Pirates of the Mississippi (album)

Pirates of the Mississippi
Studio album by Pirates of the Mississippi
Released	June 18, 1990
Genre	Country
Length	37:51
Label	Capitol Nashville
Producer	Rich Alves James Stroud
Pirates of the Mississippi chronology
Pirates of the Mississippi (1990) Walk the Plank (1991)

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Allmusic -	[1]

Pirates of the Mississippi is the self-titled debut album of the American country music band Pirates of the Mississippi. It was released in 1990 on Capitol Records Nashville and contains four singles: "Honky Tonk Blues" (a cover of the Hank Williams song), "Rollin' Home", "Feed Jake", and "Speak of the Devil". "Feed Jake" was the highest charting of these singles, reaching #15 on the Billboard country charts. All of the other singles except "Rollin' Home" reached Top 40 on the same chart.

Track listing

1. "Honky Tonk Blues" (Hank Williams) – 3:00
2. "I Take My Comfort in You" (Guy Clark, Wayland Holyfield) – 3:34
3. "Rollin' Home" (Rich Alves, Bill McCorvey, Gary Harrison) – 3:11
4. "Speak of the Devil" (Alves, McCorvey, Danny Mayo) – 3:04
5. "Feed Jake" (Mayo) – 4:00
6. "Talkin' 'bout Love" (Alves, McCorvey, Larry Gottlieb) – 4:17
7. "Jolly Roger/Pirates of the Mississippi" (Alves, McCorvey) – 5:15
8. "Down and Out in Birmingham" (Alves, McCorvey) – 3:57
9. "Anything Goes" (Mayo, McCorvey, Diana Rae) – 4:09
10. "Redneck Rock & Roll" (Alves, Mayo, McCorvey) – 3:24

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.^[2]

• Rich Alves – guitar, Hammond organ, background vocals
• Jimmy Lowe – drums, percussion
• Bill McCorvey – guitar, lead vocals
• Pat Severs – steel guitar, Dobro
• Dean Townson – bass guitar, background vocals

Strings on "Feed Jake" performed by John Kelton.

Chart performance

Chart (1990)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	12
U.S. Billboard 200	80

References

1. Allmusic - review
2. Pirates of the Mississippi (Media notes). Pirates of the Mississippi. Capitol Records Nashville. 1990. CDP 7 94389 2.