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Sticks and Stones is the debut studio album of American country music artist Tracy Lawrence. Released in 1991 on Atlantic Records, it produced four singles: the title track, "Today's Lonely Fool", "Runnin' Behind", and "Somebody Paints the Wall", which peaked at #1, #3, #4, and #8, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts between 1991 and 1993.

Sticks and Stones
Studio album by Tracy Lawrence
Released	November 12, 1991
Recorded	May 31, 1991
Studio	Eleven, Eleven Sound, Nashville, TN
Genre	Country
Length	32:47
Label	Atlantic
Producer	James Stroud
Tracy Lawrence chronology
Sticks and Stones (1991) Alibis (1993)
Singles from Sticks and Stones
"Sticks and Stones" Released: November 1991 "Today's Lonely Fool" Released: February 3, 1992 "Runnin' Behind" Released: June 8, 1992 "Somebody Paints the Wall" Released: September 28, 1992

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A− [2]

The track "Paris, Tennessee" was later recorded by Dennis Robbins (one of the co-writers) on his 1992 album Man with a Plan and by Kenny Chesney on his 1995 album All I Need to Know. "Somebody Paints the Wall" was previously recorded by Josh Logan on his 1988 album of the same name, from which it was released as a single that year.

Track listing

1. "Runnin' Behind" (Mark D. Sanders, Ed Hill) – 2:54
2. "Sticks and Stones" (Roger Dillon, Elbert West) – 3:36
3. "Somebody Paints the Wall" (Tommy Smith, Charles Browder, Elroy Kahanek, Nelson Larkin) – 3:18
4. "Dancin' to Sweet 17" (Tracy Lawrence) – 3:17
5. "Today's Lonely Fool" (Kenny Beard, Stan Paul Davis) – 3:50
6. "Paris, Tennessee" (Dennis Robbins, Bob DiPiero, John Scott Sherrill) – 2:24
7. "Froze Over" (Lawrence, West) – 3:31
8. "Between Us" (Tim Mensy, Tony Haselden) – 3:32
9. "April's Fool" (Ralph Howard Jr., Wayne Davis, Bernie Faulkner, Keith Perry) – 3:52
10. "I Hope Heaven Has a Honky Tonk" (Jim Carter, Sherri Stapleton) – 2:36

Personnel

From Sticks and Stones liner notes.[3]

Musicians

• Tracy Lawrence - lead vocals
• Bruce Bouton - steel guitar, Dobro
• Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar, harmonica
• Liana Manis - background vocals
• Brent Rowan - electric guitar
• Milton Sledge - drums on all tracks except "Between Us"
• Gary W. Smith - keyboards, piano, synthesizer
• Joe Spivey - fiddle
• James Stroud - drums on "Between Us"
• Glenn Worf - bass guitar
• Curtis Young - background vocals

Technical

• Milan Bogdan - digital editing
• Brian Hardin - mixing
• Russ Martin - recording
• Pat McMacon - recording, mixing
• Glenn Meadows - mastering
• Lynn Peterzell - recording
• Billy Sherrill - recording
• James Stroud - production

Chart performance

Chart (1991)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	10
U.S. Billboard 200	71
Canadian RPM Country Albums	7

References

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