Sticks and Stones (Tracy Lawrence album)

Sticks and Stones

Studio album by Tracy Lawrence

Released

November 12, 1991

Genre

Country

Length

32:47

Tracy Lawrence chronology

Sticks and Stones
(1991)

Alibis
(1993)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A− ^[2]

Sticks and Stones is the debut album of American country music artist Tracy Lawrence. Released in 1991 on Atlantic Records, it produced four singles: the title track, "Today's Lonely Fool", "Runnin' Behind", and "Somebody Paints the Wall", which peaked at #1, #3, #4, and #8, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts between 1991 and 1993.

The track "Paris, Tennessee" was later recorded by Dennis Robbins on his 1992 album Man with a Plan and by Kenny Chesney on his 1995 album All I Need to Know. "Somebody Paints the Wall" was previously recorded by Josh Logan on his 1988 album of the same name, from which it was released as a single that year.

Track listing

"Runnin' Behind" (Mark D. Sanders, Ed Hill) – 2:54
"Sticks and Stones" (Roger Dillon, Elbert West) – 3:32
"Somebody Paints the Wall" (Tommy Smith, Charles Browder, Elroy Kahanek, Nelson Larkin) – 3:18
"Dancin' to Sweet 17" (Tracy Lawrence) – 3:17
"Today's Lonely Fool" (Kenny Beard, Stan Paul Davis) – 3:50
"Paris, Tennessee" (Dennis Robbins, Bob DiPiero, John Scott Sherrill) – 2:24
"Froze Over" (Lawrence, West) – 3:31
"Between Us" (Tim Mensy, Tony Haselden) – 3:32
"April's Fool" (Ralph Howard Jr., Wayne Davis, Bernie Faulkner, Keith Perry) – 3:52
"I Hope Heaven Has a Honky Tonk" (Jim Carter, Sherri Stapleton) – 2:36

Personnel

From Sticks and Stones liner notes.^[3]

Musicians

Bruce Bouton- steel guitar, dobro
Mark Casstevens- acoustic guitar, harmonica
Liana Manis- background vocals
Brent Rowan- electric guitar
Milton Sledge- drums on all tracks except "Between Us"
Gary W. Smith- keyboards, piano, synthesizer
Joe Spivey- fiddle
James Stroud- drums on "Between Us"
Glenn Worf- bass guitar
Curtis Young- background vocals

Technical

Milan Bogdan - digital editing
Brian Hardin - mixing
Russ Martin - recording
Pat McMacon - recording, mixing
Glenn Meadows - mastering
Lynn Peterzell - recording
Billy Sherrill - recording
James Stroud - production

Chart performance

Chart (1991)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	10
U.S. Billboard 200	71
Canadian RPM Country Albums	7

References

↑ Sticks and Stones at AllMusic
↑ Entertainment Weekly review
↑ Sticks and Stones (CD insert). Tracy Lawrence. Atlantic Records. 1991. 7 82326-2.

Tracy Lawrence

Studio albums	Sticks and Stones Alibis I See It Now Time Marches On The Coast Is Clear Lessons Learned Tracy Lawrence Strong For the Love All Wrapped Up in Christmas The Rock

Compilation albums	Tracy Lawrence Live and Unplugged The Best of Tracy Lawrence Then & Now: The Hits Collection The Very Best of Tracy Lawrence

Notable singles	"Sticks and Stones" "Today's Lonely Fool" "Runnin' Behind" "Somebody Paints the Wall" "Alibis" "Can't Break It to My Heart" "My Second Home" "If the Good Die Young" "Renegades, Rebels and Rogues" "I See It Now" "As Any Fool Can See" "Texas Tornado" "If the World Had a Front Porch" "If You Loved Me" "Time Marches On" "Stars over Texas" "Is That a Tear" "Better Man, Better Off" "How a Cowgirl Says Goodbye" "The Coast Is Clear" "Lessons Learned" "Lonely" "Unforgiven" "Life Don't Have to Be So Hard" "Paint Me a Birmingham" "It's All How You Look at It" "Used to the Pain" "Find Out Who Your Friends Are"

Related articles	Discography Atlantic Records Warner Bros. Records Rocky Comfort Records

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