Crackin' Up!
Studio album by
Ray Stevens
ReleasedJune 1987
GenreCountry, novelty, comedy
LabelMCA Nashville #42020
ProducerRay Stevens
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Crackin' Up! was Ray Stevens' twenty-fourth studio album and his fourth for MCA Records, released in 1987. Three singles were lifted from the album: "Would Jesus Wear a Rolex", "Three-Legged Man" and "Sex Symbols", the last two of which did not chart.

Chuck Donkers of AllMusic rated the album four stars out of five, saying that the songs "don't just make you laugh, they make you think, too."[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Would Jesus Wear a Rolex"Margaret Archer, Chet Atkins2:46
2."Three-Legged Man"Shel Silverstein3:41
3."Cool Down Willard"C.W. Kalb, Jr.3:16
4."I'm My Own Grandpaw"Dwight Latham, Moe Jaffe2:41
5."The Ballad of Cactus Pete and Lefty"C.W. Kalb, Jr., Ray Stevens4:37
6."Sex Symbols"C.W. Kalb, Jr.3:51
7."Gourmet Restaurant"Ray Stevens, C.W. Kalb, Jr.3:45
8."The Flies of Texas Are upon You"Layng Martine, Jr., Austin Roberts3:34
9."Doctor, Doctor (Have Mercy on Me)"C.W. Kalb, Jr.2:54
10."The Day That Clancy Drowned"Sheb Wooley3:09

Album credits

As listed in liner notes.[2]

  • Produced and Arranged by Ray Stevens
  • Recorded at Ray Stevens Studio (Nashville, Tennessee).
  • Engineer – Stuart Keathley
  • Mastered by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee).
  • Mixed and Mastered using the JVC Digital Mastering System.
  • Art Direction – Ray Stevens and Slick Lawson
  • Photography – Slick Lawson
  • Design Concept – Ray Stevens

Musicians

  • Ray Stevens – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
  • Mark Casstevens – rhythm guitars, banjo, harmonica
  • Steve Gibson – electric guitars
  • Stuart Keathley – bass
  • Tommy Wells – drums
  • Carol Chase – backing vocals
  • Lisa Silver – backing vocals
  • Diane Tidwell – backing vocals

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1987) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 25

Singles

Year Single Peak positions
US Country CAN Country
1987 "Would Jesus Wear a Rolex" 41 45

References

  1. ↑ Donkers, Chuck. "Crackin' Up review". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  2. ↑ Crackin' Up (CD insert). Ray Stevens. MCA Records. 1987. MCAD-42020.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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