4 Runner is the debut studio album by American country music group 4 Runner, released on May 9, 1995 on the Nashville division of Polydor Records. It produced the singles "Cain's Blood", "A Heart with 4 Wheel Drive", "Home Alone", and "Ripples", all of which charted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs charts. Of these four singles, "Cain's Blood" was the only one to chart within the Top 40, peaking at #26.[1]
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| Released | May 9, 1995 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Polydor Nashville | |||
| Producer | Buddy Cannon, Larry Shell | |||
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Critical reception
editBrian Wahlert of Country Standard Time criticized some of the songs on 4 Runner for "cop[ying] the worst pop elements" of The Oak Ridge Boys, but said that the presence of bass singer Jim Chapman gave the material a "fresh sound." His review praised "Cain's Blood" and "A Heart with 4 Wheel Drive" as the strongest tracks.[2] Entertainment Weekly critic Alanna Nash gave the album a B-minus rating. In her review, she said that "they can be as hokey as the Oaks, but unlike the Statlers, they're sentimental without being mawkish."[3]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "A Heart with 4 Wheel Drive" | Billy Maddox, Paul Thorn | 3:42 |
| 2. | "Good Lookin'" | Chris East, Mickey Jupp | 2:53 |
| 3. | "Cain's Blood" | Michael Johnson, Jack Sundrud | 3:52 |
| 4. | "The House at the End of the Road" | Rock Killough, Larry T. Wilson | 3:36 |
| 5. | "Ripples" | Tony Haselden | 3:25 |
| 6. | "You Make the Moonlight" | Chris Waters, Tom Shapiro | 2:51 |
| 7. | "Oh No" | Al Anderson, Mike Lawler | 3:55 |
| 8. | "Let the Good Times Roll" | Tony Martin, Reese Wilson | 3:31 |
| 9. | "Home Alone" | Dennis Wilson, Craig Morris | 2:30 |
| 10. | "Southern Wind" | Walt Aldridge, James Hooker | 4:26 |
Personnel
edit4 Runner
- Jim Chapman – bass vocals
- Billy Crittenden – baritone vocals
- Lee Hilliard – tenor vocals
- Craig Morris – lead vocals
Additional musicians
- Glen Duncan – fiddle
- Larry Franklin – fiddle
- Sonny Garrish – Dobro, steel guitar
- Tony Haselden – acoustic guitar
- John Hobbs – piano
- Mike Lawler – synthesizer
- Paul Leim – drums
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Terry McMillan – harmonica
- Steve Nathan – organ, piano, synthesizer
- Danny Parks – acoustic guitar
- Larry Paxton – bass guitar
- Don Potter – acoustic guitar
- Matt Rollings – piano
- Reggie Young – electric guitar
All strings performed by the Nashville String Machine under the conduction of Carl Gorodetzky.
Charts
edit| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 | 144 |
| US Billboard Top Country Albums | 27 |
| US Billboard Top Heatseekers | 3 |
| Canada RPM Country Albums | 7 |
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ Wahlert, Brian. "4 Runner review". Country Standard Time. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ Nash, Alanna (19 May 1995). "4 Runner review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2010.