''Del Rio, TX 1959'' is the debut solo studio album by American

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artist

Radney Foster Radney Muckleroy Foster (born July 20, 1959) is an American country music singer-songwriter, musician and music producer. Initially a songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee, Foster made his recording debut as part of the Foster & Lloyd duo, recording ...

. It was released in 1992 (see

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) on the

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label, and it produced five singles for Foster on the ''

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'' country charts: "Just Call Me Lonesome", "Nobody Wins", "Easier Said Than Done", "Hammer and Nails", and "Closing Time". All of these except "Closing Time" were Top 40 hits on the country charts; "Nobody Wins" was the highest-charting, reaching #2. The album's title refers to Foster's birth year and birthplace.

Track listing

Personnel

;The band *

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– acoustic guitar * Steve Fishell – pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar * Radney Foster – acoustic guitar, lead vocals * Bill Hullett – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 6-string bass, mandolin * Michael Joyce – bass guitar * Bob Mummert – drums, percussion, tire iron ("Hammer and Nails") * John Propst – piano * Pete Wasner – piano, Hammond B-3 organ ;Additional musicians * Glen Duncan – fiddle on "Louisiana Blue" and "Closing Time", viola on "Easier Said than Done" *

Albert Lee Albert William Lee (born 21 December 1943) is an English guitarist known for his fingerstyle and hybrid picking technique. Lee has worked, both in the studio and on tour, with many famous musicians from a wide range of genres. He has also mai ...

– lead guitar on "Don't Say Goodbye" and "Louisiana Blue" * George Marinelli – lead guitar on "Hammer and Nails" and "A Fine Line" ;On "Old Silver" *

Sam Bush Charles Samuel Bush (born April 13, 1952) is an American mandolinist who is considered an originator of progressive bluegrass music. In 2020, he was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame as a member of New Grass Revival. ...

– mandolin *

Lee Roy Parnell Lee Roy Parnell (born December 21, 1956) is an American country music and blues artist, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Active since 1990, he has recorded eight studio albums, and has charted more than twenty singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot C ...

– National guitar *

Randy Scruggs Randy Lynn Scruggs (August 3, 1953 – April 17, 2018) was an American music producer, songwriter and guitarist. He had his first recording at the age of 13. He won four Grammy Awards and was named Musician of the Year at the Country Music ...

– guitar *

Harry Stinson Harry Stinson (born June 3, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian real estate developer from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is president of Stinson Properties, Inc. He has been called Toronto's "condo king". Biography Stinson's most significant ...

– drums *

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 Madis ...

– upright bass ;Backing vocalists *

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– "Nobody Wins" *

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– "Hammer and Nails" *

Carl Jackson Carl Eugene Jackson (born September 18, 1953) is an American country and bluegrass musician. Jackson's first Grammy was awarded in 1992 for his duet album with John Starling titled "Spring Training." In 2003 Jackson produced the Grammy Award-wi ...

– "Just Call Me Lonesome", "Louisiana Blue" *

Kim Richey Kimberly Richey (born December 1, 1956) is an American singer and songwriter. Career Kim Richey came onto the music scene in the 1990s and entered her first recording contract at the age of 37. Kim signed with Mercury Nashville. She spent the n ...

– "Easier Said than Done", "A Fine Line", "Went for a Ride", "Closing Time", "Old Silver" * Harry Stinson – "Don't Say Goodbye", "Old Silver" * Cindy Williams – "Closing Time" * Curtis Young – "A Fine Line", "Closing Time" ;Technical *

Chuck Ainlay Chuck Ainlay is an American record producer and audio engineer. He has worked with Mark Knopfler on much of Knopfler's solo work, in addition to some Dire Straits material. He has 4 Grammy Awards and 5 nominations. Along with Knopfler and Bob Ludw ...

– mixing (all tracks except "Nobody Wins") * Randy Best – mixing ("Nobody Wins") * Steve Fishell – production * Radney Foster – production * Mike Poole – recording, mixing ("Old Silver" only)

Chart performance

References

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