Temptation (Shelby Lynne album)

Temptation
Studio album by Shelby Lynne
Released	July 6, 1993
Genre	country
Length	34:13
Label	Morgan Creek/Mercury
Producer	Brent Maher
Shelby Lynne chronology
Soft Talk (1991) Temptation (1993) Restless (1995)

Temptation is the fourth studio album by American country singer-songwriter Shelby Lynne, released July 6, 1993. Two songs, "Tell Me I'm Crazy"and "I Need a Heart to Come Home To", were released as singles and one of the tracks, "I Need a Heart to Come Home To", featured on the soundtrack to Tony Scott's 1993 film True Romance.

Background and release

Following her first three albums, Lynne left her record label Epic and began working with Brent Maher. In a 2009 interview, she said of the move, "After Soft Talk, I knew I had to take control. Hell, if I wasn’t going to be embraced by country radio, I might as well make critically acclaimed albums! I wanted to cross genres and not make that silly-ass country pop." She went on to say, "I consider Temptation the real beginning of my career."^[1] Lynne co-wrote two songs on the album, the title track and "Some of That True Love".

Temptation was released on July 6, 1993 on Mercury Records and Morgan Creek. The album reached No. 55 on the US Billboard Country Albums chart and No. 21 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.^[2] Two songs from the album were released as singles: "Feelin' Kind of Lonely Tonight", which reached No. 69 on the US Hot Country Songs chart,^[3] and "Tell Me I'm Crazy", which failed to chart. "I Need a Heart to Come Home To" was included on the soundtrack of Tony Scott's 1993 film True Romance.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

Writing for AllMusic, Thom Jurek praised the album and gave it a star-rating of four out of five. He noted that the album was markedly different from Lynne's previous albums Tough All Over (1990) and Soft Talk (1993) and described it as "hardcore jacked-up Western swing and big-band country". He cited "Temptation", "Don't Cry for Me" and "Some of That True Love" as highlights and summed up the review by calling the album "hip, sassy, and tough."^[4]

Track listing

1. "Temptation" (Shelby Lynne, Brent Maher, Jamie O'Hara) – 3:04
2. "Feelin' Kind of Lonely Tonight" (Maher, O'Hara) – 3:00
3. "Tell Me I'm Crazy" (Rory Bourke, Mike Reid) – 3:44
4. "Little Unlucky at Love" (Maher, O'Hara) – 3:01
5. "Some of That True Love" (Lynne, Maher, O'Hara) – 2:47
6. "The Rain Might Wash Your Love Away" (Maher, Don Potter, Don Schlitz) – 4:34
7. "Don't Cry for Me" (Maher) – 2:43
8. "I Need a Heart to Come Home To" (John Jarvis, Russell Smith) – 4:20
9. "Come a Little Closer" (Maher, O'Hara) – 3:15
10. "Where Do We Go from Here" (Maher, Potter, Reid) – 3:38

Personnel

Music[5] Jeff Bailey — Trumpet Eddie Bayers — Drums Ernie Collins — bass trombone Paul Franklin — steel guitar Dennis Good — trombone Barry Green — trombone Rob Hajacos — fiddle Michael Haynes — trumpet Randy Howard — fiddle Shelby Lynne — vocals Brent Mason — electric guitar Chris McDonald — trombone Craig Nelson — bass, acoustic bass Bobby Ogdin — piano Don Potter — acoustic guitar, guitar Billy Puett — tenor saxophone Buddy Skipper — arranger, horn arrangements Denis Solee — alto saxophone George Tidwell — trumpet Ron Tutt — drums

Production[5] Mills Logan — assistant engineer Brent Maher — producer, engineer, mixing Jim McKell — assistant engineer, mixing assistant Glenn Meadows — mastering Design[5] Daniela Federici — photography Shannon Gibbons — stylist Buddy Jackson — art direction Sam Knight — design Beth Lee — design Lisa Jayne Storey — make-up, hair stylist

References

1. Greenblatt, Mike (December 8, 2009), "Interview with Shelby Lynne: On Her Own Terms", The Aquarian Weekly (Arts Weekly, Inc), retrieved July 8, 2010
2. "Temptation > Charts & Awards", Allmusic (Rovi Corporation), retrieved July 8, 2010
3. "Temptation > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles", Allmusic (Rovi Corporation), retrieved July 8, 2010
4. Jurek, Thom, "Temptation > Review", Allmusic (Rovi Corporation), retrieved July 8, 2010
5. "Temptation > Credits", Allmusic (Rovi Corporation), retrieved July 8, 2010

Chart performance

Chart (1993)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	55
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	21