John Anderson 2

John Anderson 2
John Anderson 2
Studio album by John Anderson
Released	April 1981
Studio	Columbia Recording Studios, Nashville, TN
Genre	Country, country rock
Length	33:10
Label	Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer	Norro Wilson
John Anderson chronology
Singles from John Anderson 2
	"I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I'm Gonna Be a Diamond Someday)"; Released: March 28, 1981; "Chicken Truck"; Released: August 1, 1981;

Last updated May 29, 2025

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	A−^[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[3]

John Anderson 2 is the second studio album by American country music artist John Anderson, released in 1981 under Warner Bros. Records.^[3] The album includes the singles "I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal" and "Chicken Truck".

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I'm Gonna Be a Diamond Someday)"	Billy Joe Shaver	3:47
2.	"I Love You a Thousand Ways"	Lefty Frizzell, Jim Beck	3:05
3.	"July the 12th, 1939"	Norro Wilson	3:40
4.	"I've Almost Jack Daniels Drowned"	Ronnie Reynolds, Linda Craig	3:18
5.	"Mountain High, Valley Low"	John Anderson, Lionel Delmore	2:53
6.	"Makin' Love and Makin' Out"	Charlie Craig	2:54
7.	"Motel with No Phone"	Ronal McCown, A.V. Mittlestedt	3:41
8.	"Chicken Truck"	Anderson, Monroe Fields, Ervan James Parker	2:43
9.	"The Same Old Girl"	Ray Kennedy	3:19
10.	"You've Got the Longest Leaving Act in Town"	Dave Kirby, Sonny Throckmorton	3:48

Personnel

Background Vocals: Ronnie Drake, Beckie Foster, Allen Henson, Joy Gardner, Ima Withers
Bass guitar: Henry Strzelecki
Dobro: Pete Drake
Drums: Jerry Carrigan
Fiddle: Michael Kott, Buddy Spicher
Guitar: Harold Bradley, Fred Carter Jr., Jerry Reed, Pete Wade
Lead Vocals: John Anderson
Organ: Mike Jordan
Piano: Mike Jordan, Hargus "Pig" Robbins
Steel Guitar: Pete Drake
Upright Bass: Bob Moore

Chart performance

Chart (1981)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	25

References

↑ Roland, Tom. John Anderson 2 at AllMusic
↑ Christgau, Robert (1990). "A". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s . Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X . Retrieved August 16, 2020– via robertchristgau.com.
1 2 The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 15.

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[1] Roland, Tom. John Anderson 2 at AllMusic

[Christgau-2] Christgau, Robert (1990). "A". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s . Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X . Retrieved August 16, 2020– via robertchristgau.com.

[RS-3] 1 2 The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 15.

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v t e John Anderson
Studio albums	John Anderson John Anderson 2 I Just Came Home to Count the Memories Wild & Blue All the People Are Talkin' Eye of a Hurricane Tokyo, Oklahoma Countrified Blue Skies Again 10 Too Tough to Tame Seminole Wind Solid Ground Country 'til I Die Paradise Takin' the Country Back Nobody's Got It All Easy Money Bigger Hands Goldmine Years
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits (1984) Greatest Hits Volume II Greatest Hits (1996)
Notable singles	"Your Lying Blue Eyes" "She Just Started Liking Cheatin' Songs" "1959" "I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I'm Gonna Be a Diamond Someday)" "Chicken Truck" "I Just Came Home to Count the Memories" "Would You Catch a Falling Star" "Wild and Blue" "Swingin'" "Goin' Down Hill" "Black Sheep" "Let Somebody Else Drive" "She Sure Got Away with My Heart" "Eye of a Hurricane" "It's All Over Now" "Down in Tennessee" "Honky Tonk Crowd" "Somewhere Between Ragged and Right" (with Waylon Jennings) "Straight Tequila Night" "When It Comes to You" "Seminole Wind" "Let Go of the Stone" "Money in the Bank" "I Fell in the Water" "I've Got It Made" "I Wish I Could Have Been There" "Bend It Until It Breaks" "Mississippi Moon" "Paradise" "Somebody Slap Me" "If Her Lovin' Don't Kill Me" "Years" "Tuesday I'll Be Gone"
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John Anderson 2

Contents

Track listing

Personnel

Chart performance

References