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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
ReleasedJune 1987
GenreCountry, novelty, comedy
LabelMCA Nashville #42020
ProducerRay Stevens
Ray Stevens chronology
Get the Best of Ray Stevens
(1987)
Crackin' Up!
(1987)
Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
(1987)

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


No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Would Jesus Wear a Rolex"Margaret Archer, Chet Atkins2:46
2."Three-Legged Man"Shel Silverstein3:41
3."Cool Down Willard"C.W. Kalb, Jr.3:16
4."I'm My Own Grandpaw"Dwight Latham, Moe Jaffe2:41
5."The Ballad of Cactus Pete and Lefty"C.W. Kalb, Jr., Ray Stevens4:37
6."Sex Symbols"C.W. Kalb, Jr.3:51
7."Gourmet Restaurant"Ray Stevens, C.W. Kalb, Jr.3:45
8."The Flies of Texas Are upon You"Layng Martine, Jr., Austin Roberts3:34
9."Doctor, Doctor (Have Mercy on Me)"C.W. Kalb, Jr.2:54
10."The Day That Clancy Drowned"Sheb Wooley3:09

Album credits


As listed in liner notes.[2]

Musicians


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


  1. Donkers, Chuck. "Crackin' Up review". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  2. Crackin' Up (CD insert). Ray Stevens. MCA Records. 1987. MCAD-42020.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)



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