''What You Don't Know'' is the debut studio album released by
country music artist
Jon Randall and his only album released on the
RCA Nashville label. Because of restructuring within the record company, this album received minimal promotion. His proposed next album, entitled ''Great Day to Be Alive'', was shelved for the same reasons, although its title track was later a Top 5 hit for
Travis Tritt in 2001.
"I Came Straight to You" was previously recorded by
Kevin Welch in 1989 and released as a single from his self-titled debut album, and would later be covered by
Patty Loveless. "This Heart" was previously a single for
Sweethearts of the Rodeo
Sweethearts of the Rodeo were an American country music duo composed of sisters Janis Oliver (guitar, vocals) and Kristine Arnold (née Oliver) (vocals). The duo recorded for Columbia Records between 1986 and 1991, releasing four albums and twel ...
in 1989. "Tennessee Blues" is a cover of a
Bobby Charles song. The last track, "Just Like You", was written by Randall and is credited to his full name.
Track listing
# "
This Heart" (Tony Haselden,
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 ...
) - 2:59
# "If Blue Tears were Silver" (
Verlon Thompson, Tommy Polk) - 3:47
# "I Came Straight to You" (
Kevin Welch,
John Barlow Jarvis) - 3:23
# "If I Hadn't Reached for the Stars" (
Carl Jackson) - 3:20
# "To Pieces" (Jackson) - 2:57
# "Tennessee Blues" (
Bobby Charles) - 4:16
# "What You Don't Know" (
Jim Lauderdale
James Russell Lauderdale (born April 11, 1957) is an American country, bluegrass, and Americana singer-songwriter. Since 1986, he has released 31 studio albums, including collaborations with artists such as Dr. Ralph Stanley, Buddy Miller, and ...
,
John Leventhal) - 4:36
# "Only Game in Town" (
Russell Smith Russell or Russ Smith may refer to:
Sports
* Russ Smith (guard) (1893–1958), American football player
* Russ Smith (running back) (1944–2001), American football player
* Russ Smith (basketball) (born 1991), American basketball player
* Russell ...
,
Vince Melamed) - 4:07
# "They're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone" (
Jeff Black) - 4:03
# "Just Like You" (Jon Randall Stewart) - 4:13
Personnel
Adapted from liner notes.
;Musicians
* Bobby All - acoustic guitar (2, 3, 5)
* Larry Atamanuik - drums (1, 6, 7, 10)
*
Eddie Bayers - drums (2, 3, 5)
*
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.
...
- acoustic guitar (1, 2, 6), background vocals (1, 3, 9), fiddle (3, 5, 9), mandolin (7, 9)
*
John Cowan
John Cowan (born August 24, 1953) is an American soul music and progressive bluegrass vocalist and bass guitar player. He was the lead vocalist and bass player for the New Grass Revival. Cowan became the band's bassist in 1972 after the departure ...
- background vocals (3)
*
Jerry Douglas -
Dobro
Dobro is an American brand of resonator guitars, currently owned by Gibson and manufactured by its subsidiary Epiphone. The term "dobro" is also used as a generic term for any wood-bodied, single-cone resonator guitar.
The Dobro was originally ...
(9)
*
Paul Franklin - pedal steel guitar (1, 4, 6, 8)
*
Garth Fundis
Garth Fundis is an American country music record producer. Active since the 1970s, Fundis has produced albums for several country artists, including Alabama, Don Williams, Trisha Yearwood, Sugarland, and Keith Whitley. He has also served as a ju ...
- background vocals (7)
*
Vince Gill - background vocals (9)
*
Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. She has released dozens of albums and singles over the course of her career and has won 14 Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, and numerous other honors, including ...
- background vocals (10)
*
Roy Huskey Jr. - upright bass (7, 10)
*
Carl Jackson - background vocals (5)
*
Brent Mason - electric guitar (1, 2, 3, 5, 6)
* Steve Nathan - piano (1-6, 8, 9)
*
Al Perkins - pedal steel guitar (2, 3, 5), lap steel guitar (7, 10), Dobro (7, 10)
*
Dave Pomeroy
Dave Pomeroy (born April 26, 1956) is an American musician, known as a Nashville vocalist, songwriter, and producer (Earwave Productions), but is best known as a bassist. He has played electric and acoustic bass for many world renowned artists, ...
- bass guitar (all tracks except 7 and 10)
* Jon Randall - lead vocals, acoustic guitar (1, 6, 7, 9, 10), background vocals (1, 2, 8)
*
Steuart Smith - electric guitar (4, 8, 9)
* Steve Turner - drums (4, 8, 9)
*
Billy Joe Walker Jr. - acoustic guitar (4, 8)
*
Lari White - background vocals (2)
*
Trisha Yearwood - background vocals (4, 7)
* Curtis "Mr. Harmony" Young - background vocals (5)
*
Andrea Zonn
Andrea Elizabeth Zonn (born 1969) is a singer and fiddle player who grew up in Urbana, Illinois. She grew up in an environment surrounded by music. She sings, and plays classical violin, and is fluent in numerous other musical genres. Zonn first ...
- background vocals (6, 8)
;Technical
* Sam Bush - producer
* Garth Fundis - producer, mixing
* Gary Laney - recording
* Denny Purcell - mastering
* Dave Sinko - recording, mixing
References
*
''What You Don't Know''at
Allmusic
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1995 debut albums
Jon Randall albums
RCA Records albums
Albums produced by Garth Fundis