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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Longnecks & Short Stories
| name = Longnecks & Short Stories
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Mark Chesnutt]]
| artist = [[Mark Chesnutt]]
| Cover = Mark_longnecks.jpg
| cover = Mark_longnecks.jpg
| alt =
| Released = {{start date|1992|3|21}}
| released = {{start date|1992|3|21}}
| Recorded = 1991, Javelina Studios: [[Nashville, TN]]
| recorded = 1991
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| Genre = [[country music|Country]]
| Length = 32:33
| venue =
| Label = [[MCA Records|MCA]]
| studio = [[Javelina Studios|Javelina]] (Nashville, Tennessee)
| Producer = [[Mark Wright (record producer)|Mark Wright]]
| genre = [[country music|Country]]
| length = 32:33
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| Last album = ''[[Too Cold at Home]]''<br />(1990)
| label = [[MCA Records|MCA]]
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| This album = '''''Longnecks & Short Stories'''''<br />(1992)
| producer = [[Mark Wright (record producer)|Mark Wright]]
⚫
| Next album = ''[[Almost Goodbye]]''<br />(1993)
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| prev_title = [[Too Cold at Home]]
| prev_year = 1990
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| next_title = [[Almost Goodbye]]
| next_year = 1993
| misc = {{Singles
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| name = Longnecks & Short Stories
| type = studio
| single1 = [[Old Flames Have New Names]]
| single1date = February 1992
| single2 = [[I'll Think of Something]]
| single2date = June 2, 1992
| single3 = [[Bubba Shot the Jukebox]]
| single3date = September 15, 1992
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| single4 = [[Ol' Country]]
| single4date = January 4, 1993
}}
}}
}}
{{Album reviews
{{Album reviews
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r170899|pure_url=yes}} link]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r170899|pure_url=yes}} link]
| rev2 = [[Robert Christgau]]
| rev2 = [[Robert Christgau]]
| rev2score = {{Rating-Christgau|hm1}}<ref name="Christgau">{{cite web |last=Christgau |first=Robert |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=mark+chesnutt |title=Mark Chesnutt |publisher=[[Robert Christgau]] |date= |accessdate= }}</ref>
| rev2score = {{Rating-Christgau|hm1}}<ref name="Christgau">{{cite web |last=Christgau |first=Robert |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=mark+chesnutt |title=Mark Chesnutt |publisher=[[Robert Christgau]] |date= |accessdate= }}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3score = B [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,310058,00.html link]
| rev3score = B [https://web.archive.org/web/20081016132030/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,310058,00.html link]
| noprose = yes
| noprose = yes
}}
}}
'''''Longnecks & Short Stories''''' is the third studio album by American [[country music]] artist [[Mark Chesnutt]]. It was released in 1992 on MCA Records, and like its predecessor ''[[Too Cold at Home]]'', it was certified [[Music recording sales certification|platinum]] in the United States for sales of one million copies. Four singles were released from this album, all of which were Top Ten hits on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs]] charts: "Old Flames Have New Names" (#5), "I'll Think of Something" (#1), "Bubba Shot the Jukebox" and "Old Country" (both #4).
'''''Longnecks & Short Stories''''' is the third studio album by American [[country music]] artist [[Mark Chesnutt]]. It was released in 1992 on MCA Records, and like its predecessor ''[[Too Cold at Home]]'', it was certified [[Music recording sales certification|platinum]] in the United States for sales of one million copies. Four singles were released from this album, all of which were Top Ten hits on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs]] charts: "Old Flames Have New Names" (#5), "I'll Think of Something" (#1), "Bubba Shot the Jukebox" and "Ol' Country" (both #4).


"I'll Think of Something" was originally a Top Ten country hit in 1974 for [[Hank Williams, Jr.]], who recorded it on his album ''Living Proof''. In addition, "It's Not Over (If I'm Not over You)" was originally recorded by [[Reba McEntire]] on her 1984 album ''[[My Kind of Country (Reba McEntire album)|My Kind of Country]]''. Chesnutt later included the song on his 1997 album ''[[Thank God for Believers]]'', releasing it as a single from that album in 1998.
"I'll Think of Something" was originally a Top Ten country hit in 1974 for [[Hank Williams, Jr.]], who recorded it on his album ''Living Proof''. In addition, "It's Not Over (If I'm Not over You)" was originally recorded by [[Vern Gosdin]] on his 1982 album ''Passion''. Chesnutt later included the song on his 1997 album ''[[Thank God for Believers]]'', releasing it as a single from that album in 1998. "Uptown, Downtown (Misery's All the Same)", was originally recorded by [[Ray Price (musician)|Ray Price]], as a 1984 single known as "Better Class of Losers". "Who Will the Next Fool Be?" was originally recorded by its writer, [[Charlie Rich]], as a single released in 1961.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
#"[[Ol' Country]]" (Bobby Harden) - 3:53
| total_length = 32:33
#"[[Old Flames Have New Names]]" ([[Bobby Braddock]], Rafe VanHoy) - 2:24
| title1 = [[Ol' Country]]
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#"[[I'll Think of Something]]" ([[Bill Rice]], Jerry Foster) - 4:13
| writer1 = Bobby Harden
#"[[It's Not Over (Mark Chesnutt song)|It's Not Over]]" (Mark Wright, Larry Kingston) - 3:21
| length1 = 3:53
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#*featuring [[Vince Gill]] and [[Alison Krauss]]
| title2 = [[Old Flames Have New Names]]
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#"Uptown, Downtown (Misery's All the Same)" ([[Harlan Howard]], Ron Peterson) - 2:40
| writer2 = [[Bobby Braddock]], Rafe Van Hoy
#"[[Bubba Shot the Jukebox]]" ([[Dennis Linde]]) - 3:05
| length2 = 2:24
#"Postpone the Pain" (Gary Scruggs, Wright) - 3:00
| title3 = [[I'll Think of Something]]
#"Talking to Hank" (Harden) - 2:47
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| writer3 = [[Bill Rice]], Jerry Foster
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#*duet with [[George Jones]]
| length3 = 4:13
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#"I'm Not Getting Any Better at Goodbyes" ([[Steve Earle]]) - 3:50
| title4 = [[It's Not Over (Vern Gosdin song)|It's Not Over]]
#"Who Will the Next Fool Be?" ([[Charlie Rich]]) - 3:32
| writer4 = [[Mark Wright (record producer)|Mark Wright]], Larry Kingston
| length4 = 3:21
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| note4 = featuring [[Vince Gill]] and [[Alison Krauss]]
| title5 = Uptown, Downtown (Misery's All the Same)
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| writer5 = [[Harlan Howard]], Ron Peterson
| length5 = 2:40
| title6 = [[Bubba Shot the Jukebox]]
| writer6 = [[Dennis Linde]]
| length6 = 3:05
| title7 = Postpone the Pain
| writer7 = Gary Scruggs, Wright
| length7 = 3:00
| title8 = Talking to Hank
| writer8 = Harden
| length8 = 2:47
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| note8 = duet with [[George Jones]]
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| title9 = I'm Not Getting Any Better at Goodbyes
| writer9 = [[Steve Earle]]
| length9 = 3:50
| title10 = Who Will the Next Fool Be?
| writer10 = [[Charlie Rich]]
| length10 = 3:32
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[David Briggs (American musician)|David Briggs]] - [[piano]]
*[[David Briggs (American musician)|David Briggs]] - piano
*[[Mark Chesnutt]] - lead vocals
*[[Mark Chesnutt]] - lead vocals
*Terry Crisp - [[steel guitar]]
*Terry Crisp - [[steel guitar]]
*[[Pat Flynn (musician)|Pat Flynn]] – [[Steel-string acoustic guitar|acoustic guitar]]
*[[Pat Flynn (musician)|Pat Flynn]] – acoustic guitar
*[[Paul Franklin (musician)|Paul Franklin]] – steel guitar
*[[Paul Franklin (musician)|Paul Franklin]] – steel guitar
*Rob Hajacos – [[fiddle]]
*Rob Hajacos – fiddle
*Owen Hale – [[Drum kit|drums]]
*Owen Hale – drums
*[[George Jones]] – vocals on "Talking to Hank"
*[[George Jones]] – vocals on "Talking to Hank"
*Paul Leim – drums
*[[Paul Leim]] – drums
*Steve Nathan – [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]]
*[[Steve Nathan]] – keyboards
*[[Lynn Peterzell]] – [[Percussion instrument|percussion]]
*[[Lynn Peterzell]] – percussion
*[[Hargus "Pig" Robbins]] - piano
*[[Hargus "Pig" Robbins]] - piano
*Brent Rowan – [[electric guitar]], acoustic guitar
*[[Brent Rowan]] – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
*[[Wayne Toups]] – [[squeezebox]]
*[[Wayne Toups]] – [[squeezebox]]
*Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
*[[Biff Watson]] – acoustic guitar
*Bob Wray – [[bass guitar]]
*Bob Wray – bass guitar


===Background vocals===
===Background vocals===
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*Jana King
*Jana King
*Keith Morris
*Keith Morris
*Wayne Toups
*[[Wayne Toups]]
*Dennis Wilson
*Dennis Wilson
*[[Vince Gill]] on track 4
*[[Vince Gill]] on track 4
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{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
{{Mark Chesnutt}}
{{Mark Chesnutt}}

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Latest revision as of 16:06, 26 September 2024

Longnecks & Short Stories
Studio album by
Mark Chesnutt
ReleasedMarch 21, 1992 (1992-03-21)
Recorded1991
StudioJavelina (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry
Length32:33
LabelMCA
ProducerMark Wright
Mark Chesnutt chronology
Too Cold at Home
(1990) 		Longnecks & Short Stories
(1992) 		Almost Goodbye
(1993)
Singles from Longnecks & Short Stories
  1. "Old Flames Have New Names"
    Released: February 1992
  2. "I'll Think of Something"
    Released: June 2, 1992
  3. "Bubba Shot the Jukebox"
    Released: September 15, 1992
  4. "Ol' Country"
    Released: January 4, 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Robert Christgau(1-star Honorable Mention)[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB link

Longnecks & Short Stories is the third studio album by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. It was released in 1992 on MCA Records, and like its predecessor Too Cold at Home, it was certified platinum in the United States for sales of one million copies. Four singles were released from this album, all of which were Top Ten hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: "Old Flames Have New Names" (#5), "I'll Think of Something" (#1), "Bubba Shot the Jukebox" and "Ol' Country" (both #4).

"I'll Think of Something" was originally a Top Ten country hit in 1974 for Hank Williams, Jr., who recorded it on his album Living Proof. In addition, "It's Not Over (If I'm Not over You)" was originally recorded by Vern Gosdin on his 1982 album Passion. Chesnutt later included the song on his 1997 album Thank God for Believers, releasing it as a single from that album in 1998. "Uptown, Downtown (Misery's All the Same)", was originally recorded by Ray Price, as a 1984 single known as "Better Class of Losers". "Who Will the Next Fool Be?" was originally recorded by its writer, Charlie Rich, as a single released in 1961.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ol' Country"Bobby Harden3:53
2."Old Flames Have New Names"Bobby Braddock, Rafe Van Hoy2:24
3."I'll Think of Something"Bill Rice, Jerry Foster4:13
4."It's Not Over" (featuring Vince Gill and Alison Krauss)Mark Wright, Larry Kingston3:21
5."Uptown, Downtown (Misery's All the Same)"Harlan Howard, Ron Peterson2:40
6."Bubba Shot the Jukebox"Dennis Linde3:05
7."Postpone the Pain"Gary Scruggs, Wright3:00
8."Talking to Hank" (duet with George Jones)Harden2:47
9."I'm Not Getting Any Better at Goodbyes"Steve Earle3:50
10."Who Will the Next Fool Be?"Charlie Rich3:32
Total length:32:33

Personnel

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Background vocals

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Strings by the Nashville String Machine, conducted by Carl Gorodetzky and arranged by Bergen White.

Chart performance

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Chart (1992) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 9
U.S. Billboard 200 68
Canadian RPM Country Albums 5

References

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  1. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Mark Chesnutt". Robert Christgau.
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