John Anderson (album)

John Anderson
Studio album by John Anderson
Released	July 1, 1980
Genre	Country
Length	33:34
Label	Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer	Norro Wilson
John Anderson chronology
John Anderson (1980) John Anderson 2 (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Christgau's Record Guide	B+

John Anderson is country artist John Anderson's debut album. It was released in 1980 on the Warner Bros. Records label. The album produced the singles "The Girl at the End of the Bar", "Low Dog Blues", "1959", "She Just Started Liking Cheatin' Songs", "If There Were No Memories" and "Your Lying Blue Eyes".

Track listing

1. "Havin' Hard Times" (John Anderson, Lionel Delmore) – 3:18
2. "Something Borrowed, Something Blue" (Wayland Holyfield, Norro Wilson) – 3:07
3. "Shoot Low, Sheriff!" (Monroe Fields, Carmol Taylor) – 2:12
4. "The Girl at the End of the Bar" (Anderson, Delmore) – 3:28
5. "Low Dog Blues" (Anderson, Delmore) – 2:56
6. "1959" (Gary Gentry) – 3:00
7. "She Just Started Liking Cheatin' Songs" (Kent Robbins) – 2:24
8. "The Arms of a Fool" (Ronal McCown) – 2:38
9. "It Looks Like the Party Is Over" (Anderson, Delmore) – 2:49
10. "If There Were No Memories" (McCown) – 2:18
11. "Your Lying Blue Eyes" (Ken McDuffie) – 3:03
12. "You're Right, I'm Wrong, I'm Sorry" – (Anderson, Betty Gallup, Ervan James) – 2:21

Personnel

• Tommy Allsup - acoustic guitar
• John Anderson - lead vocals, background vocals
• Phil Baugh - electric guitar
• Harold Bradley - six string bass guitar
• David Briggs - piano
• Tommy Cogbill - bass guitar
• Pete Drake - steel guitar
• Ray Edenton - electric guitar
• Ralph Gallant (Larrie Londin) - drums
• Tommy Jackson - fiddle
• Terry McMillan - harmonica
• Kenny Malone - drums
• Bob Moore - upright bass
• Hargus "Pig" Robbins - piano
• Billy Sanford - electric guitar
• Henry Strzelecki - bass guitar
• Pete Wade - electric guitar
• Bobby Wood - piano
• Reggie Young - electric guitar

Chart performance

Chart (1980)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	61