Never Love You Enough
| Never Love You Enough | ||||
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| Studio album by Chely Wright | ||||
| Released | September 25, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 45:54 | |||
| Label | MCA Nashville | |||
| Producer |
Tony Brown (also exec.) Buddy Cannon Dann Huff Brad Paisley Paul Worley Chely Wright | |||
| Chely Wright chronology | ||||
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Never Love You Enough is the fifth studio album released by American country music artist Chely Wright. It was released on September 25, 2001 via MCA Nashville, and was her last album for the label.
Content
Its first two tracks — the title track and "Jezebel" — were both released as singles, both peaking in the mid-20s on the Billboard country charts. The latter was co-written by Jay DeMarcus, bass guitarist for the group Rascal Flatts. Trisha Yearwood sings background vocals on the track "Wouldn't It Be Cool" and Phil Vassar on "For the Long Run". Brad Paisley contributed background vocals for "Not as in Love" and "One Night in Las Vegas."
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Country Standard Time | mixed[2] |
Michael Galluci of Allmusic rated the album 2 stars out of 5, saying that "This more conservative follow-up finds her back on the farm, still tracking the ins and outs of love, but accompanied by a shrugging indifference."[1] Eli Messinger of Country Standard Time gave the album a mixed review, saying that "Folksiness has given way to the chart-friendly crossover material and arena-styled power-ballads that continue to reign on her latest." and "The centrist, traditional messages may connect with listeners, but they won't push anyone's buttons or boundaries… This is a pleasant pop album, but hardly the sort of truly memorable work that Wright is so obviously capable of."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer[3] | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Never Love You Enough" | Brett James, Angelo Petraglia | Dann Huff | 3:53 | |
| 2. | "Jezebel" | Marcus Hummon, Jay DeMarcus | Paul Worley, Wright | 3:10 | |
| 3. | "One Night in Las Vegas" | Chely Wright, Brad Paisley | Wright, Paisley | 4:13 | |
| 4. | "While I Was Waiting" | Roxie Dean, Gordon Bradberry | Tony Brown, Buddy Cannon | 3:27 | |
| 5. | "What If We Fly" | Mark Selby, Tia Sillers | Worley | 3:54 | |
| 6. | "Wouldn't It Be Cool" | Wright, Dean | Brown, Cannon | 3:04 | |
| 7. | "Her" | Leslie Satcher | Brown, Cannon | 3:43 | |
| 8. | "Love Didn't Listen" | Wendell Mobley, Stephany Delray | Brown, Cannon | 3:42 | |
| 9. | "For the Long Run" | Pat Alger, Bat McGrath | Brown, Cannon | 4:14 | |
| 10. | "Horoscope" | Wright, Paisley | Wright, Paisley | 4:10 | |
| 11. | "Not as In Love" | Wright, Paisley, Tim Nichols | Brown, Cannon | 3:35 | |
| 12. | "Deep Down Low" | Wright | Brown, Cannon | 4:41 |
Personnel
Compiled from liner notes.[3]
Musicians
- "Never Love You Enough"
- Mike Brignardello — bass guitar
- Lisa Cochran — background vocals
- Dann Huff — electric guitar
- Mike Johnson — steel guitar
- B. James Lowry — acoustic guitar
- Chris McHugh — drums
- Jerry McPherson — electric guitar
- Steve Nathan — keyboards
- Chris Rodriguez — background vocals
- "Jezebel"
- Barry Bales — background vocals
- J. T. Corenflos — electric guitar
- Stuart Duncan — fiddle
- Wes Hightower — background vocals
- John Hobbs — piano, Hammond B-3 organ
- David Huff — programming
- Marcus Hummon — acoustic guitar, background vocals
- Troy Johnson — background vocals
- Paul Leim — drums
- Michael Rhodes — bass guitar
- Darrell Scott — acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, background vocals
- Dan Tyminski — background vocals
- Chely Wright — background vocals
- "One Night in Las Vegas"
- Jim Brown — piano, keyboards, strings
- Kevin Grantt — bass guitar
- Wes Hightower — background vocals
- Mike Johnson — steel guitar
- Troy Johnson — background vocals
- Mitch McMichen — percussion
- Brad Paisley — acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals
- Ben Sesar — drums
- Justin Williamson — fiddle, mandolin
- "While I Was Waiting"
- Chad Cromwell — drums
- Eric Darken — percussion
- Dan Dugmore — steel guitar
- Stuart Duncan — mandolin
- Steve Gibson — electric guitar
- Wes Hightower — background vocals
- John Hobbs — keyboards
- Liana Manis — background vocals
- Matt Rollings — keyboards
- John Willis — acoustic guitar
- Glenn Worf — bass guitar
- "What If We Fly"
- J.T. Corenflos — electric guitar
- Stuart Duncan — fiddle
- Paul Franklin — steel guitar
- Wes Hightower — background vocals
- John Hobbs — piano
- David Huff — programming
- Marcus Hummon — acoustic guitar
- Troy Johnson — background vocals
- Paul Leim — drums
- Michael Rhodes — bass guitar
- Darrell Scott — acoustic guitar
- Paul Worley — electric guitar
- "Wouldn't It Be Cool"
- Pat Buchanan — electric guitar
- Melonie Cannon — background vocals
- Chad Cromwell — drums
- Eric Darken — percussion
- Dan Dugmore — 12-string electric guitar
- Stuart Duncan — fiddle
- Steve Gibson — electric guitar
- John Hobbs — piano
- Garnet Imes — background vocals
- Matt Rollings — keyboards
- John Willis — acoustic guitar
- Glenn Worf — bass guitar
- Trisha Yearwood — background vocals
- "Her"
- Chad Cromwell — drums
- Eric Darken — percussion
- Dan Dugmore — steel guitar
- Stuart Duncan — fiddle
- Steve Gibson — electric guitar
- Wes Hightower — background vocals
- John Hobbs — keyboards
- Nashville String Machine — strings
- Matt Rollings — keyboards
- John Willis — acoustic guitar
- Glenn Worf — bass guitar
- "Love Didn't Listen"
- Chad Cromwell — drums
- Eric Darken — percussion
- Dan Dugmore — steel guitar
- Larry Franklin — fiddle
- Steve Gibson — acoustic guitar
- Wes Hightower — background vocals
- John Hobbs — piano
- John Jorgenson — electric guitar
- Wendell Mobley — background vocals
- Steve Nathan — Hammond B-3 organ
- Glenn Worf — bass guitar
- "For the Long Run"
- Chad Cromwell — drums
- Dan Dugmore — steel guitar
- Larry Franklin — fiddle
- Steve Gibson — electric guitar
- Wes Hightower — background vocals
- John Barlow Jarvis — keyboards
- John Jorgenson — electric guitar
- Liana Manis — background vocals
- Nashville String Machine — strings
- Steve Nathan — keyboards
- Phil Vassar — background vocals
- John Willis — acoustic guitar
- Glenn Worf — bass guitar
- "Horoscope"
- Jim Brown — piano, Hammond B-3 organ
- Shannon Brown — background vocals
- Kevin Grantt — bass guitar
- Wes Hightower — background vocals
- Mike Johnson — steel guitar
- Troy Johnson — background vocals
- Kendal Marcy — background vocals
- Kris Marcy — background vocals
- Mitch McMichen — percussion
- Brad Paisley — acoustic guitar, electric guitar, resophonic guitar
- Ben Sesar — drums
- Justin Williamson — fiddle, mandolin
- Chely Wright — background vocals
- "Not as In Love"
- Chad Cromwell — drums
- Dan Dugmore — steel guitar
- Larry Franklin — fiddle
- Steve Gibson — electric guitar
- Wes Hightower — background vocals
- John Barlow Jarvis — piano
- John Jorgenson — acoustic guitar, mandocello
- Nashville String Machine — strings
- Steve Nathan — keyboards
- Brad Paisley — background vocals
- Glenn Worf — bass guitar
- "Deep Down Low"
- Chad Cromwell — drums
- Eric Darken — percussion
- Chip Davis — background vocals
- Dan Dugmore — steel guitar
- Larry Franklin — fiddle
- Steve Gibson — acoustic guitar
- John Hobbs — piano
- John Jorgenson — electric guitar
- Steve Nathan — Hammond B-3 organ
- Glenn Worf — bass guitar
Chart performance
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 62 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Never Love You Enough at AllMusic
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Messinger, Eli. "Never Love You Enough review". Country Standard Time. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Never Love You Enough (CD booklet). Chely Wright. MCA Nashville. 2001. 088 170 210-2.
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