Get Rhythm (Martin Delray album)

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Get Rhythm
Martindelraygetrhythm.jpg
Studio album by
Released1991
Genre Country
Length33:40
Label Atlantic
Producer Blake Mevis, Nelson Larkin
Martin Delray chronology
Get Rhythm
(1991)
What Kind of Man
(1992)

Get Rhythm is the debut studio album by American country music artist Martin Delray. It was released in 1991 via Atlantic Records. The album includes the singles "Get Rhythm", "Lillie's White Lies", and "Who, What, Where, When, Why, How". [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Alex Henderson of AllMusic rated the album four stars out of five, stating that it was "unpredictable" and "indicated that Delray was a singer to keep an eye on". [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Get Rhythm" Johnny Cash 2:49
2."The Very Thought of You" Ray Noble 3:40
3."One in a Row"Martin Delray, Wood Newton 3:38
4."If the Wind Blows Sand"Delray4:00
5."New Wine"Delray, Bill Shore2:59
6."Lillie's White Lies"Newton, Billy Ray Reynolds3:01
7."Silence Says It All"Jim Rushing3:04
8."Someone to Love You"Ted Chalfant3:44
9."I Let Love Do My Talkin'"Delray, Shore, Hodges Rippy3:46
10."Who, What, Where, When, Why, How"Jeff Crossan2:58

Chart performance

Chart (1990)Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [3] 57

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2017). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2017. Record Research, Inc. p. 107. ISBN   978-0-89820-229-8.
  2. "Get Rhythm review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  3. "Martin Delray Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.