Unleashed is the fourth 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...

 singer-songwriter Mark Collie

Mark Collie

George Mark Collie is an American country music artist and occasional actor. He has released eight albums, and has charted 16 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His highest peaking singles are "Even the Man in the Moon Is Cryin'" at #5, and "Born to Love You" at #6, from 1992 and...

. It was released in 1994.

The first single from the record, called "It Is No Secret", missed the Top 40 entirely, but the next single, called "Hard Lovin' Woman" peaked at number 13.

It is notable for being his last record before Collie switched to Giant Records, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...

, that same year.

Track listing

1. "Hard Lovin' Woman
   Hard Lovin' Woman
   "Hard Lovin' Woman" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Mark Collie. Released in August 1994, it was the third and final single from the album Unleashed. The song reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 9 in...
   
   " (Mark Collie, Don Cook
   Don Cook
   Don Kirby Cook is an American record producer and songwriter whose work is mainly in the field of country music. Artists who recorded Cook's material include Barbara Mandrell, John Conlee, Mark Collie, Wade Hayes and Brooks & Dunn...
   
   , John Barlow Jarvis) – 3:20
2. "It Is No Secret" (Collie, Mike Reid) – 3:37
3. "All I Want Is You" (Collie, James House
   James House (singer)
   James Andrew House is an American country music artist. Originally a member of a group called the House Band, James began his country music career in 1990 on MCA Records, recording two albums for that label. He later penned singles for Diamond Rio and Dwight Yoakam, before finding another record...
   
   ) – 3:36
4. "Waiting" (Collie, Even Stevens, Hillary Kanter) – 4:04
5. "Ring of Fire
   Ring of Fire (song)
   "Ring of Fire" or "The Ring of Fire" is a country music song popularized by Johnny Cash and co-written by June Carter Cash and Merle Kilgore. The single appears on Cash's 1963 compilation album, Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash...
   
   " (Merle Kilgore
   Merle Kilgore
   Wyatt Merle Kilgore was an American singer, songwriter, and manager.-Early life:Although born in Chickasha, Oklahoma, Merle Kilgore was raised in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was the son of Wyatt and Gladys B. Kilgore...
   
   , June Carter) – 4:26
6. "Rainy Day Woman" (Collie, Cook, Jarvis) – 2:52
7. "When You Belonged To Me" (Collie, Cook, Jarvis) – 3:38
8. "God Didn't Make Me That Strong" (Collie, Cook) – 3:28
9. "Lonely Streak" (Collie, Deborah Allen
   Deborah Allen
   Deborah Allen is an American country music singer. Since 1976, Allen has issued 12 albums and charted 14 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, most notably the 1983 crossover hit "Baby I Lied" which reached #4 on the country charts and #26 on the Billboard Hot 100. Allen has also...
   
   , Rafe VanHoy) – 4:28
10. "Unleashed" (Collie, Gary Nicholson) – 5:22

Personnel

• Deborah Allen
  Deborah Allen
  Deborah Allen is an American country music singer. Since 1976, Allen has issued 12 albums and charted 14 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, most notably the 1983 crossover hit "Baby I Lied" which reached #4 on the country charts and #26 on the Billboard Hot 100. Allen has also...
  
   - background vocals on "Lonely Streak"
• Robert Bailey - background vocals
• Bruce Bouton - steel guitar on "Lonely Streak"
• Mark J. Capps - electric guitar on "Ring of Fire"
• Carlene Carter
  Carlene Carter
  Carlene Carter is an American country singer and songwriter. She is the daughter of June Carter and her first husband, Carl Smith....
  
   - Vocal on "Ring Of Fire"
• Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
  Acoustic guitar
  An 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...
  
  
• Mark Collie - vocals, acoustic guitar
• Paul Franklin
  Paul 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 Guitar
  Steel guitar
  Steel 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...
  
  
• James House
  James House (singer)
  James Andrew House is an American country music artist. Originally a member of a group called the House Band, James began his country music career in 1990 on MCA Records, recording two albums for that label. He later penned singles for Diamond Rio and Dwight Yoakam, before finding another record...
  
   - Vocal on "All I Want Is You"
• John Barlow Jarvis - piano
  Piano
  The 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...
  
  , synthesizer
  Synthesizer
  A 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...
  
  , B3 organ
• Lorelei McBroom - background vocals
• Brent Mason
  Brent Mason
  Brent 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
  Electric guitar
  An 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...
  
  
• John Wesley Ryles
  John Wesley Ryles
  John 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
• Suzy Willis - background vocals
• Dennis Wilson - background vocals
• Lonnie Wilson - drums, percussion
• Glenn Worf
  Glenn Worf
  Glenn 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...
  
   - electric & upright bass

The Nashville String Machine

Nashville String Machine

Nashville String Machine is a musical collective comprising session musicians and has been credited on recordings as far back as 1974. The Nashville String Machine's composition varies from project to project. It has appeared as large as an orchestra, or as small as a duo.-Notable members:Being a...

: Carl Gorodetzky, Pam Sixfin, Lee Larrison, Ted Madsen, Conni Ellisor, Alan Umstead, Dave Davidson, Mary K. Vanosdale, Bob Mason, John Catchings

• Strings Arranged By Dennis Burnside