The Coast of Colorado

The Coast of Colorado
Studio album by Skip Ewing
Released April 4, 1988
Genre Country
Label MCA
Producer Jimmy Bowen
Skip Ewing
Skip Ewing chronology

The Coast of Colorado
(1988)
The Will to Love
(1989)
Singles from The Coast of Colorado
  1. "Your Memory Wins Again"
    Released: January 1988
  2. "I Don't Have Far to Fall"
    Released: May 1988
  3. "Burnin' a Hole in My Heart"
    Released: September 1988
  4. "The Gospel According to Luke"
    Released: January 1989
  5. "The Coast of Colorado"
    Released: May 1989
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The Coast of Colorado is the debut album by American country music artist Skip Ewing. It was released on April 4, 1988 via MCA Records. The album includes the singles "Your Memory Wins Again", "I Don't Have Far to Fall", "Burnin' a Hole in My Heart", "The Gospel According to Luke" and the title track, all of which reached the top 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

"Don't Mind If I Do" was previously recorded by George Strait on his 1988 album If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'. "Lighter Shade of Blue" was covered by Shelby Lynne on her 1991 album Soft Talk and Reba McEntire on her 1993 album It's Your Call. "Autumn's Not That Cold" was covered by Lorrie Morgan on her 1991 album Something in Red. "Still Under the Weather" was covered by Andy Williams on his 1991 album Nashville and Shania Twain on her 1993 self-titled debut album.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Burnin' a Hole in My Heart"  Skip Ewing, Mike Geiger, Woody Mullis  
2. "Lighter Shade of Blue"  Ewing, Max D. Barnes, Troy Seals  
3. "I Don't Have Far to Fall"  Ewing, Don Sampson  
4. "Autumn's Not That Cold"  Ewing, Barnes  
5. "The Coast of Colorado"  Ewing, Barnes  
6. "Your Memory Wins Again"  Ewing, Geiger, Mullis  
7. "Dad"  Ewing  
8. "Don't Mind If I Do"  Ewing, Sampson  
9. "The Gospel According to Luke"  Ewing, Sampson  
10. "Still Under the Weather"  Ewing, L. E. White, Michael White  

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1988) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 29

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions
US Country CAN Country
1988 "Your Memory Wins Again" 17
"I Don't Have Far to Fall" 8 *
"Burnin' a Hole in My Heart" 3 *
1989 "The Gospel According to Luke" 10 11
"The Coast of Colorado" 15 24
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
* denotes unknown peak positions

References

  1. Ankeny, Jason. "Coast of Colorado review". Allmusic. Retrieved April 16, 2013.