TNT (Tanya Tucker album)

TNT is the ninth album by Tanya Tucker. Working with a new producer in Jerry Goldstein, Tucker drifts away from her earlier country style to do a much more rock-based effort. She covers well-known rock songs originally performed by such artists as Buddy Holly ("Not Fade Away"), Elvis Presley ("Heartbreak Hotel"), and Chuck Berry ("Brown Eyed Handsome Man"). Tucker also covers John Prine's bluesy "Angel from Montgomery," previously performed by Prine himself, and more notably, by Bonnie Raitt. However, the best known song on the album may be the original "Texas (When I Die)," which had never been previously recorded. The album was Tucker's second-highest ranked ever on the Billboard Country charts at #2, and even reached #54 in the Pop category. Released singles and their Billboard positions were: "Texas (When I Die)" at #5, "Not Fade Away" at #70, and "I'm the Singer, You're the Song" at #18.

Track listing

1. "Lover Goodbye" (Phil Everly/Joey Paige) – 4:15
2. "I'm the Singer, You're the Song" (Tanya Tucker/Jerry Goldstein) – 4:00
3. "Not Fade Away" (Charles Hardin/Norman Petty) – 4:02
4. "Angel from Montgomery" (John Prine) – 4:45
5. "Heartbreak Hotel" (Elvis Presley/Tommy Durden/Mae Boren Axton) – 3:32
6. "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" (Chuck Berry) – 2:18
7. "The River and the Wind" (Jim Weatherly) – 4:02
8. "If You Feel It" (Goldstein/Jimmy Ford) – 4:37
9. "It's Nice to Be with You" (Goldstein) – 3:30
10. "Texas (When I Die)" (Ed Bruce/Patsy Bruce/Bobby Borchers) – 4:50

Production

• Produced By Jerry Goldstein
• Engineered & Mixed By Ed Barton
• Digital Editing: Milan Bogdan
• Mastered By Glenn Meadows

Personnel

• Drums, Percussion: Paul Leim
• Bass: Jerry Scheff
• Piano: John Hobbs
• Organ: Lonnie Jordan
• Guitars & Mandolin: Jerry Swallow, Billy Joe Walker
• Dobro: Jerry Swallow
• Mickey Raphael: Harmonica
• Strings Arranged By Larry Muhoberac
• Backing Vocals: Curt Becher, Joe Chemay, Dash Crofts, Phil Everly, Venetta Fields, Jerry Goldstein, La Costa, Brent Nelson, Joey Paige, Jody Payne, John Prine, Jim Seals, Julia Tillman-Waters, Luther Waters, Oren Waters, Lorna Willard

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