music.wikisort.org - CompositionCrackin' 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.
1987 studio album by Ray Stevens
Crackin' Up! |
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Released | June 1987 |
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Genre | Country, novelty, comedy |
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Label | MCA Nashville #42020 |
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Producer | Ray Stevens |
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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
Title | Writer(s) |
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1. | "Would Jesus Wear a Rolex" | Margaret Archer, Chet Atkins | 2:46 |
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2. | "Three-Legged Man" | Shel Silverstein | 3:41 |
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3. | "Cool Down Willard" | C.W. Kalb, Jr. | 3:16 |
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4. | "I'm My Own Grandpaw" | Dwight Latham, Moe Jaffe | 2:41 |
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5. | "The Ballad of Cactus Pete and Lefty" | C.W. Kalb, Jr., Ray Stevens | 4:37 |
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6. | "Sex Symbols" | C.W. Kalb, Jr. | 3:51 |
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7. | "Gourmet Restaurant" | Ray Stevens, C.W. Kalb, Jr. | 3:45 |
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8. | "The Flies of Texas Are upon You" | Layng Martine, Jr., Austin Roberts | 3:34 |
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9. | "Doctor, Doctor (Have Mercy on Me)" | C.W. Kalb, Jr. | 2:54 |
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10. | "The Day That Clancy Drowned" | Sheb Wooley | 3:09 |
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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
Album
Chart (1987) |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums |
25 |
Singles
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Peak positions |
US Country |
CAN Country |
1987 |
"Would Jesus Wear a Rolex" |
41 |
45 |
References
- Donkers, Chuck. "Crackin' Up review". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- Crackin' Up (CD insert). Ray Stevens. MCA Records. 1987. MCAD-42020.
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