Rattlesnake Annie | ||||
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Released | 1987 | |||
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 | ||||
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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.
There were two other versions released in Europe in 1983 and 1988 on the Czechoslovakian 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]
Backing vocals: Carol Anderson, Mary Beth Anderson, Billy Smith, Terry Smith, Lonnie Mack, Rattlesnake Annie, Buddy Greene, Willie Nelson [2]
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