Pirates of the Mississippi (album) explained

Pirates of the Mississippi
Type:	studio
Artist:	Pirates of the Mississippi
Cover:	piratesalbum1.jpg
Recorded:	1988
Genre:	Country
Length:	37:51
Label:	Capitol Nashville
Producer:	Rich Alves James Stroud
Next Title:	Walk the Plank
Next Year:	1991

Pirates of the Mississippi is the debut studio album by the American country music band Pirates of the Mississippi. It was released in 1990 on Capitol Records Nashville and contains four singles: "Honky Tonk Blues" (a cover of the Hank Williams song), "Rollin' Home", "Feed Jake", and "Speak of the Devil". "Feed Jake" was the highest charting of these singles, reaching No. 15 on the Billboard country charts. All of the other singles except "Rollin' Home" reached Top 40 on the same chart.

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.^[1]

Musicians

• Rich Alves – guitar, Hammond organ, background vocals
• John Kelton - strings on "Feed Jake"
• Jimmy Lowe – drums, percussion
• Bill McCorvey – guitar, lead vocals
• Pat Severs – steel guitar, Dobro
• Dean Townson – bass guitar, background vocals

Technical

• Chuck Ainlay - mixing
• Rich Alves - producer
• John Kelton - recording
• Glenn Meadows - mastering
• Tom Perry - overdubs
• James Stroud - producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990–1991)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[2]	80
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3]	12

Year-end charts

Notes and References

1. Pirates of the Mississippi . Pirates of the Mississippi . 1990 . Capitol Records Nashville . CDP 7 94389 2.
2. Pirates of the Mississippi, TLP. Billboard. May 28, 2021. subscription.
3. Pirates of the Mississippi, CLP. Billboard. May 28, 2021. subscription.
4. Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991. Billboard. May 28, 2021.