Paint the Town

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Paint the Town
Paint the Town cover
Studio album by Highway 101
Released 1989
Genre Country
Label Warner Brothers Records
Producer(s) Paul Worley and Ed Seay
Highway 101 chronology
Highway 101²
(1988)
Paint the Town
(1989)
Greatest Hits
(1990)


Paint the Town was the last of the great albums featuring Paulette Carlson as lead vocalist. To be sure, she would later return to the group for a short time, but would never achieve the heights attained in their first three albums. The top singles included the Billboard Country #1 "Who's Lonely Now," the #4 "Walkin', Talkin', Cryin', Barely Beatin' Broken Heart," and the #11 "This Side of Goodbye." Other great tunes were "If Love Had a Heart" and "I'll Paint the Town," but a cover version of James Taylor's "Sweet Baby James" seemed out of place for this two-stepping honky-tonk group.

[edit] Track listing

# Title Songwriters
1. "I Can't Love You Baby" Tommy Rocco, Kerry Chater, Jesse Read 3:33
2. "If Love Had a Heart" Matraca Berg, Curtis Stone 3:02
3. "While You Slept Last Night" Pam Tillis, Dennis Adkins 2:44
4. "This Side of Goodbye" Michael Noble, Jeff Pennig, Cactus "Scott" Moser 4:03
5. "Walkin', Talkin', Cryin' Barely Beatin' Broken Heart" Roger Miller, Justin Tubb 2:33
6. "I'll Paint the Town" Gretchen Peters 2:53
7. "Rough and Tumble Heart" Pam Tillis, Bob DiPiero, Sam Hogin 3:41
8. "Midnight Angel" Bill Anthony, Bob Morrison 3:21
9. "Who's Lonely Now" Kix Brooks, Don Cook 3:25
10. "Sweet Baby James" James Taylor 4:00

[edit] Singles

Year Single B-side US Country Chart
1989 "Who's Lonely Now" "Don't it Make Your Mama Cry" # 1
1990 "This Side of Goodbye" "If Love Had a Heart" # 6
1990 "Walkin', Talkin', Cryin' Barely Beatin' Broken Heart" "Sweet Baby James" # 10


[edit] Personnel

  • Paulette Carlson - Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
  • Jack Daniels - Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
  • Cactus Moser - Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
  • Curtis Stone - Bass, Harmonica, Vocals