1987 studio album by Ray Stevens
Crackin' Up! 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
Title Writer(s) 1. "Would Jesus Wear a Rolex " Margaret Archer, Chet Atkins 2:46 2. "Three-Legged Man" Shel Silverstein 3:41 3. "Cool Down Willard" C.W. Kalb, Jr. 3:16 4. "I'm My Own Grandpaw " Dwight Latham , Moe Jaffe 2:41 5. "The Ballad of Cactus Pete and Lefty" C.W. Kalb, Jr. , Ray Stevens 4:37 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 Roberts 3:34 9. "Doctor, Doctor (Have Mercy on Me)" C.W. Kalb, Jr. 2:54 10. "The Day That Clancy Drowned" Sheb Wooley 3:09
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
Album
Chart (1987)
Peak
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums
25
Singles
References
1960s albums 1970s albums 1980s albums 1990s/2000s albums Compilations Notable singles Related
