Mona Lisa on Cruise Control

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"Mona Lisa on Cruise Control"
Single by Dennis Robbins
from the album Born Ready
B-side "Walkin' on The Edge"
ReleasedNovember 1993
Genre Country
Length2:49
Label Giant
Songwriter(s) Dennis Robbins
Michael Dan Ehmig
John Scott Sherrill
Producer(s) Richard Landis
James Stroud
Dennis Robbins singles chronology
"Looking for a Thing Called Love"
(1993)
"Mona Lisa on Cruise Control"
(1993)
"Travelin' Music"
(1994)

"Mona Lisa on Cruise Control" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer-songwriter Dennis Robbins. It was released as the second single to his 1994 album Born Ready . This song is Robbins' last charting single to date, peaking at No. 68 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

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Critical reception

A review on Billboard stated that "whenever Robbins and former Billy Hill band mate John Scott Sherrill get together to write, wonderful things happen." [1]

Music video

The music video, directed by Marc Ball, features Robbins singing and playing his guitar while a young woman (who is portraying as Mona Lisa) is seen dancing, blowing bubbles, letting go of a balloon, and riding in a car. The ending of the video shows a picture of the Mona Lisa in the back seat of a moving car. The video was filmed in the town of Mesilla, New Mexico.[ citation needed ]

Chart performance

Chart (1993-1994)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 68

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References

  1. "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard . December 11, 1993. p. 117.
  2. "Dennis Robbins Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.