Live in London (Ricky Skaggs album)
Encyclopedia
Live in London is the first live album by American country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Ricky Skaggs
Ricky Skaggs
Rickie Lee "Ricky" Skaggs is a country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, and banjo.-Early career:...

. It was released in 1985 via Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...

. The album peaked at number 1 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

Top Country Albums chart.

Track listing

  1. "Uncle Pen
    Uncle Pen (song)
    "Uncle Pen" is a song written by Bill Monroe about his uncle and musical mentor, Pendleton Vandiver. Besides Monroe, the song was recorded by Porter Wagoner in 1956 and Ricky Skaggs in 1984. "Uncle Pen" was Ricky Skaggs ninth number one single on the country chart...

    " (Bill Monroe
    Bill Monroe
    William Smith Monroe was an American musician who created the style of music known as bluegrass, which takes its name from his band, the "Blue Grass Boys," named for Monroe's home state of Kentucky. Monroe's performing career spanned 60 years as a singer, instrumentalist, composer and bandleader...

    ) – 4:44
  2. "Heartbroke
    Heartbroke (Ricky Skaggs song)
    "Heartbroke" is a 1982 single written by Guy Clark and recorded by Ricky Skaggs. "Heartbroke" was Ricky Skaggs' third number one on the country chart...

    " (Guy Clark
    Guy Clark
    Guy Clark is an American Texas Country artist. In his career, he has released more than twenty albums, primarily on major labels. He has also written singles for other artists, including Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner and Rodney Crowell....

    ) – 3:10
  3. "She Didn't Say Why" (Wayland Patton) – 4:03
  4. "Cajun Moon
    Cajun Moon
    "Cajun Moon is a 1986 single written by Jim Rushing and recorded Ricky Skaggs. "Cajun Moon" was Ricky Skaggs' tenth number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent thirteen weeks on the country chart ....

    " (Jim Rushing) – 4:40
  5. "Country Boy" (Tony Colton, Albert Lee, Ray Smith) – 3:39
  6. "I've Got a New Heartache
    I've Got a New Heartache
    "I've Got a New Heartache" is a single by American country music artist Ray Price. Released in 1956, it was the first new single from his Greatest Hits album. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.-Chart performance:...

    " (Wayne Walker) – 3:35
  7. "You Make Me Feel Like a Man
    You Make Me Feel Like a Man
    "You Make Me Feel Like a Man" is a single by American country music artist Ricky Skaggs. Released in August 1985, it was the first single from his album Live in London. The song reached #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in December 1985 and #8 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in...

    " (Peter Rowan) – 4:45
  8. "Rockin' the Boat" (Rushing, Ricky Skaggs) – 4:20
  9. "Honey (Open That Door)
    Honey (Open That Door)
    "Honey " is a 1984 single written by Mel Tillis and recorded by Ricky Skaggs. "Honey " would be Ricky Skaggs' seventh number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of eleven weeks on the country chart.-Chart performance:...

    " (Mel Tillis
    Mel Tillis
    Lonnie Melvin Tillis , known professionally as Mel Tillis, is an American country music singer. Although he recorded songs since the late 1950s, his biggest success occurred in the 1970s, with a long list of Top 10 hits....

    ) – 5:58
  10. "Don't Get Above Your Raisin'" (Lester Flatt
    Lester Flatt
    Lester Raymond Flatt was a bluegrass musician and guitarist and mandolinist, best known for his membership in the Bluegrass duo The Foggy Mountain Boys, also known as "Flatt and Scruggs," with banjo picker Earl Scruggs. Flatt's career spanned multiple decades; besides his work with Scruggs, he...

    , Earl Scruggs
    Earl Scruggs
    Earl Eugene Scruggs is an American musician noted for perfecting and popularizing a 3-finger banjo-picking style that is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music...

    ) – 7:30

Chart performance

Chart (1985) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1
The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK