Out with a Bang

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Out with a Bang
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 30, 1994
Recorded1994
StudioSound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN
Genre Country
Length33:07
Label MCA
Producer Tony Brown
David Lee Murphy chronology
Out with a Bang
(1994)
Gettin' Out the Good Stuff
(1996)
Singles from Out with a Bang
  1. "Just Once"
    Released: 1994
  2. "Fish Ain't Bitin'"
    Released: 1994
  3. "Party Crowd"
    Released: February 21, 1995
  4. "Dust on the Bottle"
    Released: August 7, 1995
  5. "Out with a Bang"
    Released: November 13, 1995
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Out with a Bang is the debut album of American country music artist David Lee Murphy. It features the hit single "Dust on the Bottle", which reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks in late 1995. The track "High Weeds and Rust" was previously recorded by Doug Stone on his 1990 self-titled debut album. "Just Once" is also included on the soundtrack to the 1994 movie 8 Seconds . The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA for sales of 1,000,000. [1]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written or co-written by David Lee Murphy. Co-writers are named in parentheses. [2]

  1. "Can't Turn It Off" – 3:23
  2. "Party Crowd" (Jimbeau Hinson) – 3:18
  3. "Mama 'n Them" (Michael Woody) – 3:23
  4. "High Weeds and Rust" – 2:55
  5. "Fish Ain't Bitin'" – 2:46
  6. "Out with a Bang" (Kim Tribble) – 2:28
  7. "Greatest Show on Earth" – 4:11
  8. "Dust on the Bottle" – 3:44
  9. "Just Once" (Tribble) – 2:59
  10. "Why Can't People Just Get Along" (Minnie Pearl) – 3:54

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes. [3]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [8] Gold50,000^
United States (RIAA) [9] Gold500,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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