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artist

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. The album was a #23 album on the

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charts. This album produced four singles for Tillis on the

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charts: the Top Five hits "Shake the Sugar Tree" (#3) and "Let That Pony Run" (#4), as well as the Top 20 hits "Cleopatra, Queen of Denial" (#11) and "Do You Know Where Your Man Is" (#16). The demo tape of "Shake the Sugar Tree", sung by Stephanie Bentley, was incorporated into Tillis's recording. "We've Tried Everything Else" was also recorded by Canadian country artist

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on her 1994 album '' The Reasons Why'', while "Rough and Tumble Heart" was previously recorded by

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on their 1989 album '' Paint the Town''. The album has been certified Platinum for shipments of over 1,000,000 copies in the U.S.

Critical reception

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'' wrote that "Tillis has a strong, flexible voice and virtuosity in country, R&B and rock."

Track listing

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes. * Pam Tillis – lead vocals, backing vocals (2-4, 9, 10) *

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– acoustic piano (1, 3),

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(8, 10) * Dennis Burnside – organ (2) * Anthony Martin – acoustic piano (2), backing vocals (3), synthesizers (5, 7) * John Hobbs – acoustic piano (4, 5, 7-9) *

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– electric guitars (1, 3), acoustic guitars (6) *

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– acoustic guitars (1, 3-10) *

Paul Worley Paul Worley (born February 16, 1950 in Nashville) is an American record producer and session guitarist, known primarily for his work in country music. Formerly a vice president at Sony BMG, he later joined the staff of Warner Bros. Records' Nashv ...

– acoustic guitars, tic tac bass (3), backing vocals (3), electric guitars (4), electric 12-string guitar (10) * Bill Hullett – acoustic guitars (2), electric guitars (2),

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(2, 5, 7) *

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– electric guitars (4, 5, 7-10) * Bruce Bouton –

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(1, 3, 6) * Sonny Garrish – steel guitar (4, 5, 7-10),

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(4) * Gary Morse – steel guitar (10) *

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– bass (1, 3-10) * Larry Paxton – bass (2) *

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– drums (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10) *

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– drums (2, 9) *

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– drums (5, 7) * Blaine Sprouce –

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(1-3, 6) * Harry Stinson – backing vocals (1) * Stephanie Bentley – backing vocals (2) *

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– lead vocals (5) * Dennis Wilson – backing vocals (6, 9) * Mary Ann Kennedy – backing vocals (7) * Pam Rose – backing vocals (7) *

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– backing vocals (8) * Vicki Hampton – backing vocals (8)

Production

* Paul Worley – producer * Ed Seay – producer, recording, mixing, recording (piano, acoustic guitar, fiddle & BGVs on 2) * Anthony Martin – associate producer, second engineer * Ernie Winfrey – recording (organ, guitars, mandolin, bass, drums & BGVs on 2) * Clarke Schleicher – additional recording * Carlos Grier – digital editing, mastering * Don Cobb – mastering * Denny Purcell – mastering * Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee) – mastering location * Ramona Simmons – project administrator * Maude Gilman – art direction * Peter Nash – photography * Mary Beth Felts – make-up * Linda DeMith – hair stylist

Chart performance

References

{{Authority control 1992 albums Arista Records albums Pam Tillis albums Albums produced by Paul Worley