If I Don't Stay the Night is the second studio album by American country music artist Mindy McCready, released on November 4, 1997, under BNA Records. Following the commercial success of her debut studio album Ten Thousand Angels (1996), McCready returned work with producer David Malloy for this album.
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| Released | November 4, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
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| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 41:16 | |||
| Label | BNA Records | |||
| Producer | David Malloy | |||
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| Singles from If I Don't Stay the Night | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
| Chicago Tribune |  link |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ link |
| Los Angeles Times | link[dead link] |
Commercially, the album was a commercial success, debuting at number 12 on the US Top Country Albums chart and becoming certified Gold by the RIAA, despite not spawning a top ten single at country radio. Four official singles were released in total, including the UK-exclusive "Oh Romeo"; the highest-charting of the three officially released to country radio was "You'll Never Know" which hit number 19 on the US Hot Country Songs chart. The album has sold over 825,000 copies in total. This is McCready's last album to spawn a top-forty country radio hit.
The album is currently unavailable on streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music and digital platforms like iTunes for unknown reasons, although many of the album's tracks are available via compilations. All of the singles plus the Linda Ronstadt cover "Long Long Time" are included in McCready's 2000 compilation Super Hits.[3] "If I Don't Stay the Night" and "For a Good Time Call" are included in her 2003 compilation album Platinum & Gold Collection.[4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "What If I Do" | 3:13 | |
| 2. | "This Is Me" |
| 3:04 |
| 3. | "If I Don't Stay the Night" | Russ | 3:33 |
| 4. | "Cross Against the Moon" |
| 4:29 |
| 5. | "For a Good Time Call" |
| 3:12 |
| 6. | "Oh Romeo" | 4:15 | |
| 7. | "The Other Side of This Kiss" |
| 3:04 |
| 8. | "You'll Never Know" | 4:00 | |
| 9. | "Fine Art of Holding a Woman" |
| 3:58 |
| 10. | "Only a Whisper" |
| 3:54 |
| 11. | "Long, Long Time" | Gary White | 4:29 |
| Total length: | 41:16 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 13. | "Oh Romeo" (UK Remix) |
| 3:28 |
| Total length: | 44:44 | ||
Personnel
editFrom liner notes.[5]
- Musicians
- Bob Bellamy – hammer dulcimer
- Richard "Spady" Brannan – bass guitar
- Kathy Burdick – background vocals
- Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
- Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
- Rob Hajacos – fiddle
- Dann Huff – electric guitar
- Jeff King – electric guitar
- Michael Landau – electric guitar
- Paul Leim – drums, percussion
- B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar
- David Malloy – background vocals
- Larry Marrs – background vocals
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Mindy McCready – lead vocals
- Jimmy Nichols – keyboards, background vocals, string arrangements on tracks 7, 9, and 11
Additional background vocals on "Oh Romeo": Cynthia French, Randi Michaels, Kim Parent, Melissa Ashworth
- Technical
- Derek Bason – recording
- Kevin Beamish – recording, mixing
- David Malloy – production
- Denny Purcell – mastering
Charts
editReferences
edit- ^ "Going for Adds: Country". Radio & Records. No. 1249. May 22, 1998. p. 60.
- ^ Nicolson, Ian (July 4, 1998). "Country Report". Music Week. p. 25.
Mindy McCready (BMG) opened an unashamedly pop campaign for her July single Oh Romeo..."
- ^ McCready, Mindy (2000). Super Hits (Media notes).
- ^ McCready, Mindy (2003-08-19). Platinum & Gold Collection (Media notes).
- ^ If I Don't Stay the Night (CD booklet). Mindy McCready. BNA Records. 1997. 67504.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Mindy McCready Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ "Mindy McCready Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ "MINDY MCCREADY songs and albums - full Official chart history". Official Charts. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2021.