10 (John Anderson album)

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10
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Studio album by
Released1988
Genre Country
Label MCA Nashville
Producer Jimmy Bowen, John Anderson
John Anderson chronology
Blue Skies Again
(1987)
10
(1988)
Too Tough to Tame
(1989)
Singles from 10
  1. "If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It"
    Released: June 1988
  2. "Down in the Orange Grove"
    Released: September 1988
  3. "Lower on the Hog"
    Released: January 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Christgau's Record Guide B− [2]

10 is the tenth studio album by American country music artist John Anderson. It was released in 1988 as his last studio album for MCA Nashville, before leaving for BNA Records in 1992. The album produced the singles: "If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It," "Down in the Orange Grove" and "Lower on the Hog".

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Down in the Orange Grove" John Anderson, Lionel Delmore, Herb McCullough3:31
2."I Hope Things Aren't Like This Tomorrow"Anderson, Delmore,3:12
3."If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It"Anderson, Tony Stampley,2:32
4."Just to Hold a Little Hand"Anderson,3:30
5."The Ballad of Zero and the Tramp"Anderson, Bernie Taupin 3:45
6."Lower on the Hog" Larry Cordle, Delmore,2:40
7."Before I Met You"Anderson, Delmore,3:02
8."The Will of God"Anderson, Delmore,2:38
9."Warm Place in the Snow" Bill Rice, Sharon Vaughn, John Wesley Ryles 3:35
10."Light at the End of the Tunnel" Don Cook, Keith Whitley 2:57
Total length:31:22

Personnel

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1988)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums51

Singles

YearSinglePeak positions
US Country
1988"If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It"35
"Down in the Orange Grove"68
1989"Lower on the Hog"73

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  2. Christgau, Robert (1990). "A". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s . Pantheon Books. ISBN   0-679-73015-X . Retrieved August 16, 2020 via robertchristgau.com.