Foster & Lloyd (album)
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| Released | September 27, 1987[1] | |||
| Recorded | February 28 - April, 1987[1] | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 33:30 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Producer | Radney Foster Bill Lloyd | |||
| Foster & Lloyd chronology | ||||
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Foster & Lloyd is the eponymous debut studio album by American country music duo Foster & Lloyd. Commercially, It was their most successful album producing three top-ten singles, "Crazy Over You" (#4), "Sure Thing" (#8), and "What Do You Want from Me This Time?" (#6). The other single, "Texas in 1880", peaked at #18 on the Hot Country Songs chart. The album itself peaked at #33 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
"Crazy Over You", while written by Foster & Lloyd, was first recorded by Ricky Van Shelton and released a month earlier on his debut album, Wild-Eyed Dream. His version was not released as a single.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | (Not rated)[2] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Bill Lloyd and Radney Foster except as noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Turn Around" | 4:22 | |
| 2. | "Crazy Over You" | 4:31 | |
| 3. | "What Do You Want from Me This Time" | 3:17 | |
| 4. | "Token of Love" | Lloyd | 2:37 |
| 5. | "Sure Thing" | 3:23 | |
| 6. | "Hard to Say No" | 2:40 | |
| 7. | "Part I Know by Heart" | 3:24 | |
| 8. | "Texas in 1880" | Foster | 3:58 |
| 9. | "You Can Come Cryin' to Me" | Foster | 5:14 |
| Total length: | 33:26 | ||
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 33 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | CAN Country | ||
| 1987 | "Crazy Over You" | 4 | — |
| "Sure Thing" | 8 | 8 | |
| 1988 | "Texas in 1880" | 18 | — |
| "What Do You Want from Me This Time?" | 6 | * | |
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.[3]
Foster & Lloyd
- Radney Foster - lead vocals, background vocals, guitar
- Bill Lloyd - lead vocals, harmony vocals, guitar, mandolin
Musicians
- Bruce Bouton - pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar
- John Cowan - harmony vocals
- Vince Gill - electric guitar
- Ed Seay - harmony vocals, engineer
- Tommy Wells - drums
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
Sources
- ^ a b Builta, David. "Radney Foster's hit moves up on charts." Del Rio News-Herald 29 Sept 1987: 8
- ^ "Foster & Lloyd — Foster & Lloyd". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ Foster & Lloyd (CD). Foster & Lloyd. RCA Records. 1987. 92291.
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