Past the Point of Rescue

Past the Point of Rescue
Studio album by Hal Ketchum
Released	May 7, 1991
Genre	Country
Length	34:05
Label	Curb
Producer	Allen Reynolds Jim Rooney
Hal Ketchum chronology
Threadbare Alibis (1988) Past the Point of Rescue (1991) Sure Love (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Entertainment Weekly	(A-)

Past the Point of Rescue is an album released by American country music artist Hal Ketchum. His first major-label album, it was released in 1991 on Curb Records and has been certified gold by the RIAA. The album produced four singles for him on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts between 1991 and 1992. In chronological order, these were "Small Town Saturday Night", "I Know Where Love Lives", "Past the Point of Rescue", and a cover of The Vogues' "Five O'Clock World"; respectively, these songs reached #2, #13, #2, and #16 on the country charts. "Past the Point of Rescue" has been recorded by several other artists, most notably the Dixie Chicks on their 1992 album Little Ol' Cowgirl.

Track listing

1. "Small Town Saturday Night" (Pat Alger, Hank DeVito) – 2:58
2. "I Know Where Love Lives" (Hal Ketchum) – 3:30
3. "Old Soldiers" (Ketchum, Dave Mallett) – 3:33
4. "Somebody's Love" (Ketchum, Alger) – 3:09
5. "Past the Point of Rescue" (Mick Hanly) – 4:25
6. "Five O'Clock World" (Allen Reynolds) – 3:02
7. "I Miss My Mary" (Ketchum) – 3:12
8. "Don't Strike a Match (To the Book of Love)" (Ketchum, Alger) – 3:13
9. "Long Day Comin'" (Ketchum, Gary Burr) – 3:43
10. "She Found the Place" (Ketchum) – 3:11

Personnel

• Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar
• Bruce Bouton – steel guitar
• Gary Burr – background vocals
• Dave Francis – background vocals
• Hal Ketchum – lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar
• Chris Leuzinger – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Kathy Mattea – background vocals
• Allen Reynolds – background vocals
• Milton Sledge – drums
• Will Smith – autoharp
• Pete Wasner – keyboards
• Bob Wray – bass guitar

Chart performance

Chart (1991)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	6
U.S. Billboard 200	45
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	2

References

• Past the Point of Rescue (cassette). Hal Ketchum. Burbank, California: Curb Records. 1991. D4-77450.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)