Swimming in Champagne is the debut studio album by American singer Eric Heatherly, released in 2000.[7]
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| Released | April 18, 2000 | |||
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| Label | Mercury Records[3] | |||
| Producer | Keith Stegall | |||
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| Singles from Swimming in Champagne | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Calgary Herald | [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
| USA Today |  [6] |
The album contains a cover of "Flowers on the Wall", originally recorded by the Statler Brothers in 1965. Heatherly's cover was released as the album's lead-off single, peaking at number 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart and number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100. The second and third singles were the title track and "Wrong Five O'Clock", which respectively reached numbers 46 and 32 on the country chart. The album peaked at number 157 on the Billboard 200.[8]
Production
editThe album was produced by Keith Stegall.[9] Heatherly cowrote every song aside from the Statler Brothers cover.[10]
Critical reception
editCountry Standard Time wrote that "the barroom anthems are tempered by the beautiful title ballad and the first single, a reworking of the Statler Brothers classic, 'Flowers On The Wall', that is different enough to succeed in the face of the original."[11] The Morning Call thought that "trafficking in typical rock-country hybrids, this freshly minted singer-songwriter pens tunes that tell a story, not unlike, say, John Mellencamp, Tom Petty or Johnny Cash."[2]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Someone Else's Cadillac" | Eric Heatherly, Cris Moore, Ed Hill | 4:12 |
| 2. | "I Just Break 'Em"" | Heatherly, Tim Schumacher | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Didn't Mean a Thing" | Heatherly, Christopher Ward | 5:01 |
| 4. | "One Night" | Heatherly, Michael Hunter Ochs | 4:06 |
| 5. | "Why Don'tcha" | Heatherly, Richard E. Carpenter, Ochs | 4:03 |
| 6. | "Flowers on the Wall" | Lew DeWitt | 3:29 |
| 7. | "Let Me" | Heatherly, John Sieger | 3:57 |
| 8. | "Swimming in Champagne" | Heatherly, Carpenter | 4:26 |
| 9. | "Wrong Five O'Clock" | Heatherly, Carpenter | 2:36 |
| 10. | "Freedom Chain" | Heatherly, Carpenter, Moore | 3:58 |
| 11. | "She's So Hot" | Heatherly, Carpenter, Ochs | 6:17 |
Eric Heatherly's band
edit- Richard E. Carpenter – drums
- Jonathan Hamby – keyboards
- Eric Heatherly – lead vocals, electric guitar
- Jim Roller – bass guitar
Additional musicians
edit- Randy McCormick – keyboards
- Gary Prim – piano
- John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
- John Willis – acoustic guitar
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
Chart performance
edit| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 17 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 157 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 6 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 6 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Swimming in Champagne - Eric Heatherly | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b Printz, Larry (5 Aug 2000). "ERIC HEATHERLY". The Morning Call. p. A38.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Eric Heatherly". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Cristiano, Nick (1 June 2000). "CD Reviews". Calgary Herald. p. HL12.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 215.
- ^ Mansfield, Brian (18 Apr 2000). "Eric Heatherly, Swimming in Champagne". USA Today. p. 4D.
- ^ "Eric Heatherly | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Eric Heatherly". Billboard.
- ^ Flippo, Chet (Mar 4, 2000). "Retro Heatherly debuts on Mercury". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 10. p. 50.
- ^ Orazi, Deborah (23 June 2000). "Eric Heatherly, superstar in the making". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Ticket. p. 6.
- ^ "Eric Heatherly - Swimming In Champagne". www.countrystandardtime.com.
- Swimming in Champagne (CD liner notes). Eric Heatherly. Mercury Records. 2000. 088 170 124-2.
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