Sticks and Stones
Studio album by
Tracy Lawrence
ReleasedNovember 12, 1991
RecordedMay 31, 1991
StudioEleven, Eleven Sound, Nashville, TN
GenreCountry
Length32:47
LabelAtlantic Records
ProducerJames Stroud
Tracy Lawrence chronology
Sticks and Stones
(1991)		 Alibis
(1993)
Singles from Sticks and Stones
  1. "Sticks and Stones"
    Released: November 1991
  2. "Today's Lonely Fool"
    Released: February 3, 1992
  3. "Runnin' Behind"
    Released: June 8, 1992
  4. "Somebody Paints the Wall"
    Released: September 28, 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment WeeklyA− [2]

Sticks and Stones is the debut studio album by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence. It was released on November 12, 1991 by Atlantic Records. It produced four singles: the title track, "Today's Lonely Fool", "Runnin' Behind", and "Somebody Paints the Wall", which peaked at #1, #3, #4, and #8, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts between 1991 and 1993.

The track "Paris, Tennessee" was later recorded by Dennis Robbins (one of the co-writers) on his 1992 album Man with a Plan and by Kenny Chesney on his 1995 album All I Need to Know. "Somebody Paints the Wall" was previously recorded by Josh Logan on his 1988 album of the same name, from which it was released as a single that year.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Runnin' Behind"Mark D. Sanders, Ed Hill2:54
2."Sticks and Stones"Roger Dillon, Elbert West3:36
3."Somebody Paints the Wall"Tommy Smith, Charles Browder, Elroy Kahanek, Nelson Larkin3:18
4."Dancin' to Sweet 17"Tracy Lawrence3:17
5."Today's Lonely Fool"Kenny Beard, Stan Paul Davis3:50
6."Paris, Tennessee"Dennis Robbins, Bob DiPiero, John Scott Sherrill2:24
7."Froze Over"Lawrence, West3:31
8."Between Us"Tim Mensy, Tony Haselden3:32
9."April's Fool"Ralph Howard Jr., Wayne Davis, Bernie Faulkner, Keith Perry3:52
10."I Hope Heaven Has a Honky Tonk"Jim Carter, Sherri Stapleton2:36

Personnel

From Sticks and Stones liner notes.[3]

Musicians
  • Tracy Lawrence - lead vocals
  • Bruce Bouton - steel guitar, Dobro
  • Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar, harmonica
  • Liana Manis - background vocals
  • Brent Rowan - electric guitar
  • Milton Sledge - drums on all tracks except "Between Us"
  • Gary W. Smith - keyboards, piano, synthesizer
  • Joe Spivey - fiddle
  • James Stroud - drums on "Between Us"
  • Glenn Worf - bass guitar
  • Curtis Young - background vocals
Technical
  • Milan Bogdan - digital editing
  • Brian Hardin - mixing
  • Russ Martin - recording
  • Pat McMacon - recording, mixing
  • Glenn Meadows - mastering
  • Lynn Peterzell - recording
  • Billy Sherrill - recording
  • James Stroud - production

Chart performance

Chart (1991) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 10
U.S. Billboard 200 71
Canadian RPM Country Albums 7

References

  1. ↑ Sticks and Stones at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
  3. ↑ Sticks and Stones (CD insert). Tracy Lawrence. Atlantic Records. 1991. 7 82326-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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