James House (1989 album)

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James House
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Studio album by
Released1989
Genre Country
Label MCA
Producer Tony Brown
James House chronology
James House
(1983)
James House
(1989)
Hard Times for an Honest Man
(1990)

James House is the debut studio album by American country music artist James House. It was released in 1989 via MCA Records. Although the album did not chart, its single "Don't Quit Me Now" peaked at No. 25 on Hot Country Songs.

Contents

Critical reception

Jack Hurst of The Chicago Tribune gave the album three stars out of four, saying that "Most of this record is very rhythmic, with lyrics tending toward the simple but eloquent." [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't Quit Me Now" James House, Wendy Waldman 2:46
2."It's Cruel"House, Craig Karp3:00
3."Hard Times for an Honest Man"House, Rick Serratte4:21
4."Under the Harvest Moon"House, Allen Shamblin 3:38
5."Never Until Now"House, Shamblin3:00
6."O What a Thrill" Jesse Winchester 3:06
7."Lucinda"Waldman, Jim Photoglo, Harry Stinson 2:43
8."That'll Be the Last Thing"House, Karp, Dave Gibson 2:40
9."Call It in the Air"House, Walt Aldridge 3:14
10."Born Ready"Gibson, Shamblin2:38

Personnel

As listed on Discogs. [2] [ better source needed ]

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References

  1. "James House James House (MCA) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR... - tribunedigital-chicagotribune". articles.chicagotribune.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  2. "James House – James House (1989, CD)". Discogs .