Marty Stuart (album)

Marty Stuart

Studio album by Marty Stuart

Released

August 9, 1986

Genre

Country, bluegrass

Length

32:18

Language

English

Label

Columbia

Producer

Walt Aldridge, Curtis Allen, Mac McAnally

Marty Stuart chronology

Busy Bee Cafe
(1982)

Marty Stuart
(1986)

Hillbilly Rock
(1989)

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Marty Stuart is an eponymous album, and the third solo studio album by country singer Marty Stuart, released in 1986 on Columbia, his only album with that label. He recorded a second album for Columbia titled Let There Be Country, which was not released until 1992.

Overview

The album features 9 songs, four of which were co-written by Stuart. The single "Arlene" made number 19 on Hot Country Songs in 1985. "Honky Tonker", "All Because of You", and "Do You Really Want My Lovin'" were also released.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Arlene"	Curtis Allen	3:04
2.	"All Because of You"	Steve Forbert	3:13
3.	"The Shape I'm In"	Robbie Robertson	3:03
4.	"Hometown Heroes"	David Mallett	4:15
5.	"Honky Tonker"	Steve Forbert	3:53
6.	"Do You Really Want My Lovin'?"	Marty Stuart, Steve Goodman	3:36
7.	"Maria (Love To See You Again)"	Marty Stuart, Allen	4:07
8.	"Heart of Stone"	Stuart, Allen	3:18
9.	"Beyond The Great Divide"	J.C. Crowley, Jack Wesley Routh	3:49

Personnel

Marty Stuart: Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Curtis Allen, Kathie Baillie, Alan LeBoeuf, Colleen Peterson: Backing & Harmony Vocals
Jody Maphis: Harmony Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Duane Eddy, Vince Gill, Biff Watson, Reggie Young: Lead & Rhythm Guitars
Mark O'Connor: Fiddle
Flip Anderson: Piano
Shane Keister: Synthesizer
Bobby Whitlock: Organ
Jim Horn: Saxophone
Paco Shipp: Harmonica
T. Michael Coleman, Ralph Ezell: Bass
W.S. Holland, David Humphreys, Milton Sledge: Drums
Kenny Malone: Percussion

Production

Produced By Curtis Allen; co-production on "Honky Tonker" by Walt Aldridge and Mac McAnally
Recorded & Engineered By Curtis Allen, Jeff Coppage, Ken Criblez, David Ferguson, Mark Hall, Mark Miller, Rocky Schnaars & Al Schulman
Mixed & Remixed By Curtis Allen & Rocky Schnaars
Mastered By Hank Williams

Chart performance

Chart (1986)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	34

Marty Stuart
Studio albums	Busy Bee Cafe Marty Stuart Let There Be Country Hillbilly Rock Tempted This One's Gonna Hurt You Once Upon a Time Love and Luck Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best The Pilgrim Country Music Souls' Chapel Badlands: Ballads of the Lakota Live at the Ryman Cool Country Favorites Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions Nashville, Volume 1: Tear the Woodpile Down Saturday Night / Sunday Morning Way Out West
Compilation albums	The Marty Party Hit Pack 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection Compadres: An Anthology of Duets
Notable singles	"Arlene" "Cry! Cry! Cry!" "Hillbilly Rock" "Western Girls" "Little Things" "Till I Found You" "Tempted" "Burn Me Down" "This One's Gonna Hurt You (For a Long, Long Time)" (with Travis Tritt) "Now That's Country" "Hey Baby" "Kiss Me, I'm Gone" "Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best" (with Travis Tritt) "You Can't Stop Love"
Guest singles	"The Whiskey Ain't Workin'" (with Travis Tritt)
Related articles	Discography Columbia Records MCA Records Connie Smith "Honky Tonk Crowd" "I'll Love You Forever (If I Want To)"

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