Rattlesnake Annie (album)

Rattlesnake Annie
Studio album by Rattlesnake Annie
Released 1987
Genre Country
Label Columbia records
Producer Buddy Blackmon & Rattlesnake Annie
Rattlesnake Annie chronology
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Rattlesnake Annie is a self-titled studio album by American singer and songwriter Rattlesnake Annie (Rosan Gallimore, born 1941) released in 1987 on the CBS label. It reached #49 in the US country charts. Two singles were released from the album, "Callin' Your Bluff" which reached #79 in the US and #51 in the Canadian country charts, and "Somewhere South of Macon" which also reached #79 in the US country charts.The West German branch of Greenpeace adopted her song, "Goodbye to a River", as their anthem.

There were two other versions released in Europe in 1983 and 1988 on the Czechoslovakian Supraphon label.[1] When she went to Europe she recorded an LP in Czechoslovakia, appeared on East German TV, was voted #1 female country star in Scotland and was filmed by a Swiss/French crew for The Other Side of Nashville MGM/UA documentary. By the time she returned to the USA she was a full-blown European country star.[2]

Track listing[2]

Side 1
  1. "Funky Country Livin’" (Lonnie Mack) – 3:46
  2. "Sixteen Tons" (M. Travis) – 2:43
  3. "Country Music Hall of Pain" (Rattlesnake Annie/M. Grisham) – 3:22
  4. "Somewhere South of Macon" (J. Rushing/M. Chapman) – 2:46
  5. "Goodbye to a River" (Rattlesnake Annie) – 3:41
Side 2
  1. "Outskirts of Town" (Lonnie Mack) – 2:40
  2. "Callin’ Your Bluff" (Lonnie Mack/M. D. Barnes) – 2:25
  3. "Long Black Limousine" (V. Stovall/B. George) – 3:36
  4. "Been Waiting That Long" (Lonnie Mack) – 3:25
  5. "Lonesome On’ry and Mean" (S. Young) – 3:24

Musicians[2]

Backing Vocals[2]

  • Carol Anderson
  • Mary Beth Anderson
  • Billy Smith
  • Terry Smith
  • Lonnie Mack
  • Rattlesnake Annie
  • Buddy Greene
  • Willie Nelson

Production[2]

  • Producer: Buddy Blackmon & Rattlesnake Annie
  • Recorded at: Pedernales Recording Studios, Monan’s Recording Studios, The Sound Shop, Tree Studios and Reflections Studios
  • Recording Engineers: Pat MacMakin, Larry Greenhill, David Cherry, Bobby Arnold and Gene Lawson
  • Mastered by: Denny Purcell at Georgetown Masters
  • Album Art Direction: Bill Johnson
  • Album Photography: McGuire

References

  1. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/artist/1022203-Rattlesnake-Annie
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Original album sleeve notes
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