Eye of a Hurricane (John Anderson album)

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Eye of a Hurricane
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 18, 1984
StudioThe Music Mill, Nashville Sound Connection, and Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN
Genre Country
Length31:14
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer Lou Bradley
John Anderson chronology
All the People are Talkin'
(1983)
Eye of a Hurricane
(1984)
Greatest Hits
(1984)
Singles from Eye of a Hurricane
  1. "I Wish I Could Write You a Song"
    Released: May 1984
  2. "She Sure Got Away with My Heart"
    Released: August 18, 1984
  3. "Eye of a Hurricane"
    Released: December 8, 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Christgau's Record Guide B+ [2]

Eye of a Hurricane is the sixth studio album by American country music artist John Anderson. It was released in June 1984. It produced singles in its title track, "She Sure Got Away with My Heart", and "I Wish I Could Write You a Song". It was re-released in 2007. [3]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Can't Take Another Heartache"Scott Anders, Michael Murrah, Roger Murrah 2:53
2."Red Georgia Clay" Hal Bynum, "Wild" Bill Emerson, Jody Emerson2:35
3."Eye of a Hurricane" Jerry Fuller 3:24
4."I Wish I Could Write You a Song" John Anderson, Lionel Delmore3:09
5."The Sun's Gonna Shine (On Our Back Door)"Anderson, Kerry O'Neil, Mark Sherrill3:08
6."She Sure Got Away with My Heart" Walt Aldridge, Tom Brasfield2:47
7."Take That Woman Away" Paul Kennerley 3:09
8."Lonely Is Another State"Anderson, Ervan James Parker 3:53
9."One Shot Deal" Bob DiPiero, John Scott Sherrill 2:43
10."I Wish I Had Loved Her That Way"Jim McBride, R. Murrah3:33

Personnel

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1984)Peak
position
Canadian Country Albums ( RPM )16
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [4] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1984)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [5] 43

Singles

YearSinglePeak positions
US Country CAN Country
1984"I Wish I Could Write You a Song"1412
"She Sure Got Away with My Heart"34
1985"Eye of a Hurricane"2017

References

  1. Allmusic review
  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.
  3. "Early John Anderson Albums Reissued". CMT News. December 27, 2007. Archived from the original on December 31, 2007. Retrieved November 26, 2009.
  4. "John Anderson Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  5. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2021.