Too Good to Stop Now (Mickey Gilley album) explained
| Too Good to Stop Now |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Mickey Gilley |
| Cover: | Mickey_Gilley_Too_Good_to_Stop.jpg |
| Released: | 1984 |
| Studio: | Gilley’s Recording Studio, Pasadena, Texas; Woodland Sound Studios, Nashville, Tennessee; Record Plant, Los Angeles, California |
| Genre: | Country |
| Label: | Epic |
| Producer: | John Boylan |
| Prev Title: | It Takes Believers (with Charly McClain) |
| Prev Year: | 1984 |
| Next Title: | Live at Gilley’s |
| Next Year: | 1985 |
Too Good to Stop Now is a studio album by American country music singer and songwriter Mickey Gilley released in 1984 by Epic Records. The album peaked at #34[1] in the US country chart. The title track, “Too Good to Stop Now”, reached #4 in the US country chart and #1 in the Canadian country chart. Another single from the album, “I’m the One Mama Warned You About” reached #10 in the country charts of both countries.[2]
Track listing[3]
Side one
- "Too Good to Stop Now” (Bob McDill, Rory Michael Bourke) – 3:25
- "Make It Like the First Time" (J. C. Cunningham) – 3:51
- "Shoulder to Cry On” (Donald R. Miller, Ron Birmann) – 3:41
- "When She Runs Out of Fools" (Steve Pippin, George Steven Jobe) – 3:46
- "Right Side of the Wrong Bed" (Fred Knipe, Stephen Chandler, Duncan Stitt) – 2:31
Side two
- "Everything I Own" (David Gates) – 3:17
- "Reminders" (Kent Robbins, John Jarrard) – 3:54
- "You Can Lie to Me Tonight" (Tom Campbell, Kerry Chater) – 3:03
- "I'm the One Mama Warned You About" (Mickey James, Gail Lynn Zeiler) – 2:50
- "Quittin’ Time" (Ron Hellard, Michael Garvin, Bucky Jones) – 3:27
Personnel[3]
- Mickey Gilley - lead vocals, grand piano
- Jay Winding: keyboards
- Andrew Gold, Josh Leo, Brent Rowan, Rocky Stone - guitar
- Bob Glaub - bass
- Michael Botts - drums
- Buddy Emmons - pedal steel
- Ron Levine - fiddle
- Beverly Randall, Ann-Marie Cianciola - backing vocals
- Norman Carlson - saxophone
Production[3]
- Recorded at: Gilley's Recording Studio, Pasadena, Texas, Woodland Sound Studios, Nashville, Tennessee and Record Plant, Los Angeles, California.
- Engineer: Paul Grupp
- Assistant Engineers: Bert Frilot, Ken Criblez, Bill Hutchinson
- Mixed on the Sony Digital System
- Manager: Cliff Willdeboer
- Management: Sherwood Cryer, Sandy & David Brokaw
- Album front cover photo: Al Rogers
- Album back cover photo: Norman Seeff
Notes and References
- Web site: Gilleys.com - the Official Website of Mickey Gilley . 2012-09-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121022055819/http://www.gilleys.com/bio.cfm . 2012-10-22 .
- Web site: Archived copy . 2014-03-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141020143421/http://www.gilleys.com/bio.cfm?id=791 . 2014-10-20 .
- Original album sleeve notes
