Sweethearts of the Rodeo is the debut studio album by American country music duo Sweethearts of the Rodeo. Five of the tracks would rise into the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. "Midnight Girl/Sunset Town" and "Chains of Gold" both achieved a #4 rating, while "Since I Found You" made it to #7, "Gotta Get Away" to #10, and a cover of "Hey Doll Baby", made famous by The Everly Brothers, was at #21.
| Sweethearts of the Rodeo | ||||
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| Released | 1986 | |||
| Studio | The Bennett House, Franklin, TN Bayside Recording Studio, Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 23:43 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Steve Buckingham, Hank DeVito | |||
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| Singles from Sweethearts of the Rodeo | ||||
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Critical reception
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
In his Allmusic review, critic Mark Humphrey called the album "good vocal harmony on contemporary, rock-tinged country."[1]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Midnight Girl/Sunset Town" | Don Schlitz | 3:03 |
| 2. | "Hey Doll Baby" | Titus Turner | 2:30 |
| 3. | "Since I Found You" | Radney Foster, Bill Lloyd | 2:45 |
| 4. | "Gotta Get Away" | Janis Oliver | 3:00 |
| 5. | "Chains of Gold" | Paul Kennerley | 2:53 |
| 6. | "Chosen Few" | John Hall, Schlitz | 3:09 |
| 7. | "Everywhere "I Turn" | Oliver, Michael G. Joyce | 3:08 |
| 8. | "I Can't Resist" | Hank DeVito, Rodney Crowell | 2:45 |
Personnel
edit- Michael Rhodes – bass
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Harry Stinson – louvinturn
- Roy Huskey Jr. – upright bass
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. – guitar
- Gregg Galbraith – guitar
- Janis Gill – guitar
- Larry Byrom – guitar
- Steve Gibson – guitar, mandolin
- Vince Gill – guitar
- David Innis – keyboards
- John Jarvis – keyboards
- Shane Keister – keyboards
- Hank DeVito – steel guitar
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 8 |
References
edit- ^ a b Humphrey, Mark. "Sweethearts of the Rodeo > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 9, 2017.