Crazy_Nights_(Lonestar_album)

<i>Crazy Nights</i> (Lonestar album)

Crazy Nights (Lonestar album)

1997 studio album by Lonestar


Crazy Nights is the second studio album by American country music band Lonestar. Four singles were released from this album: "Come Cryin' to Me", "You Walked In", "Say When", and "Everything's Changed". "Come Cryin' to Me" reached number one on the Hot Country Songs charts. Also included is a cover of country rock band Pure Prairie League's single "Amie".[1]

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"Come Cryin' to Me" and "Say When" were both co-written by John Rich, who also sang lead on "John Doe on a John Deere" and "What Do We Do with the Rest of the Night". All the other tracks feature Richie McDonald on lead vocals. This was Lonestar's last album to have a neotraditional country sound before developing a more crossover-friendly country-pop sound. This was also Lonestar's last album as a five-piece as Rich left the band the following year when things were going down the wrong path. Rich's departure left McDonald as the group's sole lead vocalist because the record label said they wanted McDonald to be lead vocals only. After departing the group,[2] he began a solo career on BNA, and eventually joined Big Kenny in the duo Big & Rich.

"Cheater's Road" was later recorded by Chalee Tennison on her 2003 album Parading in the Rain.

Critical reception

Thom Owens of Allmusic rated the album three stars out of five, saying that the singles and the "Amie" cover were "solid", but criticizing the other tracks for being "bland".[1]

Track listing

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Personnel

Taken from liner notes.[3]

Lonestar

  • Richie McDonald – lead vocals (1-4, 6-10), backing vocals (5, 11)
  • Dean Sams – acoustic piano, backing vocals
  • Michael Britt – electric lead guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • John Rich – bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (5, 11)
  • Keech Rainwater – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

Production

  • Don Cook – producer
  • Wally Wilson – producer
  • Mike Bradley – recording, mixing
  • Mark Capps – recording assistant, mix assistant, additional recording
  • Pat McMakin – additional recording
  • John Dickson – additional assistant engineer
  • Bart Pursley – additional assistant engineer
  • Adam Shepard – additional assistant engineer
  • Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Scott Johnson – production assistant
  • Susan Eaddy – art direction
  • Debendra Mahalanobis – design
  • Peter Nash – photography

Chart performance

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Certifications

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References

  1. Owens, Thom. "Crazy Nights - Lonestar". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  2. Crazy Nights (CD). Lonestar. BNA Records. 1997. 67422.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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