Lionel Cartwright is the self-titled debut album from American country music

Country music

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 singer Lionel Cartwright

Lionel Cartwright

Lionel Cartwright is an American country music artist. Between 1988 and 1992, Cartwright charted twelve singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, including a Number One single in 1991's "Leap of Faith"...

. It was released in March 1989 (see 1989 in country music

1989 in country music

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) on MCA Records

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. The album includes the singles "You're Gonna Make Her Mine", "Like Father, Like Son", "Give Me His Last Chance" and "In My Eyes". These latter three singles all charted in the Top 40 on the Billboard

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country singles charts.

Dan Cooper of Allmusic rated the album four-and-a-half stars out of five, saying that out of Cartwright's three albums, it was "still his best."

Track listing

All songs written by Lionel Cartwright except "Like Father, Like Son", written by Paul Overstreet

Paul Overstreet

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 and Don Schlitz

Don Schlitz

Donald Alan "Don" Schlitz, Jr. is a country music songwriter. For his songwriting efforts, Schlitz has earned two Grammys, as well as four ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year awards...

.

1. "Fallin' Again" – 3:29
2. "Like Father, Like Son" – 3:28
3. "You're Gonna Make Her Mine" – 2:32
4. "A Little Lesser Blue" – 3:17
5. "In My Eyes
   In My Eyes (Lionel Cartwright song)
   "In My Eyes" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music Lionel Cartwright. It was released in October 1989 as the fourth and final single from his self-titled album. The song reached number twelve on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:"In...
   
   " – 4:14
6. "Give Me His Last Chance
   Give Me His Last Chance
   "Give Me His Last Chance" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Lionel Cartwright. It was released in June 1989 as the second single from the album Lionel Cartwright. The song reached number three on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart...
   
   " – 4:12
7. "That's Why They Call It Falling" – 2:57
8. "Blue Fiddle Waltz" – 3:26
9. "She Never Saw Love" – 3:23
10. "Let the Hard Times Roll" – 3:20

Chart performance

Chart (1989)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	44

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.

• Eddie Bayers
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   - drums
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• Lionel Cartwright - mandolin
  Mandolin
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  , acoustic guitar
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  , piano
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  , fiddle
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  , vocals
• Pat Flynn - acoustic guitar
• Paul Franklin
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   - steel guitar
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• Steve Gibson - electric guitar
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• Vince Gill
  Vince Gill
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   - background vocals
• David Hungate
  David Hungate
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   - bass guitar
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• John Barlow Jarvis - piano
• Mac McAnally
  Mac McAnally
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   - acoustic guitar, background vocals
• Mark O'Connor
  Mark O'Connor
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   - mandolin, viola
  Viola
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• Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
• Tom Robb - bass guitar
• Matt Rollings
  Matt Rollings
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   - piano
• Steuart Smith
  Steuart Smith
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  - piano, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Harry Stinson - drums, background vocals