Jeff Carson is the debut studio album by American country music artist Jeff Carson.[2][3] It was released in 1995 on MCG/Curb Records, and features five singles: "Yeah Buddy," "Not on Your Love", "The Car", "Holdin' onto Somethin'", and "That Last Mile". "Not on Your Love" was a Number One hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in mid-1995, while "The Car" and "Holdin' on to Something" were both Top Ten hits in 1996.
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Released | May 2, 1995 | |||
Studio | K.D. Studios, and Sound Stage Studios Nashville, TN | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 32:50 | |||
Label | MCG/Curb | |||
Producer | Chuck Howard | |||
Jeff Carson chronology | ||||
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Singles from Jeff Carson | ||||
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"Holdin' Onto Somethin'" was also recorded by John Michael Montgomery on his self-titled album, while "If I Ain't Got You" was also recorded by Marty Stuart on his 1995 album The Marty Party Hit Pack.
Track listing
editNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Yeah Buddy" | Mark D. Sanders, Bob Regan | 2:26 |
2. | "Not on Your Love" | Tony Martin, Troy Martin, Reese Wilson | 3:21 |
3. | "Get a Guitar" | Sanders, Jeff Carson | 2:46 |
4. | "Definite Possibilities" | Ed Hill, Richard Fagan | 2:47 |
5. | "The Car" | C. Michael Spriggs, Gary Heyde | 3:32 |
6. | "Betty's Takin' Judo" | Carson | 2:59 |
7. | "Preachin' to the Choir" | Sanders, Bob DiPiero, John Jarrard | 2:43 |
8. | "Me Too" | Carson | 3:11 |
9. | "If I Ain't Got You" | Craig Wiseman, Trey Bruce | 2:51 |
10. | "That Last Mile" | Larry Boone, Will Robinson | 3:15 |
11. | "Holdin' Onto Something" | Tom Shapiro, Thom McHugh | 2:51 |
Personnel
edit- Jeff Carson – lead vocals, background vocals, harmonica
- John Catchings – cello
- J. T. Corenflos – electric guitar
- Chad Cromwell – drums
- Connie Ellisor – violin
- Larry Franklin – fiddle
- Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
- Rob Hajacos – fiddle
- Tony Harrell – piano, keyboards
- Terry McMillan – harmonica
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Bob Regan – acoustic guitar
- Brent Rowan – electric guitar
- John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
- Michael Spriggs – acoustic guitar
- Cindy Richardson Walker – background vocals
- Hurshel Wiginton – background vocals
- John Willis – electric guitar
- Dennis Wilson – background vocals
- Lonnie Wilson – drums
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
- Curtis Young – background vocals
- Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle
Chart performance
editChart (1995) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 22 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 152 |
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 7 |
Canadian RPM Country Albums | 4 |
Singles
editYear | Single | Peak chart positions | |||
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US Country | US | CAN Country | |||
1995 | "Yeah Buddy" | 69 | — | — | |
"Not on Your Love" | 1 | 97 | 2 | ||
"The Car" | 3 | 113 | 3 | ||
1996 | "Holdin' Onto Somethin'" | 6 | — | 20 | |
"That Last Mile'" | 62 | — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
References
edit- ^ "Jeff Carson Jeff Carson". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Jeff Carson Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Jeff Carson (MCB/Curb, 1995)". Country Standard Time. Retrieved 13 June 2024.