''Alibis'' is the second studio album by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

artist

Tracy Lawrence Tracy Lee Lawrence (born January 27, 1968) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born in Atlanta, Texas, and raised in Foreman, Arkansas, Lawrence began performing at age 15 and moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in ...

. Certified platinum in the United States, the album produced the singles "Can't Break It to My Heart", "Alibis", "My Second Home", and "If the Good Die Young", all number-one hits on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The album is certified 2× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for shipments of two million copies. It was recorded by James Stroud in full analog at his home studios.

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

Eddie Bayers Eddie Bayers (born January 28, 1949) is an American session drummer who has played on 300 gold and platinum albums. He received the Academy of Country Music 'Drummer of the Year Award' for fourteen years, has three times won the Nashville Music ...

– drums *

Larry Byrom Steppenwolf was an American-Canadian rock band that was prominent from 1968 to 1972. The group was formed in late 1967 in Los Angeles by lead singer John Kay, keyboardist Goldy McJohn, and drummer Jerry Edmonton, all formerly of the Canadian ...

– acoustic guitar *Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar *Sonny Garrish – steel guitar, Dobro *

– lead vocals *Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar *

Brent Rowan Brent Rowan (born May 28, 1956 in Waxahachie, Texas) is an American session musician and record producer who works primarily in country music. Active since the 1970s, Rowan began working with John Conlee through the recommendation of record produce ...

– electric guitar *Gary Smith – piano, synthesizer *Joe Spivey – fiddle *

James Stroud James Stroud is an American musician and record producer who works in pop, rock, R&B, soul, disco, and country music. He played with the Malaco Rhythm Section for Malaco Records. In the 1990s, he was the president of Giant Records (a subsidiar ...

– drums, percussion *

Glenn Worf Glenn Worf is an American bassist known mainly for his work as a session musician. He has recorded with many major country music acts and also tours with Mark Knopfler. Early life and education Worf was born in Dayton, Ohio, and grew up in Mad ...

– bass guitar *

Curtis Wright Curtis Blaine Wright (born June 6, 1955) is an American country music artist. He first recorded in the 1980s as a member of the Super Grit Cowboy Band before becoming a solo artist in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Wright charted three singles ...

– background vocals *Curtis Young – background vocals

Technical

*Derek Bason – mixing assistant *Jeff Giedt – assistant engineer *Kelly Giedt – assistant producer * Julian King – engineering, mixing *Steve Marcantonio – engineer *Glenn Meadows – mastering *

Lynn Peterzell Lynn Meyer Peterzell (January 10, 1955 – September 8, 1994) was a country music audio engineer from Nashville, Tennessee. Lynn Peterzell was raised in Pascagoula, Mississippi by Frances and Milton Peterzell. He was the third of five children ...

– engineer, mixing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

* {{Authority control 1993 albums Tracy Lawrence albums Albums produced by James Stroud Atlantic Records albums