Solid Ground (John Anderson album)

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Solid Ground
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 22, 1993
Recorded1992-1993
StudioMesa Recording Studios, and Sound Stage Studios Nashville, TN
Genre Country
Length31:19
Label BNA
Producer James Stroud, John Anderson
John Anderson chronology
Seminole Wind
(1992)
Solid Ground
(1993)
You Can't Keep A Good Memory Down
(1994)
Singles from Solid Ground
  1. "Money in the Bank"
    Released: April 16, 1993
  2. "I Fell in the Water"
    Released: August 28, 1993
  3. "I've Got It Made"
    Released: November 29, 1993
  4. "I Wish I Could Have Been There"
    Released: April 18, 1994
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Solid Ground is the thirteenth studio album by American country music artist John Anderson. It was released in 1993 under BNA Records. The album includes the singles "Money in the Bank" (his final Number One hit), I've Got It Made", "I Fell in the Water", and "I Wish I Could Have Been There". Also included is "Bad Love Gone Good", which was written by Dave Robbins, Van Stephenson, and Henry Paul, who comprised the band BlackHawk at the time. They later recorded this song on their 1995 album Strong Enough .

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Money in the Bank" Mark D. Sanders, Bob DiPiero, John Jarrard 2:58
2."I've Got It Made" Max D. Barnes 2:52
3."I Fell in the Water" Jerry Salley, Jeff Stevens 2:40
4."Bad Love Gone Good"Dave Robbins, Van Stephenson, Henry Paul 3:55
5."All Things to All Things" John Anderson, Fred Carter Jr. 2:53
6."Where I Come From" Kent Robbins 2:41
7."I Wish I Could Have Been There"Anderson, Robbins3:34
8."Nashville Tears" Bobby Braddock 3:07A
9."Can't Get Away from You"Anderson, Lionel Delmore3:25
10."Solid Ground"Anderson, Delmore3:16

ATrack omitted from cassette version.

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1993)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums12
U.S. Billboard 20075
Canadian RPM Country Albums13

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References

  1. Buss, Bryan. Solid Ground at AllMusic