Crackin' Up was Ray Stevens' twenty-sixth studio album and his fourth for MCA Records, released in 1987. Three singles were lifted from the album: "Would Jesus Wear a Rolex," "Three Legged Man" and "Sex Symbols," the last two of which did not chart..
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Chuck Donkers of Allmusic rated the album four stars out of five, saying that the songs "don't just make you laugh, they make you think, too."[1]
Track listing
{{tracklist | writing_credits = yes | title1 = Would Jesus Wear a Rolex | writer1 = Margaret Archer, Chet Atkins | length1 = 2:46 | title2 = Three-Legged Man | writer2 = Shel Silverstein | length2 = 3:41 | title3 = Cool Down Willard | writer3 = C.W. Kalb, Jr. | length3 = 3:16 | title4 = I'm My Own Grandpaw | writer4 = Dwight Latham, Moe Jaffe | length4 = 2:41 | title5 = The Ballad of Cactus Pete and Lefty | writer5 = C.W. Kalb, Jr., Ray Stevens | length5 = 4:37 | title6 = Sex Symbols | writer6 = C.W. Kalb, Jr. | length6 = 3:51 | title7 = Gourmet Restaurant | writer7 = Ray Stevens, C.W. Kalb, Jr. | length7 = 3:45 | title8 = The Flies of Texas Are Upon You | writer8 = Layng Martine, Jr., Austin Roberts | length8 = 3:34 | title9 = Doctor, Doctor (Have Mercy on Me) | writer9 = C.W. Kalb, Jr. | length9 = 2:54 | title10 = The Day That Clancy Drowned | writer10 = Sheb Wooley | length10 = 3:09
Album credits
As listed in liner notes.[2]
- Produced and arranged by: Ray Stevens
- Recorded at: Ray Stevens Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
- Engineer: Stuart Keathley
- Mastered by: Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics
- Mixed and mastered using the JVC Digital Mastering System
Musicians
- Keyboards, synthesizers: Ray Stevens
- Drums: Tommy Wells
- Bass: Stuart Keathley
- Rhythm Guitars, Banjo, Harmonica: Mark Casstevens
- Electric Guitars: Steve Gibson
- Background Vocals: Lisa Silver, Diane V. Tidwell, Carol Chase
- Art Direction: Ray Stevens, Slick Lawson
- Photography: Slick Lawson
- Design Concept: Ray Stevens
Chart performance
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 25 |
References
- ^ Donkers, Chuck. "Crackin' Up review". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ^ Crackin' Up (Media notes). MCA Records. 1987.
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