Country Boy is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Ricky Skaggs. It was released in 1984 via Epic Records. The album peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
Track listing
Personnel Ricky Skaggs – vocals, all guitars, mandolin (1, 3, 7, 10), backing vocals (4), fiddles (6) Gary Smith – acoustic piano (1, 2, 5, 8, 10) Dennis Burnside – acoustic piano (3, 4, 6, 7) Buck White – acoustic piano (9) Bruce Bouton – steel guitar (1, 2, 5, 9, 10) Lloyd Green – steel guitar (3, 4, 6, 7) Buddy Emmons – steel guitar (8) Lou Reid – banjo (1, 10), harmony vocals (3, 10) Bill Monroe – mandolin (5) Jesse Chambers – bass (1, 2, 5, 8–10) Joe Osborn – bass (3, 4, 6, 7) George Grantham – drums (1, 2, 5, 8–10) Eddie Bayers – drums (3, 4, 6, 7) Bobby Hicks – fiddle (1–3, 5, 8–10) Crom Tidwell – kazoo (1) Molly Bright – harmony vocals (6)
Production Ricky Skaggs – producer Marshall Morgan – engineer, mixing Robbie Rose – assistant engineer Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee) Jeff Morris – design Joe Rogers – design Leonard Kamsler – photography Chip Peay Entetprises – management Kathy Gangwisch & Associates – public relations Ben Farrell for Varnell Enterprises – concert promotion
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1984–1985) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (1985) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 4
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