Del Rio, TX 1959

Del Rio, TX 1959
Studio album by Radney Foster
Released	1992 (1992)
Recorded	1992 at Treasure Isle and Champaign Studios, Nashville, TN
Genre	Country
Length	39:27
Label	Arista
Producer	Steve Fishell Radney Foster
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Radney Foster chronology
Del Rio, TX 1959 (1992) Labor of Love (1995)

Del Rio, TX 1959 is the debut album of American country music artist Radney Foster. It was released in 1992 (see 1992 in country music) on the Arista Nashville label, and it produced five singles for Foster on the Billboard country charts: "Just Call Me Lonesome", "Nobody Wins", "Easier Said Than Done", "Hammer and Nails", and "Closing Time". All of these except "Closing Time" were Top 40 hits on the country charts; "Nobody Wins" was the highest-charting, reaching #2.

The album's title refers to Foster's birth year and birthplace.

Track listing

1. "Just Call Me Lonesome" (Radney Foster, George Ducas) – 3:09
2. "Don't Say Goodbye" (Foster) – 3:30
3. "Easier Said Than Done" (Foster) – 3:39
4. "A Fine Line" (Foster) – 4:00
5. "Went for a Ride" (Foster, Alice Randall) – 4:06
6. "Nobody Wins" (Foster, Kim Richey) – 3:29
7. "Louisiana Blue" (Foster, Beth Nielsen Chapman) – 3:23
8. "Closing Time" (Foster, Mark Sager) – 3:38
9. "Hammer and Nails" (Foster, Cindy Bullens) – 5:00
10. "Old Silver" (Foster) – 5:25

Production

• Produced By Steve Fishell & Radney Foster
• Mixed By Chuck AInlay & Mike Poole
• Engineered By Randy Best, Brian Hardin, Mike Poole, Ed Simonton & Craig White
• Mastered By Carlos Grier & Denny Purcell

Personnel

• Radney Foster – vocals, acoustic guitar
• Mary Chapin Carpenter – background vocals
• Dan Dugmore – acoustic guitar
• Glen Duncan – fiddle, viola
• Steve Fishell – pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar
• John Hiatt – background vocals
• Bill Hullett – rhythm guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 6-string bass guitar, mandolin
• Carl Jackson – background vocals
• Michael Joyce – bass guitar
• Bob Mummert – drums, percussion, tire iron
• John Propst – piano
• Kim Richey – background vocals
• Harry Stinson – background vocals
• Pete Wasner – piano, Hammond B-3
• Cindy Williams – background vocals
• Curtis Young – background vocals

"Old Silver"

• Sam Bush – mandolin
• Lee Roy Parnell – National steel guitar
• Randy Scruggs – guitar
• Harry Stinson – drums
• Glenn Worf – upright bass

Chart performance

Chart (1992)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	46
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	11

References

1. ^ Various Authors "New Music" Syracuse Herald-American 11 Oct. 1992. p. 23.