Don't Cheat in Our Hometown (album)
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 31:11 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Ricky Skaggs | |||
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Don't Cheat in Our Hometown is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Ricky Skaggs. It was released in 1983 via Epic Records. The album peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[2] It features guitar work from Albert Lee on five of the album's ten tracks and Dolly Parton harmonizes vocals on "A Vision Of Mother" and "Don't Step Over an Old Love".
Track listing
- "Don't Cheat in Our Hometown" (Ray Pennington, Roy Marcum) – 3:17
- "Honey (Open That Door)" (Mel Tillis) – 3:28
- "Wound Time Can't Erase" (Bill D. Johnson) – 3:40
- "A Vision of Mother" (Carter Stanley, Ralph Stanley) – 3:19
- "Uncle Pen" (Bill Monroe) – 2:23
- "Head Over Heels in Love with You" (Lester Flatt) – 3:41
- "Don't Step Over an Old Love" (Fred Stryker) – 3:34
- "She's More to Be Pitied" (Ruby Rakes) – 2:48
- "Keep a Memory" (C. Stanley) – 2:36
- "Children, Go Where I Send Thee" (Traditional) – 2:25
Personnel
- Brian Ahern - acoustic guitar
- Ernie Ball - bass
- Bruce Bouton - pedal steel guitar
- Jesse Chambers - bass
- Hank DeVito - electric guitar, pedal steel guitar
- Jerry Douglas - resonator guitar
- Ray Flacke - electric guitar
- Emory Gordy, Jr. - bass
- George Grantham - drums
- Bobby Hardin - backing vocals
- Glen D. Hardin - piano
- Albert Lee - electric guitar, piano
- Mickey Merrit - piano
- Dolly Parton - backing vocals
- Marc Pruett - banjo
- Lou Reid - banjo, backing vocals
- Buck White - piano, backing vocals
- John Ware - drums
- Cheryl White Warren - backing vocals
- Sharon White Skaggs - backing vocals
- Ricky Skaggs - lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin, fiddle
Chart performance
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 87 |
References
- ^ Campbell, Al. "Don't Cheat in Our Hometown review". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ "Don't Cheat in Our Hometown Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 February 2011.