''Come On Come On'' is the fourth studio album by American

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artist

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. Seven of its tracks became ''

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hits in 1992, 1993, and 1994. They were, chronologically, "I Feel Lucky" at #4, "Not Too Much to Ask" (a duet with

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) at #15, "Passionate Kisses" at #4, "The Hard Way" at #11, "The Bug" (a cover of a

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song) at #16, "He Thinks He'll Keep Her" at #2, and "I Take My Chances" also at #2. The album topped out at #6 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. By 2017, the album had sold 2.9 million copies. It remains Carpenter's best-selling album.

Track listing

All songs written by Mary Chapin Carpenter except where noted. #" The Hard Way" – 4:22 #" He Thinks He'll Keep Her" (Mary Chapin Carpenter,

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) – 4:01 #"Rhythm of the Blues" – 3:49 #"

I Feel Lucky "I Feel Lucky" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Mary Chapin Carpenter. It was released in May 1992 as the first single from the album ''Come On Come On''. The song reached number 4 on the '' Billboard'' Hot Coun ...

" (Carpenter, Schlitz) – 3:31 (1993

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The Bug "The Bug" is a song written by Mark Knopfler and originally performed by Dire Straits on the final studio album by the band, '' On Every Street'' (1991). It was covered by Mary Chapin Carpenter in 1992, and also recorded on the albums ''Blues B ...

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) – 3:47 #" Not Too Much to Ask" (duet with

) (Carpenter, Schlitz) – 3:23 #"

Passionate Kisses "Passionate Kisses" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams. It was released in 1989 as the fourth single from her third album, ''Lucinda Williams'' (1988). The song was famously covered by Mary Chapin Car ...

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) – 3:23 (1994

) #"Only a Dream" – 5:34 #"I Am a Town" – 5:06 #"Walking Through Fire" – 4:04 #" I Take My Chances" (Carpenter, Schlitz) – 3:45 #"Come On Come On" – 4:51

Production

*Produced by Mary Chapin Carpenter and John Jennings except "The Bug", which was produced by Mary Chapin Carpenter, John Jennings, and Steve Buckingham. *Recorded and mixed by Bob Dawson and Marshall Morgan *Engineered by Toby Seay

Personnel

Adapted from ''Come On Come On'' liner notes. *J. T. Brown – bass guitar (4, 5), background vocals (4) *Mary Chapin Carpenter – acoustic guitar (1-3, 7, 9, 11, 12), vocals *Jon Carroll – piano (4, 6, 11), synthesizer (1), background vocals (4) *

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– background vocals (3) *

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– background vocals (1, 7, 12) *Denny Dadmun-Bixby – bass guitar (1, 11) *

– duet vocals (6) *

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–

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(6) * Paul Franklin –

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(5, 6), Pedabro (5) *

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and

Emily Saliers Emily Ann Saliers (born July 22, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and member of the musical duo Indigo Girls. Saliers sings soprano and plays lead guitar as well as banjo, piano, mandolin, ukulele, bouzouki and many other instruments. ...

) – background vocals (1, 10) *

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– bass guitar (2, 7, 10) *

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– piano (9) *

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– electric guitar (1, 2, 4-6, 11), acoustic guitar (3-6, 10, 12), bass guitar (3, 6, 12), percussion (3), programming (3), background vocals (1-5, 10-12) *

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– electric guitar (2, 7, 10) *Robbie Magruder – drums (1, 4-6, 11) *Mike McAdam – electric guitar (4-6),

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guitar (6) *

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– double bass (9) *

Andy Newmark Andrew Newmark (born July 14, 1950)

– drums (2, 7, 10) *

Matt Rollings Matt Rollings is a Grammy Award-winning American composer, keyboard player and record producer. Known mainly for playing in Lyle Lovett's Large Band, Rollings has worked with many artists, not all country. Matt won the 'Best Traditional Pop Voca ...

– piano (1-3, 7, 8, 10, 12) *

Benmont Tench Benjamin Montmorency "Benmont" Tench III (born September 7, 1953) is an American musician and singer, and a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Early years Tench was born in Gainesville, Florida, the second child of Benjamin ...

–

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(2, 3, 10, 11)

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

References

{{Authority control 1992 albums Mary Chapin Carpenter albums Albums produced by Steve Buckingham (record producer) Columbia Records albums