Every Night's a Saturday Night

Every Night's a Saturday Night is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Lee Roy Parnell. It was released via Career Records, a sister label of Arista Nashville, on June 17, 1997. The album includes the singles "Lucky Me, Lucky You", "You Can't Get There from Here" and "All that Matters Anymore", which respectively reached #35, #39 and #50 on Billboard Hot Country Songs. Parnell produced the album with his band, The Hot Links.

Every Night's a Saturday Night
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 17, 1997 (1997-06-17)
GenreCountry
Length39:19
LabelCareer
ProducerLee Roy Parnell
The Hot Links
Lee Roy Parnell chronology
We All Get Lucky Sometimes
(1995)
Every Night's a Saturday Night
(1997)
Hits and Highways Ahead
(1999)
Singles from Every Night's a Saturday Night
  1. "Lucky Me, Lucky You"
    Released: April 19, 1997
  2. "You Can't Get There from Here"
    Released: August 16, 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Also included on this album are "Better Word for Love", originally recorded by NRBQ on their 1994 album Message for the Mess Age, and "Honky Tonk Night Time Man", originally recorded by Merle Haggard on 1974's Merle Haggard Presents His 30th Album.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lucky Me, Lucky You"Gary Nicholson, Lee Roy Parnell3:46
2."You Can't Get There from Here"Tony Arata3:47
3."One Foot in Front of the Other"Cris Moore, Parnell4:11
4."All That Matters Anymore"Nicholson, Parnell4:39
5."Every Night's a Saturday Night"Nicholson, Glen Clark2:50
6."Tender Touch"Parnell, Bob McDill3:33
7."Better Word for Love" (featuring Trisha Yearwood)Nicholson, Al Anderson3:27
8."Honky Tonk Night Time Man"Merle Haggard4:03
9."Baton Rouge"Guy Clark, J.C. Crowley2:46
10."Mama, Screw Your Wig On Tight""Parnell, Stephen Mackey, Kevin McKendree, James Pennebaker, Lynn Williams3:12

Personnel

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As listed in liner notes.[1]

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Additional musicians

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Background vocals

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Strings

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  • Carl Gorodetzky
  • Bob Mason
  • Pam Sixfin
  • Gary Vanosdale
  • Kris Wilkinson

Strings conducted and arranged by Carl Marsh.

Chart performance

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Chart (1997) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 53
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 41

References

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  1. ^ Every Night's a Saturday Night (CD booklet). Lee Roy Parnell. Career Records. 1997. 07822-18841-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)