Foster & Lloyd (album)

Foster & Lloyd

Studio album by Foster & Lloyd

Released

September 27, 1987^[1]

Recorded

February 28 - April, 1987^[1]

Genre

Country

Length

33:30

Label

RCA Nashville

Producer

Radney Foster
Bill Lloyd

Foster & Lloyd chronology

Foster & Lloyd
(1987)

Faster & Llouder
(1989)

Foster & Lloyd is the eponymous debut of the American country music duo Foster & Lloyd. Commercially, It was their most successful album producing three top-ten singles, "Crazy Over You" (#4), "Sure Thing" (#8), and "What Do You Want from Me This Time?" (#6). The other single, "Texas in 1880", peaked at #18 on the Hot Country Songs chart. The album itself peaked at #33 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.

"Crazy Over You", while written by Foster & Lloyd, was first recorded by Ricky Van Shelton and released a month earlier on his debut album, Wild-Eyed Dream. His version was not released as a single.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	(Not rated)^[2]

Track listing

Songs written by Bill Lloyd and Radney Foster except "Token of Love", written by Bill Lloyd and "Texas in 1880" and "You Can Come Cryin' to Me", written by Radney Foster.

"Turn Around" - 4:22
"Crazy Over You" - 4:35
"What Do You Want from Me This Time" - 3:17
"Token of Love" – 2:37
"Sure Thing" - 3:23
"Hard to Say No" - 2:40
"Part I Know by Heart" – 3:24
"Texas in 1880" - 3:58
"You Can Come Cryin' to Me" - 5:14

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1987)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	33

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
Year	Single	US Country	CAN Country
1987	"Crazy Over You"	4	—
1987	"Sure Thing"	8	8
1988	"Texas in 1880"	18	—
1988	"What Do You Want from Me This Time?"	6	*

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.^[3]

Foster & Lloyd

Radney Foster - lead vocals, background vocals, guitar
Bill Lloyd - lead vocals, harmony vocals, guitar, mandolin

Musicians

Bruce Bouton - pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar
John Cowan - harmony vocals
Vince Gill - electric guitar
Ed Seay - harmony vocals, engineer
Tommy Wells - drums
Glenn Worf - bass guitar

Sources

1 2 Builta, David. "Radney Foster's hit moves up on charts." Del Rio News-Herald 29 Sept 1987: 8
↑ "Foster & Lloyd — Foster & Lloyd". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
↑ Foster & Lloyd (CD). Foster & Lloyd. RCA Records. 1987. 92291.

CMT
Allmusic (see infobox)

Radney Foster / Foster & Lloyd

Foster & Lloyd albums	Foster & Lloyd Faster & Llouder Version of the Truth The Essential Foster and Lloyd

Notable Foster & Lloyd singles	"Crazy Over You" "Sure Thing" "Texas in 1880" "What Do You Want from Me This Time" "Fair Shake" "Can't Have Nothin'"

Solo albums	Del Rio, TX 1959 Labor of Love See What You Want to See Are You Ready for the Big Show? Another Way to Go

Notable solo singles	"Just Call Me Lonesome" "Nobody Wins" "Easier Said Than Done" "I'm In" (with Abra Moore) "Texas in 1880" (with Pat Green)

Related articles	RCA Records Arista Nashville Dualtone Records

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