Crackin' Up!
| Crackin' Up! | ||||
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| Released | June 1987 | |||
| Genre | Country, novelty, comedy | |||
| Label | MCA Nashville #42020 | |||
| Producer | Ray Stevens | |||
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Crackin' Up! was Ray Stevens' twenty-fourth studio album and his fourth for MCA Records, released in 1987. Three singles were lifted from the album: "Would Jesus Wear a Rolex", "Three-Legged Man" and "Sex Symbols", the last two of which did not chart.
Chuck Donkers of AllMusic rated the album four stars out of five, saying that the songs "don't just make you laugh, they make you think, too."[1]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Would Jesus Wear a Rolex" | Margaret Archer, Chet Atkins | 2:46 |
| 2. | "Three-Legged Man" | Shel Silverstein | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Cool Down Willard" | C.W. Kalb, Jr. | 3:16 |
| 4. | "I'm My Own Grandpaw" | Dwight Latham, Moe Jaffe | 2:41 |
| 5. | "The Ballad of Cactus Pete and Lefty" | C.W. Kalb, Jr., Ray Stevens | 4:37 |
| 6. | "Sex Symbols" | C.W. Kalb, Jr. | 3:51 |
| 7. | "Gourmet Restaurant" | Ray Stevens, C.W. Kalb, Jr. | 3:45 |
| 8. | "The Flies of Texas Are upon You" | Layng Martine, Jr., Austin Roberts | 3:34 |
| 9. | "Doctor, Doctor (Have Mercy on Me)" | C.W. Kalb, Jr. | 2:54 |
| 10. | "The Day That Clancy Drowned" | Sheb Wooley | 3:09 |
Album credits
[edit]As listed in liner notes.[2]
- Produced and Arranged by Ray Stevens
- Recorded at Ray Stevens Studio (Nashville, Tennessee).
- Engineer – Stuart Keathley
- Mastered by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee).
- Mixed and Mastered using the JVC Digital Mastering System.
- Art Direction – Ray Stevens and Slick Lawson
- Photography – Slick Lawson
- Design Concept – Ray Stevens
Musicians
- Ray Stevens – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
- Mark Casstevens – rhythm guitars, banjo, harmonica
- Steve Gibson – electric guitars
- Stuart Keathley – bass
- Tommy Wells – drums
- Carol Chase – backing vocals
- Lisa Silver – backing vocals
- Diane Tidwell – backing vocals
Chart performance
[edit]Album
[edit]| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 25 |
Singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | CAN Country | ||
| 1987 | "Would Jesus Wear a Rolex" | 41 | 45 |
References
[edit]- ^ Donkers, Chuck. "Crackin' Up review". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ^ Crackin' Up (CD insert). Ray Stevens. MCA Records. 1987. MCAD-42020.
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