BR5-49 is the debut studio album of the American country rock band BR5-49. The album was released in 1996 on the Arista Nashville label. Three singles were released from the album, all of which charted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. "Cherokee Boogie", the first of these three, was the highest charting, reaching #44. Following it were "Even If It's Wrong" at #68 and "Little Ramona (Gone Hillbilly Nuts)" at #61.
Track listing "Even If It's Wrong" (Gary Bennett) – 3:16 "Cherokee Boogie" (Moon Mullican, Chief William Redbird) – 2:31 "Honky Tonk Song" (Buck Peddy, Mel Tillis) – 2:36 "Lifetime to Prove" (Chuck Mead) – 3:03 "Little Ramona (Gone Hillbilly Nuts)" (Mead) – 3:24 "Crazy Arms" (Ralph Mooney, Chuck Seals) – 2:50 "I Ain't Never" (Webb Pierce, Tillis) – 2:11 "Chains of This Town" (Mead) – 4:04 "Are You Gettin' Tired of Me" (Bennett) – 2:13 "Hickory Wind" (Bob Buchanan, Gram Parsons) – 4:15 "One Long Saturday Night" (Mead) – 3:12
Personnel From BR5-49 liner notes.
BR5-49 Gary Bennett – lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar Don Herron – steel guitar, Dobro, fiddle, mandolin, acoustic guitar "Smilin'" Jay McDowell – upright bass Chuck Mead – lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar "Hawk" Shaw Wilson – background vocals, drums
Additional musician Mike Janas – acoustic guitar, six-string bass guitar, percussion
Technical Don Cobb – digital editing Mike Janas – production, recording John Kelton – mixing Jozef Nuyens – production Denny Purcell – mastering
Chart performance Chart (1996) Peakposition U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 33 U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 11 Canadian RPM Country Albums 12
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