It Still Rains in Memphis

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It Still Rains in Memphis
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Studio album by
Released1986
Genre Country
Length36:46
Label Columbia
Producer Rick Hall
T. G. Sheppard chronology
Livin' on the Edge
(1985)
It Still Rains in Memphis
(1986)
One for the Money
(1987)

It Still Rains in Memphis is the fifteenth studio album by American country music artist T. G. Sheppard. It was released in 1986 via Columbia Records. The includes the singles "Strong Heart", "Half Past Forever (Till I'm Blue in the Heart)" and "You're My First Lady" [1]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It Still Rains in Memphis" Mike Reid, Naomi Martin3:39
2."Love Is on a Fade" Stephen Allen Davis, Dennis Morgan 4:08
3."You're My First Lady" Mac McAnally 3:24
4."Paintin' the Town Blue"Bob Garfrerick, Don Parsons, Steven Dale Jones3:58
5."The Bad Thing About Good Love" Walt Aldridge, Billy Henderson, Waylon Caylor4:11
6."Movin and Shakin' on Business Street" Roger Murrah, Steve Dean3:35
7."Half Past Forever (Till I'm Blue in the Heart)" Robert Byrne, Tom Brasfield3:36
8."She Don't Think Much of Me Anymore"Mike McGuire, Bud McGuire, Billy Maddox3:40
9."Strong Heart"Tommy Rocco, Charlie Black, Austin Roberts 3:32
10."What You Gonna Do About Her"McAnally, Gary Baker, Quentin Powers3:05

Chart performance

Chart (1986)Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [2] 26

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References

  1. "T.G. Sheppard - It Still Rains in Memphis(1986, Vinyl) - Discogs".
  2. "T.G. Sheppard Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.