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Flying Colors (Robert Ellis Orrall album)

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Flying Colors
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 23, 1993
GenreCountry
Length33:33
LabelRCA Nashville
ProducerJosh Leo
Steve Marcantonio
Robert Ellis Orrall
Robert Ellis Orrall chronology
Contain Yourself
(1984)
Flying Colors
(1993)
Singles from Flying Colors
  1. "Boom! It Was Over"
    Released: October 1992
  2. "A Little Bit of Her Love"
    Released: February 1993
  3. "Every Day When I Get Home"
    Released: June 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link

Flying Colors is a studio album by American singer-songwriter Robert Ellis Orrall, released on February 23, 1993 via RCA Records.[1] Although it was his fourth studio album overall, it was his first and only solo album of mainstream country music, as opposed to his more rock-oriented albums in the 1980s. The tracks "Boom! It Was Over", "A Little Bit of Her Love" and "Every Day When I Get Home" were released as singles.

Although Orrall never recorded a solo album after Flying Colors, he would later team up with Curtis Wright to record one album as the duo Orrall & Wright. In addition, Orrall has recorded several albums of indie rock as a member of the band Monkey Bowl.

Reception

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In his 4.5 star (out of a possible five) star review for allmusic, Roch Parisien said that "[Orrall]'s vocals come across with a throaty, good-nature[d] charm reminiscent of Huey Lewis." He went on to say that "if you ever wondered what Huey would sound like with better melodies and a country backing, this disc's for you."[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Little Bit of Her Love"Robert Ellis Orrall, Lonnie Wilson2:45
2."Boom! It Was Over"Orrall, Bill Lloyd2:36
3."Every Day When I Get Home"Orrall, Gary Cotton3:36
4."It's My Lucky Day"Orrall, Curtis Wright, Billy Spencer2:57
5."I'm Learning as You Go"Orrall, Wright, Spencer3:27
6."True Believer"Orrall, David Malloy, Richard "Spady" Brannan3:38
7."What Would It Take"Orrall, Malloy, Brannan3:41
8."'Til The Tears Fell"Orrall, Joe Doyle4:11A
9."I'm Ready When You Are"Orrall, Monty Powell2:54
10."Flying Colors"Orrall, Marcus Hummon3:48

Personnel

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Compiled from liner notes.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Pipeline". Chicago Tribune. February 19, 1993.
  2. ^ Flying Colors at AllMusic
  3. ^ a b Flying Colors (CD booklet). Robert Ellis Orrall. RCA Records. 1993. 66090-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)