Doug Stone (album)
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Doug Stone is the debut album of American
country music singer Doug Stone, released in 1990. It features the singles "I'd Be Better Off (In a Pine Box)", "Fourteen Minutes Old", "In a Different Light", and "These Lips Don't Know How to Say Goodbye", all of which charted in the Top Ten on the Billboard
country charts. "In a Different Light" was Stone's first Number One on that chart.
The track "High Weeds and Rust" was later recorded by David Lee Murphy
on his debut album Out with a Bang
.
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country music singer Doug Stone, released in 1990. It features the singles "I'd Be Better Off (In a Pine Box)", "Fourteen Minutes Old", "In a Different Light", and "These Lips Don't Know How to Say Goodbye", all of which charted in the Top Ten on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
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country charts. "In a Different Light" was Stone's first Number One on that chart.
The track "High Weeds and Rust" was later recorded by David Lee Murphy
David Lee Murphy
David Lee Murphy is an American country music artist. Signed to MCA Nashville Records in 1994, Murphy made his first appearance on the Billboard country charts that year with "Just Once", a song from the soundtrack to the 1994 film 8 Seconds. A year later, Murphy's debut album Out with a Bang was...
on his debut album Out with a Bang
Out with a Bang
Out with a Bang is the debut album of American country music artist David Lee Murphy. It features the hit single "Dust on the Bottle", which reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks in late 1995. The track "High Weeds and Rust" was previously recorded by Doug Stone on his...
.
Track listing
- "I'd Be Better Off (In a Pine Box)I'd Be Better Off (In a Pine Box)"I'd Be Better Off " is the title of a song co-written by Johnny MacRae and Steve Clark. It was the debut single of American country music artist Doug Stone from his self titled debut album. It peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and #5 on The Canadian RPM Tracks chart...
" (Johnny MacRae, Steve Clark) - 3:22 - "Fourteen Minutes OldFourteen Minutes Old"Fourteen Minutes Old" is the title of a song co-written by A.L. Owens and Dennis Knutson. It was the second single released by American country music artist Doug Stone from his 1990 self titled debut album...
" (A.L. "Doodle" Owens, Dennis Knutson) - 2:55 - "In a Different LightIn a Different Light (song)"In a Different Light" is a song recorded by country music artist Doug Stone. It was released in February 1991 as the fourth and final single from his 1990 debut album...
" (Bucky Jones, Dickey LeeDickey LeeRoyden Dickey Lipscomb , known professionally as Dickey Lee , is an American pop/country singer and songwriter, best known for the 1960s teenage tragedy songs "Patches" and "Laurie ."-Career:Lee made his first recordings in his hometown of Memphis for Tampa...
, Bob McDillBob McDillRobert Lee "Bob" McDill is an American country music songwriter. Active from the 1960s until 2000, he has written several songs for country music artists, including more than thirty Number One hits...
) - 3:28 - "Turn This Thing Around" (Gary Harrison, Gene Nelson) - 2:31
- "Crying on Your Shoulder Again" (Larry BooneLarry BooneLarry Eugene Boone is an American country music artist. Between 1985 and 1993, Boone recorded five major label studio albums, in addition to charting several singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts. His highest-charting single, "Don't Give Candy to a Stranger", reached #10 in 1988...
, Paul Nelson) - 3:28 - "These Lips Don't Know How to Say GoodbyeThese Lips Don't Know How to Say Goodbye"These Lips Don't Know How to Say Goodbye" is the title of a song written by Harlan Howard and recorded by American country music artist Doug Stone. Released in October 1990, it was the third single from the album Doug Stone. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks...
" (Harlan HowardHarlan HowardHarlan Perry Howard was a prolific American songwriter, principally in country music. In a career spanning six decades, Howard wrote a large number of popular and enduring songs, recorded by a variety of different artists...
) - 3:30 - "We Always Agree on Love" (Doug Johnson) - 2:35
- "My Hat's Off to Him" (Randy BoudreauxRandy BoudreauxRandy Boudreaux is a producer and songwriter of country music.-Early life:Boudreaux grew up in Southern, Louisiana and early in his career, performed in honky tonks all over Louisiana and the south...
) - 3:47 - "It's a Good Thing I Don't Love You Anymore" (Keith PalmerKeith Palmer (singer)Keith Palmer was an American country music artist. In 1991, Palmer released an album for Epic Records which produced two singles: "Don't Throw Me in the Briarpatch" and "Forgotten but Not Gone," both of which entered the Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts...
) - 3:06 - "High Weeds and Rust" (David Lee MurphyDavid Lee MurphyDavid Lee Murphy is an American country music artist. Signed to MCA Nashville Records in 1994, Murphy made his first appearance on the Billboard country charts that year with "Just Once", a song from the soundtrack to the 1994 film 8 Seconds. A year later, Murphy's debut album Out with a Bang was...
) - 2:57
Personnel
- Bobby All – acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
- Paul FranklinPaul Franklin (musician)Paul Franklin is an American multi-instrumentalist, known mainly for his work as a steel guitarist. He began his career in the 1970s as a member of Barbara Mandrell's road band; in addition he toured with Mel Tillis and Jerry Reed. He has since become a prolific session musician in Nashville,...
– steel guitarSteel guitarSteel guitar is a type of guitar or the method of playing the instrument. Developed in Hawaii in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a steel guitar is usually positioned horizontally; strings are plucked with one hand, while the other hand changes the pitch of one or more strings with the use...
, DobroDobroDobro is a registered trademark, now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation and used for a particular design of resonator guitar.The name has a long and involved history, interwoven with that of the resonator guitar... - Owen Hale – drums
- Kirk "Jellyroll" Johnson – harmonicaHarmonicaThe harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
- Michael Jones – background vocals on all tracks
- Mac McAnallyMac McAnallyLyman Corbitt "Mac" McAnally, Jr. is an American country music singer-songwriter, session musician and record producer. In his career, he has recorded ten studio albums and eight singles. Two of his singles were hits on the Billboard Hot 100, and six more on the Hot Country Songs charts...
– acoustic guitar - Mark Morris – percussion
- Steve Nathan – keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Mark O'ConnorMark O'ConnorMark 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...
– fiddleFiddleThe term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
, mandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single... - Brent Rowan – electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Willie WeeksWillie WeeksWillie Weeks is an American bass guitarist. He has gained fame performing with famous musicians in a wide variety of genres. He has been one of the most in-demand session musicians throughout his career. Weeks has also gained notoriety touring with many of rock's heavyweights throughout his career...
– bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Dennis Wilson – additional background vocals on "I'd Be Better Off (In a Pine Box)"
Chart performance
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 12 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 97 |