Deep Thoughts from a Shallow Mind

Deep Thoughts from a Shallow Mind
Studio album by Doug Supernaw
Released	September 13, 1994
Recorded	Loud Recording Studio, Nashville
Genre	Country
Length	36:44
Label	BNA
Producer	Richard Landis
Doug Supernaw chronology
Red and Rio Grande (1993) Deep Thoughts from a Shallow Mind (1994) You Still Got Me (1995)

Deep Thoughts from a Shallow Mind is the second studio album from country music artist Doug Supernaw. It was released on Sep 13, 1994 and it produced the singles "What'll You Do About Me", "You Never Even Called Me by My Name" (a cover of the David Allan Coe song), and "State Fair". "What'll You Do About Me" was previously a #76 single in 1984 for Steve Earle, and a #74 single in 1992 for The Forester Sisters.

Alanna Nash of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a C+ rating, saying that it lacked the sense of humor of Supernaw's debut.^[1]

Track listing

1. "What'll You Do About Me" (Dennis Linde) - 2:41
2. "Here's to Lying" (Doug Supernaw, Justin White, Allen Huff, Don Crider, Kenny King) - 3:09
3. "You Never Even Called Me by My Name" (Steve Goodman, John Prine) - 4:04
   • feat. David Allan Coe, Charley Pride, Waylon Jennings and Merle Haggard
4. "State Fair" (Mickey Cates) - 3:39
5. "Twistin' Tops" (Supernaw, Rick Robertson) - 3:57
6. "Mesquite Cowboy Mind" (Supernaw, Justin White) - 3:37
7. "He Went to Paris" (Jimmy Buffett) - 3:37
8. "Shut'er Down" (Supernaw, White) - 4:10
9. "After the Storm" (Supernaw, Huff, White) - 3:54
10. "Wishin' Her Well" (Supernaw, White) - 3:39

Personnel

Listed in liner notes.^[2]

• David Allan Coe - vocals on "You Never Even Called Me by My Name"
• Eddie Bayers - drums
• Michael Black - background vocals
• Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
• Glen Duncan - fiddle
• Paul Franklin - steel guitar
• Merle Haggard - vocals on "You Never Even Called Me by My Name"
• Waylon Jennings - vocals on "You Never Even Called Me by My Name"
• Carl Marsh - keyboards
• Steve Nathan - organ, synthesizer
• Charley Pride - vocals on "You Never Even Called Me by My Name"
• Matt Rollings - piano
• Doug Supernaw - lead vocals, background vocals
• Billy Joe Walker, Jr. - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Dennis Wilson - background vocals
• Curtis "Mr. Harmony" Young - background vocals

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1994)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	48
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	19

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
		US Country	CAN Country
1994	"State Fair"	55	—
	"You Never Even Called Me by My Name"	60	68
1995	"What'll You Do About Me"	16	26

References

1. Nash, Alanna (23 September 1994). "Deep Thoughts from a Shallow Mind review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
2. Deep Thoughts from a Shallow Mind (CD). Doug Supernaw. BNA Records. 1994. 66396.