Rattlesnake Annie (album)

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Rattlesnake Annie
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Studio album by
Rattlesnake Annie
Released1987
Studio Pedernales Recording Studio
Chips Moman’s Recording Studios
The Sound Shop
Tree Studios
Reflections Studios
Genre Country
Label Columbia Records
Producer Buddy Blackmon & Rattlesnake Annie
Rattlesnake Annie chronology
Country Livin'
(1985)		Rattlesnake Annie
(1987)		Indian Dream
(1989)

Rattlesnake Annie is a self-titled studio album by American singer and songwriter Rattlesnake Annie, released in 1987 on the CBS label. It reached #49 in the US country charts. Two singles were released from the album, "Callin' Your Bluff" which reached #79 in the US and #51 in the Canadian country charts, and "Somewhere South of Macon" which also reached #79 in the US country charts. The West German branch of Greenpeace adopted her song, "Goodbye to a River", as their anthem.

Contents

There were two other versions released in Europe in 1983 and 1988 on the Czechoslovak Supraphon label. [1] When she went to Europe she recorded an LP in Czechoslovakia, appeared on East German TV, was voted #1 female country star in Scotland and was filmed by a Swiss/French crew for The Other Side of Nashville, a MGM/UA documentary. By the time she returned to the US, she was a full-blown European country star. [2]

Track listing

Side 1
  1. "Funky Country Livin’" (Lonnie Mack) – 3:46
  2. "Sixteen Tons" (Merle Travis) – 2:43
  3. "Country Music Hall of Pain" (Rattlesnake Annie) – 3:22
  4. "Somewhere South of Macon" (J. Rushing/M. Chapman) – 2:46
  5. "Goodbye to a River" (Rattlesnake Annie) – 3:41
Side 2
  1. "Outskirts of Town" (Lonnie Mack) – 2:40
  2. "Callin’ Your Bluff" (Lonnie Mack/M. D. Barnes) – 2:25
  3. "Long Black Limousine" (V. Stovall/B. George) – 3:36
  4. "Been Waiting That Long" (Lonnie Mack) – 3:25
  5. "Lonesome On’ry and Mean" (Steve Young) – 3:24 [2]

Musicians

Backing vocals: Carol Anderson, Mary Beth Anderson, Billy Smith, Terry Smith, Lonnie Mack, Rattlesnake Annie, Buddy Greene, Willie Nelson [2]

Production

References

  1. ↑ Rattlesnake Annie at Discogs (list of releases)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Original album sleeve notes
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