Beside Myself was Ray Stevens' twenty-sixth studio album and his sixth for MCA Records, released in 1989. It includes the singles "I Saw Elvis in a UFO" and "There's a Star Spangled Banner." The album was also his last for MCA Records before he moved to Curb Records for his next studio album, 1990's Lend Me Your Ears.
| Beside Myself | ||||
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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 32:41 | |||
| Label | MCA #42303 | |||
| Producer | Ray Stevens | |||
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A repackaged version of this album, Ray Stevens — At His Best (MCAC-20695 cassette, MCAD-20695 CD), was released on December 18, 1992 with most of the same tracks in a different order, eliminating the tracks "Bad Dancin'" and "I Used to Be Crazy."[1] A different version of At His Best, with all ten tracks from Beside Myself in the original order, is available on iTunes.
Track listing
edit- "Your Bozo’s Back Again" - 3:51
- "Another Fine Mess" - 3:19
- "Marion Michael Morrison" - 3:53
- "Butterfly Inside a Coupe de Ville" - 3:12
- "There’s a Star Spangled Banner" - 3:38
- "I Saw Elvis in a U.F.O." - 3:34
- "The Woogie Boogie" - 2:23
- "Stuck on You" - 3:18
- "Bad Dancin’" - 2:48
- "I Used to Be Crazy" - 2:45
All songs written by Ray Stevens and C.W. Kalb, Jr.; “Bad Dancin’”, co-written by Cinde Borup and Bruce Innis.[2]
Personnel
editCompiled from liner notes.[2]
Musicians
- Ray Stevens – lead vocals, backing vocals, synthesizers
- Gary Prim – keyboards
- Mark Casstevens – rhythm guitars
- Steve Gibson – electric guitars
- Stuart Keathley – bass guitar
- Tommy Wells – drums
- Terry McMillan – harmonica
- Denis Solee – tenor saxophone
- Vicki Hampton – backing vocals
- Sheri Huffman – backing vocals
- Lisa Silver – backing vocals
- Diane Vanette – backing vocals
Production
- Ray Stevens – producer, arrangements, art direction
- Stuart Keathley – engineer
- Glenn Meadows – mastering
- Slick Lawson – art direction, photography
- Susan Lawson – stying, make-up
- Recorded at Ray Stevens Studio (Nashville, Tennessee).
- Mastered at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee).
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 51 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ray Stevens -- At His Best at Ray Stevens.com Archived January 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Beside Myself (cassette insert). Ray Stevens. MCA Records. 1989. MCAC-42303.
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