Out with a Bang is the debut album of American country music

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...

 artist 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...

. It features the hit single "Dust on the Bottle

Dust on the Bottle

"Dust on the Bottle" is the name of a song written and recorded by American country music artist David Lee Murphy. The song hit number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks in late 1995 and is Murphy's only number one hit...

", 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 1990 self-titled debut album

Doug Stone (album)

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 ", "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...

. "Just Once" is also included on the soundtrack

8 Seconds (soundtrack)

-Chart performance:...

 to the 1994 movie 8 Seconds

8 Seconds

8 Seconds is a 1994 biographical film about American rodeo legend and world bull riding champion Lane Frost. It details his life from his youth learning how to ride bulls, until his death in 1989. It was directed by John G...

.

Track listing

All tracks written or co-written by David Lee Murphy. Co-writers are named in parentheses.

1. "Can't Turn It Off" - 3:23
2. "Party Crowd
   Party Crowd
   "Party Crowd" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist David Lee Murphy. It was released in February 1995 as the third single from his 1994 debut album Out with a Bang...
   
   " (Jimbeau Hinson) - 3:18
3. "Mama 'n Them" (Michael Woody) - 3:23
4. "High Weeds and Rust" - 2:55
5. "Fish Ain't Bitin'" - 2:46
6. "Out with a Bang
   Out with a Bang (song)
   "Out with a Bang" is the name of a song written and recorded by American country music artist David Lee Murphy. It was released in November 1995 as the third and final single for his album "Out with a Bang". The song peaked at number 13 on the U.S...
   
   " (Kim Tribble) - 2:28
7. "Greatest Show on Earth" - 4:11
8. "Dust on the Bottle
   Dust on the Bottle
   "Dust on the Bottle" is the name of a song written and recorded by American country music artist David Lee Murphy. The song hit number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks in late 1995 and is Murphy's only number one hit...
   
   " - 3:44
9. "Just Once" (K. Tribble) - 2:59
10. "Why Can't People Just Get Along" (Minnie Pearl
    Minnie Pearl
    Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon , known professionally as Minnie Pearl, was an American country comedienne who appeared at the Grand Ole Opry for more than 50 years and on the television show Hee Haw from 1969 to 1991.-Early life:Sarah Colley was born in Centerville, in Hickman County, Tennessee,...
    
    ) - 3:54

Personnel

• Richard Bennett
  Richard Bennett (guitarist)
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   - acoustic guitar
  Acoustic guitar
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• Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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• Chad Cromwell
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   - drums
  Drum kit
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• Kenny Edwards - acoustic guitar
• Paul Franklin
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   - steel guitar
  Steel guitar
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  , pedal Dobro
  Dobro
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• John Barlow Jarvis - piano
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• Liana Manis - background vocals
• Brent Mason
  Brent Mason
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   - electric guitar
  Electric guitar
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• Terry McMillan - harmonica
  Harmonica
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  , tambourine
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• David Lee Murphy - vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar
• Steve Nathan - piano, keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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  , organ, Wurlitzer
  Wurlitzer electric piano
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• Kim Tribble - background vocals

Chart performance

Chart (1995)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	10
U.S. Billboard 200	52
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	1
Canadian RPM Country Albums	2