II (The Kinleys Album)
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''II'' is the second studio album by the 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, ...
duo
The Kinleys The Kinleys were an American country music duo composed of identical twin sisters Heather and Jennifer Kinley (born November 5, 1970). Between 1997 and 2000, they recorded two albums for Epic Records (1997's '' Just Between You and Me'' and 2000's ...
. It was released in 2000 (see 2000 in country music) as their second and final album for
Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America Sony Corporation of America (SONAM, also known as SCA), is the American arm of the Japanese conglomerate Sony Group ...
.


Background

The Kinleys worked with the producers of their debut album, Russ Zavitson and Tony Haselden, for their follow-up album, and released the single "My Heart Is Still Beating" in July 1999. The single, however, failed to reach the Country top 40, and the album, which was to be self-titled and released on October 6, 1999, was put on hold by
Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America Sony Corporation of America (SONAM, also known as SCA), is the American arm of the Japanese conglomerate Sony Group ...
, who decided to bring in Country 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 ...
to produce songs on the album in order to broaden the duo's sound and regain chart appeal. In the end, half of the album was produced by Foster and the other half by Zavitson and Haselden. The record includes two songs co-written by Jennifer Kinley's husband, Adam Hughes, and also has the first lead vocal performance of Jennifer Kinley in a Kinleys song on "I Need You Now", the duo's usual way of singing consisting of Heather Kinley on lead with Jennifer on harmony vocals. The duo recorded a song titled "If I Can Only Win Your Love" with
Vince Gill Vincent Grant Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American country music singer, songwriter and musician. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman of the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s and as a solo artist b ...
, but it was ultimately not used on the album as they felt it wasn't good enough. "My Heart Is Still Beating" was eventually not included on the album and the first single, the Foster-produced "She Ain't The Girl For You" was released in the Spring of 2000. It peaked at #34 in the Country charts. The next single, "
I'm In "I'm In" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Radney Foster. He recorded it on his 1999 studio album '' See What You Want to See'', which was released on the Arista Austin label. In 2000, The Kinleys released it as a ...
" peaked at #35 in the Country charts. It was previously a single in 1998 for Foster from his album ''
See What You Want to See ''See What You Want to See'' is American country music artist Radney Foster's third studio album. It was released in 1999 on Arista Records. The record features a number of notable guests, such as Darius Rucker from Hootie & the Blowfish, as well a ...
'', and was covered by
Keith Urban Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967) is an Australian-American musician, singer, guitarist and songwriter known for his work in country music. Recognized with four Grammy Awards, Urban also received fifteen Academy of Country Music Award ...
on his 2009 album '' Defying Gravity''. Also included on ''II'' is "Somebody's Out There Watching", a Top 20 hit for The Kinleys in 1998, which was previously included on the television
soundtrack A soundtrack is recorded music accompanying and synchronised to the images of a motion picture, drama, book, television program, radio program, or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack o ...
for the series ''
Touched by an Angel ''Touched by an Angel'' is an American fantasy drama television series that premiered on CBS on September 21, 1994, and ran for 211 episodes over nine seasons until its conclusion on April 27, 2003. Created by John Masius and executive produced ...
''.


Track listing

#" She Ain't the Girl for You" (Jon McElroy,
Vince Melamed Vincent Edward "Vince" Melamed is an American keyboardist and songwriter who resides in Nashville, Tennessee. He was born in New York, and moved to Los Angeles at an early age. Melamed has appeared with many bands as a keyboardist (Bob Dylan, J.D ...
) – 3:32 #"
I'm In "I'm In" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Radney Foster. He recorded it on his 1999 studio album '' See What You Want to See'', which was released on the Arista Austin label. In 2000, The Kinleys released it as a ...
" (
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 ...
,
Georgia Middleman Georgia Leigh Middleman (born December 27, 1967) is an American country singer. Middleman sang from age ten at the Texas Star Inn in San Antonio, and began writing songs shortly thereafter. She sold recordings of her first song, There's a Rainbo ...
) – 4:55 #"You're Still Here" (Adam Hughes, Sarah Majors, D. Vincent Williams) – 3:11 #"If Ever I Needed You" (Foster, Heather Kinley, Jennifer Kinley) – 3:43 #"That's Gonna Mess You Up" (Hughes, Majors, H. Kinley, J. Kinley) – 2:58 #"When the Blues and My Baby Collide" (
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 ...
, Paul Nelson) – 3:28 #"Me Too" (
Stan Munsey Stan E. Munsey (born July 10, 1955) is an American songwriter and one of several writer-musicians to emerge from the Muscle Shoals, Alabama music scene. Munsey was born in Easton, Pennsylvania and spent a significant amount time during his early y ...
, Russ Zavitson) – 3:36 #"Lovers" (
Leslie Satcher Leslie Winn Satcher (born 1962) is a singer-songwriter based on Nashville, Tennessee. She has recorded two albums of her own, and has additionally co-written several singles for such artists as George Strait, Martina McBride, Pam Tillis, Gretc ...
,
Wynn Varble George Edwin Varble is an American country music musician and songwriter. Varble co-wrote the hit songs '' Have You Forgotten?'', ''Waitin' on a Woman'', '' Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind'' and '' A Little More Country Than That''. In 20 ...
) – 2:56 #"I'm Me With You" (
Marcus Hummon Marcus Spencer Hummon (born December 28, 1960) is an American country music artist. He is the father of country singer Levi Hummon. Early life Hummon was born in Washington, D.C.. He graduated from Williams College. Career After several years o ...
, H. Kinley, J. Kinley) – 3:00 #"Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" (Hummon, H. Kinley, J. Kinley) – 2:18 #"Here" (H. Kinley, J. Kinley, Sunny Russ) – 2:56 #"I Need You Now" ( Tom Douglas, Michael Joyce) – 3:35 #"
Somebody's Out There Watching "Somebody's Out There Watching" is a song written by Steve Booker, Franne Golde and Robin Lerner, and recorded by American country music duo The Kinleys. It was released in November 1998 as the first single from '' Touched by an Angel: The Album' ...
" ( Steve Booker,
Franne Golde Francine Vicki Golde, better known as Franne Golde or Frannie Golde, is an American songwriter, musician, singer and writer. Her songs have appeared on more than 100 million records sold worldwide. Golde has received BMI awards for singles with ...
, Robin Lerner) – 3:19


Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.


Tracks 1-6

*
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. ...
— fiddle *
Chad Cromwell Chad Cromwell (born June 14, 1957) is an American rock drummer whose music career has spanned more than 30 years. He is the founding member of a band called Fortunate Sons, which released a self-titled album in 2004. Cromwell has worked with m ...
— drums * Steve Fishell — pedal steel guitar, Dobro, Weissenborn * Pat Flynn — acoustic guitar * Tony Harrell — keyboards * Byron House — bass guitar *
Craig Krampf Craig Krampf (born October 22, 1954) is an American drummer, percussionist, arranger, record producer and songwriter. The majority of his notable credits are as a studio drummer. Since the 1970s, he has played on albums by other artists ranging f ...
— percussion * James Maddox — keyboards * Dennis Matkotsky — keyboards * Michael McAdam — electric guitar * Joe Pisapia — electric guitar *
Chely Wright Chely Wright (born Richell Rene Wright; October 25, 1970) is an American activist, author and country music artist. She initially rose to fame as a commercial country recording artist with several charting singles, including the number one hit ...
- background vocals on "She Ain't the Girl for You"


Tracks 7-13

*
Joe Chemay Joe Chemay is an American bassist and background singer, known for his recording session work. Biography Chemay started out working as a session and touring support musician in Los Angeles, but moved to Nashville in 1989. Chemay has worked wi ...
— bass 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, percussion *
Larry Franklin The Lawrence Franklin espionage scandal involved Lawrence Franklin passing classified documents regarding United States policy towards Iran to Israel. Franklin, a former United States Department of Defense employee, pleaded guilty to several espi ...
— fiddle * Sonny Garrish — steel guitar, Dobro * John Hobbs — synthesizer * Jerry Kimbrough — acoustic guitar, bouzouki * Marc Kunkel — harmonica *
Steve Nathan Steven Jay Nathan is an American keyboardist. He is known for his session work in Muscle Shoals and Nashville studios. Biography Nathan was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. In 1977, Nathan moved to Muscle Shoals, Alabama. After touring wit ...
— piano, Hammond B-3 organ * Michael Rhodes — 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 * Mitchell Shedd — percussion *
Biff Watson Fletcher Bangs "Biff" Watson is an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer. His musicianship has been a part of recording sessions for many artists. Biography Early years Raised in Chatham, Virginia, Watson learned how to play guitar at a ...
— acoustic guitar, bouzouki * John Willis — electric guitar, banjo


Strings on "If Ever I Needed You"

* Anthony LaMarchina, John Catchings — cello * David Davidson, Conni Ellisor, Mary Kathryn VanOsdale, David Angell — violins Strings arranged by John Darnell. Tracks 1-6 produced by
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 ...
; tracks 7-13 produced by Tony Haselden and Russ Zavitson.


Chart performance


References

{{Authority control 2000 albums Epic Records albums The Kinleys albums