Pickin' on Nashville

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Pickin' on Nashville
Studio album by
The Kentucky Headhunters
ReleasedOctober 17, 1989
StudioSound Shop Studios, Nashville, TN
GenreCountry rock, Southern rock
Length34:21
LabelMercury
ProducerThe Kentucky Headhunters
The Kentucky Headhunters chronology
Pickin' on Nashville
(1989) 		Electric Barnyard
(1991)
Singles from Pickin' on Nashville
  1. "Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine"
    Released: September 1989
  2. "Dumas Walker"
    Released: January 12, 1990
  3. "Oh Lonesome Me"
    Released: May 1990
  4. "Rock 'n' Roll Angel"
    Released: October 13, 1990
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Pickin' on Nashville is the debut studio album by American country rock/southern rock band The Kentucky Headhunters. It features the singles "Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine", "Oh Lonesome Me", "Dumas Walker", and "Rock 'n' Roll Angel", all of which charted in the Top 40 on the Hot Country Songs charts. "Oh Lonesome Me" was also the highest charting, at #8. The album won a Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for the band in 1991.

"Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine" is a cover of a Bill Monroe song, "Skip a Rope" a cover of a Henson Cargill song, and "Oh Lonesome Me" a cover of a Don Gibson song. After brothers Ricky Lee and Doug Phelps left the band in 1992 to form the duo Brother Phelps, they recorded "Ragtop" on their second album (1994's Any Way the Wind Blows). Doug rejoined the band in 1997.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine"Bill Monroe, Jake Landers3:44
2."Dumas Walker"The Kentucky Headhunters2:50
3."Rag Top"Doug Phelps, Ricky Lee Phelps3:11
4."Rock 'n' Roll Angel"Richard Young3:51
5."Smooth"R. L. Phelps, Samuel Edward Crowe4:27
6."High Steppin' Daddy"Ralph Wade Martin2:57
7."Skip a Rope"Glenn Tubb, Jack Moran2:31
8."Some Folks Like to Steal"R. Young, Fred Young, Martin2:51
9."Oh Lonesome Me"Don Gibson3:09
10."My Daddy Was a Milkman"The Kentucky Headhunters4:28

Personnel[edit]

The Kentucky Headhunters
Additional musician
  • Richard Ripani - Hammond B-3 organ on "Oh Lonesome Me", "cheesy organ" on "Rock 'n' Roll Angel"
Technical
  • Mike Bradley - recording, mixing
  • The Kentucky Headhunters - production, arrangement
  • Glenn Meadows - mastering
  • Jim Zumwalt - executive production

Chart performance[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[6] 2× Platinum 200,000^
United States (RIAA)[7] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Kentucky Headhunters, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "The Kentucky Headhunters, CLP". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  4. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  5. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  6. ^ "Canadian album certifications – The Kentucky Headhunters – Pickin' on Nashville". Music Canada. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  7. ^ "American album certifications – Kentucky Headhunters – Pickin' on Nashville". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
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