Four for the Show

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Four for the Show
Four for the Show Album Art - The Statler Brothers.jpg
Studio album by
Released1986 (1986)
Genre Country
Length29:03
Label Mercury
Producer Jerry Kennedy
The Statler Brothers chronology
Christmas Present
(1985)
Four for the Show
(1986)
Radio Gospel Favorites
(1986)
Singles from Four for the Show
  1. "Count On Me"
    Released: April 1986
  2. "Forever"
    Released: November 1986

Four for the Show is the twenty-eighth studio album by American country music group The Statler Brothers. It was released in 1986 via Mercury Records. The album peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Count On Me" (Don Reid) – 2:27
  2. "You Oughta Be Here with Me" (Roger Miller) – 3:06
  3. "We Got the Mem'ries" (Don Reid, Harold Reid) – 3:03
  4. "I Don't Dream Anymore" (Don Reid, Debo Reid) – 2:32
  5. "Forever" (Jimmy Fortune) – 2:57
  6. "Only You" (Buck Ram) – 2:58
  7. "For Cryin' Out Loud" (John Rimel, Fortune) – 3:04
  8. "Will You Be There?" (Don Reid, Debo Reid) – 2:41
  9. "I Believe I'll Live for Him" (Don Reid, H. Reid) – 2:40
  10. "More Like Daddy Than Me" (Don Reid) – 3:35

Personnel

Charts

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