Mark Collie is the third studio album by American country music artist Mark Collie. It was released in 1993 by MCA Records. It featured the singles "Even the Man in the Moon Is Cryin'", "Shame Shame Shame Shame", "Born to Love You" and "Something's Gonna Change Her Mind". It peaked at number 38 on the Top Country Albums chart.
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| Released | January 5, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
| Studio | Soundshop Recording Studios. Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 33:28 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Don Cook | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Brian Mansfield of AllMusic gave the record 4.5 out of 5 stars, writing that: "At once a move to the mainstream and a return to Collie's West Tennessee rockabilly roots, the album worked fairly well."[1]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Trouble's Comin' Like the Train" | Mark Collie, Hillary Kanter, Even Stevens | 3:23 |
| 2. | "Even the Man in the Moon Is Cryin'" | Collie, Don Cook | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Shame Shame Shame Shame" | Collie, Jackson Leap | 2:55 |
| 4. | "Keep It Up" | Deborah Allen, Collie, Rafe Van Hoy | 2:51 |
| 5. | "Something's Gonna Change Her Mind" | Collie, Cook | 3:35 |
| 6. | "The Heart of the Matter" | Collie, Cook | 2:41 |
| 7. | "Born to Love You" | Collie, Cook, Chick Rains | 3:09 |
| 8. | "Linda Lou" | Collie, Kanter, Stevens | 3:20 |
| 9. | "Is That Too Much to Ask" | Collie, Cook, John Barlow Jarvis | 3:58 |
| 10. | "Hillbilly Boy with the Rock and Roll Blues" | Collie, Ronny Scaife | 3:56 |
| Total length: | 33:28 | ||
Personnel
edit- Mark Collie, Mark Casstevens: acoustic guitar
- Brent Mason, Brian Franklin: electric guitar
- Bruce Bouton: Steel Guitar, slide guitar
- John Barlow Jarvis: keyboards
- Glenn Worf: bass guitar, upright bass
- Lonnie Wilson: drums, percussion
- Mark Collie: vocals
- Deborah Allen, John Wesley Ryles, Harry Stinson, Dennis Wilson: backing vocals
Production
edit- Produced by Don Cook
- Recorded and mixed by Mike Bradley
- Assistant engineer: Mark Capps
- Mastered by Hank Williams
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 38 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 156 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 6 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 8 |
References
edit- ^ a b Mansfield, Brian. "Mark Collie - Mark Collie". AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
- Liner Notes: "Mark Collie" CD. MCA Records, 1993