Chris Knight (album)

Chris Knight is the debut album from country music singer and songwriter Chris Knight. It was released on February 10, 1998 by Decca Nashville. Singles from it were "Framed" and "It Ain't Easy Being Me", although neither charted. "The Hammer Going Down" also appeared on the soundtrack of the 1998 film Black Dog, which was also released by Decca. The Road Hammers later covered the song on their 2005 self-titled debut album.

Chris Knight
Studio album by Chris Knight
Released	February 10, 1998
Genre	Country, Americana
Length	48:28
Label	Decca
Producer	Greg Droman Frank Liddell
Chris Knight chronology
Chris Knight (1998) A Pretty Good Guy (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Chris Knight except where noted.

1. "It Ain't Easy Being Me" (Chris Knight, Craig Wiseman) – 3:32
2. "Framed" – 3:48
3. "Bring the Harvest Home" (Knight, Wiseman) – 4:10
4. "Something Changed" – 4:14
5. "House and 90 Acres" – 3:52
6. "Summer of '75" (Knight, Sam Tate, Annie Tate) – 3:27
7. "Run from Your Memory" (Knight, Tim Krekel) – 3:02
8. "Love and a .45" (Knight, Fred Eaglesmith) – 3:14
9. "The Hammer Going Down" (Knight, Dean Miller) – 5:30
10. "The Band Is Playing Too Slow" – 3:59
11. "The River's Own" (Knight, Gordon Bradberry) – 5:26
12. "William" – 4:14

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.^[2]

• Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, hi-strung guitar, bouzouki, tiple
• Chad Cromwell – drums
• Eric Darken – percussion
• Dan Dugmore – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar
• Glen Duncan – fiddle
• Kenny Greenberg – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, National guitar, fuzz pedal
• David Grissom – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Tony Harrell – mellotron, accordion, pump organ
• Chris Knight – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Tim Krekel – harmonica
• Phil Madiera – Hammond B-3 organ
• Marilyn Martin – background vocals
• Kenny Meeks – background vocals
• Russ Pahl – steel guitar
• Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
• Tammy Rogers – viola
• Christy Seamans – background vocals
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Chris Knight (CD booklet). Chris Knight. Decca Records Nashville. 1998. DRND-70007.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)