War Paint (Lorrie Morgan album)

War Paint is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Lorrie Morgan. The album was released via BNA Records in 1994. It contains the singles "My Night to Howl," "If You Came Back from Heaven," and "Heart Over Mind." Also included are covers of George Jones' "A Good Year for the Roses", recorded here as a duet with Sammy Kershaw, and Jeannie Seely's "Don't Touch Me." The cassette version of the album omits the track "Exit 99."

War Paint
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 10, 1994
GenreCountry
LabelBNA
ProducerRichard Landis
Lorrie Morgan chronology
Merry Christmas from London
(1993)
War Paint
(1994)
Reflections: Greatest Hits
(1995)
Singles from War Paint
  1. "My Night to Howl"
    Released: March 19, 1994
  2. "If You Came Back from Heaven"
    Released: May 1994
  3. "Heart Over Mind"
    Released: August 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB[3]

Thom Owens of Allmusic rated the album two-and-a-half stars out of five, saying that "Morgan still sings beautifully, but her clean contemporary country arrangements are as predictable as her material. The three hit singles[…]hold up really well."[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."My Night to Howl"Rick Giles, Austin Roberts, Charlie Black3:51
2."War Paint"Lorrie Morgan, Tom Shapiro4:58
3."If You Came Back from Heaven"Morgan, Richard Landis3:38
4."Heart over Mind"Stan Munsey, Bob Alan3:48
5."1-800 Use to Be"Craig Wiseman, David Duncan3:02
6."A Good Year for the Roses" (duet with Sammy Kershaw)Jerry Chesnut3:28
7."The Hard Part Was Easy"Gary Burr, Reed Nielsen3:26
8."Don't Touch Me"Hank Cochran3:09
9."Exit 99"Lindy Gravelle, Steve Blume3:29
10."Evening Up the Odds"Angela Kaset, Wendy Waldman4:51

Personnel

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As listed in liner notes.[4]

Strings performed by the Asa Drori Orchestra, arranged by Charles Calello. Horns arranged by Jerry Hey

Chart performance

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Chart (1994) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 7
U.S. Billboard 200 48
Canadian RPM Top Albums 52

References

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  1. ^ a b Owens, Thom. "War Paint - Lorrie Morgan". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  2. ^ Hurst, Jack (11 August 1994). "Lorrie Morgan Warpaint (BNA)". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  3. ^ Nash, Alanna (13 May 1994). "War Paint Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  4. ^ War Paint (CD insert). Lorrie Morgan. BNA Records. 1994. 66379-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)