The Houston Kid is the 10th album by American country music singer Rodney Crowell. It was released through Sugar Hill in 2001. The album includes the single "I Walk the Line Revisited", recorded in collaboration with Johnny Cash, which peaked at number 61 on the Hot Country Songs charts in late 1998.
Track listing All songs written by Rodney Crowell except where noted. "Telephone Road" – 3:52 "The Rock of My Soul" – 4:50 "Why Don't We Talk About It" – 3:35 "I Wish It Would Rain" – 3:28 "Wandering Boy" – 5:57 "I Walk the Line (Revisited)" (featuring Johnny Cash) (Crowell, Johnny Cash) – 3:51 "Highway 17" – 4:54 "U Don't Know How Much I Hate U" (Crowell, Steve Lukather) – 3:37 "Banks of the Old Bandera" – 3:41 "Topsy Turvy" – 3:47 "I Know Love Is All I Need" – 5:20
Personnel
Pat Buchanan - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals Johnny Cash - Vocals Peter Coleman - Producer, Engineer, Mixing Steve Conn - Organ John Cowan - Vocals Donivan Cowart - Engineer Chad Cromwell - Drums Rodney Crowell - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion, vocals Jim Dineen - Engineer Kenny Greenberg - electric guitar John Hobbs - Organ, Keyboards, Sampling John Jorgenson - electric guitar Tim Lauer - Keyboards Hunter Lee - Pipe Dan Leffler - Engineer, Second Engineer Paul Leim - Percussion, Drums Charlie McCoy - Harmonica Greg Morrow - Drums Michael Rhodes - Bass Vince Santoro - Vocals Steuart Smith - Harmonica, Mandolin, Autoharp, electric guitar, Harmonium, Producer Benmont Tench - piano David Thoener - Mixing Robby Turner - Dobro, steel guitar Kenny Vaughan - Flamenco Guitar Ian Wallace - Drums Produced by Peter Coleman
Chart performance Chart (2001) Peakposition U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 32 U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums 19
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