Ridin' Rainbows

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Ridin' Rainbows
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 14, 1977
RecordedFebruary 23–October 20, 1976
Genre Country
Length33:42
Label MCA
Producer Jerry Crutchfield
Tanya Tucker chronology
Here's Some Love
(1976)
Ridin' Rainbows
(1977)
You Are So Beautiful
(1977)
Singles from Ridin' Rainbows
  1. "Ridin' Rainbows"
    Released: December 13, 1976
  2. "It's a Cowboy Lovin' Night"
    Released: April 4, 1977
  3. "Dancing the Night Away"
    Released: August 1, 1977

Ridin' Rainbows is the seventh studio album by American country music singer Tanya Tucker. It was released on February 14, 1977, by MCA Records. The album was produced by Jerry Crutchfield and includes three top 20 hits; "Ridin' Rainbows", "It's a Cowboy Lovin' Night" and "Dancing the Night Away".

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The review in the February 26, 1977 issue of Billboard said, "Each LP effort brings Tanya closer to the crossover she's been striving for. Some excellent soulful singing highlighted with tasteful string arrangements by Bergen White and Jack Williams and sharp instrumentation bring out the pop potential in the young MCA artist. Members of the Amazing Rhythm Aces add backup vocals to "Dancing the Night Away" written by Russell Smith and James H. Brown Jr. and included on the Aces last album (Too Stuffed to Jump). Seals & Crofts also lend vocals on "Knee Deep in Loving You". A definite step in the right direction by Tucker and producer, Jerry Crutchfield." The review noted "Love Me Like You Never Will Again", "Wait 'Til Daddy Finds Out", "Let's Keep It That Way", Ridin' Rainbows", and "Wings" as the best cuts on the album. [2]

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 16 on the US Billboard Hot Country LPs chart.

The album's first single, "Ridin' Rainbows", was originally released in November 1976 as the B-side of "Short Cut" from Tucker's previous album, Here's Some Love . When "Short Cut" failed to chart and radio began to play the B-side instead, the label officially issued "Ridin' Rainbows" as a single in December 1976. [3] It peaked at No. 12 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and No. 7 in Canada on the RPM Country Singles chart. The second single, "It's a Cowboy Lovin' Night", was released in April 1977 [4] and peaked at No. 7 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and No. 2 in Canada on the RPM Country Singles chart. The third and final single, "Dancing the Night Away", was released in August 1977 [5] and peaked at No. 16 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and No. 19 in Canada on the RPM Country Singles chart.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dancing the Night Away"3:31
2."Love Me Like You Never Will Again"Billy Ray Reynolds4:13
3."Wait 'Til Daddy Finds Out" Dave Loggins 2:56
4."Let's Keep It That Way"
3:52
5."White Rocket"Van Hoy3:55
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ridin' Rainbows"
2:40
2."It's a Cowboy Lovin' Night" Ronnie Rogers 2:31
3."It Was Always You" Bob McDill 3:39
4."I'm Knee Deep in Loving You" Sonny Throckmorton 2:42
5."Wings"3:43

Charts

Album

Chart (1976)Peak
chart
positions
US Hot Country LPs (Billboard) [6] 16

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart
positions
US
Country

[7]
CAN
Country

[8]
"Ridin' Rainbows"1976127
"It's a Cowboy Lovin' Night"197772
"Dancing the Night Away"1619

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