Country Boy (Ricky Skaggs album)

Country Boy
Studio album by Ricky Skaggs
Released	October 1984
Genre	Country, country pop, bluegrass
Length	30:45
Label	Epic
Producer	Ricky Skaggs
Ricky Skaggs chronology
Don't Cheat in Our Hometown (1983) Country Boy (1984) Favorite Country Songs (1985)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Country Boy is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Ricky Skaggs. It was released in 1984 via Epic Records. The album peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Country Boy" (Tony Colton, Albert Lee, Ray Smith) – 3:30
2. "Something in My Heart" (Wayland Patton) – 2:42
3. "Patiently Waiting" (Donnie Clark, Vickie Clark, Larry Cordle) – 2:51
4. "Two Highways" (Cordle) – 3:51
5. "Wheel Hoss" (Bill Monroe) – 2:57
6. "Rendezvous" (Peter Rowan) – 3:34
7. "Brand New Me" (Carl Chambers) – 3:27
8. "Window Up Above" (George Jones) – 3:04
9. "Baby I'm in Love with You" (Alex Gibson, Andy Gibson, Joe Weaver) – 2:12
10. "I'm Ready to Go" (Carter Stanley, William Herbert York) – 2:37

Personnel

• Eddie Bayers - drums
• Bruce Bouton - pedal steel guitar
• Molly Bright - background vocals
• Dennis Burnside - piano
• Jesse Chambers - bass guitar
• Buddy Emmons - pedal steel guitar
• George Grantham - drums
• Lloyd Green - pedal steel guitar
• Bobby Hicks - fiddle
• Bill Monroe - mandolin
• Joe Osborn - bass guitar
• Lou Reid - banjo, background vocals
• Ricky Skaggs - fiddle, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, violin, lead vocals, background vocals
• Gary Smith - piano
• Crom Tidwell - kazoo
• Buck White - piano

Chart performance

Chart (1984)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	1
U.S. Billboard 200	180

References

1. Campbell, Al. "Country Boy review". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
2. "Country Boy Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 February 2011.