BR5-49 (album)

BR5-49
Studio album by
BR5-49
ReleasedSeptember 17, 1996 (1996-09-17)
GenreCountry
Length33:27
LabelArista Nashville
ProducerMike Janas
Jozef Nuyens
BR5-49 chronology
Live at Robert's
(1996) 		BR5-49
(1996) 		Big Backyard Beat Show
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]

BR5-49 is the self-titled debut studio album of the American country rock band BR5-49. The album was released in 1996 (see 1996 in country music) on the Arista Nashville label. Three singles were released from the album, all of which charted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. "Cherokee Boogie", the first of these three, was the highest charting, reaching #44. Following it were "Even If It's Wrong" at #68 and "Little Ramona (Gone Hillbilly Nuts)" at #61.

The album contains several covers:

  • The aforementioned "Cherokee Boogie" was originally recorded by Moon Mullican.
  • "Honky Tonk Song", co-written and originally recorded by Mel Tillis, was also recorded by Webb Pierce.
  • "Crazy Arms" is a cover of a Ray Price song.
  • "I Ain't Never", written by Mel Tillis and Webb Pierce, was recorded first by Pierce and later by Tillis.
  • "Hickory Wind" is a cover of a song by the Byrds.

Track listing

  1. "Even If It's Wrong" (Gary Bennett) – 3:16
  2. "Cherokee Boogie" (Moon Mullican, Chief William Redbird) – 2:31
  3. "Honky Tonk Song" (Buck Peddy, Mel Tillis) – 2:36
  4. "Lifetime to Prove" (Chuck Mead) – 3:03
  5. "Little Ramona (Gone Hillbilly Nuts)" (Mead) – 3:24
  6. "Crazy Arms" (Ralph Mooney, Chuck Seals) – 2:50
  7. "I Ain't Never" (Webb Pierce, Tillis) – 2:11
  8. "Chains of This Town" (Mead) – 4:04
  9. "Are You Gettin' Tired of Me" (Bennett) – 2:13
  10. "Hickory Wind" (Bob Buchanan, Gram Parsons) – 4:15
  11. "One Long Saturday Night" (Mead) – 3:12

Personnel

From BR5-49 liner notes.[3]

BR5-49
Additional musician
Technical
  • Don Cobb – digital editing
  • Mike Janas – production, recording
  • John Kelton – mixing
  • Jozef Nuyens – production
  • Denny Purcell – mastering

Chart performance

Chart (1996) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 33
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 11
Canadian RPM Country Albums 12

References

  1. ^ BR5-49 at AllMusic
  2. ^ Scherman, Tony (September 27, 1996). "BR5-49". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  3. ^ BR5-49 (CD booklet). BR5-49. Arista Nashville. 1996. 18818.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)



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