''Paint the Town'' is the third studio album by American

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band

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. The last of their albums featuring

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as lead vocalist, it included the

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Country #1 "Who's Lonely Now," the #4 "Walkin', Talkin', Cryin', Barely Beatin' Broken Heart," and the #11 "This Side of Goodbye." Also included on the album is a cover of

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". "Rough and Tumble Heart" was later recorded by

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on her 1992 album ''

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Track listing

Personnel

Highway 101

- lead vocals,

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*Jack Daniels - background vocals,

electric guitar An electric guitar is a guitar that requires external amplification in order to be heard at typical performance volumes, unlike a standard acoustic guitar (however combinations of the two - a semi-acoustic guitar and an electric acoustic gui ...

, acoustic guitar, six string bass *Cactus Moser - background vocals,

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, acoustic guitar *Curtis Stone - background vocals, four string bass,

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Additional Musicians

*Dennis Burnside - Piano *

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- Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar *Sharon Eaves - Background Vocals *Steve Fishell - Steel guitar *John Hobbs - Piano *

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- Piano *

Greg Leisz Gregory Brian Leisz ( ; born September 18, 1949) is an American musician. He is a songwriter, recording artist, and producer. He plays guitar, dobro, mandolin, lap steel and pedal steel guitar. Biography Leisz grew up in the garage band cu ...

- Steel guitar *Mike Poole - Percussion *

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- Background Vocals *Dennis Wilson - Background Vocals *Curtis Young - Background Vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Paint The Town 1989 albums Highway 101 albums Albums produced by Paul Worley Warner Records albums