Crazy Nights (Lonestar album)
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| Released | June 17, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Studio | The Soundshop Studio "A", Nashville, TN | |||
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| Length | 38:59 | |||
| Label | BNA | |||
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| Singles from Crazy Hearts | ||||
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Crazy Nights is the second studio album released by country music band Lonestar. Four singles were released from this album: "Come Cryin' to Me", "You Walked In", "Say When", and "Everything's Changed". "Come Cryin' to Me" reached number one on the Hot Country Songs charts. Also included is a cover of country rock band Pure Prairie League's single "Amie".[1]
"Come Cryin' to Me" and "Say When" were both co-written by John Rich, who also sang lead on "John Doe on a John Deere" and "What Do We Do with the Rest of the Night". All the other tracks feature Richie McDonald on lead vocals. This was Lonestar's last album to have a neotraditional country sound before developing a more crossover-friendly country-pop sound. This was also Lonestar's last album as a five-piece, as Rich left the band the following year when things were going down the wrong path. Rich's departure left McDonald as the group's sole lead vocalist because the record label said they wanted McDonald to be lead vocals only. After departing the group,[2] he began a solo career on BNA, and eventually joined Big Kenny in the duo Big & Rich.
"Cheater's Road" was later recorded by Chalee Tennison on her 2003 album Parading in the Rain.
Critical reception[]
Thom Owens of Allmusic rated the album three stars out of five, saying that the singles and the "Amie" cover were "solid", but criticizing the other tracks for being "bland".[1]
Track listing[]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Come Cryin' to Me" | 3:42 | |
| 2. | "Everything's Changed" |
| 3:54 |
| 3. | "Cheater's Road" | 3:50 | |
| 4. | "A Week in Juarez" |
| 2:47 |
| 5. | "John Doe on a John Deere" |
| 3:23 |
| 6. | "You Walked In" | 4:30 | |
| 7. | "Say When" |
| 3:23 |
| 8. | "Amie" | Craig Fuller | 4:06 |
| 9. | "Crazy Nights" | 3:20 | |
| 10. | "Keys to My Heart" |
| 3:00 |
| 11. | "What Do We Do With the Rest of the Night" |
| 3:01 |
| Total length: | 38:59 | ||
Personnel[]
Taken from liner notes.[3]
Lonestar[]
- Michael Britt - lead guitar, acoustic guitar, background vocals
- Richie McDonald - lead vocals (all tracks except 5 & 11 but is background vocals on 5 & 11
- Keech Rainwater - drums, percussion
- John Rich - bass guitar, background vocals (all the tracks except 5 & 11), lead vocals on tracks just on 5 & 11
- Dean Sams - piano, background vocals
Additional musicians[]
- Bruce Bouton - pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar, dobro
- Dennis Burnside - piano, keyboards, B3 organ
- Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar, mandolin
- Stuart Duncan - fiddle
- Larry Franklin - fiddle
- Rob Hajacos - fiddle, assorted hoedown tools
- David Hungate - bass guitar
- John Barlow Jarvis - piano, B3 organ
- Brent Mason - electric guitar, gut string guitar
- Duncan Mullins - bass guitar
- Tom Roady - percussion
- John Wesley Ryles - background vocals
- Harry Stinson - background vocals
- Dennis Wilson - background vocals
- Lonnie Wilson - drums, percussion
Chart performance[]
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 16 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 166 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 28 |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Owens, Thom. "Crazy Nights - Lonestar". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ Protest From the Right Side of Country
- ^ Crazy Nights (CD). Lonestar. BNA Records. 1997. 67422.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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- 1997 albums
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- Lonestar albums
- Albums produced by Don Cook