Sweethearts of the Rodeo (album)

Sweethearts of the Rodeo
Studio album by Sweethearts of the Rodeo
Released	1986
Genre	Country
Length	23:43
Label	Columbia
Producer	Steve Buckingham, Hank DeVito
Sweethearts of the Rodeo chronology
Sweethearts of the Rodeo (1986) One Time, One Night (1988)

Sweethearts of the Rodeo is the debut album from the American country music group Sweethearts of the Rodeo. Five of the tracks would rise into the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. "Midnight Girl/Sunset Town" and "Chains of Gold" both achieved a #4 rating, while "Since I Found You" made it to #7, "Gotta Get Away" to #10, and a cover of "Hey Doll Baby", made famous by the Everly Brothers, was at #21.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

In his Allmusic review, critic Mark Humphrey called the album "good vocal harmony on contemporary, rock-tinged country."^[1]

Track listing

1. "Midnight Girl/Sunset Town" (Don Schlitz) – 3:03
2. "Hey Doll Baby" (Titus Turner) – 2:30
3. "Since I Found You" (Bill Lloyd, Radney Foster) – 2:45
4. "Gotta Get Away" (Janis Gill) – 3:00
5. "Chains of Gold" (Paul Kennerley) – 2:53
6. "Chosen Few" (John Hall, Schlitz) – 3:09
7. "Everywhere I Turn" (Gill, Michael G. Joyce) – 3:08
8. "I Can't Resist" (Hank DeVito, Rodney Crowell) – 2:45

Personnel

• Michael Rhodes – bass
• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Harry Stinson – drums
• Roy Huskey Jr. – electric upright bass
• Billy Walker – guitar
• Gregg Galbraith – guitar
• Janis Gill – guitar
• Larry Byrom – guitar
• Steve Gibson – guitar
• Vince Gill – guitar
• David Innis – keyboards
• John Jarvis – keyboards
• Shane Keister – keyboards
• Hank DeVito – steel guitar

Chart performance

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