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Released | November 18, 2008 |
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- Sound Kitchen and House of Nadia (Franklin, Tennessee)
- East Iris Studios, Starstruck Studios and Little Big Studio (Nashville, Tennessee)
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Genre | Country |
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Length | 41:20 |
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Label | Universal South |
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Anything Goes is the debut studio album by American country music singer Randy Houser. It was released on November 18, 2008 via Universal South Records. The album's lead-off single, its title track, reached number 16 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The second single, "Boots On", peaked at number 2. Houser co-wrote all but three of the songs on the album.
"Back to God" was later recorded by Reba McEntire for her 2017 album Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope, from which it was released as the second single.
Track listing
Title | Writer(s) |
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1. | "Boots On" | Randy Houser, Brandon Kinney | 2:51 |
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2. | "Anything Goes" | Brice Long, John Wiggins | 3:04 |
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3. | "Wild Wild West" | Angelo Petraglia, Daryl Burgess, Houser | 3:31 |
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4. | "Back to God" | Dallas Davidson, Houser | 5:14 |
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5. | "Something Real" | David Lee Murphy, Houser | 4:22 |
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6. | "My Kind of Country" | Davidson, Houser | 2:55 |
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7. | "Strange" | Chuck Jones, Chuck Cannon | 3:13 |
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8. | "Lie" | Reed Nielsen, Shane Minor, Houser | 4:11 |
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9. | "Paycheck Man" | Derek George, Danny Myrick, Houser | 3:04 |
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10. | "How Many Times" | Jon Randall, Al Anderson | 4:07 |
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11. | "I'll Sleep" | Minor, Myrick, Houser | 4:48 |
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Personnel
Adapted from liner notes.[3]
- Randy Houser – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (6, 8, 9)
- Steve Nathan – Hammond B3 organ (1, 3-5, 9), acoustic piano (2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11)
- Kevin McKendree – Wurlitzer electric piano (6, 7), Hammond B3 organ (6, 7)
- J. T. Corenflos – electric guitar, baritone guitar (5)
- B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar (1-5), gut-string guitar (5)
- Rob McNelley – electric guitar (1-7)
- Bruce Wallace – acoustic guitar (6, 7)
- Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar (8-11)
- John Willis – acoustic guitar (8-11)
- Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar (11)
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar (1-5, 8-11), dobro (11)
- Michael Rhodes – bass (1-5, 8-11)
- Steve Mackey – bass (6, 7)
- Lonnie Wilson – drums (1-5, 8-11)
- Nick Buda – drums (6, 7)
- Eric Darken – percussion (1-6, 8, 9, 11)
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle (11)
- David Angell – strings (4, 5)
- John Catchings – strings (4, 5)
- David Davidson – strings (4, 5)
- Kristin Wilkinson – strings (4, 5), string arrangements (4, 5)
- Stephen Lamb – copyist (4, 5)
- Wes Hightower – backing vocals (1-5, 7-9, 11)
- Kim Fleming – backing vocals (2, 4)
- Vicki Hampton – backing vocals (2, 4)
- Aaron Mason – backing vocals (2, 4)
- Cliff Audretch III – backing vocals (3)
- Vince Gill – backing vocals (10)
Production
- Cliff Audretch III – A&R, producer
- Mark Wright – producer
- Greg Droman – recording, mixing
- Adam Hull – recording assistant
- Greg Lawrence – recording assistant
- Leslie Richter – recording assistant
- Heather Strum – recording assistant
- Chris Ashburn – additional recording assistant
- Kim Daewoo – additional recording assistant
- Aaron Kasdorf – additional recording assistant
- Todd Tidwell – additional recording assistant
- Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Carie Higdon – production coordinator
- Natalie S. Moore – art direction, additional photography
- Susannah Parrish – art direction, design
- Kristin Barlowe – photography
- Fitzgerald Hartley Co. – management
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Anything Goes review". Allmusic. Retrieved January 15, 2010.
- ^ Vercher, Brady (November 20, 2008). "Anything Goes review". Engine 145. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved January 15, 2010.
- ^ Anything Goes (CD booklet). Randy Houser. Universal Records South. 2008. B0011699-02.
{{cite AV media notes}}
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- ^ "Randy Houser Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ "Randy Houser Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ "Randy Houser Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
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