| Don't Cheat in Our Hometown | ||||
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| Studio album by Ricky Skaggs | ||||
| Released | 1983 (1983) | |||
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| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 31:11 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Ricky Skaggs | |||
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| Singles from Don't Cheat in Our Hometown | ||||
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| Allmusic |   |
Don't Cheat in Our Hometown is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Ricky Skaggs. It was released in 1983 via Epic Records. The album peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. It features guitar work from Albert Lee on five of the album's ten tracks and Dolly Parton harmonizes vocals on "A Vision Of Mother" and "Don't Step Over an Old Love".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Don't Cheat in Our Hometown" | Ray Pennington, Roy Marcum | 3:17 |
| 2. | "Honey (Open That Door)" | Mel Tillis | 3:28 |
| 3. | "A Wound Time Can't Erase" | Bill D. Johnson | 3:40 |
| 4. | "A Vision of Mother" | Carter Stanley, Ralph Stanley | 3:19 |
| 5. | "Uncle Pen" | Bill Monroe | 2:23 |
| 6. | "I'm Head Over Heels in Love" | Lester Flatt | 3:41 |
| 7. | "Don't Step Over an Old Love" | Fred Stryker | 3:34 |
| 8. | "She's More to Be Pitied" | Ruby Rakes | 2:48 |
| 9. | "Keep a Memory" | C. Stanley | 2:36 |
| 10. | "Children Go Where I Send Thee" | Traditional | 2:25 |
Personnel
- Ricky Skaggs – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, backing vocals (1, 2, 8, 9), fiddle (1, 4, 7–9), harmony vocals (3–5, 7), mandolin (4, 7, 9), arrangements (10)
- Glen Hardin – piano (1, 2, 7, 8)
- Buck White – piano fills (2, 3), piano solo (2), bass vocals (10)
- Mickey Merrit – piano (3, 5)
- Albert Lee – electric guitar (1, 7, 8), electric lead guitar (2, 6), piano (6)
- Ray Flacke – electric guitar (3, 5)
- Brian Ahern – S-400 guitar (4, 9), acoustic guitar (6), electric guitar (6)
- Hank DeVito – steel guitar (1, 7, 8), electric rhythm guitar (2)
- Bruce Bouton – steel guitar (3, 5)
- Lou Reid – banjo (5), harmony vocals (5)
- Marc Pruett – banjo (9)
- Jerry Douglas – dobro (9)
- Emory Gordy, Jr. – bass guitar (1, 2, 4, 6–9)
- Jesse Chambers – bass guitar (3, 5)
- John Ware – drums (1, 2, 6–8)
- George Grantham – drums (3, 5)
- Bobby Hicks – fiddle (3, 5)
- Bobby Hardin – backing vocals (2)
- Cheryl White-Warren – backing vocals (2), harmony vocals (10)
- Sharon White-Skaggs – backing vocals (2), harmony vocals (10)
- Dolly Parton – harmony vocals (4, 7)
Production
- Ricky Skaggs – producer
- Donivan Cowart – engineer
- Marshall Morgan – engineer, mixing
- Steve Scruggs – engineer
- Hollis Halford – assistant engineer
- Pat McMakin – assistant engineer
- Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Virginia Team – art direction
- Jeff Morris – design
- Jim "Señior" McGuire – photography
- Chip Peay Enterprises – management
Chart performance
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 87 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) | 1 |
References
- Campbell, Al. "Don't Cheat in Our Hometown review". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- "Don't Cheat in Our Hometown Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- "Ricky Skaggs Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
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