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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Del Rio, TX 1959
| name = Del Rio, TX 1959
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Radney Foster]]
| artist = [[Radney Foster]]
| Cover = delriotx1959.jpg
| cover = delriotx1959.jpg
| Released = 1992
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1992|9|29}}
| Recorded = 1992 at Treasure Isle and Champaign Studios, [[Nashville, TN]]<ref name="ref"/>
| recorded = 1992
| Genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| Length = 39:27
| venue =
| studio = Treasure Isle and Champaign Studios, [[Nashville, TN]]
| Label = [[Arista Records|Arista]]
| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| Producer = Steve Fishell<br />Radney Foster
| Reviews =
| length = {{Duration|m=39|s=19}}
| label = [[Arista Records|Arista]]
*[[Allmusic]] – {{Rating|4.5|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r112204|pure_url=yes}} link]
| producer = Steve Fishell<br />Radney Foster
*Dan DeLuca ([[Knight-Ridder Newspapers]]) – {{Rating|3|4}}<ref>Various Authors "New Music" ''Syracuse Herald-American'' 11 Oct. 1992. p. 23.</ref>
| prev_title =
*''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' – C+ [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,312711,00.html link]
| prev_year =
| This album = '''''Del Rio, TX 1959'''''<br />(1992)
| Next album = ''[[Labor of Love (Radney Foster album)|Labor of Love]]''<br />(1995)
| next_title = [[Labor of Love (Radney Foster album)|Labor of Love]]
| next_year = 1995
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Del Rio, TX 1959
| type = Studio
| single1 = [[Just Call Me Lonesome (Radney Foster song)|Just Call Me Lonesome]]
| single1date = July 20, 1992
| single2 = [[Nobody Wins (Radney Foster song)|Nobody Wins]]
| single2date = January 11, 1993
| single3 = [[Easier Said Than Done (Radney Foster song)|Easier Said Than Done]]
| single3date = June 7, 1993
| single4 = Hammer and Nails
| single4date = October 19, 1993
| single5 = Closing Time
| single5date = February 1994
}}
}}
}}{{Album ratings
'''''Del Rio, TX 1959''''' is the debut album of American [[country music]] artist [[Radney Foster]]. It was released in 1992 (see [[1992 in country music]]) on the [[Arista Nashville]] label, and it produced five singles for Foster on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' country charts: "Just Call Me Lonesome", "Nobody Wins", "Easier Said Than Done", "Hammer and Nails", and "Closing Time". All of these except "Closing Time" were Top 40 hits on the country charts; "Nobody Wins" was the highest-charting, reaching #2.
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r112204|pure_url=yes}} link]
|rev2=Dan DeLuca ([[Knight-Ridder Newspapers]])|rev2Score={{Rating|3|4}}<ref>Various Authors "New Music" ''Syracuse Herald-American'' 11 Oct. 1992. p. 23.</ref>
|rev3=''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''|rev3Score=C+ [https://ew.com/article/1992/12/18/del-rio-tx-1959/ link]}}
'''''Del Rio, TX 1959''''' is the debut solo studio album by American [[country music]] artist [[Radney Foster]]. It was released in 1992 (see [[1992 in country music]]) on the [[Arista Nashville]] label, and it produced five singles for Foster on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' country charts: "Just Call Me Lonesome", "Nobody Wins", "Easier Said Than Done", "Hammer and Nails", and "Closing Time". All of these except "Closing Time" were Top 40 hits on the country charts; "Nobody Wins" was the highest-charting, reaching #2.


The album's title refers to Foster's birth year and birthplace.
The album's title refers to Foster's birth year and birthplace.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
#"[[Just Call Me Lonesome (Radney Foster song)|Just Call Me Lonesome]]" (Radney Foster, [[George Ducas (singer)|George Ducas]])&nbsp;– 3:09
#"Don't Say Goodbye" (Foster)&nbsp;– 3:30
#"Easier Said Than Done" (Foster)&nbsp;– 3:39
#"A Fine Line" (Foster)&nbsp;– 4:00
#"Went for a Ride" (Foster, Alice Randall)&nbsp;– 4:06
#"[[Nobody Wins (Radney Foster song)|Nobody Wins]]" (Foster, [[Kim Richey]])&nbsp;– 3:29
#"Louisiana Blue" (Foster, [[Beth Nielsen Chapman]])&nbsp;– 3:23
#"Closing Time" (Foster, Mark Sager)&nbsp;– 3:38
#"Hammer and Nails" (Foster, Cindy Bullens)&nbsp;– 5:00
#"Old Silver" (Foster)&nbsp;– 5:25


{{Track listing
==Production==
| collapsed =
*Produced By Steve Fishell & Radney Foster
| headline =
*Mixed By Chuck AInlay & Mike Poole
| total length =
*Engineered By Randy Best, Brian Hardin, Mike Poole, Ed Simonton & Craig White

*Mastered By Carlos Grier & Denny Purcell
| title1 = [[Just Call Me Lonesome (Radney Foster song)|Just Call Me Lonesome]]
| writer1 = [[Radney Foster]], [[George Ducas (singer)|George Ducas]]
| length1 = 3:09

| title2 = Don't Say Goodbye
| writer2 = Foster
| length2 = 3:30

| title3 = [[Easier Said Than Done (Radney Foster song)|Easier Said Than Done]]
| writer3 = Foster
| length3 = 3:39

| title4 = A Fine Line
| writer4 = Foster
| length4 = 4:00

| title5 = Went for a Ride
| writer5 = Foster, [[Alice Randall]]
| length5 = 4:06

| title6 = [[Nobody Wins (Radney Foster song)|Nobody Wins]]
| writer6 = Foster, [[Kim Richey]]
| length6 = 3:29

| title7 = Louisiana Blue
| writer7 = Foster, [[Beth Nielsen Chapman]]
| length7 = 3:23

| title8 = Closing Time
| writer8 = Foster, Mark Sager
| length8 = 3:38

| title9 = Hammer and Nails
| writer9 = Foster, [[Cindy Bullens]]
| length9 = 5:00

| title10 = Old Silver
| writer10 = Foster
| length10 = 5:25
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
;The band
As listed in liner notes.<ref name="ref">{{cite album-notes |title=Del Rio, TX 1959 |bandname=Radney Foster |year=1992 |format=cassette liner notes |publisher=Arista Records |publisherid=18713-4}}</ref>
* [[Dan Dugmore]] – acoustic guitar
* Steve Fishell – pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar
* Radney Foster – acoustic guitar, lead vocals
* Bill Hullett – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 6-string bass, mandolin
* Michael Joyce – bass guitar
* Bob Mummert – drums, percussion, tire iron ("Hammer and Nails")
* John Propst – piano
* Pete Wasner – piano, Hammond B-3 organ


;Additional musicians
===Tracks 1–9===
* Glen Duncan – fiddle on "Louisiana Blue" and "Closing Time", viola on "Easier Said than Done"
*[[Mary Chapin Carpenter]] – background vocals
* [[Albert Lee]] – lead guitar on "Don't Say Goodbye" and "Louisiana Blue"
*Dan Dugmore – [[acoustic guitar]]
* George Marinelli – lead guitar on "Hammer and Nails" and "A Fine Line"
*Glen Duncan – [[fiddle]], [[viola]]
*Steve Fishell – [[pedal steel guitar]], [[lap steel guitar]]
*Radney Foster – [[Singing|vocals]], acoustic guitar
*[[John Hiatt]] – background vocals
*Bill Hullett – [[rhythm guitar]], [[electric guitar]], acoustic guitar, 6-string [[bass guitar]], [[mandolin]]
*[[Carl Jackson]] – background vocals
*Michael Joyce – bass guitar
*Bob Mummert – [[Drum kit|drums]], [[Percussion instrument|percussion]], [[tire iron]]<!--yes, the liner notes really do say that-->
*John Propst – [[piano]]
*[[Kim Richey]] – background vocals
*Harry Stinson – background vocals
*Pete Wasner – piano, [[Hammond organ|Hammond B-3]]
*Cindy Williams – background vocals
*Curtis Young – background vocals


;On "Old Silver"
===Track 10===
*[[Sam Bush]] – mandolin
* [[Sam Bush]] – mandolin
*[[Lee Roy Parnell]] – [[National guitar|National steel guitar]]
* [[Lee Roy Parnell]] – National guitar
*[[Randy Scruggs]] – guitar
* [[Randy Scruggs]] – guitar
*Harry Stinson – drums
* [[Harry Stinson (musician)|Harry Stinson]] – drums
*[[Glenn Worf]] – [[upright bass]]
* [[Glenn Worf]] – upright bass

;Backing vocalists
* [[Mary Chapin Carpenter]] – "Nobody Wins"
* [[John Hiatt]] – "Hammer and Nails"
* [[Carl Jackson]] – "Just Call Me Lonesome", "Louisiana Blue"
* [[Kim Richey]] – "Easier Said than Done", "A Fine Line", "Went for a Ride", "Closing Time", "Old Silver"
* Harry Stinson – "Don't Say Goodbye", "Old Silver"
* Cindy Williams – "Closing Time"
* Curtis Young – "A Fine Line", "Closing Time"

;Technical
* [[Chuck Ainlay]] – mixing (all tracks except "Nobody Wins")
* Randy Best – mixing ("Nobody Wins")
* Steve Fishell – production
* Radney Foster – production
* Mike Poole – recording, mixing ("Old Silver" only)


==Chart performance==
==Chart performance==
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Latest revision as of 06:41, 17 August 2023

Del Rio, TX 1959
Studio album by
Radney Foster
ReleasedSeptember 29, 1992 (1992-09-29)
Recorded1992
StudioTreasure Isle and Champaign Studios, Nashville, TN
GenreCountry
Length39:19
LabelArista
ProducerSteve Fishell
Radney Foster
Radney Foster chronology
Del Rio, TX 1959
(1992) 		Labor of Love
(1995)
Singles from Del Rio, TX 1959
  1. "Just Call Me Lonesome"
    Released: July 20, 1992
  2. "Nobody Wins"
    Released: January 11, 1993
  3. "Easier Said Than Done"
    Released: June 7, 1993
  4. "Hammer and Nails"
    Released: October 19, 1993
  5. "Closing Time"
    Released: February 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Dan DeLuca (Knight-Ridder Newspapers)[1]
Entertainment WeeklyC+ link

Del Rio, TX 1959 is the debut solo studio album by American country music artist Radney Foster. It was released in 1992 (see 1992 in country music) on the Arista Nashville label, and it produced five singles for Foster on the Billboard country charts: "Just Call Me Lonesome", "Nobody Wins", "Easier Said Than Done", "Hammer and Nails", and "Closing Time". All of these except "Closing Time" were Top 40 hits on the country charts; "Nobody Wins" was the highest-charting, reaching #2.

The album's title refers to Foster's birth year and birthplace.

Track listing

[edit]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Just Call Me Lonesome"Radney Foster, George Ducas3:09
2."Don't Say Goodbye"Foster3:30
3."Easier Said Than Done"Foster3:39
4."A Fine Line"Foster4:00
5."Went for a Ride"Foster, Alice Randall4:06
6."Nobody Wins"Foster, Kim Richey3:29
7."Louisiana Blue"Foster, Beth Nielsen Chapman3:23
8."Closing Time"Foster, Mark Sager3:38
9."Hammer and Nails"Foster, Cindy Bullens5:00
10."Old Silver"Foster5:25

Personnel

[edit]
The band
  • Dan Dugmore – acoustic guitar
  • Steve Fishell – pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar
  • Radney Foster – acoustic guitar, lead vocals
  • Bill Hullett – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 6-string bass, mandolin
  • Michael Joyce – bass guitar
  • Bob Mummert – drums, percussion, tire iron ("Hammer and Nails")
  • John Propst – piano
  • Pete Wasner – piano, Hammond B-3 organ
Additional musicians
  • Glen Duncan – fiddle on "Louisiana Blue" and "Closing Time", viola on "Easier Said than Done"
  • Albert Lee – lead guitar on "Don't Say Goodbye" and "Louisiana Blue"
  • George Marinelli – lead guitar on "Hammer and Nails" and "A Fine Line"
On "Old Silver"
Backing vocalists
  • Mary Chapin Carpenter – "Nobody Wins"
  • John Hiatt – "Hammer and Nails"
  • Carl Jackson – "Just Call Me Lonesome", "Louisiana Blue"
  • Kim Richey – "Easier Said than Done", "A Fine Line", "Went for a Ride", "Closing Time", "Old Silver"
  • Harry Stinson – "Don't Say Goodbye", "Old Silver"
  • Cindy Williams – "Closing Time"
  • Curtis Young – "A Fine Line", "Closing Time"
Technical
  • Chuck Ainlay – mixing (all tracks except "Nobody Wins")
  • Randy Best – mixing ("Nobody Wins")
  • Steve Fishell – production
  • Radney Foster – production
  • Mike Poole – recording, mixing ("Old Silver" only)

Chart performance

[edit]
Chart (1992) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 46
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 11

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Various Authors "New Music" Syracuse Herald-American 11 Oct. 1992. p. 23.
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