Let the Picture Paint Itself
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| Let the Picture Paint Itself | ||||
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| File:Let the Picture Paint Itself.jpg | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 37:52 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Tony Brown Rodney Crowell | |||
| Rodney Crowell chronology | ||||
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Let the Picture Paint Itself is an album by the American musician Rodney Crowell, released in 1994 by MCA Records.[1][2] His first release for that label, it failed to chart on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The songs "Let the Picture Paint Itself", "Big Heart" and "I Don't Fall in Love So Easy" were released as singles but did not chart successfully.
Critical reception
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Entertainment Weekly wrote: "With the country scene overcrowded with Stetson-wearing cartoon figures, Picture is refreshing for its honesty and intelligence, a glorious example of a master returning to form."[5]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]All songs composed by Rodney Crowell except when noted
- "Let the Picture Paint Itself" - 4:07
- "Give My Heart a Rest" - 3:32
- "Stuff That Works" (Guy Clark, Crowell) - 4:03
- "Big Heart" - 3:40
- "Loving You Makes Me Strong" - 3:42
- "The Best Years of Our Lives" - 2:40
- "I Don't Fall in Love So Easy" - 3:49
- "That Ol' Door" - 4:30
- "The Rose of Memphis" (Clark, Crowell) - 3:39
- "Once in a While" (Crowell, John Leventhal) - 4:10
Personnel
[edit | edit source]- Eddie Bayers - drums
- Jim Cox - organ, synthesizer, piano
- Rodney Crowell - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Stuart Duncan - fiddle
- Paul Franklin - Dobro, guitar, steel guitar
- Bob Glaub - bass guitar
- Dann Huff - electric guitar
- Patty Loveless - background and harmony vocals
- Liana Manis - background and harmony vocals
- Brent Mason - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Steve Nathan - organ, synthesizer, piano
- Herb Pedersen - background vocals
- Brent Rowan - electric guitar
- Billy Stanford - electric guitar
- Harry Stinson - background vocals
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
- Trisha Yearwood - background and harmony vocals
Singles
[edit | edit source]| Year | Single | US Country |
CAN Country |
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| 1994 | "Let the Picture Paint Itself" | 60 | 50 |
| "Big Heart" | 75 | 70 | |
| "Let's Make Trouble" | - | - |
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