Rattlesnake Annie (album) explained

Rattlesnake Annie
Type:Studio
Artist:Rattlesnake Annie
Cover:Rattlesnake+Annie+-+Rattlesnake+Annie+album.jpg
Released:1987
Genre:Country
Label:Columbia Records
Producer:Buddy Blackmon & Rattlesnake Annie
Prev Title:Indian Dream
Next Title:Rattlesnake Annie and the Last Cowboy
Next Year:1995

Rattlesnake Annie is a self-titled studio album by American singer and songwriter Rattlesnake Annie, released in 1987 on the CBS label. It reached #49 in the US country charts. Two singles were released from the album, "Callin' Your Bluff" which reached #79 in the US and #51 in the Canadian country charts, and "Somewhere South of Macon" which also reached #79 in the US country charts. The West German branch of Greenpeace adopted her song, "Goodbye to a River", as their anthem.

There were two other versions released in Europe in 1983 and 1988 on the Czechoslovakian Supraphon label.[1] When she went to Europe she recorded an LP in Czechoslovakia, appeared on East German TV, was voted #1 female country star in Scotland and was filmed by a Swiss/French crew for The Other Side of Nashville, a MGM/UA documentary. By the time she returned to the US, she was a full-blown European country star.[2]

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "Funky Country Livin’" (Lonnie Mack) – 3:46
  2. "Sixteen Tons" (M. Travis) – 2:43
  3. "Country Music Hall of Pain" Rattlesnake Annie – 3:22
  4. "Somewhere South of Macon" (J. Rushing/M. Chapman) – 2:46
  5. "Goodbye to a River" (Rattlesnake Annie) – 3:41

Side 2

  1. "Outskirts of Town" (Lonnie Mack) – 2:40
  2. "Callin’ Your Bluff" (Lonnie Mack/M. D. Barnes) – 2:25
  3. "Long Black Limousine" (V. Stovall/B. George) – 3:36
  4. "Been Waiting That Long" (Lonnie Mack) – 3:25
  5. "Lonesome On’ry and Mean" (Steve Young) – 3:24

Musicians

Backing vocals

Production

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rattlesnake Annie. Discogs.com. 31 December 2021.
  2. Original album sleeve notes