Sticks and Stones (Tracy Lawrence album)
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| Sticks and Stones | ||||
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| Studio album by Tracy Lawrence | ||||
| Released | November 12, 1991 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 32:47 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | James Stroud | |||
| Tracy Lawrence chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A− [2] |
Sticks and Stones is the debut album of American country music artist Tracy Lawrence. Released in 1991 on Atlantic Records, it produced four singles: the title track, "Today's Lonely Fool", "Runnin' Behind", and "Somebody Paints the Wall", which peaked at #1, #3, #4, and #8, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts between 1991 and 1993.
The track "Paris, Tennessee" was later recorded by Dennis Robbins 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
- "Runnin' Behind" (Mark D. Sanders, Ed Hill) – 2:54
- "Sticks and Stones" (Roger Dillon, Elbert West) – 3:32
- "Somebody Paints the Wall" (Tommy Smith, Charles Browder, Elroy Kahanek, Nelson Larkin) – 3:18
- "Dancin' to Sweet 17" (Tracy Lawrence) – 3:17
- "Today's Lonely Fool" (Kenny Beard, Stan Paul Davis) – 3:50
- "Paris, Tennessee" (Dennis Robbins, Bob DiPiero, John Scott Sherrill) – 2:24
- "Froze Over" (Lawrence, West) – 3:31
- "Between Us" (Tim Mensy, Tony Haselden) – 3:32
- "April's Fool" (Ralph Howard Jr., Wayne Davis, Bernie Faulkner, Keith Perry) – 3:52
- "I Hope Heaven Has a Honky Tonk" (Jim Carter, Sherri Stapleton) – 2:36
Personnel
- Bruce Bouton- steel guitar
- Mark Casstevens- acoustic guitar, harmonica
- Tracy Lawrence- lead vocals
- Liana Manis- background vocals
- Brent Rowan- electric guitar
- Milton Sledge- drums
- Gary Smith- keyboards, piano, synthesizer
- Joe Spivey- fiddle
- James Stroud- drums
- Glenn Worf- bass guitar
- Curtis Young- background vocals
Chart performance
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 10 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 71 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 7 |
