Ken Mellons | ||||
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Released | August 23, 1994 | |||
Recorded | 1993-1994 | |||
Studio | Woodland Digital Studios, Nashville, TN | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | Jerry Cupit | |||
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Singles from Ken Mellons | ||||
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Ken Mellons is the self-titled debut album of American country music artist Ken Mellons. Released in 1994 on Epic Records, it contains his single "Jukebox Junkie", a Top Ten hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. "Workin' for the Weekend", "I Can Bring Her Back", and "Lookin' in the Same Direction" were also released as singles.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Jukebox Junkie" | Ken Mellons, Jerry Cupit, Janice Honeycutt | 2:41 |
2. | "I Can Bring Her Back" | Mellons, Dale Dodson, Gene Simmons | 3:57 |
3. | "Lookin' in the Same Direction" | Mellons, Dodson, Jimmy Melton | 2:47 |
4. | "The Pleasure's All Mine" | Mellons, Cupit, Honeycutt | 3:37 |
5. | "Workin' for the Weekend" | Mellons, Cupit, Honeycutt | 2:21 |
6. | "Seven Lonely Days (Makes One Weak)" | Mellons, Dodson, Melton | 3:05 |
7. | "Keepin' It Country" | Mellons, Cupit, Honeycutt | 3:28 |
8. | "Learnin' to Live Without You" | Mellons, Simmons, Cupit, Dodson | 3:06 |
9. | "Honky Tonk Teachers" | Mellons, Dodson, Cupit | 2:35 |
10. | "Doctor Jesus" | Tony Stampley, Justin Thomas Bolen | 3:13 |
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 42 |
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 8 |
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