Pirates of the Mississippi is the debut studio album by the American country music band Pirates of the Mississippi. It was released in 1990 on Capitol Records Nashville and contains four singles: "Honky Tonk Blues" (a cover of the Hank Williams song), "Rollin' Home", "Feed Jake", and "Speak of the Devil". "Feed Jake" was the highest charting of these singles, reaching No. 15 on the Billboard country charts. All of the other singles except "Rollin' Home" reached Top 40 on the same chart.
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| Released | July 10, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 37:51 | |||
| Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
| Producer | Rich Alves James Stroud | |||
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Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Honky Tonk Blues" | Hank Williams | 3:00 |
| 2. | "I Take My Comfort in You" | Guy Clark, Wayland Holyfield | 3:34 |
| 3. | "Rollin' Home" | Rich Alves, Bill McCorvey, Gary Harrison | 3:11 |
| 4. | "Speak of the Devil" | Alves, McCorvey, Danny Mayo | 3:04 |
| 5. | "Feed Jake" | Mayo | 4:00 |
| 6. | "Talkin' 'Bout Love" | Alves, McCorvey, Larry Gottlieb | 4:17 |
| 7. | "Jolly Roger/Pirates of the Mississippi" | Alves, McCorvey | 5:15 |
| 8. | "Down and Out in Birmingham" | Alves, McCorvey | 3:57 |
| 9. | "Anything Goes" | Mayo, McCorvey, Diana Rae | 4:09 |
| 10. | "Redneck Rock & Roll" | Alves, Mayo, McCorvey | 3:24 |
Personnel
editAs listed in liner notes.[2]
- Musicians
- Rich Alves – guitar, Hammond organ, background vocals
- John Kelton - strings on "Feed Jake"
- Jimmy Lowe – drums, percussion
- Bill McCorvey – guitar, lead vocals
- Pat Severs – steel guitar, Dobro
- Dean Townson – bass guitar, background vocals
- Technical
- Chuck Ainlay - mixing
- Rich Alves - producer
- John Kelton - recording
- Glenn Meadows - mastering
- Tom Perry - overdubs
- James Stroud - producer
Charts
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References
edit- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Pirates of the Mississippi (Media notes). Pirates of the Mississippi. Capitol Records Nashville. 1990. CDP 7 94389 2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Pirates of the Mississippi, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ "Pirates of the Mississippi, CLP". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2021.