Foster & Lloyd (album)
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| Studio album by Foster & Lloyd | ||||
| Released | September 27, 1987[1] | |||
| Recorded | February 28 - April, 1987[1] | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 33:30 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Producer |
Radney Foster Bill Lloyd | |||
| Foster & Lloyd chronology | ||||
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Foster & Lloyd is the eponymous debut of the American country music duo Foster & Lloyd. Commercially, It was their most successful album producing three top-ten singles, "Crazy Over You" (#4), "Sure Thing" (#8), and "What Do You Want from Me This Time?" (#6). The other single, "Texas in 1880", peaked at #18 on the Hot Country Songs chart. The album itself peaked at #33 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
"Crazy Over You", while written by Foster & Lloyd, was first recorded by Ricky Van Shelton and released a month earlier on his debut album, Wild-Eyed Dream. His version was not released as a single.
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | (Not rated)[2] |
Track listing
- Songs written by Bill Lloyd and Radney Foster except "Token of Love", written by Bill Lloyd and "Texas in 1880" and "You Can Come Cryin' to Me", written by Radney Foster.
- "Turn Around" - 4:22
- "Crazy Over You" - 4:35
- "What Do You Want from Me This Time" - 3:17
- "Token of Love" – 2:37
- "Sure Thing" - 3:23
- "Hard to Say No" - 2:40
- "Part I Know by Heart" – 3:24
- "Texas in 1880" - 3:58
- "You Can Come Cryin' to Me" - 5:14
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 33 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | CAN Country | ||
| 1987 | "Crazy Over You" | 4 | — |
| "Sure Thing" | 8 | 8 | |
| 1988 | "Texas in 1880" | 18 | — |
| "What Do You Want from Me This Time?" | 6 | * | |
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.[3]
Foster & Lloyd
- Radney Foster - lead vocals, background vocals, guitar
- Bill Lloyd - lead vocals, harmony vocals, guitar, mandolin
Musicians
- Bruce Bouton - pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar
- John Cowan - harmony vocals
- Vince Gill - electric guitar
- Ed Seay - harmony vocals, engineer
- Tommy Wells - drums
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
Sources
- 1 2 Builta, David. "Radney Foster's hit moves up on charts." Del Rio News-Herald 29 Sept 1987: 8
- ↑ "Foster & Lloyd — Foster & Lloyd". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ↑ Foster & Lloyd (CD). Foster & Lloyd. RCA Records. 1987. 92291.
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