Temporary Sanity

Temporary Sanity
Studio album by
Eddy Raven
Released1989
GenreCountry
LabelUniversal/Capitol Records
ProducerBarry Beckett
Eddy Raven chronology
The Best of Eddy Raven
(1988) 		Temporary Sanity
(1989) 		Right for the Flight
(1991)

Temporary Sanity is the eighth studio album by American country music singer Eddy Raven. It was released in 1989 by Universal Records.

Content and reception

The album accounted for two number one singles on Hot Country Songs: "In a Letter to You" (a cover of Shakin' Stevens) and "Bayou Boys". Following these singles were "Sooner or Later" and "Island". The latter two were issued via Capitol Records, which acquired Universal in 1989.[1]

Raven said of the album's sound that he wanted to add influences of Latin and Caribbean music to his sound, noting in particular the inclusion of steel drums on "Bayou Boys", and comparing "Zydeco Lady" to the sound of Miami Sound Machine.[2] Jason Ankeny of Allmusic called the album a "mixed bag", referring to "Island" as a "moody ballad" but calling the sound of "Bayou Boys" "hamfisted".[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Zydeco Lady"Eddy Raven, Troy Seals3:23
2."Holding On to You"Walt Aldridge, Gary Baker, Susan Longacre3:40
3."In a Letter to You"Dennis Linde3:15
4."Island"Raven, Seals3:58
5."Little Sheba"Max Carl4:38
6."Sooner or Later"Longacre, Bill LaBounty, Beckie Foster3:59
7."Bayou Boys"Raven, Seals, Frank J. Myers2:49
8."A Woman's Place"Jim Weatherly, Jeff Tweel3:28
9."Angel Fire"Buck Moore, Mentor Williams3:43
10."Risky Business"Baker, Myers3:40

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes.[4]

Musicians
Technical
  • Barry Beckett - producer
  • Milan Bogdan - mastering
  • Robb Earls - mixing assistant
  • Scott Hendricks - recording, mixing
  • John Hurley - recording assistant
  • John Kunz - recording assistant
  • Simon Levy - art direction
  • Glenn Meadows - mastering
  • Peter Nash - photography
  • Willie Pevear - recording
  • Tom Singers - recording assistant

Chart performance

Chart (1988) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 31

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2017). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2017. Record Research, Inc. pp. 293–294. ISBN 978-0-89820-229-8.
  2. ^ John Lannert (May 5, 1989). "Gumbo madness". The Palm Beach Post. p. 16. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "Temporary Sanity". Allmusic. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  4. ^ Temporary Sanity (CD booklet). Eddy Raven. Universal Records. 1989. UVLD-76003.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "Eddy Raven Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2017.