The Coast Is Clear is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence.[3] It was released on March 18, 1997 by Atlantic Records. It produced five singles: "How a Cowgirl Says Goodbye", "Better Man, Better Off", "The Coast Is Clear", "One Step Ahead of the Storm" and "While You Sleep". Though the first two singles charted at #2 and #4 on the country chart, respectively, the title track was the first single of Lawrence's career to fall short of the Top Ten. "While You Sleep" missed the Top 40 entirely, and "One Step Ahead of the Storm" failed to chart at all. Lawrence did not release another studio album until Lessons Learned, in 2000.
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| Released | March 18, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 33:01 | |||
| Label | Atlantic Records[1] | |||
| Producer | Flip Anderson, Tracy Lawrence, Don Cook | |||
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| Singles from The Coast Is Clear | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
Critical reception
editEntertainment Weekly wrote that Lawrence "mixes a fine program of driving, contemporary country with the traditional sound of his Arkansas youth."[4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Better Man, Better Off" | Stan Paul Davis, Brett Jones | 3:35 |
| 2. | "The Coast Is Clear" | Jess Brown, Jones | 3:56 |
| 3. | "Any Minute Now" | J. B. Rudd, Thom McHugh | 2:58 |
| 4. | "While You Sleep" | Larry Boone, Tracy Lawrence, Paul Nelson | 3:04 |
| 5. | "How a Cowgirl Says Goodbye" | Boone, Lawrence, Nelson | 3:32 |
| 6. | "One Step Ahead of the Storm" | Boone, Lawrence, Nelson | 3:00 |
| 7. | "In a Moment of Weakness" | Boone, Nelson | 3:24 |
| 8. | "Livin' in Black and White" | Lawrence, Gary Baker, Frank J. Myers | 3:07 |
| 9. | "I Hit the Ground Crawlin'" | Boone, Lawrence, Nelson | 2:56 |
| 10. | "As Lonesome as It Gets" | Larry Cordle, J. P. Pennington | 3:29 |
Personnel
editAs listed in liner notes.[5]
Tracks 1 - 4, 7 & 10
- Flip Anderson - piano, keyboards
- Tom Baughman - steel guitar
- Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar, hi-strung guitar
- Billy Cochran - fiddle
- Butch Davis - electric guitar, slide guitar
- Deryl Dodd - background vocals
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Rob Hajacos - fiddle
- Tony Harrell - piano, keyboards
- Tracy Lawrence - lead vocals
- Terry McMillan - percussion
- Liana Manis - background vocals
- Eric Nelson - drums
- Darryl O'Donnell - acoustic guitar
- Dave Pomeroy - bass guitar
- Brent Rowan - electric guitar, mandolin
- Milton Sledge - drums
- Leon Watson - bass guitar
- Kristin Wilkinson - string arrangement on "While You Sleep"
Tracks 5, 6, 8 & 9
- Bruce C. Bouton - steel guitar
- Dennis Burnside - piano, keyboards, Hammond B-3 organ
- Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
- Rob Hajacos - fiddle, "assorted hoedown tools"
- Tracy Lawrence - lead vocals
- Brent Mason - electric guitar, tic tac bass, gut string guitar
- John Wesley Ryles - background vocals
- Dennis Wilson - background vocals
- Lonnie Wilson - drums, percussion, acoustic guitar
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 45 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 6 |
References
edit- ^ "Tracy Lawrence - The Coast Is Clear". www.countrystandardtime.com.
- ^ "The Coast Is Clear - Tracy Lawrence | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Tracy Lawrence Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ Nash, Alanna. "The Coast Is Clear". EW.com.
- ^ The Coast Is Clear (Media notes). Tracy Lawrence. Atlantic Records. 1997. 82985-2.
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