''Crackin' Up!'' was

Ray Stevens Harold Ray Ragsdale (born January 24, 1939), known professionally as Ray Stevens, is an American country and pop singer-songwriter and comedian, known for his Grammy-winning recordings "Everything Is Beautiful" and "Misty", as well as novelty ...

' twenty-fourth studio album and his fourth for

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, released in 1987. Three singles were lifted from the album: "Would Jesus Wear a Rolex", "Three-Legged Man" and "Sex Symbols", the last two of which did not chart. Chuck Donkers of

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rated the album four stars out of five, saying that the songs "don't just make you laugh, they make you think, too."

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As listed in liner notes. * Produced and Arranged by Ray Stevens * Recorded at Ray Stevens Studio (Nashville, Tennessee). * Engineer – Stuart Keathley * Mastered by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee). * Mixed and Mastered using the JVC Digital Mastering System. * Art Direction – Ray Stevens and Slick Lawson * Photography – Slick Lawson * Design Concept – Ray Stevens Musicians * Ray Stevens – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers * Mark Casstevens – rhythm guitars,

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harmonica The harmonica, also known as a French harp or mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in many musical genres, notably in blues, American folk music, classical music, jazz, country, and rock. The many types of harmonica inclu ...

* Steve Gibson – electric guitars * Stuart Keathley – bass * Tommy Wells – drums * Carol Chase – backing vocals * Lisa Silver – backing vocals * Diane Tidwell – backing vocals

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