Crazy Nights (Lonestar album)

Crazy Nights is the second studio album released by country music band Lonestar. Four singles were released from this album: "Come Cryin' to Me", "You Walked In", "Say When", and "Everything's Changed". "Come Cryin' to Me" reached number one on the Hot Country Songs charts. Also included is a cover of country rock band Pure Prairie League's single "Amie".[1]

Crazy Nights
Studio album by
Lonestar
ReleasedJune 17, 1997
Recorded1997 at The Soundshop Studio "A", Nashville, TN
GenreCountry
Length38:59
LabelBNA
ProducerDon Cook
Wally Wilson
Lonestar chronology
Lonestar
(1995)		 Crazy Nights
(1997)		 Lonely Grill
(1999)

"Come Cryin' to Me" and "Say When" were both co-written by John Rich, who also sang lead on "John Doe on a John Deere" and "What Do We Do with the Rest of the Night". All the other tracks feature Richie McDonald on lead vocals. This was Lonestar's last album to have a neotraditional country sound before developing a more crossover-friendly country-pop sound. This was also Lonestar's last album as a five-piece, as Rich left the band the following year. Rich's departure left McDonald as the group's sole lead vocalist. After departing the group,[2] he began a solo career on BNA, and eventually joined Big Kenny in the duo Big & Rich.

"Cheater's Road" was later recorded by Chalee Tennison on her 2003 album Parading in the Rain.

Critical reception

Thom Owens of Allmusic rated the album three stars out of five, saying that the singles and the "Amie" cover were "solid", but criticizing the other tracks for being "bland".[1]

What Do We Do With The Rest of the Night is about having fun with sex.

John Doe On A John Deere is about a country boy on a tractor.

Track listing
  1. "Come Cryin' to Me" (Mark D. Sanders, Wally Wilson, John Rich) – 3:42
  2. "Everything's Changed" (Larry Boone, Paul Nelson, Richie McDonald) – 3:54
  3. "Cheater's Road" (Sharon Vaughn, Jason Sellers) – 3:50
  4. "A Week in Juarez" (Sam Hogin, Jim McBride, Phil Barnhart) – 2:47
  5. "John Doe on a John Deere" (Don Cook, Conley White, Rich) – 3:23
  6. "You Walked In" (Bryan Adams, Robert John "Mutt" Lange) – 4:30
  7. "Say When" (Boone, Nelson, Rich) – 3:23
  8. "Amie" (Craig Fuller) – 4:06
  9. "Crazy Nights" (Chris Waters, Tom Shapiro, Rich) – 3:20
  10. "Keys to My Heart" (Lonnie Wilson, Kim Williams, McDonald) – 3:00
  11. "What Do We Do With the Rest of the Night" (Rice, Wilson, Rich) – 3:01

Personnel

Taken from liner notes.[3]

Lonestar
  • Michael Britt - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals
  • Richie McDonald - lead vocals (all tracks except "John Doe on a John Deere" and "What Do We Do with the Rest of the Night"), background vocals on "John Doe on a John Deere" and "What Do We Do with the Rest of the Night"
  • Keech Rainwater - drums, percussion
  • John Rich - bass guitar, lead vocals ("John Doe on a John Deere" and "What Do We Do with the Rest of the Night" only), background vocals on all the tracks.
  • Dean Sams - piano, background vocals

Additional musicians

Chart performance
Chart (1997) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 16
U.S. Billboard 200 166
Canadian RPM Country Albums 28

References
  1. Owens, Thom. "Crazy Nights - Lonestar". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  2. Protest From the Right Side of Country
  3. Crazy Nights (CD). Lonestar. BNA Records. 1997. 67422.CS1 maint: others (link)
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