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Harmony (John Conlee album)

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Harmony
Studio album by
Released1986
GenreCountry
Length33:20
LabelColumbia
ProducerBud Logan
John Conlee chronology
Greatest Hits Volume 2
(1985)
Harmony
(1986)
American Faces
(1987)

Harmony is a studio album by American country music artist John Conlee, released in 1986 via Columbia Records.[1][2] The album includes the singles "Harmony", "Got My Heart Set on You" and "The Carpenter". Harmony stayed on the country charts for more than a year.[3]

Critical reception

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UPI wrote that "Conlee's smooth baritone delivery and excellent choice of material make this LP another winner."[4] The Richmond Times-Dispatch opined that "Conlee's voice has a hard-core country quality almost as impressive as that of Merle Haggard."[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Harmony"Jimbeau Hinson, Rick Ellsworth3:22
2."Got My Heart Set on You"Dobie Gray, Bud Reneau3:05
3."Class Reunion"Craig Morris, Don Henry3:59
4."She Told Me So"Bobby Braddock2:56
5."I'll Be Seeing You"Walt Aldridge, Tom Brasfield2:48
6."For a Little While"Jerry Fuller, John Hobbs, Joe Chemay3:13
7."Cars"Dickey Lee, Bob McDill3:59
8."You've Got a Right"Bruce Channel, Kieran Kane3:14
9."The Carpenter"Guy Clark3:13
10."The Day He Turned Sixty-Five"Jamie O'Hara3:31

Personnel

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Adapted from liner notes.[6]

  • Eddie Bayers - drums
  • Dennis Burnside - keyboards
  • Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
  • John Conlee - lead vocals, background vocals
  • Hoot Hester - fiddle
  • Randy McCormick - keyboards
  • Joe Osborn - bass guitar
  • Lloyd Green - steel guitar
  • Brent Rowan - electric guitar
  • Larry Sasser - steel guitar
  • Wendy Suits - background vocals
  • Judy Taylor - background vocals
  • Dennis Wilson - background vocals

Chart performance

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Chart (1986) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 9

References

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  1. ^ Hurst, Jack (23 Jan 1986). "On the Record". Chicago Tribune. p. 9E.
  2. ^ Lewis, Randy (2 Apr 1986). "John Conlee". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 2.
  3. ^ Okamoto, David (4 Mar 1987). "In a word, it's strawberries". St. Petersburg Times. p. 1D.
  4. ^ Lewis, Jim (February 21, 1986). "Country". UPI.
  5. ^ Rowe, Norman (April 6, 1986). "John Conlee seems to be exceeding the boundries...". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. J11.
  6. ^ Harmony (CD booklet). John Conlee. Columbia Records. 1986. FC-40257.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "John Conlee Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.