I Am Just a Rebel

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I Am Just a Rebel
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Studio album by
Billy Hill
Released1989
Genre Country, country rock
Label Reprise
Producer Billy Hill
Singles from I Am Just a Rebel
  1. "Too Much Month at the End of the Money"
    Released: June 1989
  2. "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)"
    Released: November 1989
  3. "Nickel to My Name"
    Released: March 1990

I Am Just a Rebel is the debut studio album by American country music band Billy Hill. [1] [2] Released by Reprise Records in 1989, the album contains the hit song "Too Much Month at the End of the Money". [3] [4] It was the band's only album. [5]

Contents

"Rollin' Dice" was originally recorded by lead singer Dennis Robbins in 1986 for his MCA Records album, The First of Me . It was also featured on the soundtrack to the film Pink Cadillac . Billy Hill's version of "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" made an appearance in the 1990 film My Blue Heaven .

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Guide to Country Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]

The Chicago Tribune deemed I Am Just a Rebel a "rollicking album," writing that "Billy Hill delivers heat, humor and heart." [6] The Advocate wrote: "Imagine Levon Helm getting together with Little Feat to play some hillbilly music and you have some idea of what Billy Hill sounds like ... There's lots of hot playing, and the songs are good, too." [7]

The Buffalo News concluded that Billy Hill "have a big, fun, 'bloozy' sound that is heavy on slide guitar, somewhat similar to the Rolling Stones' occasional forays into country." [8] The Orange County Register stated that the "music is down and dirty, R&B-influenced barroom country rock with a ballad or two thrown in for good measure." [9] USA Today listed I Am Just a Rebel as the 25th best country album of 1989. [10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bob DiPiero, Dennis Robbins, and John Scott Sherrill, except as noted

No.TitleLength
1."Too Much Month at the End of the Money"2:21
2."Nickel to My Name"2:35
3."I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" (Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Edward Holland, Jr.)3:34
4."These Lonely Blues" (Sherrill, DiPiero)4:03
5."Rollin' Dice"3:26
6."What's a Boy to Do"2:56
7."Just in Case You Want to Know"3:31
8."I Am Just a Rebel"3:32
9."Drive On By"3:59
10."Gettin' On Down the Road"3:33

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.

Billy Hill

Additional musicians

Chart performance

Chart (1989)Peak
position
U.S. Top Country Albums ( Billboard )55

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References

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  2. ↑ Himes, Geoffrey (18 Aug 1989). "Songwriters Sing in Nashville Breakout". The Washington Post. p. WW22.
  3. ↑ Thompson, Dave (2019). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin Publishing Group. p. 73.
  4. ↑ Wooley, John (October 1, 1989). "The rockabilly 'Too Much Month at the End of the Money'...". Tulsa World. p. H2.
  5. 1 2 All Music Guide to Country: The Experts' Guide to the Best Recordings in Country Music. Miller Freeman. 1997. p. 397.
  6. 1 2 Hurst, Jack (17 Aug 1989). "Rave Recordings". Chicago Tribune. p. 15E.
  7. ↑ Gilbert, Calvin (August 4, 1989). "Billy Hill I Am Just a Rebel". Fun. The Advocate. p. 2.
  8. ↑ Herbeck, Dan (August 18, 1989). "Billy Hill, I Am Just A Rebel". The Buffalo News. p. G40.
  9. ↑ Davis, Noel (October 6, 1989). "Country Albums". Orange County Register. p. P32.
  10. ↑ Oermann, Robert K. (December 29, 1989). "TOP 52 COUNTRY ALBUMS". USA Today.
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