Labor of Love (Radney Foster album)

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Labor of Love
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Studio album by
Radney Foster
ReleasedApril 11, 1995 (1995-04-11) [1]
Recorded1994-1995
Woodland Studios, Nashville, TN, Imagine Studios, Champagne, The Castle & Recording Arts Studios
Genre Country
Length46:30
Label Arista Nashville
Producer Steve Fishell, Radney Foster
Radney Foster chronology
Del Rio, TX 1959
(1992)
Labor of Love
(1995)
See What You Want to See
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Daily Herald Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]

Labor of Love is the second studio album by American country music artist Radney Foster. It was released in 1995 on Arista Records, peaking at #61 on the Billboard Top Country Albums charts and producing three chart singles. It was also his final release for Arista Nashville, although his third album — 1999's See What You Want to See — was issued on Arista Austin.

Contents

History

Initially, the album was to have been released in 1994 under the title Never Say Die. However, after lead-off single "Labor of Love" failed to reach Top 40, the album was delayed twice so that it would not interfere with Foster's contribution to a Merle Haggard tribute album. [1] "Willin' to Walk" was issued as the second single in 1995, with its radio edit having been remixed by Steve Ripley of The Tractors. [1] Closing out the album was "If It Were Me". These three singles peaked at #58, #54 and #59, respectively, on the Billboard country charts.

Track listing

  1. "Willin' to Walk" (Radney Foster) – 2:39
  2. "Labor of Love" (Foster, Cindy Bullens) – 3:38
  3. "My Whole Wide World" (Foster, Bullens) – 4:31
  4. "Never Say Die" (Foster, George Ducas) – 4:08
  5. "Jesse's Soul" (Foster, Tim DuBois) – 4:40
  6. "Everybody Gets the Blues" (Foster, Ducas) – 3:04
  7. "If It Were Me" (Foster, Kim Richey) – 4:40
  8. "Broke Down" (Foster, Gary Nicholson) – 3:24
  9. "Precious Pearl" (Foster) – 4:13
  10. "Last Chance for Love" (Foster) – 4:05
  11. "Walkin' Talkin' Woman" (Foster) – 2:37
  12. "Making It Up as I Go" (Foster) – 4:35

Personnel

Appearing On The Album

Radney's Touring Band

Production

Chart performance

Chart (1995)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums61
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers36

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Mansfield, Brian (April 1995). "Willing to Walk: Radney Foster's Soul Searching Labor of Love". New Country. 2 (5). ISSN   1086-1076.
  2. Kening, Dan (1995-03-07). "Radney Foster — Labor of Love". The Daily Herald.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)