Talkin' 'Bout Men | ||||
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Released | March 26, 1991 | |||
Studio | FAME Studios and Muscle Shoals Sound Studios (Muscle Shoals, Alabama); Music Box (Fort Payne, Alabama); Treasure Isle, Recording Arts and Creative Recording (Nashville, Tennessee). | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 34:37 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
Producer | Robert Byrne Al Schulman | |||
The Forester Sisters chronology | ||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Talkin' 'Bout Men is the sixth studio album by American country music group The Forester Sisters. It was released in 1991 via Warner Bros. Records. The album peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[2] Its title comes from the song "Men", which peaked at number 8 on the country singles charts.
Critical reception
Johnny Loftus reviewed the album with favor on AllMusic, calling "Men" a "novelty hit" and "Bonnie Raitt-lite country pop number", also finding influences of Western swing and gospel in some tracks while simultaneously complimenting the sisters' harmonies.[1]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "A Step in the Right Direction" | Rick Bowles, Robert Byrne, Tom Wopat | 2:34 |
2. | "Too Much Fun" | Byrne, Al Schulman | 2:38 |
3. | "That Makes One of Us" | Bowles, Barbara Wyrick | 3:18 |
4. | "Men" | Byrne, Schulman | 3:20 |
5. | "Somebody Else's Moon" | Beth Nielsen Chapman, Kent Robbins | 4:58 |
6. | "It's Gettin' Around" | Sandy Ramos, Bob Regan | 3:19 |
7. | "You Take Me for Granted" | Leona Williams | 3:23 |
8. | "The Blues Don't Stand a Chance" | Gary Burr, Jack Sundrud | 3:42 |
9. | "Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled" | Tim Nichols, Jimmy Alan Stewart | 2:52 |
10. | "What About Tonight" | John Jarrard, J. D. Martin | 4:33 |
Personnel
Adapted from Talkin' 'Bout Men liner notes.[3]
The Forester Sisters
- Christy Forester – vocals
- June Forester – vocals
- Kathy Forester – vocals
- Kim Forester – vocals
Musicians
- Clayton Ivey – keyboards
- Steve Nathan – keyboards
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins – keyboards
- Robert Byrne – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Bill Hinds – electric guitar
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitar
- John Willis – electric guitar
- Bruce Bouton – steel guitar, dobro
- Larry Paxton – bass guitar
- Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
- Bob Wray – bass guitar
- Owen Hale – drums
- Rob Hajacos – fiddle
- Guy Higginbotham – saxophone
Technical
- Richard Helm – A&R direction
- Robert Byrne – producer, mixing, mastering
- Alan Schulman – producer, engineer, mixing, mastering
- Rok Campbell – assistant engineer
- Jonathan Grimm – assistant engineer
- Pat Hutchinson – assistant engineer
- Daniel Johnston – assistant engineer
- Vicki Lancaster – assistant engineer
- Steve Lowery – assistant engineer
- Ed Turner – assistant engineer
- Hollis Flatt – mastering
- M.C. Rather – mastering
- Custom Mastering (Nashville, Tennessee) – mastering location
- Laura LiPuma – art direction, design
- Mark Tucker – photography
- Judy Seale and Refugee Management, Inc. – management
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- 1 2 "Talkin' 'Bout Men review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ↑ "Talkin' 'Bout Men Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
- ↑ Talkin' 'Bout Men (CD booklet). Warner Records Nashville. 1991. 26500-2.
- ↑ "The Forester Sisters Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ↑ "The Forester Sisters Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
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