Mark Collie (album)

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Mark Collie
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 5, 1993
Recorded1992
StudioSoundshop Recording Studios. Nashville, TN
Genre Country
Length33:28
Label MCA
Producer Don Cook
Mark Collie chronology
Born and Raised in Black & White
(1991)
Mark Collie
(1993)
Unleashed
(1994)
Singles from Mark Collie
  1. "Even the Man in the Moon Is Cryin'"
    Released: August 24, 1992
  2. "Born to Love You"
    Released: January 18, 1993
  3. "Shame Shame Shame Shame"
    Released: June 5, 1993
  4. "Something's Gonna Change Her Mind"
    Released: September 18, 1993

Mark Collie is the self-titled third studio album by American country music artist Mark Collie. It was released in 1993 by MCA Records. It featured the singles "Even the Man in the Moon Is Cryin'", "Shame Shame Shame Shame", "Born to Love You" and "Something's Gonna Change Her Mind". It peaked at number 38 on the Top Country Albums chart.

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Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Brian Mansfield of AllMusic gave the record 4.5 out of 5 stars, writing that: "At once a move to the mainstream and a return to Collie's West Tennessee rockabilly roots, the album worked fairly well." [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Trouble's Comin' Like the Train" Mark Collie, Hillary Kanter, Even Stevens3:23
2."Even the Man in the Moon Is Cryin'"Collie, Don Cook 3:40
3."Shame Shame Shame Shame"Collie, Jackson Leap2:55
4."Keep It Up" Deborah Allen, Collie, Rafe Van Hoy2:51
5."Something's Gonna Change Her Mind"Collie, Cook3:35
6."The Heart of the Matter"Collie, Cook2:41
7."Born to Love You"Collie, Cook, Chick Rains3:09
8."Linda Lou"Collie, Kanter, Stevens3:20
9."Is That Too Much to Ask"Collie, Cook, John Barlow Jarvis 3:58
10."Hillbilly Boy with the Rock and Roll Blues"Collie, Ronny Scaife3:56
Total length:33:28

Personnel

Production

Chart performance

Chart (1993)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums38
U.S. Billboard 200156
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers6
Canadian RPM Country Albums8

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References

  1. 1 2 Mansfield, Brian. "Mark Collie - Mark Collie". AllMusic . Retrieved July 22, 2012.