Everything's Gonna Be Alright (album)

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Everything's Gonna Be Alright
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 20, 1998 (1998-10-20)
Genre Country
Length53:49
Label Capitol Nashville
Producer Deana Carter
Chris Farren
Keith Thomas
Deana Carter chronology
Did I Shave My Legs for This?
(1995)
Everything's Gonna Be Alright
(1998)
Father Christmas
(2001)
Singles from Everything's Gonna Be Alright
  1. "Absence of the Heart"
    Released: September 14, 1998 [1]
  2. "You Still Shake Me"
    Released: January 11, 1999 [2]
  3. "Angels Working Overtime"
    Released: March 22, 1999 [3]
  4. "Ruby Brown"
    Released: 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Entertainment Weekly B+ [5]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Everything's Gonna Be Alright is the second studio album by American country music artist Deana Carter. Released in 1998 as her second and final studio album for Capitol Records Nashville, it features the single "Absence of the Heart", a number 16 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in late 1998. "You Still Shake Me" and "Angels Working Overtime" were released as the second and third singles, and peaked at numbers 36 and 35, respectively. "Ruby Brown" failed to chart in the U.S., but managed to reach number 74 on the country charts in Canada.

Contents

Content

The title track to this album was written by Carter's father, Fred Carter, Jr. Also included is a cover of Melanie Safka's 1971 hit "Brand New Key". "Colour Everywhere" also appeared on the compilation Touched by an Angel: The Album .

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You Still Shake Me"2:48
2."Ruby Brown"4:19
3."Absence of the Heart"
3:29
4."Brand New Key" Melanie 3:17
5."Michelangelo Sky"
  • Carter
  • Farren
  • Jones
3:53
6."People Miss Planes"
3:26
7."Never Comin' Down"
  • Carter
  • Farren
  • Jones
5:30
8."Make Up Your Mind"4:36
9."Colour Everywhere"
4:15
10."Angels Working Overtime"
  • Michael Dulaney
  • Michael Lunn
5:22
11."Dickson County"
  • Berg
  • Carter
3:35
12."The Train Song" (featuring Lynyrd Skynyrd)
  • Carter
  • Farren
  • Jones
4:01
13."Everything's Gonna Be Alright" Fred Carter Jr. 5:18

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Charts

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