Lee Roy Parnell is the self-titled debut album by American country music singer Lee Roy Parnell. It was released in 1990 via Arista Records. The album includes the singles "Crocodile Tears", "Oughta Be a Law" and "Family Tree". Although all three singles charted on the U.S. Billboard country charts, they all missed Top 40. "Mexican Money" was also made into a music video.
Brian Mansfield of Allmusic rated the album four stars out of five, praising Barry Beckett's production.
Track listing "Oughta Be a Law" (Gary Nicholson, Dan Penn) – 4:18 "Fifty-Fifty Love" (Nicholson, Lee Roy Parnell) – 4:26 "Where Is My Baby Tonight" (Troy Seals, Graham Lyle) – 3:35 "Crocodile Tears" (Parnell, Leroy Preston) – 4:02 "Family Tree" (Steve Durocher, Jeannie Smith) – 3:06 "Let's Pretend" (Parnell, Cris Moore) – 4:10 "You're Taking Too Long" (Parnell, Nicholson, Rory Michael Bourke) – 5:14 "Mexican Money" (Parnell, Moore) – 3:03 "Down Deep" (Parnell, Nicholson, Bucky Jones) – 3:59 "Red Hot" (Parnell, Moore) – 3:30
Personnel As listed in liner notes.
Musicians Barry Beckett – keyboards John Gardner – drums Jim Horn, Michael Haynes, Jack Hale, Quitman Dennis – horn section Bill Hullett – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Tim Loftin – bass guitar Joe McGlohon – saxophone Jonell Mosser – background vocals Lee Roy Parnell – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, lead vocals Harry Stinson – background vocals Bergen White – background vocals John Willis – acoustic guitar Dennis Wilson – background vocals Glenn Worf – bass guitar
Production Barry Beckett – producer Scott Hendricks – mixing Denny Purcell – mastering
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