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.
Crackin' Up! | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 1987 | |||
Genre | Country, novelty, comedy | |||
Label | MCA Nashville #42020 | |||
Producer | Ray Stevens | |||
Ray Stevens chronology | ||||
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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
editNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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" | Dwight Latham, 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
editAs 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 (Nashville, Tennessee).
- Mixed and Mastered using the JVC Digital Mastering System.
- Art Direction – Ray Stevens and Slick Lawson
- Photography – Slick Lawson
- Design Concept – Ray Stevens
Musicians
Chart performance
editAlbum
editChart (1987) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 25 |
Singles
editYear | Single | Peak positions | |
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US Country | CAN Country | ||
1987 | "Would Jesus Wear a Rolex" | 41 | 45 |
References
edit- ^ Donkers, Chuck. "Crackin' Up review". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ^ Crackin' Up (CD insert). Ray Stevens. MCA Records. 1987. MCAD-42020.
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