Lyle Lovett and His Large Band
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band | ||||
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Studio album by Lyle Lovett | ||||
Released | January 25, 1989 | |||
Genre | Country, western swing | |||
Length | 40:55 | |||
Label | MCA/Curb | |||
Producer | Billy Williams, Lyle Lovett, Tony Brown | |||
Lyle Lovett chronology | ||||
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Lyle Lovett and His Large Band is Lyle Lovett's third album, released in 1989.
Lovett's gender-bending cover of Tammy Wynette's "Stand By Your Man" was later included in the soundtrack of the 1993 movie The Crying Game.
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band reached number 10 on Billboard's chart for Top Country Albums, and 62 in the Billboard Hot 200.
At the Grammy Awards of 1990, Lovett won the Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance for Lyle Lovett and His Large Band.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Lyle Lovett, except where indicated
- "The Blues Walk (Instrumental)" (Clifford Brown) – 2:25
- "Here I Am" – 4:01
- "Cryin' Shame" – 2:28
- "Good Intentions" – 3:13
- "I Know You Know" – 3:57
- "What Do You Do/The Glory of Love" (Billy Hill, Lovett) – 3:06
- "I Married Her Just Because She Looks Like You" – 3:14
- "Stand by Your Man" (Billy Sherrill, Tammy Wynette) – 2:44
- "Which Way Does That Old Pony Run" – 4:08
- "Nobody Knows Me" – 3:06
- "If You Were to Wake Up" – 4:07
- "Once Is Enough" – 4:26
Personnel
- Lyle Lovett - guitar, vocals
- Ray Herndon - guitar
- Richard Bennett – guitar
- Matt Rollings - piano, Hammond organ
- Deschamps Hood - guitar, background vocals
- Harry Stinson - background vocals
- Mac McAnally - background vocals
- Walter Hyatt - background vocals
- Francine Reed - background vocals
- David Ball - background vocals
- Rodney Crowell - background vocals
- Billy Williams - guitar
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Leland Sklar - bass
- Mark O'Connor - fiddle, mandola
- Steve Marsh - sax
- Andy Laster - sax
- Paul Leim - drums
- John Hagen - cello
Chart performance
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 10 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 62 |
Canadian RPM Top Albums | 88 |
New Zealand Albums Chart | 45 |
Notes and sources
- ↑ Mark Deming, Allmusic (link)
- ↑ Rolling Stone review