Sticks and Stones is the debut studio album by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence. It was released on November 12, 1991, by Atlantic Records. It produced four singles: the title track, "Today's Lonely Fool", "Runnin' Behind", and "Somebody Paints the Wall", which peaked at Nos. 1, 3, 4, and 8, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts between 1991 and 1993.
The track "Paris, Tennessee" was later recorded by Dennis Robbins (one of the co-writers) on his 1992 album Man with a Plan and by Kenny Chesney on his 1995 album All I Need to Know. "Somebody Paints the Wall" was previously recorded by Josh Logan on his 1988 album of the same name, from which it was released as a single that year.
Title | Writer(s) |
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1. | "Runnin' Behind" | Mark D. Sanders, Ed Hill | 2:54 |
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2. | "Sticks and Stones" | Roger Dillon, Elbert West | 3:36 |
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3. | "Somebody Paints the Wall" | Tommy Smith, Charles Browder, Elroy Kahanek, Nelson Larkin | 3:18 |
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4. | "Dancin' to Sweet 17" | Tracy Lawrence | 3:17 |
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5. | "Today's Lonely Fool" | Kenny Beard, Stan Paul Davis | 3:50 |
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6. | "Paris, Tennessee" | Dennis Robbins, Bob DiPiero, John Scott Sherrill | 2:24 |
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7. | "Froze Over" | Lawrence, West | 3:31 |
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8. | "Between Us" | Tim Mensy, Tony Haselden | 3:32 |
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9. | "April's Fool" | Ralph Howard Jr., Wayne Davis, Bernie Faulkner, Keith Perry | 3:52 |
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10. | "I Hope Heaven Has a Honky Tonk" | Jim Carter, Sherri Stapleton | 2:36 |
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From Sticks and Stones liner notes.[3]
- Musicians
- Tracy Lawrence - lead vocals
- Bruce Bouton - steel guitar, Dobro
- Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar, harmonica
- Liana Manis - background vocals
- Brent Rowan - electric guitar
- Milton Sledge - drums on all tracks except "Between Us"
- Gary W. Smith - keyboards, piano, synthesizer
- Joe Spivey - fiddle
- James Stroud - drums on "Between Us"
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
- Curtis Young - background vocals
- Technical
- Milan Bogdan - digital editing
- Brian Hardin - mixing
- Russ Martin - recording
- Pat McMacon - recording, mixing
- Glenn Meadows - mastering
- Lynn Peterzell - recording
- Billy Sherrill - recording
- James Stroud - production
Chart (1991)
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Peak position
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums
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10
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U.S. Billboard 200
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71
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Canadian RPM Country Albums
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7
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