Stop and Smell the Roses (Mac Davis album) explained

Stop and Smell the Roses
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Mac Davis
Cover:	StopandSmelltheRoses.jpg
Released:	1974
Studio:	FAME Studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Genre:	Country, pop
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Rick Hall Gary Klein on "Stop and Smell the Roses"
Prev Title:	Mac Davis
Prev Year:	1973
Next Title:	All the Love in the World
Next Year:	1974

Stop and Smell the Roses is a 1974 album by Mac Davis. It peaked at No. 2 on the US country albums chart and No. 13 on the overall albums chart.

Personnel

• Mac Davis - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
• Ken Ball, Travis Wammack - guitar
• Leo LeBlanc - steel guitar
• Jerry Bridges - bass guitar
• Tim Henson - keyboards, tambourine
• Roger Clark - drums
• Dale Anderson, Victor Feldman - vibraphone
• Eddy Manson, Tommy Morgan - harmonica
• The Ron Hicklin Singers - background vocals
• Sid Sharp Strings - strings
• Jimmie Haskell - string arrangements

Technical

• Gary Klein - producer on "Stop and Smell the Roses"
• Al Cartee, Larry Hamby, Rick Hall - engineer
• Ed Caraeff - cover photography

Notes and References

1. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 83.