Come On Come On

Come On Come On
Studio album by Mary Chapin Carpenter
Released June 30, 1992
Recorded Bias Studios, Springfield, Virginia
Genre Country
Length 49:22
Label Columbia
Producer Mary Chapin Carpenter
John Jennings
Mary Chapin Carpenter chronology
Shooting Straight in the Dark
(1990)		 Come On Come On
(1992)		 Stones in the Road
(1994)

Come On Come On is the fourth album by Mary Chapin Carpenter. Seven of its tracks became Billboard Hot Country Singles hits in 1992, 1993, and 1994. They were, chronologically, "I Feel Lucky" at #4, "Not Too Much to Ask" (a duet with Joe Diffie) at #15, "Passionate Kisses" at #4, "The Hard Way" at #11, "The Bug" (a cover of a Dire Straits song) at #16, "He Thinks He'll Keep Her" at #2, and "I Take My Chances" also at #2. The album topped out at #6 on the Billboard Country Albums chart.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment Weekly (A) [2]
Los Angeles Times [3]
Rolling Stone [4]
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Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Mary Chapin Carpenter except where noted.

  1. "The Hard Way" – 4:23
  2. "He Thinks He'll Keep Her" (Mary Chapin Carpenter, Don Schlitz) – 4:04
  3. "Rhythm of the Blues" – 3:49
  4. "I Feel Lucky" (Carpenter, Schlitz)– 3:33
  5. "The Bug" (Mark Knopfler) – 3:48
  6. "Not Too Much to Ask" (Carpenter, Schlitz) – 3:24
  7. "Passionate Kisses" (Lucinda Williams) – 3:23
  8. "Only a Dream" – 5:34
  9. "I Am a Town" – 5:06
  10. "Walking Through Fire" – 4:04
  11. "I Take My Chances" (Carpenter, Schlitz) – 3:47
  12. "Come On Come On" – 4:51

Production

Personnel

Chart performance

Albums

Chart (1992) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 [5] 31
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums [5] 6
Canadian RPM Country Albums 4

Singles Billboard [6]

Year Song Chart Peak
Position
1992 "I Feel Lucky" Country Singles 4
1992 "Not Too Much To Ask" Country Singles 15
1992 "Passionate Kisses" Country Singles 4
1993 "He Thinks He'll Keep Her" Country Singles 51
1993 "Passionate Kisses" Adult Contemporary 11
1993 "Passionate Kisses" Hot 100 57
1993 "The Bug" Country Singles 16
1993 "The Hard Way" Country Singles 11
1994 "He Thinks He'll Keep Her" Country Singles 2
1994 "I Take My Chances" Country Singles 2

References

  1. ^ DeGagne, Mike; Jurek, Thom. Come On Come On at Allmusic. Retrieved 9 September 2006.
  2. ^ Browne, David (July 17, 1992). "Carin' Carpenter: Come On Come On Mary Chapin Carpenter > Music Review". Entertainment Weekly (127): p. 55. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,311094,00.html. Retrieved 25 May 2011. 
  3. ^ Cromelin, Richard (July 12, 1992). "Record Rack: Mary Chapin Carpenter, "Come On Come On"". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1992-07-12/entertainment/ca-4216_1_carpenter-songs-albums. Retrieved 25 May 2011. 
  4. ^ Berger, Arion (September 3, 1992). "Recordings: Come On Come On Mary Chapin Carpenter > Album Review". Rolling Stone (638): p. 68. 
  5. ^ a b Come On Come On - Mary Chapin Carpenter > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums at Allmusic. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  6. ^ Come On Come On - Mary Chapin Carpenter > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles at Allmusic. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Party Doll and Other Favorites · The Essential Mary Chapin Carpenter · Super Hits · Playlist: The Best of Mary Chapin Carpenter
Holiday albums
Top 20 singles
"How Do" · "Never Had It So Good" · "Quittin' Time" · "Something of a Dreamer" · "You Win Again" · "Right Now" · "Down at the Twist and Shout" · "Going Out Tonight" · "I Feel Lucky" · "Not Too Much to Ask" · "Passionate Kisses" · "The Hard Way" · "The Bug" · "He Thinks He'll Keep Her" · "I Take My Chances" · "Shut Up and Kiss Me" · "Tender When I Want to Be" · "Let Me into Your Heart"
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