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Crackin' Up! was Ray Stevens' twenty-fourth studio album and his fourth for MCA Records, released in 1987. Three singles were lifted from the album: "Would Jesus Wear a Rolex," "Three-Legged Man" and "Sex Symbols," the last two of which did not chart.

Crackin' Up!
Studio album by Ray Stevens
Released	June 1987
Genre	Country, novelty, comedy
Label	MCA Nashville #42020
Producer	Ray Stevens
Ray Stevens chronology
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Chuck Donkers of Allmusic rated the album four stars out of five, saying that the songs "don't just make you laugh, they make you think, too."[1]

Track listing

Album credits

As listed in liner notes.[2]

• Produced and Arranged by Ray Stevens
• Recorded at Ray Stevens Studio (Nashville, Tennessee).
• Engineer – Stuart Keathley
• Mastered by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee).
• Mixed and Mastered using the JVC Digital Mastering System.
• Art Direction – Ray Stevens and Slick Lawson
• Photography – Slick Lawson
• Design Concept – Ray Stevens

Musicians

• Ray Stevens – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
• Mark Casstevens – rhythm guitars, banjo, harmonica
• Steve Gibson – electric guitars
• Stuart Keathley – bass
• Tommy Wells – drums
• Carol Chase – backing vocals
• Lisa Silver – backing vocals
• Diane Tidwell – backing vocals

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1987)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	25

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
		US Country	CAN Country
1987	"Would Jesus Wear a Rolex"	41	45

References

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