Something Up My Sleeve | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 21, 1993 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 34:22 | |||
Label | Liberty | |||
Producer | Suzy Bogguss Jimmy Bowen | |||
Suzy Bogguss chronology | ||||
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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.
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 .
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B [2] |
Bryan Buss of AllMusic wrote that the album is "one of Suzy Bogguss' finest and most consistent albums." [1]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Diamonds and Tears" | Matraca Berg, Gary Harrison | 3:19 |
2. | "Just Like the Weather" | Suzy Bogguss, Doug Crider | 3:17 |
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, Crider | 3:15 |
6. | "Hey Cinderella" | Berg, Bogguss, Harrison | 4:04 |
7. | "Souvenirs" | Gretchen Peters | 4:09 |
8. | "You Wouldn't Say That to a Stranger" | Bunch, Crider | 3:19 |
9. | "No Green Eyes" | Bogguss, Bunch, Crider | 2:36 |
10. | "Something Up My Sleeve" (duet with Billy Dean) | Suzi Ragsdale, Verlon Thompson | 3:30 |
Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard 200 | 121 |
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 27 |
Year | Single | Peak positions | |
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US Country | CAN Country | ||
1993 | "Just Like the Weather" | 5 | 5 |
"Hey Cinderella" | 5 | 2 | |
1994 | "You Wouldn't Say That to a Stranger" | 43 | 40 |
"Souvenirs" | 65 | 84 |
RIAA Certification
Certification date | Country | Award |
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September 9, 1995 | United States | Gold |
Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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US | 1993 | Liberty | CD | 89261 |
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1998 | EMI-Capitol Special Markets | CD | 20003 |
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