Outskirts of Town
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| Released | August 10, 1993 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 41:22 | |||
| Label | Curb | |||
| Producer | Mark Miller, Mac McAnally; "The Boys and Me" dance mix produced by Brian Tankersley | |||
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Outskirts of Town is the tenth studio album released by the American country music band Sawyer Brown, released in 1993 on Curb Records. The third and final album of their career to receive RIAA gold certification, it produced four hit singles on the Billboard country charts: "Thank God for You" (the band's third and final #1), "The Boys and Me" (#4), the title track (#40), and "Hard to Say" (#5). A dance mix of "The Boys and Me" is also included as a bonus track.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Boys and Me" | Mac McAnally, Mark Miller | 3:23 |
| 2. | "Farmer Tan" | Gregg Hubbard, Miller | 4:07 |
| 3. | "Outskirts of Town" | Duncan Cameron, Hubbard | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Thank God for You" | McAnally, Miller | 3:18 |
| 5. | "Listenin' for You" | Hubbard, Miller | 2:56 |
| 6. | "Eyes of Love" | Cameron, Hubbard, Miller | 3:06 |
| 7. | "Hard to Say" | Miller | 3:24 |
| 8. | "Drive Away" | Miller, Bill LaBounty | 3:47 |
| 9. | "Heartbreak Highway" | Miller, John Flanagan | 2:34 |
| 10. | "Love to Be Wanted" | Miller, Bill Shore | 2:31 |
| 11. | "Hold On" | Hubbard | 3:30 |
| 12. | "The Boys and Me (Dance Remix)" | McAnally, Miller | 5:05 |
Personnel
Sawyer Brown
- Mark Miller – lead vocals
- Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard – keyboards, backing vocals
- Duncan Cameron – electric guitars, acoustic guitar, dobro, mandolin, backing vocals
- Jim Scholten – bass guitar
- Joe "Curley" Smyth – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- James Hooker – keyboards
- Mike Lawler – synthesizers
- Matt Rollings – acoustic piano
- Mac McAnally – acoustic guitar
- Sam Bush – mandolin
- JayDee Maness – steel guitar
- Roy Huskey Jr. – upright bass
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Roger Hawkins – drums, percussion
- Terry McMillan – harmonica
- Dana McVicker – lead vocals (8)
Production
- Mark Miller – producer
- Mac McAnally – producer
- Brian Tankersley – producer (12)
- Alan Schulman – recording, mixing
- Kent Bruce – recording assistant, mix assistant
- Steve Lowery – recording assistant, mix assistant
- Wayne Mehl – recording assistant, mix assistant
- Martin Woodlee – recording assistant, mix assistant
- Denny Purcell – mastering (1-11)
- Hank Williams – mastering (12)
- Virginia Team – art direction
- Jerry Joyner – design
- Monica Mercer – front cover concept, scene photography
- Beth Horsley – band photography
- Noel German – hair stylist
- Lisa Miller – make-up
Studios
- Recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios (Sheffield, Alabama); Scruggs Sound Studio, Treasure Isle Studios and The Dugout (Nashville, Tennessee).
- Tracks 1-11 mixed at Scruggs Sound Studio
- Track 12 remixed at Javelina Sound Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
- Tracks 1-11 mastered at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee).
- Track 12 mastered at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee).
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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External links
References
- ^ "Sawyer Brown Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ "Sawyer Brown Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
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