Confederate Railroad (album)
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Confederate Railroad is the self-titled debut album of the American country music
band Confederate Railroad
. It peaked at #7 on the US country albums chart, and #19 on the Canadian country chart. It was certified 2×Multi-Platinum by the RIAA. Singlese released from the album include "She Took It Like a Man", "Jesus and Mama", "Queen of Memphis", "When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back", "Trashy Women" and "She Never Cried". "When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back" was previously a single in 1985 for Bill Anderson from his album Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
band Confederate Railroad
Confederate Railroad
Confederate Railroad is an American country rock band founded in 1987 in Marietta, Georgia by Danny Shirley , Michael Lamb , Mark Dufresne , Chris McDaniel , Warren "Gates" Nichols and Wayne Secrest...
. It peaked at #7 on the US country albums chart, and #19 on the Canadian country chart. It was certified 2×Multi-Platinum by the RIAA. Singlese released from the album include "She Took It Like a Man", "Jesus and Mama", "Queen of Memphis", "When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back", "Trashy Women" and "She Never Cried". "When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back" was previously a single in 1985 for Bill Anderson from his album Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.
Track listing
- "She Took It Like a Man" (Danny "Bear" Mayo, Paul Nelson, Karen Staley) – 2:47
- "Long Gone" (Pat Terry) – 3:48
- "Jesus and MamaJesus and Mama"Jesus and Mama" is the title of a song written by Danny "Bear" Mayo and James Dean Hicks, and recorded by the American country music band Confederate Railroad. It was the second single from the band's self-titled debut album...
" (Mayo, James Dean Hicks) – 3:23 - "Time Off for Bad Behavior" (Bobby Keel, Larry Latimaer) – 2:49
- "She Never Cried" (Mayo, Diana Rae, Freddy WellerFreddy WellerFreddy Weller is a United States country music singer-songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia. His recording career started in 1969, while he was playing guitar in the band Paul Revere & The Raiders....
) – 3:26 - "Black Label, White Lies" (Craig WisemanCraig WisemanCraig Michael Wiseman is an American country music songwriter. Active since the late 1980s as a songwriter, he has had his songs recorded by Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Kenny Chesney, LeAnn Rimes, and several other acts....
) – 3:27 - "When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go BackWhen You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back"When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back" is the title of a song written by Steve Clark and Johnny MacRae. It was first recorded by Sam Neely in 1983 for the MCA Records label.-Chart performance:-Bill Anderson version:...
" (Steve Clark, Johnny MacRae) – 4:12 - "Queen of MemphisQueen of Memphis"Queen of Memphis" is a song recorded by the country music band Confederate Railroad. It is the third single released from their 1992 self-titled debut album Confederate Railroad. It peaked at #2 the United States, and #3 in Canada. It is the band's highest-peaking single.-Chart positions:...
" (Dave Gibson, Kathy Louvin) – 3:20 - "You Don't Know What It's Like" (Don CookDon CookDon Kirby Cook is an American record producer and songwriter whose work is mainly in the field of country music. Artists who recorded Cook's material include Barbara Mandrell, John Conlee, Mark Collie, Wade Hayes and Brooks & Dunn...
, Chris WatersChris WatersChristopher Waters Dunn is an American country music singer and songwriter, known professionally as Chris Waters. The brother of singer Holly Dunn, Waters has co-written singles for other artists, including Number Ones for Tim McGraw and Cyndi Thomson.-Biography:Christopher Waters Dunn was born in...
) – 2:57 - "Trashy WomenTrashy Women"Trashy Women" is a song recorded by country music singer Jerry Jeff Walker in 1989 and later by the band Confederate Railroad. It was a #63 single on the U.S...
" (Chris Wall) – 3:14
Album
Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 7 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 53 |
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 3 |
Canadian RPM Country Albums | 19 |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart Positions | ||
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US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
CAN Country | ||
1992 | "She Took It Like a Man" | 37 | — | 41 |
"Jesus and Mama" | 4 | — | 14 | |
1993 | "Queen of Memphis Queen of Memphis "Queen of Memphis" is a song recorded by the country music band Confederate Railroad. It is the third single released from their 1992 self-titled debut album Confederate Railroad. It peaked at #2 the United States, and #3 in Canada. It is the band's highest-peaking single.-Chart positions:... " |
2 | — | 3 |
"When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back" | 14 | — | 18 | |
"Trashy Women Trashy Women "Trashy Women" is a song recorded by country music singer Jerry Jeff Walker in 1989 and later by the band Confederate Railroad. It was a #63 single on the U.S... " |
10 | 113 | 12 | |
1994 | "She Never Cried" | 27 | — | 28 |