Sweethearts of the Rodeo (album)

This article is about the album by Sweethearts of the Rodeo. For The Byrds' album, see Sweetheart of the Rodeo.

Sweethearts of the Rodeo
Studio album by Sweethearts of the Rodeo
Released	1986
Studio	The Bennett House, Franklin, TN Bayside Recording Studio, Nashville, TN
Genre	Country
Length	23:43
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
"Since I Found You" Released: July 26, 1986 "Midnight Girl/Sunset Town" Released: November 29, 1986 "Chains of Gold" Released: April 4, 1987 "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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(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 Oliver	3:00
5.	"Chains of Gold"	Paul Kennerley	2:53
6.	"Chosen Few"	John Hall, Schlitz	3:09
7.	"Everywhere "I Turn"	Oliver, Michael G. Joyce	3:08
8.	"I Can't Resist"	Hank DeVito, Rodney Crowell	2:45

Personnel

• Michael Rhodes – bass
• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Harry Stinson – drums
• Roy Huskey Jr. – upright bass
• Billy Joe Walker Jr. – guitar
• Gregg Galbraith – guitar
• Janis Gill – guitar
• Larry Byrom – guitar
• Steve Gibson – guitar, mandolin
• Vince Gill – guitar
• David Innis – keyboards
• John Jarvis – keyboards
• Shane Keister – keyboards
• Hank DeVito – steel guitar

Chart performance

Chart (1986)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	8

References

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