Red and Rio Grande
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Red and Rio Grande is the first studio album
from country music
artist Doug Supernaw
. It was released on Apr 27, 1993
. and it produced four singles for Supernaw on the Billboard
Hot Country Songs
charts. The first one, "Honky Tonkin' Fool", peaked at #50, while "I Don't Call Him Daddy" (previously a single for Kenny Rogers
in 1988 from his I Prefer the Moonlight album) reached Number One. "Reno" was a #4 hit on the country charts, and finally "Red and Rio Grande" was a #23.
Michael McCall of Allmusic rated the album four-and-a-half stars out of five, citing "I Don't Call Him Daddy" as an "anthem" for divorced fathers.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
from 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 Doug Supernaw
Doug Supernaw
Douglas Anderson "Doug" Supernaw is an American country music artist. After several years performing as a local musician throughout the state of Texas, he signed with BNA Records in 1993, releasing his debut album that year.Supernaw has released four studio albums: Red and Rio Grande , Deep...
. It was released on Apr 27, 1993
1993 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1993.-Top hits of the year:-Singles released by American artists:-Singles released by Canadian artists:-Top new album releases:-Other top albums:-Deaths:...
. and it produced four singles for Supernaw 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...
Hot Country Songs
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...
charts. The first one, "Honky Tonkin' Fool", peaked at #50, while "I Don't Call Him Daddy" (previously a single for Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers
Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...
in 1988 from his I Prefer the Moonlight album) reached Number One. "Reno" was a #4 hit on the country charts, and finally "Red and Rio Grande" was a #23.
Michael McCall of Allmusic rated the album four-and-a-half stars out of five, citing "I Don't Call Him Daddy" as an "anthem" for divorced fathers.
Track listing
- "Honky Tonkin' Fool" (Aaron Barker) - 3:16
- "I Don't Call Him DaddyI Don't Call Him Daddy"I Don't Call Him Daddy" is the title of a country music song written by Reed Nielsen. It was initially recorded by Kenny Rogers on his 1987 album I Prefer the Moonlight, and was covered in 1993 by Doug Supernaw for his 1993 debut album Red and Rio Grande...
" (Reed Nielsen) - 3:49 - "RenoReno (song)"Reno" is a song co-written by country music artist Doug Supernaw. It is the second single released from his 1993 debut album Red and Rio Grande. It peaked at #4 in the United States, and #12 in Canada. It was his first top five hit, as well as his first top ten hit.-Content:"Reno" is a mid-tempo...
" (Tim Buckley, Doug Supernaw, Joe Deleon, Kenny King, Allen Huff, Justin White, Don Crider) - 3:33 - "The Perfect Picture (To Fit My Frame of Mind)" (Bucky Jones, 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...
) - 3:23 - "Five Generations of Rock County Wilsons" (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...
) - 3:45 - "Red and Rio Grande" (Lonnie Atkinson, Supernaw) - 4:00
- "You're Gonna Bring Back Cheatin' Songs" (Tom ShapiroTom ShapiroTom Shapiro is an American songwriter and occasional record producer, known primarily for his work in country music. To date, he holds four Country Songwriter of the Year awards from Broadcast Music Incorporated, as well as the Songwriter of the Decade award from the Nashville Songwriters...
, 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...
) - 3:10 - "I Would Have Loved You All Night Long" (Glenn Martin) - 3:20
- "Daddy's Girl" (Rick Robertson, Supernaw) - 3:21
- "Carousel" (Supernaw) - 2:48
Personnel
- Michael Black, Harry Stinson, Mervyn Warren, Chris Willis, Dennis Wilson, Curtis Young: Vocal Backing
- Larry ByromLarry ByromLarry Byrom is an American guitarist who has written, recorded, and toured with acts like Steppenwolf, Ratchell, Neil Young, Steve Winwood, Peter Frampton, Eddie Rabbit and Tanya Tucker.- References :...
, Billy Joe Walker: Acoustic & Electric Guitars - Steve Gibson: Electric Guitars
- Sonny Garrish: Pedal SteelPedal 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"...
- Glen Duncan: 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...
- Mitch Humphries: Keyboards, Piano
- Carl Marsh: Keyboards
- David HungateDavid HungateDavid Hungate is a bass player noted as a member of Los Angeles pop-rock band Toto from 1977-1982. Boz Scaggs's Silk Degrees album of 1976 included Hungate and several other future members of Toto...
: Bass - Eddie BayersEddie BayersEddie Bayers is an American session drummer who has played on 150 gold and platinum albums. He received the Academy of Country Music 'Drummer of the Year Award' for eight straight years, and has three times won the Nashville Music Awards 'Drummer of the Year'...
: Drums
Production
- Produced By Richard Landis
- Engineered By Chuck Ainlay & Csaba Petocz, with assistance by Todd Culross & Craig White
- Mixed By Chuck Ainlay & Graham Lewis
- Mastered By Glenn Meadows
Album
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 27 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 147 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 3 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 18 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
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| 1993 | "Honky Tonkin' Fool" | 50 | — |
| "Reno" | 4 | 12 | |
| "I Don't Call Him Daddy" | 1 | 27 | |
| 1994 | "Red and Rio Grande" | 23 | 28 |