Something Up My Sleeve

Something Up My Sleeve is the fifth studio album by the American country music singer-songwriter Suzy Bogguss, released in 1993 on Liberty Records. Something Up My Sleeve produced two Top 10 singles: "Just Like the Weather" and "Hey Cinderella", which Bogguss co-wrote with Grammy-nominated songwriters Matraca Berg and Gary Harrison. Two other singles, "You Wouldn't Say That to a Stranger" and "Souvenirs", both failed to reach the top 40.

Something Up My Sleeve
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 21, 1993
GenreCountry
Length34:22
LabelLiberty
ProducerSuzy Bogguss
Jimmy Bowen
Suzy Bogguss chronology
Voices in the Wind
(1992)
Something Up My Sleeve
(1993)
Greatest Hits
(1994)

The UK release included the bonus track "Take It to the Limit," which Bogguss recorded for the Eagles tribute album, Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[2]

Bryan Buss of AllMusic wrote that the album is "one of Suzy Bogguss' finest and most consistent albums."[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Diamonds and Tears"Matraca Berg, Gary Harrison3:19
2."Just Like the Weather"Suzy Bogguss, Doug Crider3:17
3."I Keep Comin' Back to You"Beth Nielsen Chapman, Bill Lloyd3:04
4."You Never Will"Bogguss, Crider, Steve Dorff3:26
5."You'd Be the One"Bogguss, Pat Bunch, Crider3:15
6."Hey Cinderella"Berg, Bogguss, Harrison4:04
7."Souvenirs"Gretchen Peters4:09
8."You Wouldn't Say That to a Stranger"Bunch, Crider3:19
9."No Green Eyes"Bogguss, Bunch, Crider2:36
10."Something Up My Sleeve" (duet with Billy Dean)Suzi Ragsdale, Verlon Thompson3:30

Personnel

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Production

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  • Producer: Jimmy Bowen, Suzy Bogguss
  • Engineer: John Guess, Marty Williams, Gabe Veltry
  • Assistant Engineer: Ken Hutton, Marty Williams, Derek Bason
  • Vocal Engineer: Marty Williams
  • String Engineer: Gabe Veltry
  • Mixing: John Guess
  • Digital Editing, Mastering: Glenn Meadows
  • Conductor, String Arrangements: David Campbell
  • Concert Master: Sid Page
  • Creative Director: Sherri Halford
  • Art Direction: Virginia Team
  • Design: Jerry Joyner
  • Photography: Randee Saint Nicholas
  • Hair Stylist, Make-Up: Eric Barnard
  • Distributor: EMI Music Dist.
  • Studio: Emerald Sound Studio, Nashville, TN.

Chart performance

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Album

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Chart (1993) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 121
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 27

Singles

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Year Single Peak positions
US Country CAN Country
1993 "Just Like the Weather" 5 5
"Hey Cinderella" 5 2
1994 "You Wouldn't Say That to a Stranger" 43 40
"Souvenirs" 65 84

Certifications

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RIAA Certification

Certification date Country Award
September 9, 1995 United States Gold

Release details

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Country Date Label Format Catalog
US 1993 Liberty CD 89261
CS
1998 EMI-Capitol Special Markets CD 20003

References

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  1. ^ a b Buss, Bryan. Something Up My Sleeve at AllMusic. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  2. ^ Nash, Alanna (September 24, 1993). "Something Up My Sleeve: Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 5, 2022.