War Paint (Lorrie Morgan album)

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War Paint
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 10, 1994
Genre Country
Label BNA
Producer Richard Landis
Lorrie Morgan chronology
Merry Christmas from London
(1993)
War Paint
(1994)
Reflections: Greatest Hits
(1995)
Singles from War Paint
  1. "My Night to Howl"
    Released: March 19, 1994
  2. "If You Came Back from Heaven"
    Released: June 1994
  3. "Heart Over Mind"
    Released: October 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly B [3]

War Paint is the fourth studio album released by American country music artist Lorrie Morgan. The album was released via BNA Records in 1994. It contains the singles "My Night to Howl," "If You Came Back from Heaven," and "Heart Over Mind." Also included are covers of George Jones' "A Good Year for the Roses", recorded here as a duet with Sammy Kershaw, and Jeannie Seely's "Don't Touch Me." The cassette version of the album omits the track "Exit 99."

Contents

Thom Owens of Allmusic rated the album two-and-a-half stars out of five, saying that "Morgan still sings beautifully, but her clean contemporary country arrangements are as predictable as her material. The three hit singles[…]hold up really well." [1]

Track listing

  1. "My Night to Howl" (Rick Giles, Austin Roberts, Charlie Black) – 3:51
  2. "War Paint" (Lorrie Morgan, Tom Shapiro) – 4:58
  3. "If You Came Back from Heaven" (Morgan, Richard Landis) – 3:38
  4. "Heart over Mind" (Stan Munsey, Bob Alan) – 3:48
  5. "1-800 Use to Be" (Craig Wiseman, David Duncan) – 3:02
  6. "Good Year for the Roses" (Jerry Chesnut) – 3:28
  7. "The Hard Part Was Easy" (Gary Burr, Reed Nielsen) – 3:26
  8. "Don't Touch Me" (Hank Cochran) – 3:09
  9. "Exit 99" (Lindy Gravelle, Steve Blume) – 3:29
  10. "Evening Up the Odds" (Angela Kaset, Wendy Waldman) – 4:51

Personnel

As listed in liner notes. [4]

Strings performed by the Asa Drori Orchestra, arranged by Charles Calello. Horns arranged by Jerry Hey

Chart performance

Chart (1994)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums7
U.S. Billboard 20048
Canadian RPM Top Albums52

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References

  1. 1 2 Owens, Thom. "War Paint - Lorrie Morgan". Allmusic . Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  2. Hurst, Jack (11 August 1994). "Lorrie Morgan Warpaint (BNA)". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  3. Nash, Alanna (13 May 1994). "War Paint Review". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  4. War Paint (CD insert). Lorrie Morgan. BNA Records. 1994. 66379-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)