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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Lee Roy Parnell
| name = Lee Roy Parnell
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Lee Roy Parnell]]
| artist = [[Lee Roy Parnell]]
| Cover = leeroydebut.jpg
| cover = leeroydebut.jpg
| Released = April 10, 1990
| alt =
| Recorded =
| released = April 10, 1990
| recorded = 1989–1990
| Genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| Length =
| venue =
| studio = Omnisound Studio Nashville, TN
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| Label = [[Arista Records|Arista]]
| Producer = [[Barry Beckett]]
| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| Reviews =
| length =
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| label = [[Arista Records|Arista]]
*[[Allmusic]] – {{rating|4|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r93482|pure_url=yes}} link]
| producer = [[Barry Beckett]]
| Last album =
| prev_title =
| This album = '''''Lee Roy Parnell'''''<br />(1990)
| prev_year =
| Next album = ''[[Love Without Mercy]]''<Br />(1992)
| next_title = [[Love Without Mercy]]
| next_year = 1992
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Love Without Mercy
| type = studio
| single1 = Crocodile Tears
| single1date = February 1990
| single2 = Oughta Be A Law
| single2date = June 1990
| single3 = Family Tree
| single3date = October 1990
}}
}}
}}

'''''Lee Roy Parnell''''' is the self-titled debut album of American [[country music]] singer [[Lee Roy Parnell]]. It was released in 1990 via [[Arista Records]]. The album includes the singles "Crocodile Tears", "Oughta Be a Law" and "Family Tree". Although all three singles charted on the U.S. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' country charts, they all missed Top 40. "Mexican Money" was also made into a [[music video]].
'''''Lee Roy Parnell''''' is the self-titled debut album by American [[country music]] singer [[Lee Roy Parnell]]. It was released in 1990 via [[Arista Records]]. The album includes the singles "Crocodile Tears", "Oughta Be a Law" and "Family Tree". Although all three singles charted on the U.S. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' country charts, they all missed Top 40.<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|date=2008|page=315|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}</ref> "Mexican Money" was also made into a [[music video]].

[[Brian Mansfield]] of [[Allmusic]] rated the album four stars out of five, praising [[Barry Beckett]]'s production.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/r93482|title=''Lee Roy Parnell'' review|last=Mansfield|first=Brian|work=Allmusic|accessdate=15 April 2011}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
#"Oughta Be a Law" (Gary Nicholson, Dan Penn) – 4:18
#"Oughta Be a Law" ([[Gary Nicholson (singer)|Gary Nicholson]], Dan Penn) – 4:18
#"Fifty-Fifty Love" (Nicholson, Lee Roy Parnell) – 4:26
#"Fifty-Fifty Love" (Nicholson, Lee Roy Parnell) – 4:26
#"Where Is My Baby Tonight" ([[Troy Seals]], Graham Lyle) – 3:35
#"Where Is My Baby Tonight" ([[Troy Seals]], Graham Lyle) – 3:35
#"Crocodile Tears" (Parnell, Leroy Preston) – 4:02
#"Crocodile Tears" (Parnell, Leroy Preston) – 4:02
#"Family Tree" (Steve Durocher, Jeannie Smith) – 3:06
#"Family Tree" (Steve Durocher, Jeannie Smith) – 3:06
#"Let's Pretend" (Parnell, Cris Moore) – 4:10
#"Let's Pretend" (Parnell, Cris Moore) – 4:10
#"You're Taking Too Long" (Parnell, Nicholson, [[Rory Michael Bourke]]) – 5:14
#"You're Taking Too Long" (Parnell, Nicholson, [[Rory Michael Bourke]]) – 5:14
#"Mexican Money" (Parnell, Moore) – 3:03
#"Mexican Money" (Parnell, Moore) – 3:03
#"Down Deep" (Parnell, Nicholson, Buck Jones) – 3:59
#"Down Deep" (Parnell, Nicholson, Bucky Jones) – 3:59
#"Red Hot" (Parnell, Moore) – 3:30
#"Red Hot" (Parnell, Moore) – 3:30

==Personnel==
As listed in liner notes.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Lee Roy Parnell |others=Lee Roy Parnell |year=1990 |type=CD insert |publisher=Arista Records |id=8625}}</ref>

===Musicians===
* [[Barry Beckett]] – keyboards
* John Gardner – drums
* [[Jim Horn]], Michael Haynes, Jack Hale, Quitman Dennis – [[horn section]]
* Bill Hullett – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
* Tim Loftin – bass guitar
* Joe McGlohon – saxophone
* Jonell Mosser – background vocals
* Lee Roy Parnell – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, [[slide guitar]], lead vocals
* [[Harry Stinson (musician)|Harry Stinson]] – background vocals
* Bergen White – background vocals
* [[John Willis (musician)|John Willis]] – acoustic guitar
* Dennis Wilson – background vocals
* [[Glenn Worf]] – bass guitar

===Production===
* Barry Beckett – producer
* [[Scott Hendricks]] – mixing
* Denny Purcell – mastering


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
*Allmusic


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Latest revision as of 18:15, 29 May 2024

Lee Roy Parnell
Studio album by
Lee Roy Parnell
ReleasedApril 10, 1990
Recorded1989–1990
StudioOmnisound Studio Nashville, TN
GenreCountry
LabelArista
ProducerBarry Beckett
Lee Roy Parnell chronology
Lee Roy Parnell
(1990) 		Love Without Mercy
(1992)
Singles from Love Without Mercy
  1. "Crocodile Tears"
    Released: February 1990
  2. "Oughta Be A Law"
    Released: June 1990
  3. "Family Tree"
    Released: October 1990

Lee Roy Parnell is the self-titled debut album by American country music singer Lee Roy Parnell. It was released in 1990 via Arista Records. The album includes the singles "Crocodile Tears", "Oughta Be a Law" and "Family Tree". Although all three singles charted on the U.S. Billboard country charts, they all missed Top 40.[1] "Mexican Money" was also made into a music video.

Brian Mansfield of Allmusic rated the album four stars out of five, praising Barry Beckett's production.[2]

Track listing

[edit]
  1. "Oughta Be a Law" (Gary Nicholson, Dan Penn) – 4:18
  2. "Fifty-Fifty Love" (Nicholson, Lee Roy Parnell) – 4:26
  3. "Where Is My Baby Tonight" (Troy Seals, Graham Lyle) – 3:35
  4. "Crocodile Tears" (Parnell, Leroy Preston) – 4:02
  5. "Family Tree" (Steve Durocher, Jeannie Smith) – 3:06
  6. "Let's Pretend" (Parnell, Cris Moore) – 4:10
  7. "You're Taking Too Long" (Parnell, Nicholson, Rory Michael Bourke) – 5:14
  8. "Mexican Money" (Parnell, Moore) – 3:03
  9. "Down Deep" (Parnell, Nicholson, Bucky Jones) – 3:59
  10. "Red Hot" (Parnell, Moore) – 3:30

Personnel

[edit]

As listed in liner notes.[3]

Musicians

[edit]
  • Barry Beckett – keyboards
  • John Gardner – drums
  • Jim Horn, Michael Haynes, Jack Hale, Quitman Dennis – horn section
  • Bill Hullett – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Tim Loftin – bass guitar
  • Joe McGlohon – saxophone
  • Jonell Mosser – background vocals
  • Lee Roy Parnell – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, lead vocals
  • Harry Stinson – background vocals
  • Bergen White – background vocals
  • John Willis – acoustic guitar
  • Dennis Wilson – background vocals
  • Glenn Worf – bass guitar

Production

[edit]
  • Barry Beckett – producer
  • Scott Hendricks – mixing
  • Denny Purcell – mastering

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 315. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ Mansfield, Brian. "Lee Roy Parnell review". Allmusic. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  3. ^ Lee Roy Parnell (CD insert). Lee Roy Parnell. Arista Records. 1990. 8625.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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