Pirates of the Mississippi (album)

Pirates of the Mississippi
Studio album by Pirates of the Mississippi
Released	July 10, 1990 (1990-07-10)
Recorded	1988
Studio	Javalina Recording Studios, Sound Stage Studios, and Studio 19, Nashville, TN
Genre	Country
Length	37:51
Label	Capitol Nashville
Producer	Rich Alves James Stroud
Pirates of the Mississippi chronology
Pirates of the Mississippi (1990) Walk the Plank (1991)
Singles from Pirates of the Mississippi
"Honky Tonk Blues" Released: June 1990 "Rollin' Home" Released: 1990 "Feed Jake" Released: February 25, 1991 "Speak of the Devil" Released: 1991

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Pirates of the Mississippi is the debut studio album by the American country music band Pirates of the Mississippi. It was released in 1990 on Capitol Records Nashville and contains four singles: "Honky Tonk Blues" (a cover of the Hank Williams song), "Rollin' Home", "Feed Jake", and "Speak of the Devil". "Feed Jake" was the highest charting of these singles, reaching No. 15 on the Billboard country charts. All of the other singles except "Rollin' Home" reached Top 40 on the same chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Honky Tonk Blues"	Hank Williams	3:00
2.	"I Take My Comfort in You"	Guy Clark, Wayland Holyfield	3:34
3.	"Rollin' Home"	Rich Alves, Bill McCorvey, Gary Harrison	3:11
4.	"Speak of the Devil"	Alves, McCorvey, Danny Mayo	3:04
5.	"Feed Jake"	Mayo	4:00
6.	"Talkin' 'Bout Love"	Alves, McCorvey, Larry Gottlieb	4:17
7.	"Jolly Roger/Pirates of the Mississippi"	Alves, McCorvey	5:15
8.	"Down and Out in Birmingham"	Alves, McCorvey	3:57
9.	"Anything Goes"	Mayo, McCorvey, Diana Rae	4:09
10.	"Redneck Rock & Roll"	Alves, Mayo, McCorvey	3:24

Personnel

As listed in liner notes. ^[2]

Musicians

• Rich Alves – guitar, Hammond organ, background vocals
• John Kelton - strings on "Feed Jake"
• Jimmy Lowe – drums, percussion
• Bill McCorvey – guitar, lead vocals
• Pat Severs – steel guitar, Dobro
• Dean Townson – bass guitar, background vocals

Technical

• Chuck Ainlay - mixing
• Rich Alves - producer
• John Kelton - recording
• Glenn Meadows - mastering
• Tom Perry - overdubs
• James Stroud - producer

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1990–1991) Peak position US Billboard 200 [3] 80 US Top Country Albums ( Billboard ) [4] 12

Year-end charts Chart (1991) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [5] 30

References

1. AllMusic review
2. Pirates of the Mississippi (Media notes). Pirates of the Mississippi. Capitol Records Nashville. 1990. CDP 7 94389 2.
3. "Pirates of the Mississippi, TLP" . Billboard . Retrieved May 28, 2021.
4. "Pirates of the Mississippi, CLP" . Billboard . Retrieved May 28, 2021.
5. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2021.