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| Released | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
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I Could Use Another You is the fifth studio album by American country music singer Eddy Raven. It was released by RCA Nashville in June 1984. The album contains the singles " I Got Mexico", " I Could Use Another You", and " She's Gonna Win Your Heart".
The album was one of the first production credits for Paul Worley, then primarily known for his work as a session guitarist. [1] The album accounted for three singles on the Hot Country Songs charts: " I Got Mexico", which was Raven's first number 1 hit there, followed by the title track and " She's Gonna Win Your Heart". [2]
Cash Box magazine described the title track as "an upbeat tune stressing Raven’s clear, distinct vocals." [3] Writing for Stereo Review magazine (now known as Sound & Vision), Alanna Nash noted that while it had fewer songs written by Raven and a "slightly more mainstream" sound than its predecessors, the album was "well up to his own high standards", while also considering Raven's singing more upbeat and confident than on previous efforts. [4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " I Got Mexico" | Eddy Raven, Frank J. Myers | 2:27 |
| 2. | "Keeper of the Flame" | Jerry McBee, Stewart Harris | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Solo Sometimes" | Don Cook, Bill LaBounty | 3:16 |
| 4. | "Someone Borrowed, Someone Blue" | Steve Dean, Myers, David Hungate | 3:06 |
| 5. | " She's Gonna Win Your Heart" | Billy Burnette, Mentor Williams | 3:15 |
| 6. | " I Could Use Another You" | Chris Waters, Bucky Jones, Tom Shapiro | 2:48 |
| 7. | "Just for the Sake of the Thrill" | Raven | 3:02 |
| 8. | "Love Burning Down" | Ron David Moore, Doug Hauseman | 3:40 |
| 9. | "Looking for Ways" | Raven | 3:27 |
| 10. | "Folks Out on the Road" | Raven, Myers, David Powelson | 2:53 |
Adapted from liner notes. [5]
- Musicians
- Eddie Bayers - drums
- Dennis Burnside - keyboards, synthesizer
- Don Gant - background vocals
- Shane Keister - synthesizer
- Frank J. Myers - acoustic guitar
- Joe Osborn - bass guitar (all tracks except 5)
- Larry Paxton - bass guitar (track 5)
- Eddy Raven - lead vocals
- James Stroud - drums
- Dennis Wilson - background vocals
- Paul Worley - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Reggie Young - electric guitar
- Technical
- Barnes & Co. - album graphics
- George Clinton - assistant engineer
- Lee Groltzsch - assistant engineer
- Hollis Halford - assistant engineer
- Vicki Hicks - assistant engineer
- Deb Mahalanobis - album design and lettering
- Randy Martin - illustration
- Glenn Meadows - mastering
- Marshall Morgan - engineer, mixing
- Eric Prestidge - engineer, mixing
- Eddy Raven - producer
- Joe Scaife - engineer
- Mark Tucker - photography
- Paul Worley - producer
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top Country Albums ( Billboard) [6] | 41 |
- ^ "New looks from old faces". Billboard. October 13, 1984. pp. WOCM10.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2017). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2017. Record Research, Inc. pp. 293–294. ISBN 978-0-89820-229-8.
- ^ "Singles reviews" (PDF). Cash Box: 19. June 30, 1984.
- ^ "Popular music" (PDF). Stereo Review: 102–103. October 1984.
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^ I Could Use Another You (LP jacket). Eddy Raven. RCA Records. 1984. AHL1-5040.
{{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) - ^ "Eddy Raven Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
| I Could Use Another You | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Producer |
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| Eddy Raven chronology | ||||
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I Could Use Another You is the fifth studio album by American country music singer Eddy Raven. It was released by RCA Nashville in June 1984. The album contains the singles " I Got Mexico", " I Could Use Another You", and " She's Gonna Win Your Heart".
The album was one of the first production credits for Paul Worley, then primarily known for his work as a session guitarist. [1] The album accounted for three singles on the Hot Country Songs charts: " I Got Mexico", which was Raven's first number 1 hit there, followed by the title track and " She's Gonna Win Your Heart". [2]
Cash Box magazine described the title track as "an upbeat tune stressing Raven’s clear, distinct vocals." [3] Writing for Stereo Review magazine (now known as Sound & Vision), Alanna Nash noted that while it had fewer songs written by Raven and a "slightly more mainstream" sound than its predecessors, the album was "well up to his own high standards", while also considering Raven's singing more upbeat and confident than on previous efforts. [4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " I Got Mexico" | Eddy Raven, Frank J. Myers | 2:27 |
| 2. | "Keeper of the Flame" | Jerry McBee, Stewart Harris | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Solo Sometimes" | Don Cook, Bill LaBounty | 3:16 |
| 4. | "Someone Borrowed, Someone Blue" | Steve Dean, Myers, David Hungate | 3:06 |
| 5. | " She's Gonna Win Your Heart" | Billy Burnette, Mentor Williams | 3:15 |
| 6. | " I Could Use Another You" | Chris Waters, Bucky Jones, Tom Shapiro | 2:48 |
| 7. | "Just for the Sake of the Thrill" | Raven | 3:02 |
| 8. | "Love Burning Down" | Ron David Moore, Doug Hauseman | 3:40 |
| 9. | "Looking for Ways" | Raven | 3:27 |
| 10. | "Folks Out on the Road" | Raven, Myers, David Powelson | 2:53 |
Adapted from liner notes. [5]
- Musicians
- Eddie Bayers - drums
- Dennis Burnside - keyboards, synthesizer
- Don Gant - background vocals
- Shane Keister - synthesizer
- Frank J. Myers - acoustic guitar
- Joe Osborn - bass guitar (all tracks except 5)
- Larry Paxton - bass guitar (track 5)
- Eddy Raven - lead vocals
- James Stroud - drums
- Dennis Wilson - background vocals
- Paul Worley - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Reggie Young - electric guitar
- Technical
- Barnes & Co. - album graphics
- George Clinton - assistant engineer
- Lee Groltzsch - assistant engineer
- Hollis Halford - assistant engineer
- Vicki Hicks - assistant engineer
- Deb Mahalanobis - album design and lettering
- Randy Martin - illustration
- Glenn Meadows - mastering
- Marshall Morgan - engineer, mixing
- Eric Prestidge - engineer, mixing
- Eddy Raven - producer
- Joe Scaife - engineer
- Mark Tucker - photography
- Paul Worley - producer
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top Country Albums ( Billboard) [6] | 41 |
- ^ "New looks from old faces". Billboard. October 13, 1984. pp. WOCM10.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2017). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2017. Record Research, Inc. pp. 293–294. ISBN 978-0-89820-229-8.
- ^ "Singles reviews" (PDF). Cash Box: 19. June 30, 1984.
- ^ "Popular music" (PDF). Stereo Review: 102–103. October 1984.
-
^ I Could Use Another You (LP jacket). Eddy Raven. RCA Records. 1984. AHL1-5040.
{{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) - ^ "Eddy Raven Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2017.