Country Boy (Ricky Skaggs album)

Country Boy
Studio album by Ricky Skaggs
Released 1984 (1984)
Genre Country
Length 30:45
Label Epic
Producer Ricky Skaggs
Ricky Skaggs chronology
Don't Cheat in Our Hometown
(1983)		 Country Boy
(1984)		 Favorite Country Songs
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Country Boy is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Ricky Skaggs. It was released in 1984 via Epic Records. The album peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[2]

Track listing

  1. "Country Boy" (Tony Colton, Albert Lee, Ray Smith) – 3:30
  2. "Something in My Heart" (Wayland Patton) – 2:42
  3. "Patiently Waiting" (Donnie Clark, Vickie Clark, Larry Cordle) – 2:51
  4. "Two Highways" (Cordle) – 3:51
  5. "Wheel Hoss" (Bill Monroe) – 2:57
  6. "Rendezvous" (Peter Rowan) – 3:34
  7. "Brand New Me" (Carl Chambers) – 3:27
  8. "Window Up Above" (George Jones) – 3:04
  9. "Baby I'm in Love with You" (Alex Gibson, Andy Gibson, Joe Weaver) – 2:12
  10. "I'm Ready to Go" (Carter Stanley, William Herbert York) – 2:37

Chart performance

Chart (1984) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1
U.S. Billboard 200 180

References

  1. ^ Campbell, Al. "Country Boy review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/country-boy-r94048. Retrieved 14 February 2011. 
  2. ^ "Country Boy Charts". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/country-boy-r94048/charts-awards. Retrieved 14 February 2011. 
Preceded by
Why Not Me
by The Judds		 Top Country Albums number-one album
February 23 - March 9, 1985		 Succeeded by
Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind
by George Strait
Ricky Skaggs
Studio albums
That's It · Sweet Temptation · Waitin' for the Sun to Shine · Family & Friends · Highways & Heartaches · Don't Cheat in Our Hometown · Country Boy · Love's Gonna Get Ya! · Comin' Home to Stay · Kentucky Thunder · My Father's Son · Solid Ground · Life Is a Journey · Big Mon: The Songs of Bill Monroe · Ricky Skaggs and Friends Sing the Songs of Bill Monroe · Solo (Songs My Dad Loved) · Mosaic · Country Hits Bluegrass Style
Collaborative albums
Second Generation Bluegrass · One Way Track · Skaggs & Rice · Bluegrass Rules! · Ancient Tones · Soldier of the Cross · History of the Future · The Three Pickers · Brand New Strings · Instrumentals · Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby · Salt of the Earth · Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947
Live albums
Live in London · Live at the Charleston Music Hall
Compilation albums
Favorite Country Songs · Super Hits
Notable singles
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