Country Rap

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Country Rap
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Studio album by
Released1986
Genre Country
Length35:18
Label MCA/Curb
Producer Emory Gordy Jr.
The Bellamy Brothers chronology
Howard & David
(1985)
Country Rap
(1986)
Greatest Hits Volume Two
(1986)

Country Rap is the eleventh studio album by American country music duo The Bellamy Brothers. It was released in 1986 via MCA and Curb Records. [1] The includes the singles "Too Much Is Not Enough", "Kids of the Baby Boom" and "Country Rap". The title track has been cited as one of the first songs to combine country music with rap music. [2]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Too Much Is Not Enough" (with The Forester Sisters)David Bellamy, Ron Taylor3:50
2."Sweet Nostalgia"D. Bellamy3:53
3."Kids of the Baby Boom"D. Bellamy3:24
4."One Too Many Times"Howard Bellamy3:00
5."Go Ahead - Fall in Love"D. Bellamy3:00
6."D-D-D-D-Divorcee"D. Bellamy3:36
7."Our Family"D. Bellamy, Bobby Braddock 4:02
8."Country Rap"D. Bellamy2:30
9."Hard On A Heart"H. Bellamy3:55
10."Where the Lights Come From" Thom Schuyler, Don Schlitz 3:08

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes. [3]

The Bellamy Brothers

Musicians

Chart performance

Chart (1986)Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [4] 21

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References

  1. "The Bellamy Brothers - Country Rap". AllMusic .
  2. Dauphin, Chuck (August 8, 2014). "The Bellamy Brothers Talk Being 'Bro Country Before It Was Cool'". Billboard. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  3. Country Rap (CD booklet). The Bellamy Brothers. MCA Records. 1986. MCA-5721.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. "The Bellamy Brothers Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.