Something in Red
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Something in Red is an album by Lorrie Morgan
. It reached #8 on the Billboard country albums chart, including the #3 "We Both Walk," the #9 "A Picture of Me (Without You)" (a cover of a George Jones
song from his 1972 album A Picture of Me (Without You)
), the #4 "Except for Monday," and the #14 title song. The duet with Dolly Parton
, "Best Woman Wins", appeared simultaneously on both Something in Red and Parton's album Eagle When She Flies
.
Lorrie Morgan
In 1996 Morgan married Jon Randall, a singer/songwriter now credited with writing the 2004 Brad Paisley/Alison Krauss hit "Whiskey Lullaby"; they divorced three years later in 1999....
. It reached #8 on the Billboard country albums chart, including the #3 "We Both Walk," the #9 "A Picture of Me (Without You)" (a cover of a George Jones
George Jones
George Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette....
song from his 1972 album A Picture of Me (Without You)
A Picture of Me (Without You)
A Picture of Me is an album by American country music singer George Jones. It was released in 1972 on the Epic Records label. The album's title track was the only single release from it, peaking at #5 on the Billboard country singles charts...
), the #4 "Except for Monday," and the #14 title song. The duet with Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton
Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...
, "Best Woman Wins", appeared simultaneously on both Something in Red and Parton's album Eagle When She Flies
Eagle When She Flies
- Personnel :*Sam Bacco – percussion*Lea Jane Berinati – backing vocals*Joe Bogan – engineer*Steve Buckingham – producer*Ray Bunch – string arrangements*"Romantic" Roy Huskey – upright bass*Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar, mandolin...
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Track listing
- "Autumn's Not That Cold" (Skip EwingSkip EwingDonald Ralph "Skip" Ewing is an American country music singer and songwriter. Active since 1988, Ewing has recorded nine studio albums, and has charted fifteen singles on the Billboard country charts.-Career:...
, Max D. BarnesMax D. BarnesMax D. Barnes was a country music singer and songwriter.As a songwriter, Barnes composed many familiar songs of the '80s and '90s, receiving 42 songwriter awards in his career...
) – 3:41 - "We Both WalkWe Both Walk"We Both Walk" is a single by American country music artist Lorrie Morgan. Released in March 1991, it was the first single from her album Something in Red. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in June 1991....
" (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...
) – 3:05 - "Something in RedSomething in Red (song)"Something in Red" is the title of a song written by Angela Kaset and recorded by American country music artist Lorrie Morgan. It was released in March 1992 as the fourth single and title track from the album Something in Red...
" (Angela Kaset) – 4:40 - "Except for MondayExcept for Monday"Except for Monday" is the title of a song written by Reed Nielsen and recorded by American country music artist Lorrie Morgan. It was released in October 1991 as the third single from her album Something in Red. The song reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and...
" (Reed Nielsen) – 2:56 - "A Picture of Me (Without You)A Picture of Me (Without You) (song)"A Picture of Me " is a country music song written by Norro Wilson and George Richey. It was originally recorded by George Jones, whose version peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1972. The song was covered by Lorrie Morgan on her 1991 album Something in Red...
" (Norro WilsonNorro WilsonNorris "Norro" Wilson is an American country music singer, songwriter and producer, and member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame....
, George RicheyGeorge RicheyGeorge Richey, born George Baker Richardson, was an American songwriter and record producer. He was married to country singer Tammy Wynette from 1978 until her death in 1998, they had no children together. He married television producer, Sheila Slaughter in 2001 until his death 2010, they had one...
) – 3:39 - "Tears on My Pillow" (Sylvester Bradford, Al Lewis) – 3:09
- "Best Woman Wins" (Dolly PartonDolly PartonDolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...
) – 3:18- duet with Dolly Parton
- "In Tears" (Rory Michael BourkeRory Michael BourkeRory Michael Bourke is a country music songwriter born July 14, 1942 in Cleveland, Ohio.Bourke moved to Nashville in 1964 and worked for a period in the promotional department of Mercury Records....
, Mike Reid) – 3:25 - "Hand Over Your Heart" (Larson Paine, Bobby Paine, Essra Mohawk) – 3:10
- "Faithfully" (Jonathan Cain) – 3:58
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.- Richard BennettRichard Bennett (guitarist)Richard Bennett is a touring sideman, session veteran, and record producer. As a touring sideman, he performed with Neil Diamond for 17 years, and Mark Knopfler since 1994. As a session player, he has worked with artists ranging from Billy Joel and Barbra Streisand to Rodney Crowell and Vince Gill...
- 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... - Michael Black - background vocals
- Costo Davis - 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...
- Glen DuncanGlen DuncanGlen Duncan is a British author born in 1965 in Bolton, Lancashire, England to an Anglo-Indian family. He studied philosophy and literature at the universities of Lancaster and Exeter....
- 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... - 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... - Steven A. Gibson - 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...
- Mitch Humphries - 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...
- Paul Leim - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Michael Rhodes - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Brent Rowan - electric guitar
- Harry Stinson - background vocals
- Dennis Wilson - background vocals
- Glenn WorfGlenn WorfGlenn Worf is one of the premier Nashville session bassists. He was born in Dayton, Ohio but grew up in Madison, Wisconsin and has concentrated on the bass guitar since he was thirteen. He majored in music at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. Inevitably his talents forced him to abandon the...
- bass guitar
The Robert Jason Singers
- Debbie Hall
- Sandie Hall
- Robert Jason
- Gene Morford
- Sally Stevens
- Jerry Whitman
Band on "Faithfully"
- Spud Cottingham - keyboards, background vocals
- Dave Fowler - bass guitar, background vocals
- Noel Roy - lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, background vocals - Rick Vanaugh - drums, background vocals
- David Wood - rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
, steel guitar, background vocals
Production
- All tracks produced by Richard Landis, except "Best Woman Wins," produced by Steve Buckingham, Dolly Parton and Gary Smith
- Engineered By Jim Cotton & Mike McCarthy
- Mixed By Jim Cotton & Joe Scaife
- Mastered By Hank Williams
Chart performance
Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 8 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 53 |
Canadian RPM Country Albums | 13 |