Jeff Carson is the debut studio album by American country music artist Jeff Carson. It was released in 1995 on MCG/Curb Records, and features five singles: "Yeah Buddy," "Not on Your Love", "The Car", "Holdin' onto Somethin'", and "That Last Mile". "Not on Your Love" was a Number One hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in mid-1995, while "The Car" and "Holdin' on to Something" were both Top Ten hits in 1996.
"Holdin' Onto Somethin'" was also recorded by John Michael Montgomery on his self-titled album, while "If I Ain't Got You" was also recorded by Marty Stuart on his 1995 album The Marty Party Hit Pack.
Track listing
Personnel
Jeff Carson – lead vocals, backing vocals, harmonica Tony Harrell – acoustic piano, keyboards J. T. Corenflos – electric guitars Brent Mason – electric guitars Bob Regan – acoustic guitars Brent Rowan – electric guitars Michael Spriggs – acoustic guitars John Willis – electric guitars Paul Franklin – steel guitar Glenn Worf – bass Chad Cromwell – drums Lonnie Wilson – drums Terry McMillan – harmonica Larry Franklin – fiddle Rob Hajacos – fiddle Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle John Catchings – cello Conni Ellisor – violin Michael Black – backing vocals John Wesley Ryles – backing vocals Cindy Richardson Walker – backing vocals Hurshel Wiginton – backing vocals Dennis Wilson – backing vocals Curtis Young – backing vocals
Production Chuck Howard – producer Gary Heyde – associate producer Bob Campbell-Smith – associate producer, recording, overdub recording, mixing Mark Ralston – recording assistant, mix assistant Jeff Watkins – recording assistant, overdub assistant Craig White – recording assistant, mix assistant Benny Quinn – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee) Sandra Rankin – production coordinator Neuman, Walker & Associates – art direction, design Sue Austin – album design coordinator Jim "Señor" McGuire – photography
Chart performance Chart (1995) Peakposition U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 22 U.S. Billboard 200 152 U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 7 Canadian RPM Country Albums 4
Singles Year Single Peak chart positions US Country US CAN Country 1995 "Yeah Buddy" 69 — — "Not on Your Love" 1 97 2 "The Car" 3 113 3 1996 "Holdin' Onto Somethin'" 6 — 20 "That Last Mile'" 62 — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
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