Something Up My Sleeve

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Something Up My Sleeve
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 21, 1993
Genre Country
Length34:22
Label Liberty
Producer Suzy Bogguss
Jimmy Bowen
Suzy Bogguss chronology
Voices in the Wind
(1992)
Something Up My Sleeve
(1993)
Greatest Hits
(1994)

Something Up My Sleeve is the fifth studio album by the American country music singer-songwriter Suzy Bogguss, released in 1993 on Liberty Records. Something Up My Sleeve produced two Top 10 singles: "Just Like the Weather" and "Hey Cinderella", which Bogguss co-wrote with Grammy-nominated songwriters Matraca Berg and Gary Harrison. Two other singles, "You Wouldn't Say That to a Stranger" and "Souvenirs", both failed to reach the top 40.

Contents

The album was originally titled Diamonds and Tears.[ citation needed ]

The UK release included the bonus track "Take It to the Limit," which Bogguss recorded for the Eagles tribute album, Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles .

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly B [2]

Bryan Buss of AllMusic wrote that the album is "one of Suzy Bogguss' finest and most consistent albums." [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Diamonds and Tears" Matraca Berg, Gary Harrison 3:19
2."Just Like the Weather" Suzy Bogguss, Doug Crider3:17
3."I Keep Comin' Back to You" Beth Nielsen Chapman, Bill Lloyd 3:04
4."You Never Will"Bogguss, Crider, Steve Dorff 3:26
5."You'd Be the One"Bogguss, Pat Bunch, Crider3:15
6."Hey Cinderella"Berg, Bogguss, Harrison4:04
7."Souvenirs" Gretchen Peters 4:09
8."You Wouldn't Say That to a Stranger"Bunch, Crider3:19
9."No Green Eyes"Bogguss, Bunch, Crider2:36
10."Something Up My Sleeve" (duet with Billy Dean) Suzi Ragsdale, Verlon Thompson 3:30

Personnel

Production

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1993)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200121
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums27

Singles

YearSinglePeak positions
US Country CAN Country
1993"Just Like the Weather"55
"Hey Cinderella"52
1994"You Wouldn't Say That to a Stranger"4340
"Souvenirs"6584

Certifications

RIAA Certification

Certification dateCountryAward
September 9, 1995United StatesGold

Release details

CountryDateLabelFormatCatalog
US1993 Liberty CD 89261
CS
1998 EMI-Capitol Special Markets CD20003

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References

  1. 1 2 Buss, Bryan. Something Up My Sleeve at AllMusic. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  2. Nash, Alanna (September 24, 1993). "Something Up My Sleeve: Review". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved August 5, 2022.