Solid Ground (Rob Crosby album)
| Solid Ground | ||||
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| Released | December 29, 1990 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 31:52[1] | |||
| Label | Arista Nashville | |||
| Producer | Scott Hendricks | |||
| Rob Crosby chronology | ||||
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Solid Ground is the debut album of American country music singer Rob Crosby. It was released in December 1990 via Arista Nashville. The album includes the singles "Love Will Bring Her Around", "She's a Natural", "Still Burnin' for You", and "Working Woman".
Don Williams covered the song "She's a Natural" on his 2012 album And So It Goes.[2]
Critical reception
Giving it a "C", Alanna Nash of Entertainment Weekly thought that the songs were mostly derivative of Lee Greenwood and The Desert Rose Band.[3]
Track listing
- "Love Will Bring Her Around" (Crosby, Will Robinson) — 2:40
- "Working Woman" (Crosby, Robinson, Tim DuBois) — 3:04
- "She's a Natural" (Crosby, Rick Bowles) — 3:18
- "Solid Ground" (Crosby, Gary Burr) — 3:28
- "The Woman in You" (Crosby) — 3:41
- "Still Burnin' for You" (Crosby) — 3:08
- "Somewhere Down the Line" (Crosby, Thom McHugh) — 3:04
- "Good Ain't Good Enough" (Crosby) — 2:41
- "(Nobody's Gonna) Hurt My Heart" (Crosby, Craig Karp) — 3:37
- "Once in a While" (Crosby, Karp) — 3:23
Personnel
- Jeff Boggs - synclavier
- Rick Bowles - background vocals
- Dennis Burnside - piano
- Gary Burr - background vocals
- Carol Chase - background vocals
- Rob Crosby - acoustic guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
- Paul Franklin - bandora, pedabro
- Greg Jennings - electric guitar, hi-string guitar
- Scott Kinsey - bass guitar
- Mike Lawler - synthesizer
- Terry McMillan - percussion
- The Leonard Moon Singers - background vocals
- Jonell Mosser - background vocals
- Mike Severs - electric guitar, mandolin
- Pat Severs - steel guitar
- Harry Stinson - drums, background vocals
- Willie Weeks - bass guitar
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Top Country Albums | 74 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country[4] | CAN Country | ||
| 1990 | "Love Will Bring Her Around" | 12 | 10 |
| 1991 | "She's a Natural" | 15 | 10 |
| "Still Burnin' for You" | 20 | 25 | |
| "Working Woman" | 28 | 29 | |
References
- ^ "Solid Ground". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ "And So It Goes". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ^ Nash, Alanna (15 March 1991). "Solid Ground review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 108. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.