Lonely Grill

Infobox Album
Name = Lonely Grill
Type = studio
Artist = Lonestar


Released = Start date|1999|06|01
Recorded =
Genre = Country
Length =
Label = BNA
Producer = Dann Huff (tracks 1-11) Sam Ramage and Bob Wright (track 12)cite album-notes |title=Lonely Grill |bandname=Lonestar |year=1999 |format=CD |publisher=BNA Records |publisherid=67762-2]
Reviews = Allmusic - Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:k9foxqtkldfe link]
Last album = "Crazy Nights" (1997)
This album = "Lonely Grill" (1999)
Next album = "This Christmas Time" (2000)

"Lonely Grill" is the fourth album by American country group Lonestar, released in the United States on June 1, 1999 (see 1999 in music) by BNA Records. It reached number twenty-eight on the Billboard Hot 200 album chart, and number three on Hot Country Albums. With sales of three million copies in the United States, it has been certified 3× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA.

The singles released from "Lonely Grill" were, in order of release, "Saturday Night", "Amazed", "Smile", "What About Now", and "Tell Her". While "Saturday Night" peaked at #47 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs charts, all other singles from this album reached Number One on that same chart. "Amazed" was also the group's biggest crossover hit, also peaking at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts. Also included on this album is an acoustic rendition of the group's late-1998 hit "Everything's Changed" (from their "Crazy Nights" album). This acoustic version was produced by Sam Ramage and Bob Wright, while the rest of the album was produced by Dann Huff.

This was Lonestar's first album after the departure of bass guitarist John Rich, who recorded a solo album for BNA that same year before pairing up with Big Kenny in the duo Big & Rich. Richie McDonald sings lead on all the tracks here, and studio bass guitarists are used in Rich's place.

Track listing

#"Saturday Night" (Chuck Cannon, Jimmy Stewart) – 4:03
#"Simple as That" (Richie McDonald, Gary Baker, Frank J. Myers) – 3:17
#"Amazed" (Marv Green, Chris Lindsey, Aimee Mayo) – 4:00
#"What About Now" (Ron Harbin, Aaron Barker, Anthony Smith) – 3:30
#"Tell Her" (Craig Wiseman, Kwesi B.) – 3:27
#"Don't Let's Talk About Lisa" (Don Henry, Benmont Tench) – 3:14
#"I've Gotta Find You" (McDonald, Harbin, Marty Dodson) – 3:48
#"You Don't Know What Love Is" (Steve Bogard, Green) – 3:14
#"All the Way" (Stephony Smith, Shelly Sterling) – 3:34
#"Smile" (Keith Follesé, Lindsey) – 3:33
#"Lonely Grill" (Bob DiPiero, Tony Mullins) – 4:31
#"Everything's Changed" (Larry Boone, Paul Nelson, McDonald) – 4:46
#*acoustic version, arr. by Lonestar

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.

Lonestar

*Michael Britt – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals
*Richie McDonald – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards
*Keech Rainwater – drums, percussion
*Dean Sams – piano, keyboards, acoustic guitar, harmonica, background vocals

Additional musicians

*Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
*Gary Burnette – acoustic guitar, mandolin
*Chuck Cannon – background vocals
*Robbie Cheuvront – bass guitar, background vocals
*Eric Darken – percussion
*Aubrey Haynie – fiddle, mandolin
*Dann Huff – electric guitar
*Tim Lauer – accordion
*Paul Leim – drums
*Steve Nathan – piano, synthesizer
*Matt Rollings – Hammond B-3 organ, piano
*Russell Terrell – background vocals
*Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
*Jonathan Yudkin – mandolin

Charts

References