Mark Collie is the third studio album by American country music artist Mark Collie. It was released in 1993 by MCA Records. It featured the singles "Even the Man in the Moon Is Cryin'", "Shame Shame Shame Shame", "Born to Love You" and "Something's Gonna Change Her Mind". It peaked at number 38 on the Top Country Albums chart.

Mark Collie
A black-and-white photo of Mark Collie wearing a jean jacket. The artist's name appears on the left in red text.
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 5, 1993
Recorded1992
StudioSoundshop Recording Studios. Nashville, TN
GenreCountry
Length33:28
LabelMCA
ProducerDon Cook
Mark Collie chronology
Born and Raised in Black & White
(1991)
Mark Collie
(1993)
Unleashed
(1994)
Singles from Mark Collie
  1. "Even the Man in the Moon Is Cryin'"
    Released: August 24, 1992
  2. "Born to Love You"
    Released: January 18, 1993
  3. "Shame Shame Shame Shame"
    Released: June 5, 1993
  4. "Something's Gonna Change Her Mind"
    Released: September 18, 1993

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]

Brian Mansfield of AllMusic gave the record 4.5 out of 5 stars, writing that: "At once a move to the mainstream and a return to Collie's West Tennessee rockabilly roots, the album worked fairly well."[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Trouble's Comin' Like the Train"Mark Collie, Hillary Kanter, Even Stevens3:23
2."Even the Man in the Moon Is Cryin'"Collie, Don Cook3:40
3."Shame Shame Shame Shame"Collie, Jackson Leap2:55
4."Keep It Up"Deborah Allen, Collie, Rafe Van Hoy2:51
5."Something's Gonna Change Her Mind"Collie, Cook3:35
6."The Heart of the Matter"Collie, Cook2:41
7."Born to Love You"Collie, Cook, Chick Rains3:09
8."Linda Lou"Collie, Kanter, Stevens3:20
9."Is That Too Much to Ask"Collie, Cook, John Barlow Jarvis3:58
10."Hillbilly Boy with the Rock and Roll Blues"Collie, Ronny Scaife3:56
Total length:33:28

Personnel

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Production

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  • Produced by Don Cook
  • Recorded and mixed by Mike Bradley
  • Assistant engineer: Mark Capps
  • Mastered by Hank Williams

Chart performance

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Chart (1993) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 38
U.S. Billboard 200 156
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 6
Canadian RPM Country Albums 8

References

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  1. ^ a b Mansfield, Brian. "Mark Collie - Mark Collie". AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
  • Liner Notes: "Mark Collie" CD. MCA Records, 1993