Notorious (Confederate Railroad album)

Notorious
Studio album by Confederate Railroad
Released	March 22, 1994
Recorded	1993 at Omnisound Studio, The Music Mill, Woodland Digital & Sound Stage[1]
Genre	Country
Length	37:59
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Barry Beckett
Confederate Railroad chronology
Confederate Railroad (1992) Notorious (1994) When and Where (1995)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Notorious is the second studio album released by the country music band Confederate Railroad. It was released in 1994 by Atlantic Records Nashville. It peaked at #6 on the US country albums chart, and #13 on the Canadian country albums chart, and was certified platinum by the RIAA. "Summer In Dixie" became their first single to miss the top 40 in the United States.

"I Am Just a Rebel" was previously recorded by Billy Hill on their album of the same name, and "Redneck Romeo" was originally recorded by The Forester Sisters on 1992's I Got a Date.

Track listing

1. "Daddy Never Was the Cadillac Kind" (Dave Gibson, Bernie Nelson) – 3:43
2. "Summer in Dixie" (Gene Levine, John Robbin) – 3:01
3. "I Am Just a Rebel" (Bob DiPiero, John Scott Sherrill, Dennis Robbins) – 3:49
4. "Elvis and Andy" (Craig Wiseman) – 3:30
5. "Notorious" (Pat Terry) – 4:09
6. "Redneck Romeo" (Gibson, Wiseman) – 3:36
7. "Hunger Pains" (Rory Michael Bourke, Bucky Jones, Ronny Scaife) – 3:22
8. "Roll the Dice" (Larry Boone, Paul Nelson) – 4:27
9. "Move Over Madonna" (Wiseman, Troy Seals) – 3:28
10. "Three Verses" (Fred Knoblock) – 4:47

Personnel

As listed in liner notes^[1]

Confederate Railroad

• Mark Dufresne - drums
• Michael Lamb - guitar, vocals
• Chris McDaniel - keyboards, vocals
• Gates Nichols - steel guitar, vocals
• Wayne Secrest - bass guitar
• Danny Shirley - lead vocals, guitar

Additional musicians

• Eddie Bayers - drums
• Barry Beckett - keyboards
• Bruce Bouton - steel guitar, synthesizer
• Gary Burr - background vocals
• Paul Franklin - steel guitar
• "Cowboy" Eddie Long - steel guitar
• Phil Naish - keyboards
• Russ Pahl - dobro
• Suzie Ragsdale - background vocals
• Tom Roady - percussion
• Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
• Brent Rowan - lead & rhythm guitar
• Harry Stinson - background vocals
• Billy Joe Walker, Jr. - acoustic guitar
• Hurshel Wiginton - background vocals
• Dennis Wilson - background vocals
• Curtis Young - background vocals

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1994)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	6
U.S. Billboard 200	52
Canadian RPM Country Albums	13

Singles

Year	Single	Chart Positions
		US Country	CAN Country
1994	"Daddy Never Was the Cadillac Kind"	9	7
	"Elvis and Andy"	20	8
	"Summer in Dixie"	55	—

References

1. ^ ^{a b} (1994) Album notes for Notorious by Confederate Railroad [CD]. Atlantic Records (82505).
2. ^ Allmusic review

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