Longnecks & Short Stories
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| Allmusic |   link |
| Robert Christgau |  [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B 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 "Old 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. Chesnutt later included the song on his 1997 album Thank God for Believers, releasing it as a single from that album in 1998.
Track listing
- "Ol' Country" (Bobby Harden) - 3:53
- "Old Flames Have New Names" (Bobby Braddock, Rafe VanHoy) - 2:24
- "I'll Think of Something" (Bill Rice, Jerry Foster) - 4:13
- "It's Not Over" (Mark Wright, Larry Kingston) - 3:21
- featuring Vince Gill and Alison Krauss
- "Uptown, Downtown (Misery's All the Same)" (Harlan Howard, Ron Peterson) - 2:40
- "Bubba Shot the Jukebox" (Dennis Linde) - 3:05
- "Postpone the Pain" (Gary Scruggs, Wright) - 3:00
- "Talking to Hank" (Harden) - 2:47
- duet with George Jones
- "I'm Not Getting Any Better at Goodbyes" (Steve Earle) - 3:50
- "Who Will the Next Fool Be?" (Charlie Rich) - 3:32
Personnel
- David Briggs - piano
- Mark Chesnutt - lead vocals
- Terry Crisp - steel guitar
- Pat Flynn – acoustic guitar
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Rob Hajacos – fiddle
- Owen Hale – drums
- George Jones – vocals on "Talking to Hank"
- Paul Leim – drums
- Steve Nathan – keyboards
- Lynn Peterzell – percussion
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins - piano
- Brent Rowan – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Wayne Toups – squeezebox
- Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
- Bob Wray – bass guitar
Background vocals
- Curtis "Mr. Harmony" Young
- Jim Lauderdale
- Bergen White
- Alison Krauss on track 4
- Wendy Suits Johnson
- Jana King
- Keith Morris
- Wayne Toups
- Dennis Wilson
- Vince Gill on track 4
Strings by the Nashville String Machine, conducted by Carl Gorodetzky and arranged by Bergen White.
Chart performance
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 9 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 68 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 5 |
References
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Mark Chesnutt". Robert Christgau.