Love Without Mercy

Love Without Mercy
Love Without Mercy
Studio album by Lee Roy Parnell
Released	April 28, 1992
Studio	Indigo Ranch Studios, Malibu, California, The Castle, Franklin, TN, Digital Recorders, Midtown Studios, Omnisound Studios, Nashville, TN
Genre	Country
Length	36:56
Label	Arista
Producer	Barry Beckett; Scott Hendricks
Lee Roy Parnell chronology
Singles from Love Without Mercy
	"The Rock"; Released: February 1992; "What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am"; Released: May 4, 1992; "Love Without Mercy"; Released: September 28, 1992; "Tender Moment"; Released: February 22, 1993;

Love Without Mercy is the second studio album by American country music singer Lee Roy Parnell. It was released in 1992 on Arista Records. The album includes the singles "The Rock", "What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am", "Tender Moment" and "Love Without Mercy". The latter three all reached Top Ten on the Billboard country charts. "Back in My Arms Again" was also recorded & released as a single by Kenny Chesney in 1996 off of Me and You.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am"	Al Carmichael, Gary Griffin	3:36
2.	"Back in My Arms Again"	Cris Moore, Lee Roy Parnell, Rory Bourke	4:00
3.	"The Rock"	Russell Smith, Jim Varsos	3:27
4.	"Ain't No Short Way Home"	Bob DiPiero, Jim Photoglo	3:33
5.	"Love Without Mercy"	Don Pfrimmer, Mike Reid	3:03
6.	"Road Scholar" (duet with Delbert McClinton)	Bourke, Moore, Parnell	4:30
7.	"Night After Night"	Moore, Parnell	3:52
8.	"Done Deal"	Moore, Parnell	4:15
9.	"Tender Moment"	Bourke, Moore, Parnell	3:08
10.	"Roller Coaster"	Bourke, Gary Nicholson, Parnell	3:32

Personnel

Eddie Bayers - drums
Barry Beckett - keyboards
Richard Bennett - electric guitar
Paul Franklin - steel guitar
Sonny Garrish - steel guitar
Gregory Gordon - background vocals
Jimmy Hall - background vocals
Chris Harris - background vocals
John Barlow Jarvis - keyboards
John Jorgenson - electric guitar
Tim Loftin - bass guitar
Delbert McClinton - duet vocals on "Road Scholar"
Terry McMillan - percussion
Jonell Mosser - background vocals
Lee Roy Parnell - electric guitar, slide guitar, lead vocals
Don Potter - acoustic guitar
Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
Matt Rollings - keyboards
Russell Smith - background vocals
Harry Stinson - background vocals
Dennis Wilson - background vocals
Bob Wray - bass guitar
Curtis Young - background vocals

Production

Producers: Barry Beckett, Scott Hendricks
Production Coordination: Ragena Warden
Mixing: Scott Hendricks, John Hurley
Engineering: Scott Hendricks, Chuck Johnson, Jim DeMain, Patrick Kelly
Mastering: Hank Williams

Chart performance

Chart (1992)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	66
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	24

References

^ Mansfield, Brian. "Love Without Mercy review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
^ Nash, Alanna (August 28, 1992). "Love Without Mercy Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2013.

[1] Mansfield, Brian. "Love Without Mercy review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2013.

[2] Nash, Alanna (August 28, 1992). "Love Without Mercy Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2013.

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