Sticks and Stones (Tracy Lawrence album)

Sticks and Stones
Studio album by Tracy Lawrence
Released	November 12, 1991
Genre	Country
Length	32:47
Label	Atlantic
Producer	James Stroud
Tracy Lawrence chronology
Sticks and Stones (1991) Alibis (1993)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A− [2]

Sticks and Stones is the debut album of American country music artist Tracy Lawrence. Released in 1991 on Atlantic Records, it produced four singles: the title track, "Today's Lonely Fool", "Runnin' Behind", and "Somebody Paints the Wall", which peaked at #1, #3, #4, and #8, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts between 1991 and 1993.

The track "Paris, Tennessee" was later recorded by Dennis Robbins on his 1992 album Man with a Plan and by Kenny Chesney on his 1995 album All I Need to Know. "Somebody Paints the Wall" was previously recorded by Josh Logan on his 1988 album of the same name, from which it was released as a single that year.

Track listing

1. "Runnin' Behind" (Mark D. Sanders, Ed Hill) – 2:54
2. "Sticks and Stones" (Roger Dillon, Elbert West) – 3:32
3. "Somebody Paints the Wall" (Tommy Smith, Charles Browder, Elroy Kahanek, Nelson Larkin) – 3:18
4. "Dancin' to Sweet 17" (Tracy Lawrence) – 3:17
5. "Today's Lonely Fool" (Kenny Beard, Stan Paul Davis) – 3:50
6. "Paris, Tennessee" (Dennis Robbins, Bob DiPiero, John Scott Sherrill) – 2:24
7. "Froze Over" (Lawrence, West) – 3:31
8. "Between Us" (Tim Mensy, Tony Haselden) – 3:32
9. "April's Fool" (Ralph Howard Jr., Wayne Davis, Bernie Faulkner, Keith Perry) – 3:52
10. "I Hope Heaven Has a Honky Tonk" (Jim Carter, Sherri Stapleton) – 2:36

Personnel

From Sticks and Stones liner notes.^[3]

Musicians

• Bruce Bouton- steel guitar
• Mark Casstevens- acoustic guitar, harmonica
• Liana Manis- background vocals
• Brent Rowan- electric guitar
• Milton Sledge- drums on all tracks except "Between Us"
• Gary W. Smith- keyboards, piano, synthesizer
• Joe Spivey- fiddle
• James Stroud- drums on "Between Us"
• Glenn Worf- bass guitar
• Curtis Young- background vocals

Technical

• Milan Bogdan - digital editing
• Brian Hardin - mixing
• Russ Martin - recording
• Pat McMacon - recording, mixing
• Glenn Meadows - mastering
• Lynn Peterzell - recording
• Billy Sherrill - recording
• James Stroud - production

Chart performance

Chart (1991)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	10
U.S. Billboard 200	71
Canadian RPM Country Albums	7

References

1. Sticks and Stones (Tracy Lawrence album) at AllMusic
2. Entertainment Weekly review
3. Sticks and Stones (CD insert). Tracy Lawrence. Atlantic Records. 1991. 7 82326-2.