Sweethearts of the Rodeo (album)

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Sweethearts of the Rodeo
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Studio album by
Released1986
StudioThe Bennett House, Franklin, TN Bayside Recording Studio, Nashville, TN
Genre Country
Length23:43
Label Columbia
Producer Steve Buckingham, Hank DeVito
Sweethearts of the Rodeo chronology
Sweethearts of the Rodeo
(1986)
One Time, One Night
(1988)
Singles from Sweethearts of the Rodeo
  1. "Since I Found You"
    Released: July 26, 1986
  2. "Midnight Girl/Sunset Town"
    Released: November 29, 1986
  3. "Chains of Gold"
    Released: April 4, 1987
  4. "Gotta Get Away"
    Released: September 12, 1987

Sweethearts of the Rodeo is the debut studio album by American country music duo Sweethearts of the Rodeo. Five of the tracks would rise into the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. "Midnight Girl/Sunset Town" and "Chains of Gold" both achieved a #4 rating, while "Since I Found You" made it to #7, "Gotta Get Away" to #10, and a cover of "Hey Doll Baby", made famous by the Everly Brothers, was at #21.

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Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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In his Allmusic review, critic Mark Humphrey called the album "good vocal harmony on contemporary, rock-tinged country." [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Midnight Girl/Sunset Town" Don Schlitz 3:03
2."Hey Doll Baby" Titus Turner 2:30
3."Since I Found You" Radney Foster, Bill Lloyd 2:45
4."Gotta Get Away"Janis Oliver3:00
5."Chains of Gold" Paul Kennerley 2:53
6."Chosen Few" John Hall, Schlitz3:09
7."Everywhere "I Turn"Oliver, Michael G. Joyce3:08
8."I Can't Resist" Hank DeVito, Rodney Crowell 2:45

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1986)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums8

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References

  1. 1 2 Humphrey, Mark. "Sweethearts of the Rodeo > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved June 9, 2017.