''Fried Green Tomatoes'' is the ninth and final studio album by

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artist

Ricky Van Shelton Ricky Van Shelton (born January 12, 1952) is an American retired country music singer. Active between 1986 and 2006, he charted more than 20 singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts. This figure includes 10 Number One hits: "Somebod ...

. Of the two singles released, "The Decision" charted at number 71 while "Call Me Crazy" failed to chart. This was his only release for the Audium label. "All I Have to Offer You Is Me" is a cover of a Charley Pride single. "I'm the One" was previously recorded by

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on their 1992 album '' Sacred Ground'', which also includes a cover of "All I Have to Offer You Is Me".

Track listing

#"Call Me Crazy" (Brett Jones, Wendell Mobley) - 3:19 #"Foolish Pride" (Ernie Rowell, Mel Tillis, Jr.) - 3:37 #"I'm the One" ( Terry McBride, Gary Nicholson) - 3:54 #"Somebody's Gonna Lose" ( Larry Butler, Mark Sherrill) - 3:50 #"I Think I Like It Here" (

Tom Shapiro Tom Curtis Shapiro (born in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American songwriter and occasional record producer, known primarily for his work in country music. To date, he holds four Country Songwriter of the Year awards from Broadcast Music Incorpor ...

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) - 3:18 #"You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Crazy)" (Joe Chambers, Bucky Jones) - 3:41 #"Who's Laughin' Now" (Tom Littlefield, Rick Rowell, Mel Tillis Jr.) - 3:00 #" All I Have to Offer You Is Me" ( Dallas Frazier, A.L. "Doodle" Owens) - 3:21 #"From the Fryin' Pan" (Monty Criswell, Sam Gay) - 3:08 #"I Was Losing You" (Bruce Burch) - 3:21 #"Your One and Only" (Hillary Kanter, Even Stevens) - 2:59 #"The Decision" (Jerry Thompson, Ricky Van Shelton) - 4:46

Personnel

From ''Fried Green Tomatoes'' liner notes. ;Musicians *Pat Coil - keyboards *Larry Franklin - fiddle, mandolin, acoustic guitar *

Shannon Forrest Shannon Forrest (born August 22, 1973 in Easley, South Carolina) is an American drummer and percussionist known primarily for his session work. As a session drummer, he has contributed to the work of many well-known artists, and he is also a pr ...

- drums *Steve Gibson - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals *Wes Hightower - background vocals *John Hobbs - piano, keyboards *B. James Lowry - acoustic guitar *Liana Manis - background vocals * Brent Mason - electric guitar * Terry McMillan - harmonica *Larry Paxton - bass guitar *

John Wesley Ryles John Wesley Ryles (born December 2, 1950) is an American country music artist. Ryles recorded a string of hit country songs, beginning in 1968 when he was still a teenager, and continuing through the 1980s. He no longer records as a headline ar ...

- background vocals ;Technical *Steve Gibson - production, engineering *Alan Schulman - engineering, mixing *Ricky Van Shelton - production ("The Decision" only) *Steve Tvweit - engineering

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fried Green Tomatoes (Ricky Van Shelton Album) 2000 albums Ricky Van Shelton albums E1 Music albums