4 Runner (album)

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4 Runner
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Studio album by
4 Runner
ReleasedMay 9, 1995
Genre Country
Label Polydor Nashville
Producer Buddy Cannon, Larry Shell
4 Runner chronology
4 Runner
(1995)		Getaway Car
(2003)
Singles from 4 Runner
  1. "Cain's Blood"
    Released: February 1995
  2. "A Heart with 4 Wheel Drive"
    Released: June 1995
  3. "Home Alone"
    Released: October 1995
  4. "Ripples"
    Released: March 1996

4 Runner is the self-titled debut studio album by American country music group 4 Runner, released on May 9, 1995 on the Nashville division of Polydor Records. It produced the singles "Cain's Blood", "A Heart with 4 Wheel Drive", "Home Alone", and "Ripples", all of which charted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs charts. Of these four singles, "Cain's Blood" was the only one to chart within the Top 40, peaking at #26. [1]

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Critical reception

Brian Wahlert of Country Standard Time criticized some of the songs on 4 Runner for "cop[ying] the worst pop elements" of The Oak Ridge Boys, but said that the presence of bass singer Jim Chapman gave the material a "fresh sound." His review praised "Cain's Blood" and "A Heart with 4 Wheel Drive" as the strongest tracks. [2] Entertainment Weekly critic Alanna Nash gave the album a B-minus rating. In her review, she said that "they can be as hokey as the Oaks, but unlike the Statlers, they're sentimental without being mawkish." [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Heart with 4 Wheel Drive"Billy Maddox, Paul Thorn 3:42
2."Good Lookin'"Chris East, Mickey Jupp 2:53
3."Cain's Blood" Michael Johnson, Jack Sundrud3:52
4."The House at the End of the Road"Rock Killough, Larry T. Wilson3:36
5."Ripples"Tony Haselden3:25
6."You Make the Moonlight" Chris Waters, Tom Shapiro 2:51
7."Oh No" Al Anderson, Mike Lawler3:55
8."Let the Good Times Roll" Tony Martin, Reese Wilson3:31
9."Home Alone"Dennis Wilson, Craig Morris2:30
10."Southern Wind" Walt Aldridge, James Hooker 4:26

Personnel

4 Runner

Additional musicians

All strings performed by the Nashville String Machine under the conduction of Carl Gorodetzky.

Charts

Chart (1995)Peak
position
US Billboard 200144
US Billboard Top Country Albums27
US Billboard Top Heatseekers3
Canada RPM Country Albums7

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References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 149. ISBN   978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ↑ Wahlert, Brian. "4 Runner review". Country Standard Time. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  3. ↑ Nash, Alanna (19 May 1995). "4 Runner review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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