Musicians

Technical

Chart performance

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Chart (2003) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 48

References

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  1. ^ "You, Me and the Windshield". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 256. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  3. ^ "Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  4. ^ Remz, Jeffrey B. "You, Me and the Windshield review". Country Standard Time. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  5. ^ Bjorke, Matt. "You, Me and the Windshield review". About.com. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  6. ^ You, Me and the Windshield (CD booklet). Marcel. Mercury Records Nashville. 2003. 088 170 303-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "Marcel Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.