Hopechest

Infobox Album
Name = Hopechest
Type = studio
Artist = Stephanie Bentley


Released = 1996
Recorded =
Genre = Country
Length = 38:35
Label = Columbia
Producer = Paul Worley, Ed Seay
"Heart Half Empty" produced by Doug Johnson and Ed Seay
Reviews =

"Hopechest" is the debut album of country music artist Stephanie Bentley. Released in 1996, it is also her only studio album to date. The album reached a peak of #60 on the U.S. "Billboard" Top Country Albums charts.

Five singles were released from the album, starting with "Heart Half Empty", a duet with Ty Herndon. This song, which peaked at #21 on the Hot Country Songs charts in 1996, can also be found on Herndon's debut album "What Mattered Most". The duet was followed by "Who's That Girl", Bentley's highest-charting solo single at #32 on the same chart.

Track listing

#"I'm Listening" (Matraca Berg, Ronnie Samoset) – 2:54
#"Who's That Girl" (Stephanie Bentley, Don Pfrimmer, George Teren) – 3:04
#"Once I Was the Light of Your Life" (Hugh Prestwood) – 3:40
#"What's Wrong With You (Is You Ain't Got Me)" (Kevin Welch, Willy Wilson) – 2:38
#"Half the Moon" (Prestwood) – 3:05
#"Permanent Hurt" (John Hiatt) – 3:25
#"The Hopechest Song" (Angela Kaset) – 4:11
#"If Promises Were Gold" (Shawna Harrington-Burkhart, Karl Hasten) – 3:24
#"Dead Ringer" (Todd Cerney, Stewart Harris) – 4:00
#"Heart Half Empty" (Gary Burr, Desmond Child) – 4:55
#*duet with Ty Herndon
#"Think of Me" (Bentley, Spady Brannan) – 3:19

Personnel

*Stephanie Bentley - lead vocals
*Bruce Bouton - steel guitar
*Gerald Boyd - acoustic guitar
*Spady Brannan - bass guitar
*Steve Brewster - drums, percussion
*Mike Cass -steel guitar
*Joe Chemay - bass guitar
*Dan Dugmore - steel guitar
*Rob Hajacos - fiddle
*Tony Harrell - piano, keyboards
*Dann Huff - electric guitar
*Chris Leuzinger - electric guitar
*Carl Marsh - string section
*Steve Nathan - keyboards
*Bobby Ogdin - piano, keyboards
*Russ Pahl - acoustic guitar
*Billy Panda - electric guitar
*Robert Patin - piano, keyboards
*Brent Rowan - electric guitar
*Michael Severs - electric guitar
*Eric Silver - mandolin, fiddle
*Michael Spriggs - acoustic guitar
*Billy Joe Walker, Jr. - acoustic guitar
*Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
*Lonnie Wilson - drums, percussion
*Paul Worley - acoustic guitar

Charts

*^AFailed to chart.

References

* [http://wm02.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0zfpxqrhldke allmusic ((( Hopechest > Overview )))]