The Coast of Colorado is the debut studio album by American country music artist Skip Ewing. It was released on April 4, 1988, via MCA Records. The album includes the singles "Your Memory Wins Again", "I Don't Have Far to Fall", "Burnin' a Hole in My Heart", "The Gospel According to Luke" and the title track, all of which reached the top 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
| The Coast of Colorado | ||||
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| Released | April 4, 1988 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 33:29 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Jimmy Bowen, Skip Ewing | |||
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| Singles from The Coast of Colorado | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
"Don't Mind If I Do" was previously recorded by George Strait on his 1988 album If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'. "Lighter Shade of Blue" was covered by Shelby Lynne on her 1991 album Soft Talk and Reba McEntire on her 1993 album It's Your Call. "Autumn's Not That Cold" was covered by Lorrie Morgan on her 1991 album Something in Red. "Still Under the Weather" was covered by Andy Williams on his 1991 album Nashville and Shania Twain on her 1993 self-titled debut album.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Burnin' a Hole in My Heart" | Skip Ewing, Mike Geiger, Woody Mullis | 3:16 |
| 2. | "Lighter Shade of Blue" | Ewing, Max D. Barnes, Troy Seals | 3:30 |
| 3. | "I Don't Have Far to Fall" | Ewing, Don Sampson | 3:28 |
| 4. | "Autumn's Not That Cold" | Ewing, Barnes | 3:34 |
| 5. | "The Coast of Colorado" | Ewing, Barnes | 3:50 |
| 6. | "Your Memory Wins Again" | Ewing, Geiger, Mullis | 3:07 |
| 7. | "Dad" | Ewing | 3:28 |
| 8. | "Don't Mind If I Do" | Ewing, Sampson | 2:46 |
| 9. | "The Gospel According to Luke" | Ewing, Sampson | 3:43 |
| 10. | "Still Under the Weather" | Ewing, L. E. White, Michael White | 2:47 |
Personnel
editAdapted from liner notes.[2]
- Skip Ewing - lead vocals
- Mike Geiger - background vocals
- David Hungate - bass guitar
- Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson - harmonica
- Mike Lawler - synthesizer
- Claire Lynch - background vocals
- Rick Marotta - drums
- Woody Mullis - background vocals
- Matt Rollings - piano
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Curtis "Mr. Harmony" Young - background vocals
- Reggie Young - electric guitar
Charts
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Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |
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| US Country | CAN Country | ||
| 1988 | "Your Memory Wins Again" | 17 | — |
| "I Don't Have Far to Fall" | 8 | * | |
| "Burnin' a Hole in My Heart" | 3 | * | |
| 1989 | "The Gospel According to Luke" | 10 | 11 |
| "The Coast of Colorado" | 15 | 24 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart * denotes unknown peak positions | |||
References
edit- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Coast of Colorado review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
- ^ The Coast of Colorado (CD booklet). Skip Ewing. MCA Records. 1988. MCA-42128.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Skip Ewing Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2021.