2008 studio album by Randy Houser
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 [ edit ] Title Writer(s) 1. "Boots On " Randy Houser , Brandon Kinney2:51 2. "Anything Goes " Brice Long , John Wiggins3:04 3. "Wild Wild West" Angelo Petraglia , Daryl Burgess, Houser3:31 4. "Back to God " Dallas Davidson , Houser5:14 5. "Something Real" David Lee Murphy , Houser4:22 6. "My Kind of Country" Davidson, Houser 2:55 7. "Strange" Chuck Jones, Chuck Cannon 3:13 8. "Lie" Reed Nielsen, Shane Minor , Houser 4:11 9. "Paycheck Man" Derek George , Danny Myrick, Houser3:04 10. "How Many Times" Jon Randall , Al Anderson 4:07 11. "I'll Sleep" Minor, Myrick, Houser 4:48
Personnel [ edit ] Adapted from liner notes.[3]
Cliff Audretch III – background vocals (track 3) David Angell – strings (tracks 4, 5) Nick Buda – drums (tracks 6, 7) John Catchings – strings (tracks 4, 5) J. T. Corenflos – electric guitar (all tracks), baritone guitar (track 5) Eric Darken – percussion (all tracks except 7 & 10) David Davidson – strings (tracks 4, 5) Stuart Duncan – fiddle (track 11) Kim Fleming – background vocals (tracks 2, 4) Paul Franklin – steel guitar (all tracks except 6 & 7), dobro (track 11) Vince Gill – background vocals (track 10) Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar (tracks 8-11) Vicki Hampton – background vocals (tracks 2, 4) Wes Hightower – background vocals (all tracks except 6 & 10) Randy Houser – lead vocals (all tracks), acoustic guitar (tracks 6, 8, 9) Stephen Lamb – copyist (tracks 4, 5) B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar (tracks 1-5), gut string guitar (track 5) Steve Mackey – bass guitar (tracks 6, 7) Aaron Mason – background vocals (tracks 2, 4) Kevin McKendree – Wurlitzer electric piano (tracks 6, 7), Hammond B-3 organ (tracks 6, 7) Rob McNelley – electric guitar (tracks 1-7) Steve Nathan – piano (tracks 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11), Hammond B-3 organ (tracks 1, 3-5, 9) Michael Rhodes – bass guitar (all tracks except 6 & 7) Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar (track 11) Bruce Wallace – acoustic guitar (tracks 6, 7) Kristin Wilkinson – string arrangements (tracks 4, 5), strings (tracks 4, 5) John Willis – acoustic guitar (tracks 8-11) Lonnie Wilson – drums (all tracks except 6 & 7) Weekly charts [ edit ] Year-end charts [ edit ]
References [ edit ] ^ 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 }}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link ) ^ "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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