Coast Is Clear
Studio album by
Tracy Lawrence
ReleasedMarch 18, 1997
GenreCountry
Length33:01
LabelAtlantic Records[1]
ProducerFlip Anderson, Tracy Lawrence, Don Cook
Tracy Lawrence chronology
Time Marches On
(1996)		 Coast Is Clear
(1997)		 The Best of Tracy Lawrence
(1998)
Singles from The Coast Is Clear
  1. "Better Man, Better Off"
    Released: February 22, 1997
  2. "How a Cowgirl Says Goodbye"
    Released: May 26, 1997
  3. "The Coast Is Clear"
    Released: September 1997
  4. "While You Sleep"
    Released: March 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

The Coast Is Clear is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence.[3] It was released on March 18, 1997 by Atlantic Records. It produced five singles: "How a Cowgirl Says Goodbye", "Better Man, Better Off", "The Coast Is Clear", "One Step Ahead of the Storm" and "While You Sleep". Though the first two singles charted at #2 and #4 on the country chart, respectively, the title track was the first single of Lawrence's career to fall short of the Top Ten. "While You Sleep" missed the Top 40 entirely, and "One Step Ahead of the Storm" failed to chart at all. Lawrence did not release another studio album until Lessons Learned, in 2000.

Critical reception

Entertainment Weekly wrote that Lawrence "mixes a fine program of driving, contemporary country with the traditional sound of his Arkansas youth."[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Better Man, Better Off"Stan Paul Davis, Brett Jones3:35
2."The Coast Is Clear"Jess Brown, Jones3:56
3."Any Minute Now"J. B. Rudd, Thom McHugh2:58
4."While You Sleep"Larry Boone, Tracy Lawrence, Paul Nelson3:04
5."How a Cowgirl Says Goodbye"Boone, Lawrence, Nelson3:32
6."One Step Ahead of the Storm"Boone, Lawrence, Nelson3:00
7."In a Moment of Weakness"Boone, Nelson3:24
8."Livin' in Black and White"Lawrence, Gary Baker, Frank J. Myers3:07
9."I Hit the Ground Crawlin'"Boone, Lawrence, Nelson2:56
10."As Lonesome as It Gets"Larry Cordle, J. P. Pennington3:29

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.[5]

Tracks 1 - 4, 7 & 10

  • Flip Anderson - piano, keyboards
  • Tom Baughman - steel guitar
  • Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar, hi-strung guitar
  • Billy Cochran - fiddle
  • Butch Davis - electric guitar, slide guitar
  • Deryl Dodd - background vocals
  • Paul Franklin - steel guitar
  • Rob Hajacos - fiddle
  • Tony Harrell - piano, keyboards
  • Tracy Lawrence - lead vocals
  • Terry McMillan - percussion
  • Liana Manis - background vocals
  • Eric Nelson - drums
  • Darryl O'Donnell - acoustic guitar
  • Dave Pomeroy - bass guitar
  • Brent Rowan - electric guitar, mandolin
  • Milton Sledge - drums
  • Leon Watson - bass guitar
  • Kristin Wilkinson - string arrangement on "While You Sleep"

Tracks 5, 6, 8 & 9

Chart performance

Chart (1997) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 4
U.S. Billboard 200 45
Canadian RPM Country Albums 6

References

  1. ↑ "Tracy Lawrence - The Coast Is Clear". www.countrystandardtime.com.
  2. ↑ "The Coast Is Clear - Tracy Lawrence | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ↑ "Tracy Lawrence Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  4. ↑ Nash, Alanna. "The Coast Is Clear". EW.com.
  5. ↑ The Coast Is Clear (Media notes). Tracy Lawrence. Atlantic Records. 1997. 82985-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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