Lee Roy Parnell (album)

Lee Roy Parnell
Studio album by Lee Roy Parnell
Released	April 10, 1990
Genre	Country
Label	Arista
Producer	Barry Beckett
Lee Roy Parnell chronology
Lee Roy Parnell (1990) Love Without Mercy (1992)

Lee Roy Parnell is the self-titled debut album of American country music singer Lee Roy Parnell. It was released in 1990 via Arista Records. The album includes the singles "Crocodile Tears", "Oughta Be a Law" and "Family Tree". Although all three singles charted on the U.S. Billboard country charts, they all missed Top 40.^[1] "Mexican Money" was also made into a music video.

Brian Mansfield of Allmusic rated the album four stars out of five, praising Barry Beckett's production.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Oughta Be a Law" (Gary Nicholson, Dan Penn) – 4:18
2. "Fifty-Fifty Love" (Nicholson, Lee Roy Parnell) – 4:26
3. "Where Is My Baby Tonight" (Troy Seals, Graham Lyle) – 3:35
4. "Crocodile Tears" (Parnell, Leroy Preston) – 4:02
5. "Family Tree" (Steve Durocher, Jeannie Smith) – 3:06
6. "Let's Pretend" (Parnell, Cris Moore) – 4:10
7. "You're Taking Too Long" (Parnell, Nicholson, Rory Michael Bourke) – 5:14
8. "Mexican Money" (Parnell, Moore) – 3:03
9. "Down Deep" (Parnell, Nicholson, Bucky Jones) – 3:59
10. "Red Hot" (Parnell, Moore) – 3:30

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.^[3]

Musicians

• Barry Beckett — keyboards
• John Gardner – drums
• Jim Horn, Michael Haynes, Jack Hale, Quitman Dennis — horn section
• Bill Hullett — acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Tim Loftin – bass guitar
• Joe McGlohon — saxophone
• Jonell Mosser — background vocals
• Lee Roy Parnell — acousic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, lead vocals
• Harry Stinson — background vocals
• Bergen White — background vocals
• John Willis — acoustic guitar
• Dennis Wilson — background vocals
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar

Technical

• Barry Beckett — producer
• Scott Hendricks — mixing
• Denny Purcell — mastering

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 315. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
2. Mansfield, Brian. "Lee Roy Parnell review". Allmusic. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
3. Lee Roy Parnell (CD insert). Lee Roy Parnell. Arista Records. 1990. 8625.