Country 'til I Die
Country 'Til I Die is the fifteenth studio album of country music artist John Anderson. It was released in 1994 under the BNA Records label. The album produced the singles "Bend It Until It Breaks", "Mississippi Moon", and the title track, which respectively peaked at #3, #15, and #35 on the country singles charts. Also included were a new recording of Anderson's signature hit "Swingin'" and a cover of the Georgia Satellites hit "Keep Your Hands to Yourself".
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| Released | October 11, 1994 | |||
| Studio | Loud Recording Studios, The Music Mill, Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | BNA | |||
| Producer | Flip Anderson (track 10) John Anderson (all tracks except 10) Tracy Lawrence (track 10) James Stroud (all tracks) | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Country ’Til I Die" | John Anderson, Troy Seals, Eddie Setser | 3:02 |
| 2. | "Bend It Until It Breaks" | Anderson, Lionel Delmore | 4:05 |
| 3. | "The Good" | Bobby Braddock | 4:05 |
| 4. | "The Real Deal" | Robert Ellis Orrall, Billy Spencer, Curtis Wright | 2:32 |
| 5. | "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" | Dan Baird | 3:44 |
| 6. | "Mississippi Moon" | Tony Joe White, Carson Whitsett | 4:15 |
| 7. | "It Ain’t Pneumonia, It’s the Blues" | Anderson, Delmore, Larry Emmons | 2:53 |
| 8. | "Where the Children Have Gone" | Anderson, Delmore | 3:11 |
| 9. | "Swingin'" | Anderson, Delmore | 2:59 |
| 10. | "Hillbilly With a Heartache" (featuring Tracy Lawrence)" | Bobby Alexander, Richard E. Carpenter, Cris Moore | 3:41 |
Personnel
- John Anderson - lead vocals, background vocals
- Eddie Bayers - drums
- Dennis Burnside - piano on "Hillbilly With a Heartache"
- Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar
- Darel DeCounter - organ on "Swingin'"
- Quitman Dennis - trombone on "Swingin'"
- Kim Fleming - background vocals on "Swingin'"
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar, Dobro
- Sonny Garrish - steel guitar on "Hillbilly With a Heartache"
- Vicki Hampton - background vocals on "Swingin'"
- Mike Haynes - trumpet on "Swingin'"
- Jim Horn - saxophone on "Swingin'"
- Dann "Lil' Danny Dickens" Huff - electric guitar
- Tracy Lawrence - duet vocals on "Hillbilly With a Heartache"
- Chris Leuzinger - electric guitar on "Hillbilly With a Heartache"
- Donna McElroy - background vocals on "Swingin'"
- Terry McMillan - harmonica, percussion on "Hillbilly With a Heartache"
- Michael Mellett - background vocals on "Swingin'"
- Steve Nathan - piano, organ
- Robert Ellis Orrall - background vocals on "The Real Deal"
- Don Sheffield - saxophone on "Swingin'"
- Gary "Bud" Smith - piano
- Denis Solee - saxophone on "Swingin'"
- Joe Spivey - fiddle, acoustic guitar on "Hillbilly With a Heartache"
- Bergen White - horn arrangements on "Swingin'"
- Chris Willis - background vocals on "Swingin'"
- Dennis Wilson - background vocals
- Willie Weeks - bass guitar on "Hillbilly With a Heartache"
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
- Curtis Wright - background vocals on "The Real Deal"
- Curtis Young - background vocals
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 43 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | |
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| US Country | CAN Country | ||
| 1994 | "Country 'til I Die" | 35 | 31 |
| "Bend It Until It Breaks" | 3 | 28 | |
| 1995 | "Mississippi Moon" | 15 | 11 |
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