It's a Crazy World

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It's a Crazy World
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1987
Recorded1986–1987
Studio
  • Emerald Recording Studios and Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Country
Length37:00
Label MCA Records
Producer
Steve Wariner chronology
Life's Highway
(1985)
It's a Crazy World
(1987)
Greatest Hits
(1987)
Singles from It's a Crazy World
  1. "Small Town Girl"
    Released: December 27, 1986
  2. "The Weekend"
    Released: April 25, 1987
  3. "Lynda"
    Released: August 3, 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
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It's a Crazy World is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Steve Wariner. It was released in 1987 by MCA Records. Three singles were released from it, and all three reached number-one. This album peaked at #30 on Top Country Albums.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Small Town Girl" John Barlow Jarvis, Don Cook 3:47
2."Lynda" Bill LaBounty, Pat McLaughlin 3:07
3."If I Could Make a Livin' (Out of Lovin' You)" Dave Loggins 4:01
4."There's Always a First Time"" Steve Wariner, John Hall, Johanna Hall3:31
5."Why Do Heroes Die So Young"Wariner, Tony Brown, Paul Davis 4:29
6."When It Rains"Wariner, Mac McAnally 3:29
7."It's a Crazy World"McAnally3:23
8."Hey Alarm Clock"Loggins3:42
9."The Weekend"LaBounty, Beckie Foster3:49
10."Fastbreak"Wariner, Hall3:15

Personnel


Production

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1987)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums30

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References

  1. "It's a Crazy World". Allmusic . Retrieved October 14, 2017.