Read Between the Lines
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Read Between the Lines is the second album from American country music
artist Aaron Tippin
. The album features Tippin's first number-one single, "There Ain't Nothin' Wrong With the Radio", as well as the hits "My Blue Angel", "I Was Born with a Broken Heart", and "I Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way". "I Was Born with a Broken Heart" was previously recorded by Josh Logan
on his 1988 album Somebody Paints the Wall, from which it was also released as a single. David Ball also released the song on his 1989 self-titled debut
, although the album was not released until 1994.
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 Aaron Tippin
Aaron Tippin
Aaron Dupree Tippin is an American country music artist and record producer. Initially a songwriter for Acuff-Rose Music, he gained a recording contract with RCA Records in 1990...
. The album features Tippin's first number-one single, "There Ain't Nothin' Wrong With the Radio", as well as the hits "My Blue Angel", "I Was Born with a Broken Heart", and "I Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way". "I Was Born with a Broken Heart" was previously recorded by Josh Logan
Josh Logan (country singer)
Josh Logan is an American country music artist. He has recorded three albums, including one for the Curb Records label in 1988...
on his 1988 album Somebody Paints the Wall, from which it was also released as a single. David Ball also released the song on his 1989 self-titled debut
David Ball (album)
David Ball is the self-titled debut album from American country music artist David Ball. He recorded the album in 1989 for RCA Records. Three singles from it charted between 1988 and 1989: "Steppin' Out", "You Go, You're Gone" and "Gift of Love", which respectively reached #46, #55 and #64 on the...
, although the album was not released until 1994.
Track listing
- "The Sound of Your Goodbye (Sticks and Stones)" (Aaron Tippin, Michael P. Heeney) – 3:04
- "My Blue AngelMy Blue Angel"My Blue Angel" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Aaron Tippin. It was released in February 1993 as the fourth and final single from the album, Read Between the Lines. The song reached number 7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart...
" (Tippin, Kim Williams, Philip Douglas) – 3:24 - "If I Had It to Do Over" (Tippin, Buddy Brock) – 3:53
- "There Ain't Nothin' Wrong with the RadioThere Ain't Nothin' Wrong with the Radio"There Ain't Nothin' Wrong with the Radio" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Aaron Tippin. The fourth single of his career, it was also the first release from his second album, 1992's Read Between the Lines...
" (Tippin, Brock) – 2:46 - "Read Between the Lines" (Tippin, Michael Puryear) – 3:42
- "This Heart" (Tippin, Donny Kees) – 2:55
- "These Sweet Dreams" (Tippin, Butch Curry) – 3:35
- "I Was Born with a Broken Heart" (Tippin, Jim McBride) – 2:39
- "I Wouldn't Have It Any Other WayI Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way"I Wouldn't Have it Any Other Way" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Aaron Tippin. It was released in June 1992 as the second single from the album, Read Between the Lines. The song reached the Top 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart...
" (Tippin, Curry) – 3:11 - "I Miss Misbehavin'" (Tippin, Charlie Craig, Mark CollieMark CollieGeorge Mark Collie is an American country music artist and occasional actor. He has released eight albums, and has charted 16 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His highest peaking singles are "Even the Man in the Moon Is Cryin'" at #5, and "Born to Love You" at #6, from 1992 and...
) – 2:49
Personnel
- Stuart DuncanStuart DuncanStuart Duncan is a bluegrass musician who plays the fiddle, mandolin, guitar and banjo. Born in Quantico, Virginia and raised in Santa Paula, California, where he played in the school band, he has been a member of the Nashville Bluegrass Band since 1985, and is a much-in-demand session musician...
– fiddleFiddleThe term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
on "I Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way" and "Read Between the Lines" - Don Galysh – steel guitarSteel guitarSteel guitar is a type of guitar or the method of playing the instrument. Developed in Hawaii in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a steel guitar is usually positioned horizontally; strings are plucked with one hand, while the other hand changes the pitch of one or more strings with the use...
on "I Miss Behavin'" - Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
- Steve Gibson – electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
and six-string bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
on "The Sound of Your Goodbye" - Emory Gordy, Jr.Emory Gordy, Jr.Emory Gordy, Jr., born December 25, 1944, in Atlanta, Georgia, is an American musician and music producer. Since 1989, he has been married to country music artist Patty Loveless. Gordy was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 1992...
– bass guitar - Rob Hajacos – fiddle
- John Barlow Jarvis – keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Larrie LondinLarrie LondinRalph Gallant, better known by his stage name Larrie Londin , was an American drummer and session musician. Londin played with a wide range of artists including Journey and Steve Perry....
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Patty LovelessPatty LovelessPatty Loveless , is an American country music singer.Since her emergence on the country music scene in late 1986 with her first album, Loveless has been one of the most popular female singers of the Neotraditional country movement, although she has also recorded albums in the Country pop and...
– background vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
on "These Sweet Dreams" - Brent MasonBrent MasonBrent Mason is an American session guitarist and occasional songwriter. He is known primarily for his work in the field of country music. In addition to releasing two instrumental studio albums, he holds several credits as a songwriter...
– electric guitar, six-string bass guitar - Andy Most – electric rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
on "My Blue Angel" and "I Was Born with a Broken Heart" - Alan O'Bryant – background vocals
- Steve Thomas – fiddle on "There Ain't Nothin' Wrong with the Radio", "The Sound of Your Goodbye", and "I Miss Misbehavin'"
- Biff Watson – acoustic guitarSteel-string acoustic guitarA steel-string acoustic guitar is a modern form of guitar descended from the classical guitar, but strung with steel strings for a brighter, louder sound...
- Bob Bullock, Dennis Ritchie - engineers
Chart performance
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 50 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 9 |