Let the Picture Paint Itself

Let the Picture Paint Itself
Studio album by Rodney Crowell
Released	May 10, 1994
Genre	Country
Length	37:52[1]
Label	MCA
Producer	Tony Brown Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell chronology
Greatest Hits (1993) Let the Picture Paint Itself (1994) Jewel of the South (1995)

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Let the Picture Paint Itself is the eighth studio album released by American country music artist Rodney Crowell. It was released in 1994 (see 1994 in country music) by MCA Records. His first release for that label. It failed to chart on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The songs "Let the Picture Paint Itself", "Big Heart" and "I Don't Fall in Love So Easy" were released as singles but did not chart successfully.

Track listing[]

All songs composed by Rodney Crowell except when noted

1. "Let the Picture Paint Itself" - 4:07
2. "Give My Heart a Rest" - 3:32
3. "Stuff That Works" (Guy Clark, Crowell) - 4:03
4. "Big Heart" - 3:40
5. "Loving You Makes Me Strong" - 3:42
6. "The Best Years of Our Lives" - 2:40
7. "I Don't Fall in Love So Easy" - 3:49
8. "That Ol' Door" - 4:30
9. "The Rose of Memphis" (Clark, Crowell) - 3:39
10. "Once in a While" (Crowell, John Leventhal) - 4:10

Personnel[]

• Eddie Bayers - drums
• Jim Cox - organ, synthesizer, piano
• Rodney Crowell - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Stuart Duncan - fiddle
• Paul Franklin - Dobro, guitar, steel guitar
• Bob Glaub - bass guitar
• Dann Huff - electric guitar
• Patty Loveless - background and harmony vocals
• Liana Manis - background and harmony vocals
• Brent Mason - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Steve Nathan - organ, synthesizer, piano
• Herb Pedersen - background vocals
• Brent Rowan - electric guitar
• Billy Stanford - electric guitar
• Harry Stinson - background vocals
• Glenn Worf - bass guitar
• Trisha Yearwood - background and harmony vocals

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