Country Boy (Ricky Skaggs album)

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]

Country Boy
Studio album by Ricky Skaggs
Released	October 1984
Studio	Audio Media Recording (Nashville, Tennessee)
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)
Singles from Country Boy
"Something in My Heart" Released: October 1984 "Country Boy" Released: February 1985

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Country Boy"	Tony Colton, Albert Lee, Ray Smith	3:50
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
Total length:			30:45

Personnel

• Ricky Skaggs – lead vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, harmony vocals (1, 2, 6, 7, 10), mandolin (1, 3, 7, 10), backing vocals (4), fiddle (6)
• Gary Smith – acoustic piano (1, 2, 5, 8, 10)
• Dennis Burnside – acoustic piano (3, 4, 6, 7)
• Buck White – acoustic piano (9)
• Lou Reid – banjo (1, 10), harmony vocals (3, 10)
• Bill Monroe – mandolin (10)
• Bruce Bouton – steel guitar (1, 2, 5, 9, 10)
• Lloyd Green – steel guitar (3, 4, 6, 7)
• Buddy Emmons – steel guitar (8)
• Jesse Chambers – bass (1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 10)
• Joe Osborn – bass (3, 4, 6, 7)
• George Grantham – drums (1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 10)
• Eddie Bayers – drums (3, 4, 6, 7)
• Bobby Hicks – fiddle (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10)
• Crom Tidwell – kazoo (1)
• Molly Bright – harmony vocals (6)

Production

• Ricky Skaggs – producer
• Marshall Morgan – engineer, mixing
• Robbie Rose – assistant engineer
• Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
• Jeff Morris – design
• Joe Rogers – design
• Leonard Kamsler – photography
• Chip Peay Productions – management

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1984–1985) Peak position US Billboard 200^[3] 180 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1985) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5] 4

References

1. Campbell, Al. "Country Boy review". Allmusic. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
2. "Country Boy Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
3. "Ricky Skaggs Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
4. "Ricky Skaggs Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
5. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2021.