Tennessee Plates is the fifth studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Mark Collie. It was his only album for Giant Records. It featured 3 singles. "Three Words, Two Hearts, One Night" charted at number 25, while "Steady as She Goes" reached at peak of 65. The last single "Lipstick Don't Lie" failed to chart. "Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man" was later released as a single by Randy Travis from his 1998 album You and You Alone.

Tennessee Plates
An image of Mark Collie wearing a white t-shirt and blue jeans, carrying a flannel shirt while next to a wall filled with Tennessee license plates. The artist's name and album title appear on the top-left of the cover, colored in white and orange respectively.
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 18, 1995
GenreCountry
Length38:13
LabelGiant
ProducerMark Collie
James Stroud
Mark Collie chronology
Unleashed
(1994)
Tennessee Plates
(1995)
Even the Man in the Moon Is Cryin
(1998)
Singles from Tennessee Plates
  1. "Three Words, Two Hearts, One Night"
    Released: June 17, 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic[1]

Track listing

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CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Steady as She Goes"Bob DiPiero, John Scott Sherrill, Michael Murgrage2:56
2."There's Just You"Mark Collie, Dean Dillon, Sanger D. Shafer3:36
3."Three Words, Two Hearts, One Night"Collie, Gerry House2:48
4."Lipstick Don't Lie"Trey Bruce, Collie4:07
5."We'll Never Say Goodbye"Collie4:08
6."Tennessee Plates"John Hiatt, Mike Porter2:52
7."Memories (Still Missing Her)"Collie, Rafe Van Hoy3:30
8."Tunica Motel"Tony Joe White4:05
9."Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man"Bruce, Glen Burtnik3:23
10."Those Days Are Gone"Lewis Anderson, Collie3:22
11."Chasin' a Dream Called Love"Collie, Van Hoy3:26
Total length:38:13

Production

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  • Produced by James Stroud & Mark Collie
  • Recorded by John Guess; assisted by Derek Bason
  • Additional Recording By Kevin Beamish & Julian King; assisted by Mark Hagen, Ricky Cobble & Peter Martinez
  • Mixed by John Guess; assisted by Derek Bason
  • Mastered by John Guess & Marty Williams
  • Production Co-Ordination: Abbe Nameche & Doug Rich

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Owens, Thom. "Tennessee Plates - Mark Collie". AllMusic. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
  • Mark Collie; "Tennessee Plates" CD Booklet. 1995 Giant Records.