Crackin' Up!

Crackin' Up!
Crackin' Up!
Studio album by Ray Stevens
Released	June 1987
Genre	Country, novelty, comedy
Label	MCA Nashville #42020
Producer	Ray Stevens
Ray Stevens chronology

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.

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Would Jesus Wear a Rolex"	Margaret Archer, Chet Atkins	2:46
2.	"Three-Legged Man"	Shel Silverstein	3:41
3.	"Cool Down Willard"	C.W. Kalb, Jr.	3:16
4.	"I'm My Own Grandpaw"	, Moe Jaffe	2:41
5.	"The Ballad of Cactus Pete and Lefty"	C.W. Kalb, Jr., Ray Stevens	4:37
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 Roberts	3:34
9.	"Doctor, Doctor (Have Mercy on Me)"	C.W. Kalb, Jr.	2:54
10.	"The Day That Clancy Drowned"	Sheb Wooley	3:09

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
Mixed and mastered using the JVC Digital Mastering System

Musicians

Keyboards, synthesizers: Ray Stevens
Drums: Tommy Wells
Bass: Stuart Keathley
Rhythm Guitars, Banjo, Harmonica: Mark Casstevens
Electric Guitars: Steve Gibson
Background Vocals: Lisa Silver, Diane V. Tidwell, Carol Chase
Art Direction: Ray Stevens, Slick Lawson
Photography: Slick Lawson
Design Concept: Ray Stevens

Chart performance[]

Album[]

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

Singles[]

Year	Single	Peak positions
Year	Single	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.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[1] Donkers, Chuck. "Crackin' Up review". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 February 2010.

[2] Crackin' Up (CD insert). Ray Stevens. MCA Records. 1987. MCAD-42020.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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1960s albums	1,837 Seconds of Humor This Is Ray Stevens Even Stevens Gitarzan Have a Little Talk with Myself
1970s albums	Everything Is Beautiful Unreal!!! Turn Your Radio On Losin' Streak Nashville Boogity Boogity Misty Just for the Record Feel the Music There Is Something on Your Mind Be Your Own Best Friend
1980s albums	Shriner's Convention One More Last Chance Don't Laugh Now Me He Thinks He's Ray Stevens I Have Returned Surely You Joust Crackin' Up! I Never Made a Record I Didn't Like Beside Myself Funny Man
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Compilations	The Best of Ray Stevens (1967) The Best of Ray Stevens (1968) Greatest Hits (1983 Ray Stevens album) Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (Ray Stevens album) Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (Ray Stevens album) His All-Time Greatest Comic Hits The Very Best of Ray Stevens 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Ray Stevens
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