Alibis (album)

Alibis
Studio album by Tracy Lawrence
Released	March 9, 1993
Recorded	1992
Studio	Eleven, Eleven Sound, Mesa Recording, Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN
Genre	Country
Length	31:46
Label	Atlantic
Producer	James Stroud
Tracy Lawrence chronology
Sticks and Stones (1991) Alibis (1993) I See It Now (1994)

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Alibis is the second studio album by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence. Certified platinum in the United States, the album produced the singles "Can't Break It to My Heart", "Alibis", "My Second Home" and "If the Good Die Young", all Number One hits on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. The album is certified 2× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for shipments of two million copies. It was recorded by James Stroud in full Analog at his home studios.

Track listing

1. "I Threw the Rest Away" (Gene Nelson, Paul Nelson) – 3:28
2. "Can't Break It to My Heart" (Kirk Roth, Tracy Lawrence, Earl Clark, Elbert West) – 2:53
3. "We Don't Love Here Anymore" (Kenny Beard, Bob Alan, Jimmy Darrell) – 3:07
4. "Crying Ain't Dying" (Don Schlitz, Mark Irwin) – 3:12
5. "Alibis" (Randy Boudreaux) – 3:02
6. "My Second Home" (Lawrence, Kenny Beard, P. Nelson) – 2:44
7. "Don't Talk to Me That Way" (Reese Wilson, Billy Spencer) – 3:48
8. "It Only Takes One Bar (To Make a Prison)" (Beard, Lawrence, P. Nelson) – 3:31
9. "Back to Back" (Lawrence, West) – 3:13
10. "If the Good Die Young" (P. Nelson, Craig Wiseman) – 2:26

Personnel

Musicians

• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
• Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
• Sonny Garrish – steel guitar, dobro
• Tracy Lawrence – lead vocals
• Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar
• Brent Rowan – electric guitar
• Gary Smith – piano, synthesizer
• Joe Spivey – fiddle
• James Stroud – drums, percussion
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar
• Curtis Wright – background vocals
• Curtis Young – background vocals

Technical

• Derek Bason – mixing assistant
• Jeff Giedt – assistant engineer
• Kelly Giedt – Assistant Producer
• Julian King – engineering, mixing
• Steve Marcantonio – engineer
• Glenn Meadows – mastering
• Lynn Peterzell – engineer, mixing

Chart performance

Chart (1993)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	5
U.S. Billboard 200	1
Canadian RPM Country Albums	5

References

• Alibis (cassette liner notes). Tracy Lawrence. Atlantic Records. 1993. 7 82483-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)