Under the Kudzu
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Under The Kudzu was the fifth studio album released by country music group Shenandoah
. It produced their fifth and last number one hit to date with "If Bubba Can Dance (I Can Too)". Other singles included "Janie Baker's Love Slave", "I Want to Be Loved Like That", and "I'll Go Down Loving You". They charted at #15, #3 and #46, respectively.
Shenandoah (band)
Shenandoah is an American country music group founded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 1984 by Marty Raybon , Ralph Ezell , Stan Thorn , Jim Seales , and Mike McGuire...
. It produced their fifth and last number one hit to date with "If Bubba Can Dance (I Can Too)". Other singles included "Janie Baker's Love Slave", "I Want to Be Loved Like That", and "I'll Go Down Loving You". They charted at #15, #3 and #46, respectively.
Track listing
- "Janie Baker's Love SlaveJanie Baker's Love Slave"Janie Baker's Love Slave" is the title of a song written by Dennis Linde and recorded by the American country music band Shenandoah. It was released in May 1993 as the lead single for their fifth studio album, Under the Kudzu. The song reached a peak of #15 on the U.S...
" (Dennis LindeDennis LindeDennis Linde was an American singer and songwriter whose work was primarily in country musicHe is best known for writing the 1972 Elvis Presley hit, "Burning Love"...
) - 3:13 - "If Bubba Can Dance (I Can Too)If Bubba Can Dance (I Can Too)"If Bubba Can Dance " is the title of a song recorded by country music group Shenandoah. It was released in 1994 as the third single from their 1993 album Under the Kudzu. It was a Number One hit in both the United States and Canada and Shenandoah's final number one as of 2009.-Chart...
" (Marty RaybonMarty RaybonMarty Raybon Marty Raybon Marty Raybon (born December 8, 1959 is an Award Winning American country music artist. He is known primarily for his role as the lead singer of the band Shenandoah, a role which he held from 1985 to 1996. He recorded his first solo album, Marty Raybon, in 1995 on Sparrow...
, Mike McGuire, Bob McDillBob McDillRobert Lee "Bob" McDill is an American country music songwriter. Active from the 1960s until 2000, he has written several songs for country music artists, including more than thirty Number One hits...
) - 2:47 - "I Want to Be Loved Like ThatI Want to Be Loved Like That"I Want to Be Loved Like That" is the title of a song written by Phil Barnhart, Sam Hogin and Bill LaBounty. It was recorded by the American country music band Shenandoah for its fifth studio album, Under the Kudzu. It was released in September 1993 as a single and the song spent twenty weeks on...
" (Phil Barnhart, Sam Hogin, Bill LaBountyBill LaBountyBill LaBounty is an American musician. He was initially a singer-songwriter in the soft rock genre, first as a member of the band Fat Chance, and later as a solo artist. As a solo artist, LaBounty recorded six studio albums, including four on Curb Records/Warner Bros. Records...
) - 3:43 - "One Kind of Woman I Like" (Raybon, McGuire, Don CookDon CookDon Kirby Cook is an American record producer and songwriter whose work is mainly in the field of country music. Artists who recorded Cook's material include Barbara Mandrell, John Conlee, Mark Collie, Wade Hayes and Brooks & Dunn...
) - 3:10 - "Under the Kudzu" (Linde) - 4:09
- "Nickel in the Well" (Chris WatersChris WatersChristopher Waters Dunn is an American country music singer and songwriter, known professionally as Chris Waters. The brother of singer Holly Dunn, Waters has co-written singles for other artists, including Number Ones for Tim McGraw and Cyndi Thomson.-Biography:Christopher Waters Dunn was born in...
, Lonnie Wilson) - 3:17 - "If It Takes Every Rib I Got" (Raybon, Bud McGuire, Troy SealsTroy SealsTroy Seals is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.He is a member of the prominent Seals family of musicians that includes, Jim Seals and Dan Seals and Brady Seals...
) - 3:10 - "I'll Go Down Loving You" (Chapin Hartford, Hogin, Monty Powell) - 3:25
- "The Blues Are Comin' Over to Your House" (Cook, Kix BrooksKix BrooksLeon Eric "Kix" Brooks III , is an American country music artist, best known for being one half of the duo Brooks & Dunn.-Early life:...
) - 2:31A - "Just Say the Word" (McGuire) - 3:45
- AOmitted from cassetteCompact CassetteThe Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...
version.
Release history
| Year | Type | Label | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Cassette | RCA | 66267-4 |
| 1993 | CD | RCA | 66267-2 |
Shenandoah
- Marty RaybonMarty RaybonMarty Raybon Marty Raybon Marty Raybon (born December 8, 1959 is an Award Winning American country music artist. He is known primarily for his role as the lead singer of the band Shenandoah, a role which he held from 1985 to 1996. He recorded his first solo album, Marty Raybon, in 1995 on Sparrow...
- lead vocals - Jim Seales - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, background vocals - Stan Thorn - pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, 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...
, background vocals - Ralph Ezell - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, background vocals - Mike McGuire - drums, background vocals
Other musicians
- Lonnie Wilson - drums, percussion
- 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...
- guitar - Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
- Dennis J. Burnside - piano
- Bruce C. Bouton - 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...
- Rob Hajacos - 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...
- Tommy White
- John Wesley RylesJohn Wesley RylesJohn Wesley Ryles is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1968 with the single "Kay", a Top Ten hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts, and the title track to his debut album for Columbia Records.Ryles later recorded one album, Reconsider Me, for the Plantation label,...
- background vocals - Dennis Wilson - background vocals
Production
- Don Cook: Producer
- Mike Bradley: Engineer, Mixing
- Mark CappsMark CappsMark Capps is a sound engineer and music producer. He co-won the Grammy Award for Best Polka Album in 2005, 2006 and 2007.-External links:...
: Production Assistant, Assistant Engineer, Assistant Mixing - Hank Williams: Mastering
Chart performance
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 38 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 33 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 8 |