''Honky Tonk Boots'' is an album released in 2006 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

Sammy Kershaw Samuel Paul Kershaw (born February 24, 1958) is an American country music artist. He has released 16 studio albums, with three RIAA platinum certifications and two gold certifications among them. More than 25 singles have entered the Top 40 on the ...

. His only release for the

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album, it was also his first studio release since 2003's ''

I Want My Money Back ''I Want My Money Back'' is the eighth studio album by American country music artist Sammy Kershaw, released on March 25, 2003. His first album for Audium/Koch Entertainment, it produced two singles on the ''Billboard'' country charts: the title tr ...

''. The album's lead-off single, "Tennessee Girl", peaked at number 43 on the ''

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'' country charts in 2006. ''Honky Tonk Boots'' also reunited him with producers

Buddy Cannon Buddy Cannon (born April 20, 1947 Lexington, Tennessee) is an American country music songwriter and record producer. Active since the late 1970s, he is known primarily for his work with Willie Nelson and as Kenny Chesney's record producer, for w ...

and

Norro Wilson Norris Denton "Norro" Wilson (April 4, 1938 – June 8, 2017) was an American country music singer-songwriter, producer, and member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Wilson wrote or co-wrote numerous hit songs during more than 40 yea ...

, who co-produced his first four albums. Three cover songs are included on this album. "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On", the second and final single, is a cover of

Mel McDaniel Melvin Huston McDaniel (September 6, 1942 – March 31, 2011) was an American country music artist. Many of his top hits were released in the 1980s, including " Louisiana Saturday Night", "Big Ole Brew", "Stand Up", "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans ...

's number one hit from his 1984 album ''Let It Roll''. Kershaw's rendition failed to chart. "Evangeline" was previously a number 51-peaking single for

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in 1998 from his self-titled debut, which Cannon and Wilson also produced. " The Battle" was previously recorded by George Jones for his 1976 album of the same title. The single peaked at number 14. Jeffrey B. Remz of ''

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'' gave the album a positive review, comparing Kershaw's vocals favorably to

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and saying that "The Louisiana native has done his part in coming through with a meaty performance."

Track listing

#"Tennessee Girl" (

Bob DiPiero Robert John DiPiero (born March 3, 1951) is an American country music songwriter. He has written 15 US number one hits and several Top 20 single for Tim McGraw, The Oak Ridge Boys, Reba McEntire, Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Shenandoah, Neal McCoy, ...

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) – 3:36 #"Honky Tonk Boots" (Scott Blackwell, Billy Don Burns) – 2:47 #"One Step at a Time" (

Tim Mensy Timothy Ray Menzies (born August 25, 1959), sometimes known as Tim Mensy, is an American country music artist. Initially, he was a member of the band Bandana, in which he charted several singles on the Hot Country Songs charts in the 1980s. Afte ...

) – 3:41 #"Evangeline" (

Bob McDill Robert Lee McDill (born April 4, 1944) is a retired American songwriter, active from the 1960s until 2000. During his career he wrote or co-wrote 31 number one country hits. His songs were also recorded by popular artists of the 1970s, 1980s an ...

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) – 3:35 #"Leavin' Made Easy" (

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, Jon Robbin) – 3:27 #"

Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On" is a song written by Bob McDill and recorded by American country music artist Mel McDaniel. It was released in October 1984 as the lead-off single from his album ''Let It Roll''. It was a number-one hit on the U.S. ' ...

" (McDill) – 3:10 #"High Society" (McDill,

Dickey Lee Royden Dickey Lipscomb (born September 21, 1936), known professionally as Dickey Lee (sometimes misspelled Dickie or Dicky), is an American pop/country singer and songwriter, best known for the 1960s teenage tragedy songs " Patches" and "Laurie ( ...

) – 3:13 #"The Battle" (

, George Richey, Linda Kimball) – 2:50 #"Mama's Got a Tattoo" (Ronnie Samoset, Alan Dysert) – 3:04 #"Cantaloupes on Mars" (

Danny Mayo Daniel Mayo (October 2, 1950 – October 2, 1999) was an American songwriter, primarily known for writing country hits for artists such as Alabama, Tracy Byrd, Pirates of the Mississippi and Confederate Railroad. Byrd's "The Keeper of the Stars", ...

) – 3:04

Personnel

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* David Briggs - keyboards *

- background vocals *

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- background vocals *Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar *Mike Chapman - bass guitar * J. T. Corenflos - electric guitar *

Stuart Duncan Stuart Duncan (born April 14, 1964) is an American bluegrass musician who plays the fiddle, mandolin, guitar, and banjo. Life Duncan was born in Quantico, Virginia, and raised in Santa Paula, California, where he played in the school band. He ...

- fiddle *

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- fiddle *Sonny Garrish -

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*Rob Hajacos - fiddle *John Hobbs - keyboards *

- lead vocals *Mike Lawler - keyboards *

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- drums *

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, piano *Danny Parks - acoustic guitar *Larry Paxton - bass 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 *Hal Rugg - steel 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 *

Wayne Toups Wayne Toups (born October 2, 1958, in Crowley, Louisiana) is one of the most commercially successful American Cajun singers. He is also a songwriter. Wayne Toups has been granted numerous awards and honors throughout his career including 2010 Fes ...

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* John Willis - acoustic guitar *Dennis Wilson - background vocals *Curtis Young - background vocals *

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- electric guitar

Chart performance

References

External links

* ''Honky Tonk Boots''at

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