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Longnecks & Short Stories

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Longnecks & Short Stories
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 21, 1992 (1992-03-21)
Recorded1991
StudioJavelina (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry
Length32:33
LabelMCA
ProducerMark Wright
Mark Chesnutt chronology
Too Cold at Home
(1990)
Longnecks & Short Stories
(1992)
Almost Goodbye
(1993)
Singles from Longnecks & Short Stories
  1. "Old Flames Have New Names"
    Released: February 1992
  2. "I'll Think of Something"
    Released: June 2, 1992
  3. "Bubba Shot the Jukebox"
    Released: September 15, 1992
  4. "Ol' Country"
    Released: January 4, 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Robert Christgau(1-star Honorable Mention)[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB link

Longnecks & Short Stories is the third studio album by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. It was released in 1992 on MCA Records, and like its predecessor Too Cold at Home, it was certified platinum in the United States for sales of one million copies. Four singles were released from this album, all of which were Top Ten hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: "Old Flames Have New Names" (#5), "I'll Think of Something" (#1), "Bubba Shot the Jukebox" and "Ol' Country" (both #4).

"I'll Think of Something" was originally a Top Ten country hit in 1974 for Hank Williams, Jr., who recorded it on his album Living Proof. In addition, "It's Not Over (If I'm Not over You)" was originally recorded by Vern Gosdin on his 1982 album Passion. Chesnutt later included the song on his 1997 album Thank God for Believers, releasing it as a single from that album in 1998. "Uptown, Downtown (Misery's All the Same)", was originally recorded by Ray Price, as a 1984 single known as "Better Class of Losers". "Who Will the Next Fool Be?" was originally recorded by its writer, Charlie Rich, as a single released in 1961.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ol' Country"Bobby Harden3:53
2."Old Flames Have New Names"Bobby Braddock, Rafe Van Hoy2:24
3."I'll Think of Something"Bill Rice, Jerry Foster4:13
4."It's Not Over" (featuring Vince Gill and Alison Krauss)Mark Wright, Larry Kingston3:21
5."Uptown, Downtown (Misery's All the Same)"Harlan Howard, Ron Peterson2:40
6."Bubba Shot the Jukebox"Dennis Linde3:05
7."Postpone the Pain"Gary Scruggs, Wright3:00
8."Talking to Hank" (duet with George Jones)Harden2:47
9."I'm Not Getting Any Better at Goodbyes"Steve Earle3:50
10."Who Will the Next Fool Be?"Charlie Rich3:32
Total length:32:33

Personnel

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Background vocals

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Strings by the Nashville String Machine, conducted by Carl Gorodetzky and arranged by Bergen White.

Chart performance

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Chart (1992) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 9
U.S. Billboard 200 68
Canadian RPM Country Albums 5

References

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  1. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Mark Chesnutt". Robert Christgau.