Crackin' Up! is the twenty-fourth studio album by Ray Stevens and his fourth for MCA Records, released in 1987. Three singles were lifted from the album: "Would Jesus Wear a Rolex", "Three-Legged Man" and "Sex Symbols", the last two of which did not chart.
Chuck Donkers of AllMusic rated the album four stars out of five, saying that the songs "don't just make you laugh, they make you think, too."
Track listing
Album credits As listed in liner notes. Produced and Arranged by Ray Stevens Recorded at Ray Stevens Studio (Nashville, Tennessee). Engineer – Stuart Keathley Mastered by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee). Mixed and Mastered using the JVC Digital Mastering System. Art Direction – Ray Stevens and Slick Lawson Photography – Slick Lawson Design Concept – Ray Stevens
Musicians Ray Stevens – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers Mark Casstevens – rhythm guitars, banjo, harmonica Steve Gibson – electric guitars Stuart Keathley – bass Tommy Wells – drums Carol Chase – backing vocals Lisa Silver – backing vocals Diane Tidwell – backing vocals
Chart performance
Album Chart (1987) Peakposition U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 25
Singles Year Single Peak positions US Country CAN Country 1987 "Would Jesus Wear a Rolex" 41 45
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