Come On Come On is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter, released by Columbia Records on June 30, 1992. It rose to No. 11 on the Billboard's Country Albums chart and No. 31 on the Billboard 200, with seven of its tracks reaching the Hot Country Songs chart: "I Feel Lucky" (No. 4), "Not Too Much to Ask" (a duet with Joe Diffie, No. 15), "Passionate Kisses" (a cover of the Lucinda Williams song, No. 4), "The Hard Way" (No. 11), "The Bug" (a cover of the Dire Straits song, No. 16), "He Thinks He'll Keep Her" (No. 2), and "I Take My Chances" (No. 2). "Passionate Kisses" also reached No. 57 on the Billboard Hot 100.
By 2017, the album had sold 2.9 million copies. It remains Carpenter's best-selling album.
Track listing All songs written by Mary Chapin Carpenter except where noted.
Production Produced by Mary Chapin Carpenter and John Jennings except "The Bug", which was produced by Mary Chapin Carpenter, John Jennings, and Steve Buckingham. Recorded and mixed by Bob Dawson and Marshall Morgan Engineered by Toby Seay
Personnel Adapted from Come On Come On liner notes. J. T. Brown – bass guitar (4, 5), background vocals (4) Mary Chapin Carpenter – acoustic guitar (1–3, 7, 9, 11, 12), vocals Jon Carroll – piano (4, 6, 11), synthesizer (1), background vocals (4) Rosanne Cash – background vocals (3) Shawn Colvin – background vocals (1, 7, 12) Denny Dadmun-Bixby – bass guitar (1, 11) Joe Diffie – duet vocals (6) Jerry Douglas – Dobro (6) Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar (5, 6), Pedabro (5) Indigo Girls (Amy Ray and Emily Saliers) – background vocals (1, 10) Bob Glaub – bass guitar (2, 7, 10) John Barlow Jarvis – piano (9) John Jennings – electric guitar (1, 2, 4–6, 11), acoustic guitar (3–6, 10, 12), bass guitar (3, 6, 12), percussion (3), programming (3), background vocals (1–5, 10–12) John Jorgenson – electric guitar (2, 7, 10) Robbie Magruder – drums (1, 4–6, 11) Mike McAdam – electric guitar (4–6), tremolo guitar (6) Edgar Meyer – double bass (9) Andy Newmark – drums (2, 7, 10) Matt Rollings – piano (1–3, 7, 8, 10, 12) Benmont Tench – Hammond organ (2, 3, 10, 11)
Chart performance
Weekly charts Chart (1992) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. 162 Canadian Country Albums (RPM) 4
Year-end charts Chart (1993) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 11 Chart (1994) Position US Billboard 200 87 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 16 Chart (1995) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 43
Singles Billboard YearSongChartPeakPosition1992"I Feel Lucky"Country Singles41992"Not Too Much To Ask"Country Singles151992"Passionate Kisses"Country Singles41993"He Thinks He'll Keep Her"Hot Country Songs21993"Passionate Kisses"Adult Contemporary111993"Passionate Kisses"Hot 100571993"The Bug"Country Singles161993"The Hard Way"Country Singles111994"He Thinks He'll Keep Her"Country Singles21994"I Take My Chances"Country Singles2
References
External links Mary Chapin Carpenter's official website