Del Rio, TX 1959

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Del Rio, TX 1959
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 29, 1992 (1992-09-29)
Recorded1992
StudioTreasure Isle and Champaign Studios, Nashville, TN
Genre Country
Length39:19
Label Arista
Producer Steve Fishell
Radney Foster
Radney Foster chronology
Del Rio, TX 1959
(1992)
Labor of Love
(1995)
Singles from Del Rio, TX 1959
  1. "Just Call Me Lonesome"
    Released: July 20, 1992
  2. "Nobody Wins"
    Released: January 11, 1993
  3. "Easier Said Than Done"
    Released: June 7, 1993
  4. "Hammer and Nails"
    Released: October 19, 1993
  5. "Closing Time"
    Released: February 1994
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Del Rio, TX 1959 is the debut solo studio album by American country music artist Radney Foster. It was released in 1992 (see 1992 in country music) on the Arista Nashville label, and it produced five singles for Foster on the Billboard country charts: "Just Call Me Lonesome", "Nobody Wins", "Easier Said Than Done", "Hammer and Nails", and "Closing Time". All of these except "Closing Time" were Top 40 hits on the country charts; "Nobody Wins" was the highest-charting, reaching #2.

Contents

The album's title refers to Foster's birth year and birthplace.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Radney Foster; co-writers as noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Just Call Me Lonesome" George Ducas 3:09
2."Don't Say Goodbye" 3:30
3."Easier Said Than Done" 3:39
4."A Fine Line" 4:00
5."Went for a Ride" Alice Randall 4:06
6."Nobody Wins" Kim Richey 3:29
7."Louisiana Blue" Beth Nielsen Chapman 3:23
8."Closing Time"Mark Sager3:38
9."Hammer and Nails" Cidny Bullens 5:00
10."Old Silver" 5:25

Personnel

The band
Additional musicians
On "Old Silver"
Backing vocalists
Technical

Chart performance

Chart (1992)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums46
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers11

References

  1. Various Authors "New Music" Syracuse Herald-American 11 Oct. 1992. p. 23.