| Rattlesnake Annie | ||||
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Columbia Records | |||
| Producer | Buddy Blackmon & Rattlesnake Annie | |||
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Rattlesnake Annie is a self-titled studio album by American singer and songwriter Rattlesnake Annie, 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, a MGM/UA documentary. By the time she returned to the US, she was a full-blown European country star.[2]
Track listing
- Side 1
- "Funky Country Livin’" (Lonnie Mack) – 3:46
- "Sixteen Tons" (M. Travis) – 2:43
- "Country Music Hall of Pain" Rattlesnake Annie – 3:22
- "Somewhere South of Macon" (J. Rushing/M. Chapman) – 2:46
- "Goodbye to a River" (Rattlesnake Annie) – 3:41
- Side 2
- "Outskirts of Town" (Lonnie Mack) – 2:40
- "Callin’ Your Bluff" (Lonnie Mack/M. D. Barnes) – 2:25
- "Long Black Limousine" (V. Stovall/B. George) – 3:36
- "Been Waiting That Long" (Lonnie Mack) – 3:25
- "Lonesome On’ry and Mean" (Steve Young) – 3:24[2]
Musicians
- Willie Nelson
- Lana Nelson
- Lonnie Mack
- Roy Huskey
- Charlie McCoy
- Johnny Gimble
- Sam Bush
- Jerry Douglas
- Buddy Spicher
- Vassar Clements
- Buddy Blackmon
- Vip Vipperman
- Kenny Malone
- Bobby Thompson
- Byrd Burton
- Mark Casstevens
- Buddy Greene
- David Schnaufer[2]
Backing vocals
- Carol Anderson
- Mary Beth Anderson
- Billy Smith
- Terry Smith
- Lonnie Mack
- Rattlesnake Annie
- Buddy Greene
- Willie Nelson[2]
Production
- Producers: Rattlesnake Annie & Buddy Blackmon
- Recorded at: Pedernales Recording Studios, Chips Moman’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[2]