In the Vicinity of the Heart
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In the Vicinity of the Heart is the sixth studio album by the American country music
band Shenandoah
. Their only studio album for Liberty Records
, it was released in November 1994 (see 1994 in country music
). The first single from the album, "Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart", features duet vocals from Alison Krauss
. This song was Krauss' first Top 40 country hit, peaking at #7 on the Billboard
country charts in 1995. Following it were "Darned If I Don't (Danged If I Do)" at #4, "Heaven Bound (I'm Ready)" at #24, and "Always Have, Always Will" at #40. "Heaven Bound (I'm Ready)" was previously recorded by the Oak Ridge Boys from their 1991 album "Unstoppable", "Every Fire" was later recorded by Jason Sellers
on his 1999 album A Matter of Time
and Restless Heart
on their 2004 album Still Restless
, "I Wouldn't Know" was recorded by Reba McEntire in 1998 for her album "If You See Him", while "She Could Care Less" was later recorded by Joe Nichols on his 1996 self-titled debut
.
Jim Ridley of New Country magazine gave the album two-and-a-half stars out of five. He highlighted "I Wouldn't Know" and the title track as standouts for their production and vocal performances, but thought that the song selection otherwise followed too closely to that of Under the Kudzu
and that the album did not seem to take any chances.
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 Shenandoah
Shenandoah (band)
Shenandoah is an American country music group founded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 1984 by Marty Raybon , Ralph Ezell , Stan Thorn , Jim Seales , and Mike McGuire...
. Their only studio album for Liberty Records
Liberty Records
Liberty Records was a United States-based record label. It was started by chairman Simon Waronker in 1955 with Al Bennett as president and Theodore Keep as chief engineer. It was reactivated in 2001 in the United Kingdom and had two previous revivals.-1950s:...
, it was released in November 1994 (see 1994 in country music
1994 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1994.-Events:* January 8 — Star, Mississippi, native Faith Hill hits paydirt with her first single release, "Wild One." The song spends four weeks atop the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, the...
). The first single from the album, "Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart", features duet vocals from Alison Krauss
Alison Krauss
Alison Maria Krauss is an American bluegrass-country singer, songwriter and fiddler. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in...
. This song was Krauss' first Top 40 country hit, peaking at #7 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
country charts in 1995. Following it were "Darned If I Don't (Danged If I Do)" at #4, "Heaven Bound (I'm Ready)" at #24, and "Always Have, Always Will" at #40. "Heaven Bound (I'm Ready)" was previously recorded by the Oak Ridge Boys from their 1991 album "Unstoppable", "Every Fire" was later recorded by Jason Sellers
Jason Sellers
Jason Sellers is an American country music artist. After several years of touring the United States in his family's band, Sellers joined the road band of Ricky Skaggs. By 1997, he was signed to a recording contract with BNA Records, for whom he recorded two studio albums: 1997's I'm Your Man and...
on his 1999 album A Matter of Time
A Matter of Time (Jason Sellers album)
A Matter of Time is the second and final album released by American country music artist Jason Sellers. Its title track was a Top 40 hit for him on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in 1999...
and Restless Heart
Restless Heart
Restless Heart is an American country music band established in 1984. The band's original members were John Dittrich , Paul Gregg , Dave Innis , Greg Jennings , and Verlon Thompson...
on their 2004 album Still Restless
Still Restless
Still Restless is the ninth album released by the American country music band Restless Heart. Released in 2004, it was considered the band's reunion album, as it was their first release since 1998's Greatest Hits, as well as the first album since 1990's Fast Movin' Train to feature all five...
, "I Wouldn't Know" was recorded by Reba McEntire in 1998 for her album "If You See Him", while "She Could Care Less" was later recorded by Joe Nichols on his 1996 self-titled debut
Joe Nichols (album)
Joe Nichols is the self-titled debut album of American country music artist Joe Nichols. Released in 1996 on Intersound Records, it produced the singles "Six of One, Half a Dozen of the Other", "I Hate the Way I Love You", "To Tell You the Truth, I Lied", and "Wal-Mart Parking Lot Social Club"...
.
Jim Ridley of New Country magazine gave the album two-and-a-half stars out of five. He highlighted "I Wouldn't Know" and the title track as standouts for their production and vocal performances, but thought that the song selection otherwise followed too closely to that of Under the Kudzu
Under the Kudzu
Under The Kudzu was the fifth studio album released by country music group Shenandoah. It produced their fifth and last number one hit to date with "If Bubba Can Dance ". Other singles included "Janie Baker's Love Slave", "I Want to Be Loved Like That", and "I'll Go Down Loving You"...
and that the album did not seem to take any chances.
Track listing
- "Darned If I Don't (Danged If I Do)Darned If I Don't (Danged If I Do)"Darned If I Don't " is the title of a song written by Dean Dillon and Ronnie Dunn, and recorded by country music group Shenandoah. It was released in April 1995 as the second single from their 1994 album In the Vicinity of the Heart. It peaked at #4 in the United States, and #7 in Canada...
" (Dean DillonDean DillonDean Dillon is an American country music artist. Between 1982 and 1993, Dillon recorded six studio albums on various labels, and charted several singles on the Billboard country charts. Although he has not charted since 1993, Dillon has continued to write several hit songs for other artists, most...
, Ronnie DunnRonnie DunnRonnie Gene Dunn is an American country music singer-songwriter, known for being one half of the duo Brooks & Dunn. In 2011, Dunn began working as a solo artist following the breakup of Brooks & Dunn...
) – 2:29 - "Somewhere in the Vicinity of the HeartSomewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart"Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart" is the title of a song written by Bill LaBounty and Rick Chudacoff, and recorded by the American country music band Shenandoah with a guest vocal from bluegrass singer Alison Krauss. The song was the first single release from Shenandoah's late-1994 album In...
" (Bill LaBountyBill LaBountyBill LaBounty is an American musician. He was initially a singer-songwriter in the soft rock genre, first as a member of the band Fat Chance, and later as a solo artist. As a solo artist, LaBounty recorded six studio albums, including four on Curb Records/Warner Bros. Records...
, Rick Chudacoff) – 4:05- featuring Alison KraussAlison KraussAlison Maria Krauss is an American bluegrass-country singer, songwriter and fiddler. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in...
- featuring Alison Krauss
- "Heaven Bound (I'm Ready)" (Dennis LindeDennis LindeDennis Linde was an American singer and songwriter whose work was primarily in country musicHe is best known for writing the 1972 Elvis Presley hit, "Burning Love"...
) – 3:09 - "Always Have, Always Will" (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, Woody LeeWoody LeeWoody Lee is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to Atlantic Records in 1995, he released his debut album Get Over It that year...
) – 3:50 - "Cabin Fever" (Marty RaybonMarty RaybonMarty Raybon Marty Raybon Marty Raybon (born December 8, 1959 is an Award Winning American country music artist. He is known primarily for his role as the lead singer of the band Shenandoah, a role which he held from 1985 to 1996. He recorded his first solo album, Marty Raybon, in 1995 on Sparrow...
, Bud McGuire, Lonnie Wilson) – 2:29 - "I Wouldn't Know" (Marc Beeson, Robert Byrne, Mike McGuire) – 3:33
- "Call It Love" (Tony Haselden) – 3:35
- "You Can Say That" (M. McGuire, Curtis WrightCurtis WrightCurtis Blaine Wright is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1989 with the single "She's Got a Man on her Mind" on a branch of MCA Records, before recording a solo album in 1992 on Liberty Records...
) – 3;22 - "Every Fire" (Cathy Majeski, John Scott SherrillJohn Scott SherrillJohn Scott Sherrill is an American songwriter whose work is primarily in the field of country music. He has written songs for such artists as John Anderson, Brooks & Dunn, Jimmy Buffett , Johnny Lee, George Strait, Steve Wariner, Patty Loveless, Josh Turner, Waylon Jennings, Alison Krauss, Peter...
) – 3:51 - "She Could Care Less" (Billy Lawson) – 3:17
Shenandoah
- Ralph Ezell – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, background vocals - Mike McGuire – drums, background vocals
- Marty RaybonMarty RaybonMarty Raybon Marty Raybon Marty Raybon (born December 8, 1959 is an Award Winning American country music artist. He is known primarily for his role as the lead singer of the band Shenandoah, a role which he held from 1985 to 1996. He recorded his first solo album, Marty Raybon, in 1995 on Sparrow...
– lead vocals - Jim Seales – 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...
, background vocals - Stan Thorn – pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, 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...
, background vocals
Additional musicians
- Bruce Bouton – pedal steel guitarPedal steel guitarThe pedal steel guitar is a type of electric guitar that uses a metal bar to "fret" or shorten the length of the strings, rather than fingers on strings as with a conventional guitar. Unlike other types of steel guitar, it also uses pedals and knee levers to affect the pitch, hence the name "pedal"...
, slide guitarSlide guitarSlide guitar or bottleneck guitar is a particular method or technique for playing the guitar. The term slide refers to the motion of the slide against the strings, while bottleneck refers to the original material of choice for such slides: the necks of glass bottles... - Dennis Burnside – piano, Hammond B-3 organ
- Mark Casstevens – 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...
, ukuleleUkuleleThe ukulele, ; from ; it is a subset of the guitar family of instruments, generally with four nylon or gut strings or four courses of strings.... - Rob Hajacos – 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...
- John Barlow Jarvis – piano, synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
- Brent MasonBrent MasonBrent Mason is an American session guitarist and occasional songwriter. He is known primarily for his work in the field of country music. In addition to releasing two instrumental studio albums, he holds several credits as a songwriter...
– electric guitar - John Wesley RylesJohn Wesley RylesJohn Wesley Ryles is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1968 with the single "Kay", a Top Ten hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts, and the title track to his debut album for Columbia Records.Ryles later recorded one album, Reconsider Me, for the Plantation label,...
– background vocals - Dennis Wilson – background vocals
- Lonnie Wilson – drums, percussion
Chart performance
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 31 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 182 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 11 |