Anything Goes (Randy Houser album) explained
Anything Goes is the debut studio album by American country music singer Randy Houser. It was released on November 18, 2008 via Universal South Records. The album's lead-off single, its title track, reached number 16 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The second single, "Boots On", peaked at number 2. Houser co-wrote all but three of the songs on the album.
"Back to God" was later recorded by Reba McEntire for her 2017 album , from which it was released as the second single.
Personnel
Adapted from liner notes.[1]
- Cliff Audretch III – background vocals (track 3)
- David Angell – strings (tracks 4, 5)
- Nick Buda – drums (tracks 6, 7)
- John Catchings – strings (tracks 4, 5)
- J. T. Corenflos – electric guitar (all tracks), baritone guitar (track 5)
- Eric Darken – percussion (all tracks except 7 & 10)
- David Davidson – strings (tracks 4, 5)
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle (track 11)
- Kim Fleming – background vocals (tracks 2, 4)
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar (all tracks except 6 & 7), dobro (track 11)
- Vince Gill – background vocals (track 10)
- Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar (tracks 8-11)
- Vicki Hampton – background vocals (tracks 2, 4)
- Wes Hightower – background vocals (all tracks except 6 & 10)
- Randy Houser – lead vocals (all tracks), acoustic guitar (tracks 6, 8, 9)
- Stephen Lamb – copyist (tracks 4, 5)
- B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar (tracks 1-5), gut string guitar (track 5)
- Steve Mackey – bass guitar (tracks 6, 7)
- Aaron Mason – background vocals (tracks 2, 4)
- Kevin McKendree – Wurlitzer electric piano (tracks 6, 7), Hammond B-3 organ (tracks 6, 7)
- Rob McNelley – electric guitar (tracks 1-7)
- Steve Nathan – piano (tracks 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11), Hammond B-3 organ (tracks 1, 3-5, 9)
- Michael Rhodes – bass guitar (all tracks except 6 & 7)
- Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar (track 11)
- Bruce Wallace – acoustic guitar (tracks 6, 7)
- Kristin Wilkinson – string arrangements (tracks 4, 5), strings (tracks 4, 5)
- John Willis – acoustic guitar (tracks 8-11)
- Lonnie Wilson – drums (all tracks except 6 & 7)
Charts
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- Anything Goes . Randy Houser . 2008 . CD booklet . Universal Records South . B0011699-02.
- Top Country Albums – Year-End 2009. Billboard. December 19, 2020.
