Rhythm, Country and Blues

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Rhythm, Country and Blues is an album featuring duets between R&B and country music artists on classic songs. It was released by MCA Records on March 1, 1994. The album debuted at #1 on Top Country Albums and #15 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. Marty Stuart's rendition of "The Weight" later appeared on his 1995 compilation The Marty Party Hit Pack.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performers	Length
1.	"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"	Valerie Simpson, Nickolas Ashford	Vince Gill, Gladys Knight	3:53
2.	"Funny How Time Slips Away"	Willie Nelson	Al Green, Lyle Lovett	4:33
3.	"I Fall to Pieces"	Hank Cochran, Harlan Howard	Aaron Neville, Trisha Yearwood	3:47
4.	"Somethin' Else"	Bob Cochran, Sharon Sheeley	Little Richard, Tanya Tucker	2:50
5.	"When Something Is Wrong with My Baby"	Isaac Hayes, David Porter	Patti LaBelle, Travis Tritt	5:21
6.	"Rainy Night in Georgia"	Tony Joe White	Sam Moore, Conway Twitty	5:13
7.	"Chain of Fools"	Don Covay	Clint Black, The Pointer Sisters	3:42
8.	"Since I Fell for You"	Buddy Johnson	Natalie Cole, Reba McEntire	4:18
9.	"Southern Nights"	Allen Toussaint	Chet Atkins, Allen Toussaint	4:44
10.	"The Weight"	Robbie Robertson	The Staple Singers, Marty Stuart	3:37
11.	"Patches"	Ronald Dunbar, General Johnson	George Jones, B. B. King	6:14

Production

• Produced By Tony Brown & Don Was
• Executive Producers: Tony Brown, Al Teller, Kathy Nelson
• Recorded, Engineered & Mixed By Bob Clearmountain
• Mastered By Doug Sax

Personnel

• Drums: Kenny Aronoff (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 9-11), Ricky Fataar (track 2), Curt Bisquera (tracks 4 and 7, Paul Leim (track 8)
• Percussion: Lenny Castro (tracks 1 and 7), Paulinho Da Costa (tracks 6 and 11), Jamie Muhoberac (track 9)
• Bass: Freddie Washington (track 1, James Hutchinson (tracks 2, 4, 5, 7 and 9) Willie Weeks (track 3, 6, 10 and 11) Glenn Worf (track 8)
• Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Synthesizers: Benmont Tench (track 1-4, 6, 7 and 11), Nat Adderley (track 1), Billy Preston (track 2), Matt Rollings (tracks 5 and 9), Steve Nathan (track 6, 8, 10 and 11) Barry Beckett (track 6, 10 and 11), David Briggs (track 8), Allen Toussaint (track 9)
• Acoustic & Electric Guitars: Mark Goldenburg (tracks 1, 3, 7 and 9), Reggie Young (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 10 and 11) Mabon Hodges (track 2, Randy Jacobs (tracks 2, 7 and 9), T-Bone Burnett (track 4), Bernie Leadon (track 5), Larry Byrom (tracks 5 and 8), Don Potter (tracks 6, 10 and 11), Chet Atkins (track 9)
• Pedal Steel: Robby Turner (tracks 1-3, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 11)
• Saxophone: Andrew Love (tracks 2 and 11), Marty Grebb (track 4)
• Trumpet: Wayne Jackson (tracks 2 and 11)
• Horn Arrangements: Jim Horn (The Southside Horns) (track 8)
• Strings Arranged By David Campbell (tracks 1, 6 and 11)
• Background vocals for "Patches": Jonell Mosser, Sweet Pea Atkinson, Sir Harry Bowens and Arnold McCuller

Chart performance

Chart (1994)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	1
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	15
U.S. Billboard 200	18
Canadian RPM Country Albums	1
Canadian RPM Top Albums	13