Alibis (album)

Alibis
Alibis
Studio album by Tracy Lawrence
Released	March 9, 1993
Recorded	1992
Studio	Eleven, Eleven Sound, Mesa Recording, Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN
Genre	Country
Length	31:46
Label	Atlantic Records
Producer	James Stroud
Tracy Lawrence chronology
Singles from Alibis
	"Alibis"; Released: February 11, 1993; "Can't Break It to My Heart"; Released: June 5, 1993; "My Second Home"; Released: September 16, 1993; "If the Good Die Young"; Released: January 24, 1994;

Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic	^[1]

Alibis is the second studio album by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence. It was released on March 9, 1993 by Atlantic Records. It was certified platinum in the United States, the album produced the singles "Can't Break It to My Heart", "Alibis", "My Second Home", and "If the Good Die Young", all number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The album is certified 2× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for shipments of two million copies. It was recorded by James Stroud in full analog at his home studios.

Track listing[edit]

*Alibis* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Threw the Rest Away"	Gene Nelson, Paul Nelson	3:28
2.	"Can't Break It to My Heart"	Kirk Roth, Tracy Lawrence, Earl Clark, Elbert West	2:53
3.	"We Don't Love Here Anymore"	Kenny Beard, Bob Alan, Jimmy Darrell	3:07
4.	"Crying Ain't Dying"	Don Schlitz, Mark Irwin	3:12
5.	"Alibis"	Randy Boudreaux	3:02
6.	"My Second Home"	Lawrence, Beard, P. Nelson	2:44
7.	"Don't Talk to Me That Way"	Reese Wilson, Billy Spencer	3:48
8.	"It Only Takes One Bar (To Make a Prison)"	Beard, Lawrence, P. Nelson	3:31
9.	"Back to Back"	Lawrence, West	3:13
10.	"If the Good Die Young"	P. Nelson, Craig Wiseman	2:26

Personnel[edit]

Musicians[edit]

Eddie Bayers – drums
Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
Sonny Garrish – steel guitar, Dobro
Tracy Lawrence – lead vocals
Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar
Brent Rowan – electric guitar
Gary Smith – piano, synthesizer
Joe Spivey – fiddle
James Stroud – drums, percussion
Glenn Worf – bass guitar
Curtis Wright – background vocals
Curtis Young – background vocals

Technical[edit]

Derek Bason – mixing assistant
Jeff Giedt – assistant engineer
Kelly Giedt – assistant producer
Julian King – engineering, mixing
Steve Marcantonio – engineer
Glenn Meadows – mastering
Lynn Peterzell – engineer, mixing

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)	5
US Billboard 200^[2]	25
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3]	5

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1993)	Position
US Billboard 200^[4]	92
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	19
Chart (1994)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[6]	69

References[edit]

^ Alibis at AllMusic
^ "Tracy Lawrence Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
^ "Tracy Lawrence Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

Alibis (cassette liner notes). Tracy Lawrence. Atlantic Records. 1993. 7 82483-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[1] Alibis at AllMusic

[ac_Billboard200_Tracy_Lawrence-2] "Tracy Lawrence Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Tracy_Lawrence-3] "Tracy Lawrence Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

[4] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

[5] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

[6] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

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v t e Tracy Lawrence
Studio albums	Sticks and Stones Alibis I See It Now Time Marches On The Coast Is Clear Lessons Learned Tracy Lawrence Strong For the Love All Wrapped Up in Christmas The Rock
Compilation albums	Tracy Lawrence Live The Best of Tracy Lawrence Then & Now: The Hits Collection The Very Best of Tracy Lawrence
Notable singles	"Sticks and Stones" "Today's Lonely Fool" "Runnin' Behind" "Somebody Paints the Wall" "Alibis" "Can't Break It to My Heart" "My Second Home" "If the Good Die Young" "Renegades, Rebels and Rogues" "I See It Now" "As Any Fool Can See" "Texas Tornado" "If the World Had a Front Porch" "If You Loved Me" "Time Marches On" "Stars over Texas" "Is That a Tear" "Better Man, Better Off" "How a Cowgirl Says Goodbye" "Lessons Learned" "Lonely" "Unforgiven" "Life Don't Have to Be So Hard" "Paint Me a Birmingham" "Used to the Pain" "Find Out Who Your Friends Are"
Related articles	Discography