Sticks and Stones (Tracy Lawrence album)

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Sticks and Stones
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Studio album by
Tracy Lawrence
Released1991
RecordedMay 31, 1991
StudioEleven, Eleven Sound, Nashville, TN
Genre Country
Length32:47
Label Atlantic
Producer James Stroud
Tracy Lawrence chronology
Sticks and Stones
(1991)		 Alibis
(1993)
Singles from Sticks and Stones
  1. "Sticks and Stones"
    Released: October 15, 1991
  2. "Today's Lonely Fool"
    Released: February 3, 1992
  3. "Runnin' Behind"
    Released: June 8, 1992
  4. "Somebody Paints the Wall"
    Released: September 28, 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly A− [2]

Sticks and Stones is the debut studio album by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence. It was released in 1991 by Atlantic Records. It produced four singles: the title track, "Today's Lonely Fool", "Runnin' Behind", and "Somebody Paints the Wall", which peaked at Nos. 1, 3, 4, and 8, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (later Hot Country Songs) charts between 1991 and 1993.

Contents

The track "Paris, Tennessee" was later recorded by Dennis Robbins (one of the co-writers) on his 1992 album Man with a Plan and by Kenny Chesney on his 1995 album All I Need to Know . "Somebody Paints the Wall" was previously recorded by Josh Logan on his 1988 album of the same name, from which it was released as a single that year.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Runnin' Behind" Mark D. Sanders, Ed Hill 2:54
2."Sticks and Stones"Roger Dillon, Elbert West 3:36
3."Somebody Paints the Wall"Tommy Smith, Charles Browder, Elroy Kahanek, Nelson Larkin3:18
4."Dancin' to Sweet 17" Tracy Lawrence 3:17
5."Today's Lonely Fool" Kenny Beard, Stan Paul Davis3:50
6."Paris, Tennessee" Dennis Robbins, Bob DiPiero, John Scott Sherrill 2:24
7."Froze Over"Lawrence, West3:31
8."Between Us" Tim Mensy, Tony Haselden3:32
9."April's Fool"Ralph Howard Jr., Wayne Davis, Bernie Faulkner, Keith Perry 3:52
10."I Hope Heaven Has a Honky Tonk"Jim Carter, Sherri Stapleton2:36

Personnel

From Sticks and Stones liner notes. [3]

Musicians
Technical

Chart performance

Chart (1991)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums10
U.S. Billboard 20071
Canadian RPM Country Albums7

References

  1. ↑ Sticks and Stones at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
  3. ↑ Sticks and Stones (CD insert). Tracy Lawrence. Atlantic Records. 1991. 7 82326-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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