Wide Open is the fifth studio album by American country music band Sawyer Brown. It was released in June 1988 on Capitol Records, and features the singles "My Baby's Gone", "It Wasn't His Child", and "Old Pair of Shoes". The title track was co-written by Alan LeBoeuf, one-third of Baillie & the Boys.
Track listing
Personnel Sawyer Brown Mark Miller – lead vocals Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard – keyboards, backing vocals Bobby Randall – electric guitar, backing vocals Jim Scholten – bass Joe "Curley" Smyth – drums, percussion
Additional musicians David Briggs – keyboards Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar Brent Rowan – guitars Sonny Garrish – steel guitar Jack Williams – bass Jerry Kroon – drums, percussion Terry McMillan – harmonica Buddy Spicher – fiddle The Jordanaires – backing vocals (1) Beckie Foster – backing vocals Beverly Randall – backing vocals
Production Ron Chancey – producer Blake Chancey – recording Joe Scaife – recording Billy Sherrill – recording Hoot Borden – traffic engineer John Abbott – assistant engineer Paul Goldberg – assistant engineer Rodney Good – assistant engineer Greg Parker – assistant engineer John Port – assistant engineer Denny Purcell – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee) Virginia Team – art direction, design Jerry Joyner – design Mark Tucker – photography
Chart performance Chart (1988) Peakposition U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 33
External links [ Wide Open] at Allmusic