Anything Goes (Randy Houser album)

Anything Goes
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 18, 2008
Studio
  • Sound Kitchen and House of Nadia (Franklin, Tennessee)
  • East Iris Studios, Starstruck Studios and Little Big Studio (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry
Length41:20
LabelUniversal South
Producer
Randy Houser chronology
Anything Goes
(2008)
They Call Me Cadillac
(2010)
Singles from Anything Goes
  1. "Anything Goes"
    Released: June 2, 2008
  2. "Boots On"
    Released: February 23, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Engine 145[2]

Anything Goes is the debut studio album by American country music singer Randy Houser. It was released on November 18, 2008, via Universal South Records. The album's lead-off single, its title track, reached number 16 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The second single, "Boots On", peaked at number 2. Houser co-wrote all but three of the songs on the album.

"Back to God" was later recorded by Reba McEntire for her 2017 album Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope, from which it was released as the second single.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Boots On"Randy Houser, Brandon Kinney2:51
2."Anything Goes"Brice Long, John Wayne Wiggins3:04
3."Wild Wild West"Angelo Petraglia, Daryl Burgess, Houser3:31
4."Back to God"Dallas Davidson, Houser5:14
5."Something Real"David Lee Murphy, Houser4:22
6."My Kind of Country"Davidson, Houser2:55
7."Strange"Chuck Jones, Chuck Cannon3:13
8."Lie"Reed Nielsen, Shane Minor, Houser4:11
9."Paycheck Man"Derek George, Danny Myrick, Houser3:04
10."How Many Times"Jon Randall, Al Anderson4:07
11."I'll Sleep"Minor, Myrick, Houser4:48

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes.[3]

  • Randy Houser – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (6, 8, 9)
  • Steve Nathan – Hammond B3 organ (1, 3–5, 9), acoustic piano (2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11)
  • Kevin McKendreeWurlitzer electric piano (6, 7), Hammond B3 organ (6, 7)
  • J. T. Corenflos – electric guitar, baritone guitar (5)
  • B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar (1–5), gut-string guitar (5)
  • Rob McNelley – electric guitar (1–7)
  • Bruce Wallace – acoustic guitar (6, 7)
  • Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar (8–11)
  • John Willis – acoustic guitar (8–11)
  • Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar (11)
  • Paul Franklinsteel guitar (1–5, 8–11), dobro (11)
  • Michael Rhodes – bass (1–5, 8–11)
  • Steve Mackey – bass (6, 7)
  • Lonnie Wilson – drums (1–5, 8–11)
  • Nick Buda – drums (6, 7)
  • Eric Darken – percussion (1–6, 8, 9, 11)
  • Stuart Duncanfiddle (11)
  • David Angell – strings (4, 5)
  • John Catchings – strings (4, 5)
  • David Davidson – strings (4, 5)
  • Kristin Wilkinson – strings (4, 5), string arrangements (4, 5)
  • Stephen Lamb – copyist (4, 5)
  • Wes Hightower – backing vocals (1–5, 7–9, 11)
  • Kim Fleming – backing vocals (2, 4)
  • Vicki Hampton – backing vocals (2, 4)
  • Aaron Mason – backing vocals (2, 4)
  • Cliff Audretch III – backing vocals (3)
  • Vince Gill – backing vocals (10)

Production

  • Cliff Audretch III – A&R, producer
  • Mark Wright – producer
  • Greg Droman – recording, mixing
  • Adam Hull – recording assistant
  • Greg Lawrence – recording assistant
  • Leslie Richter – recording assistant
  • Heather Strum – recording assistant
  • Chris Ashburn – additional recording assistant
  • Kim Daewoo – additional recording assistant
  • Aaron Kasdorf – additional recording assistant
  • Todd Tidwell – additional recording assistant
  • Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Carie Higdon – production coordinator
  • Natalie S. Moore – art direction, additional photography
  • Susannah Parrish – art direction, design
  • Kristin Barlowe – photography
  • Fitzgerald Hartley Co. – management

Charts

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Anything Goes review". Allmusic. Retrieved January 15, 2010.
  2. ^ Vercher, Brady (November 20, 2008). "Anything Goes review". Engine 145. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved January 15, 2010.
  3. ^ Anything Goes (CD booklet). Randy Houser. Universal Records South. 2008. B0011699-02.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Randy Houser Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "Randy Houser Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  6. ^ "Randy Houser Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  7. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2020.