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Haywire (Chris LeDoux album)

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Haywire
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 6, 1994
Recorded1994
GenreCountry
Length41:09
LabelLiberty
ProducerJimmy Bowen
Gregg Brown
Chris LeDoux chronology
Under This Old Hat
(1993)
Haywire
(1994)
Stampede
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Haywire is the twenty-third studio album released by American country music artist Chris LeDoux. It is his last under the Liberty banner before it was renamed Capitol Records. "Honky Tonk World", "Tougher Than the Rest", and "Dallas Days and Fort Worth Nights" were released as singles. The album peaked at #17 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.

Content

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There are two cover songs on this album. "Tougher Than the Rest" was written and recorded by Bruce Springsteen for his 1987 album, Tunnel of Love. "Billy The Kid" is a cover of Charlie Daniels' 1976 song from the album, High Lonesome. "Big Love" would later be recorded and made popular by Tracy Byrd from his album of the same name.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Honky Tonk World"
4:03
2."Dallas Days and Fort Worth Nights"
  • Kris Bergsnes
  • Gordon Eatherly
2:44
3."Tougher Than the Rest"Bruce Springsteen4:57
4."Big Love"
3:01
5."Love Needs a Fool"
  • Michael Dan Ehmig
  • Michael Lunn
5:03
6."Slow Down"2:51
7."Sons of the Pioneers"Chris LeDoux4:41
8."Billy The Kid"Charlie Daniels3:46
9."Hairtrigger Colt's .44"Lore Soul5:12
10."Light of the World"
4:51
11."Six Bucks a Day" (bonus track)Bob Frank4:20

Personnel

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As listed in liner notes[2]

Chart performance

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Chart (1994) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 17
U.S. Billboard 200 128

Sources

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  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Haywire (CD). Chris LeDoux. Liberty Records. 1994. 105976.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)