Shriner's Convention (album)

Shriner's Convention
Studio album by
Ray Stevens
ReleasedFebruary 1980
GenrePop, country, novelty, comedy
LabelRCA
ProducerRay Stevens
Ray Stevens chronology
The Best of Ray Stevens
(1979) 		Shriner's Convention
(1980) 		Wild and Crazy
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]

Shriner's Convention is a studio album by the American musician Ray Stevens, released in 1980, his first for RCA Records.[2] The front of the album's cover shows a drawn picture of Stevens on a motorcycle with a young, curvaceous woman in back of him. Stevens wears a blue, Hawaiian-styled shirt and blue jeans, while the woman wears a bikini, and the two wear shriner hats. In the background of the picture, there is a shriner's parade on the streets. On the back of the album, there is a comic strip of happenings at a motel while the parade occurs.

The title track is the album's sole single.

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Shriner's Convention"Ray Stevens5:33
2."The Last Laugh"Burke, Black, Gillespie2:36
3."Rita's Letter"Sharp3:30
4."The Watch Song"Mike Neun3:28
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Dooright Family"Ray Stevens5:05
2."Hey There"Richard Adler, Jerry Ross2:37
3."Put It in Your Ear"Layng Martine, Jr.2:42
4."You're Never Goin' to Tampa With Me"C.W. Kalb, Jr.2:50
5."Coin Machine"Dick Feller3:12

In the cassette version of the album, the tracks for "Last Laugh" and "Coin Machine" are reversed.

Album credits

  • Arranged and produced by: Ray Stevens at Ray Stevens Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Engineer: Stuart Keathley
  • Cover concept: Jerry Bradley
  • Art direction and cartoon illustration: Herb Burnette
  • Lettering: Bill Noss
  • Graphics by: Pinwheel Studios, Nashville

Charts

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US CAN Country
1980 "Shriner's Convention" 7 101 2

References

  1. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
  2. ^ Country Music: The Encyclopedia. St. Martin's Press. 2000. p. 464.
  3. ^ "Ray Stevens Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  4. ^ "Ray Stevens Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  5. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1980". Billboard. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
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