Past the Point of Rescue is the second studio album by American country music artist Hal Ketchum. His first major-label album, it was released in 1991 on Curb Records and has been certified gold by the RIAA. The album produced four singles for him on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts between 1991 and 1992. In chronological order, these were "Small Town Saturday Night", "I Know Where Love Lives", "Past the Point of Rescue", and a cover of The Vogues' "Five O'Clock World"; respectively, these songs reached #2, #13, #2, and #16 on the country charts. "Past the Point of Rescue" has been recorded by several other artists, most notably the Dixie Chicks on their 1992 album Little Ol' Cowgirl.
| Past the Point of Rescue | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 7, 1991 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 34:05 | |||
| Label | Curb | |||
| Producer | Allen Reynolds Jim Rooney | |||
| Hal Ketchum chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Past the Point of Rescue | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[2] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Small Town Saturday Night" | Pat Alger, Hank DeVito | 2:58 |
| 2. | "I Know Where Love Lives" | Hal Ketchum | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Old Soldiers" | Ketchum, David Mallett | 3:33 |
| 4. | "Somebody's Love" | Ketchum, Alger | 3:09 |
| 5. | "Past the Point of Rescue" | Mick Hanly | 4:25 |
| 6. | "Five O'Clock World" | Allen Reynolds | 3:02 |
| 7. | "I Miss My Mary" | Ketchum | 3:12 |
| 8. | "Don't Strike a Match (To the Book of Love)" | Ketchum, Alger | 3:13 |
| 9. | "Long Day Comin'" | Ketchum, Gary Burr | 3:43 |
| 10. | "She Found the Place" | Ketchum | 3:11 |
Personnel
edit- Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar
- Bruce Bouton – steel guitar
- Gary Burr – background vocals
- Dave Francis – background vocals
- Hal Ketchum – lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar
- Chris Leuzinger – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Kathy Mattea – background vocals
- Allen Reynolds – background vocals
- Milton Sledge – drums
- Will Smith – autoharp
- Pete Wasner – keyboards
- Bob Wray – bass guitar
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 45 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 2 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[3] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- Past the Point of Rescue (cassette). Hal Ketchum. Burbank, California: Curb Records. 1991. D4-77450.
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