Sunrise (Shelby Lynne album)

Sunrise
Studio album by
Shelby Lynne
ReleasedSeptember 12, 1989 (1989-09-12)
GenreCountry
LabelEpic
Producer
Shelby Lynne chronology
Sunrise
(1989) 		Tough All Over
(1990)

Sunrise is the debut studio album of American country music singer Shelby Lynne. It was released in 1989 via Epic Records Nashville. Two singles were released from it: "The Hurtin' Side" and "Little Bits and Pieces".

Content

The album includes "Till You Were Gone", which was later covered by Mike Reid on his 1991 album Turning for Home. Bob Montgomery produced tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, and 10, while Billy Sherrill produced the rest of the album.[1]

Critical reception

Giving it 3.5 out of 4 stars, Jack Hurst of the Chicago Tribune said that Lynne "can do it all vocally" and that her "music seems to well hotly out of dark and complex depths".[2]

Track listing

  1. "The Hurtin' Side" (Mike Reid, Rory Bourke) - 2:31
  2. "Little Bits and Pieces" (Dean Dillon, Hank Cochran) - 3:46
  3. "Thinking About You Again" (Stephony Smith, Mike Porter) - 3:07
  4. "This Time I Almost Made It" (Billy Sherrill) - 3:11
  5. "What About This Girl" (Madeline Stone, Randy Boudreaux) - 2:31
  6. "Till You Were Gone" (Reid, Bourke) - 3:30
  7. "I Love You So Much It Hurts" (Floyd Tillman) - 3:21
  8. "That's Where It Hurts" (Mark A. Barnette, Grady Ross Barnette, Ron Muir) - 2:32
  9. "I'm Confessin'" (Al J. Neiburg, Daughtery Reynolds) - 3:43
  10. "Your Love Stays with Me" (Reid, Bourke) - 2:57

Charts

Albums
Chart (1989) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3] 61
Singles
Year Single Peak chart
positions
US Country
[4] 		CAN Country
[5]
1989 "The Hurtin' Side" 38 —
"Little Bits and Pieces" 62 85

References

  1. ^ Sunrise (CD booklet). Shelby Lynne. Epic Records. 1989. 44260.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Hurst, Jack (September 21, 1989). "Shelby Lynne Sunrise". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "Shelby Lynne Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Shelby Lynne - Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  5. ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved 2010-07-25.