Electric Barnyard
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| Electric Barnyard | ||||
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| Studio album by The Kentucky Headhunters | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Genre | Country rock, southern rock | |||
| Length | 41:10 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | The Kentucky Headhunters | |||
| The Kentucky Headhunters chronology | ||||
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Electric Barnyard is the second studio album released by the Southern American country rock band The Kentucky Headhunters. Released in 1991, it was their second and final album to feature the original lineup of Greg Martin, Doug Phelps, Ricky Lee Phelps, Fred Young, and Richard Young. Doug and Ricky Lee would depart a year later to form the duo Brother Phelps.
The album features four covers: "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line" (originally by Waylon Jennings), "With Body and Soul" (originally by Bill Monroe), "Spirit in the Sky" (originally by Norman Greenbaum) and "The Ballad of Davy Crockett", a 1950s pop standard.
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| Entertainment Weekly | (A) link |
Track listing
All songs written and composed by The Kentucky Headhunters (Greg Martin, Doug Phelps, Ricky Lee Phelps, Fred Young, Richard Young) except where noted.| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "It's Chitlin' Time" | 2:20 | ||
| 2. | "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" | George Bruns, Tom W. Blackburn | 2:34 | |
| 3. | "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line" | Ivy J. "Jimmy" Bryant | 3:10 | |
| 4. | "With Body and Soul" | Virginia Stauffer | 3:29 | |
| 5. | "Diane" | The Kentucky Headhunters, Jeff Davis | 3:11 | |
| 6. | "16 & Single" | 3:15 | ||
| 7. | "Wishin' Well" | Anthony Kenney, F. Young, R. Young | 3:06 | |
| 8. | "Spirit in the Sky" | Norman Greenbaum | 4:21 | |
| 9. | "Always Makin' Love" | 2:39 | ||
| 10. | "Love Bug Crawl" | Jack R. Foshee, James Bullington | 2:47 | |
| 11. | "Big Mexican Dinner" | 3:37 | ||
| 12. | "Kickin' Them Blues Around" | 2:58 | ||
| 13. | "Take Me Back" | 3:51 | ||
Total length: |
41:10 | |||
Personnel
- Greg Martin – electric guitar, slide guitar
- Doug Phelps – bass guitar, background vocals
- Ricky Lee Phelps – lead vocals, harmonica, percussion
- Fred Young – drums, percussion
- Richard Young – rhythm guitar
Chart performance
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 29 |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 79 |
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