The Coast of Colorado explained

The Coast of Colorado
Type:studio
Artist:Skip Ewing
Cover:TheCoastofColorado.jpg
Genre:Country
Length:33:29
Label:MCA
Producer:Jimmy Bowen
Skip Ewing
Next Title:The Will to Love
Next Year:1989

The Coast of Colorado is the debut studio album by American country music artist Skip Ewing. It was released on April 4, 1988 via MCA Records. The album includes the singles "Your Memory Wins Again", "I Don't Have Far to Fall", "Burnin' a Hole in My Heart", "The Gospel According to Luke" and the title track, all of which reached the top 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

"Don't Mind If I Do" was previously recorded by George Strait on his 1988 album If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'. "Lighter Shade of Blue" was covered by Shelby Lynne on her 1991 album Soft Talk and Reba McEntire on her 1993 album It's Your Call. "Autumn's Not That Cold" was covered by Lorrie Morgan on her 1991 album Something in Red. "Still Under the Weather" was covered by Andy Williams on his 1991 album Nashville and Shania Twain on her 1993 self-titled debut album.

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes.[1]

Charts

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart
positions
US CountryCAN Country
1988"Your Memory Wins Again"17
"I Don't Have Far to Fall"8
"Burnin' a Hole in My Heart"3
1989"The Gospel According to Luke"1011
"The Coast of Colorado"1524
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
* denotes unknown peak positions

Notes and References

  1. The Coast of Colorado . Skip Ewing . 1988 . CD booklet . MCA Records . MCA-42128.
  2. Top Country Albums – Year-End 1989. Billboard. May 18, 2021.