Country 'til I Die

Country 'Til I Die
Studio album by
John Anderson
ReleasedOctober 11, 1994
StudioLoud Recording Studios, The Music Mill, Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN
GenreCountry
LabelBNA
ProducerFlip Anderson (track 10)
John Anderson (all tracks except 10)
Tracy Lawrence (track 10)
James Stroud (all tracks)
John Anderson chronology
"Christmas Time"
(1994) 		Country 'Til I Die
(1994) 		Paradise
(1996)
Singles from Country 'Til I Die
  1. "Country 'Til I Die"
    Released: August 1994
  2. "Bend It Until It Breaks"
    Released: November 28, 1994
  3. "Mississippi Moon"
    Released: April 10, 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic [1]

Country 'Til I Die is the fifteenth studio album by American country music artist John Anderson. It was released in 1994 under the BNA Records label. The album produced the singles "Bend It Until It Breaks", "Mississippi Moon", and the title track, which respectively peaked at #3, #15, and #35 on the country singles charts. Also included were a new recording of Anderson's signature hit "Swingin'" and a cover of the Georgia Satellites hit "Keep Your Hands to Yourself".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Country ’Til I Die"John Anderson, Troy Seals, Eddie Setzer3:02
2."Bend It Until It Breaks"Anderson, Lionel Delmore4:05
3."The Good"Bobby Braddock4:05
4."The Real Deal"Robert Ellis Orrall, Billy Spencer, Curtis Wright2:32
5."Keep Your Hands to Yourself"Dan Baird3:44
6."Mississippi Moon"Tony Joe White, Carson Whitsett4:15
7."It Ain’t Pneumonia, It’s the Blues"Anderson, Delmore, Larry Emmons2:53
8."Where the Children Have Gone"Anderson, Delmore3:11
9."Swingin' (new version)"Anderson, Delmore2:59
10."Hillbilly With a Heartache" (featuring Tracy Lawrence)"Bobby Alexander, Richard E. Carpenter, Cris Moore3:41

Personnel

As listed in the liner notes.[2]

  • John Anderson - lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (all tracks)
  • Eddie Bayers - drums (all tracks)
  • Dennis Burnside - piano (10)
  • Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar (1-9)
  • Darel DeCounter - organ (9)
  • Quitman Dennis - trombone (9)
  • Kim Fleming - background vocals (9)
  • Paul Franklin - steel guitar (1-4, 6, 8), Dobro (5, 7, 9)
  • Sonny Garrish - steel guitar (10)
  • Vicki Hampton - background vocals (9)
  • Mike Haynes - trumpet (9)
  • Jim Horn - saxophone (9)
  • Dann Huff - electric guitar (1-9)
  • Tracy Lawrence - duet vocals (10)
  • Chris Leuzinger - electric guitar (10)
  • Donna McElroy - background vocals (9)
  • Terry McMillan - harmonica (5-7, 9), percussion (10)
  • Michael Mellett - background vocals (9)
  • Steve Nathan - organ (1-8, 10), piano (6, 9)
  • Robert Ellis Orrall - background vocals (4)
  • Don Sheffield - saxophone (9)
  • Gary Smith - piano (1-5, 7, 8)
  • Denis Solee - saxophone (9)
  • Joe Spivey - fiddle (1-4, 6, 8), acoustic guitar (10)
  • Bergen White - horn arrangements (9)
  • Chris Willis - background vocals (9)
  • Dennis Wilson - background vocals (1-3, 6–8, 10)
  • Willie Weeks - bass guitar (10)
  • Glenn Worf - bass guitar (1-9)
  • Curtis Wright - background vocals (4)
  • Curtis Young - background vocals (1-3, 6–8, 10)

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1994) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 43

Singles

Year Single Peak positions
US Country CAN Country
1994 "Country 'til I Die" 35 31
"Bend It Until It Breaks" 3 28
1995 "Mississippi Moon" 15 11

References

  1. ^ Country 'til I Die at AllMusic
  2. ^ Country 'til I Die (CD). John Anderson. BNA Entertainment. 1994. BNA 07863 66417-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)