Burnin' Up the Road is the debut album of American

United States

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 country music

Country music

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 band McBride & the Ride

McBride & the Ride

McBride & the Ride was an American country music band initially composed of Terry McBride , Ray Herndon and Billy Thomas . The group was founded in 1989 through the assistance of record producer Tony Brown...

. Released in 1991 on MCA Records

MCA Records

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, it was produced by Tony Brown

Tony Brown (record producer)

Tony Brown is an American country music record producer.He was born in Greensboro, North Carolina.Brown played piano for Elvis Presley. He toured with the TCB Band for much of Presley's final two years and was a part of the 1976 "Jungle Room" recording sessions at Graceland...

 and Steve Fishell. The lead-off single, "Felicia", peaked at #74 on the RPM

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country charts in Canada but did not chart in the US. Following this song was "Every Step of the Way" which failed to chart. The third and fourth singles, "Can I Count on You" and "Same Ol' Star", peaked at #15 and #28 respectively on the Billboard

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country charts in the US. "Can I Count on You" was also made into the band's first music video

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.

Track listing

All songs composed by Bill Carter, Ruth Ellsworth and Terry McBride

Terry McBride (musician)

Terry McBride is an American country music artist. Between 1989 and 1994, and again from 2000 to 2002, McBride was the lead vocalist and bass guitarist in the band McBride & the Ride, a country music group which recorded six studio albums and charted more than ten singles on the Billboard Hot...

 except where noted.

1. "Ain't No Big Deal" – 2:49
2. "Felicia" – 3:12
3. "Same Ol' Star" (Carter, Ellsworth, McBride, Gary Nicholson) – 3:34
4. "Every Step of the Way" – 3:07
5. "Chains of Memory" – 3:33
6. "Stone Country" (Robert Byrne, Tom Brasfield) – 3:40
7. "Can I Count on You
   Can I Count on You
   "Can I Count on You" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group McBride & the Ride. It was released in 1991 as the third single from the album Burnin' Up the Road. The song reached number 15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number 9 on the...
   
   " – 3:18
8. "Burnin' Up the Road" – 3:31
9. "Nobody's Fool" – 4:01
10. "Turn to Blue" (Rosie Flores
    Rosie Flores
    Rosie Flores is a rockabilly and country music artist of Mexican American heritage. Her music blends rockabilly, honky tonk, jazz, and Western swing along with traditional influences from her Tex-Mex heritage...
    
    , McBride) – 2:59

McBride & The Ride

• Terry McBride: Bass, Lead & Harmony Vocals
• Ray Herndon: Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Backing & Harmony Vocals
• Billy Thomas: Drums, Percussion, Backing & Harmony Vocals

Additional Musicians

• Steve Fishell: Steel Guitar
• Mark O'Connor
  Mark O'Connor
  Mark O'Connor is an American bluegrass, jazz, country and classical violinist fiddler, composer and music teacher. O'Connor's music is wide-ranging, critically acclaimed, and he has received numerous awards for both his playing and his composition...
  
  : Fiddle
• Steve Nathan: Keyboards, Piano
• Pete Wasner: Keyboards, Piano

Production

• Produced By Tony Brown & Steve Fishell
• Engineers: Chuck Ainlay
• Assistant Engineers: Tim Kish, Marty Williams
• Overdub Engineer & Mixing : Chuck Ainlay
• Digital Editing: Milan Bogdan
• Mastering: Glenn Meadows

Chart performance

Chart (1991)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	27
U.S. Billboard 200	180