Paint the Town

Paint the Town
Paint the Town
Studio album by Highway 101
Released	1989
Genre	Country
Length	33:24
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Paul Worley, Ed Seay
Highway 101 chronology
Singles from Paint the Town
	"Who's Lonely Now"; Released: September 1989; "Walkin', Talkin', Cryin', Barely Beatin' Broken Heart"; Released: January 1990; "This Side of Goodbye"; Released: May 26, 1990;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic -	^[1]

Paint the Town is the third studio album by American country music band Highway 101. The last of their albums featuring Paulette Carlson as lead vocalist, it included the Billboard Country #1 "Who's Lonely Now," the #4 "Walkin', Talkin', Cryin', Barely Beatin' Broken Heart," and the #11 "This Side of Goodbye." Also included on the album is a cover of James Taylor's "Sweet Baby James". "Rough and Tumble Heart" was later recorded by Pam Tillis on her 1992 album Homeward Looking Angel.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Can't Love You Baby"	Tommy Rocco, Kerry Chater, Jesse Read	3:33
2.	"If Love Had a Heart"	Matraca Berg, Curtis Stone	3:02
3.	"While You Slept Last Night"	Pam Tillis, Dennis Adkins	2:44
4.	"This Side of Goodbye"	Michael Noble, Jeff Pennig, Scott "Cactus" Moser	4:03
5.	"Walkin', Talkin', Cryin', Barely Beatin' Broken Heart"	Roger Miller, Justin Tubb	2:33
6.	"I'll Paint the Town"	Gretchen Peters	2:53
7.	"Rough and Tumble Heart"	Tillis, Bob DiPiero, Sam Hogin	3:41
8.	"Midnight Angel"	Bill Anthony, Bob Morrison	3:21
9.	"Who's Lonely Now"	Kix Brooks, Don Cook	3:25
10.	"Sweet Baby James"	James Taylor	4:00

Personnel

Highway 101

Paulette Carlson - lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Jack Daniels - background vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, six string bass
Cactus Moser - background vocals, drums, acoustic guitar
Curtis Stone - background vocals, four string bass, harmonica

Additional Musicians

Dennis Burnside - Piano
Larry Byrom - Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar
Sharon Eaves - Background Vocals
Steve Fishell - Steel guitar
John Hobbs - Piano
John Barlow Jarvis - Piano
Greg Leisz - Steel guitar
Mike Poole - Percussion
Harry Stinson - Background Vocals
Dennis Wilson - Background Vocals
Curtis Young - Background Vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[2]	22

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3]	59

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
Year	Single	US Country	CAN Country
1989	"Who's Lonely Now"	1	1
1990	"Walkin', Talkin', Cryin', Barely Beatin' Broken Heart"	4	5
1990	"This Side of Goodbye"	11	9

References

^ Owens, Thom. "Highway 101 — Paint the Town". Allmusic. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
^ "Highway 101 Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

[Owens-1] Owens, Thom. "Highway 101 — Paint the Town". Allmusic. Retrieved October 10, 2009.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Highway_101-2] "Highway 101 Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

[3] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

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Studio albums	Highway 101 101² Paint the Town Bing Bang Boom The New Frontier Reunited
Compilations	Greatest Hits
Notable singles	"The Bed You Made for Me" "Whiskey, If You Were a Woman" "Somewhere Tonight" "Cry, Cry, Cry" "(Do You Love Me) Just Say Yes" "All the Reasons Why" "Setting Me Up" "Honky Tonk Heart" "Who's Lonely Now" "Walkin', Talkin', Cryin', Barely Beatin' Broken Heart" "This Side of Goodbye" "Someone Else's Trouble Now" "Bing Bang Boom" "Baby, I'm Missing You"
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