Hillbilly Rock
Studio album by
Marty Stuart
ReleasedOctober 17, 1989
StudioSound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN
Genre
Length32:42
LabelMCA Nashville
ProducerRichard Bennett
Tony Brown
Marty Stuart chronology
Marty Stuart
(1986) 		Hillbilly Rock
(1989) 		Tempted
(1991)
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Hillbilly Rock is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Marty Stuart. It was released in October 1989 by MCA Nashville. It peaked at #19 on the Top Country Albums chart but failed to chart on the Canadian charts. It was certified Gold in both countries. The songs "Cry! Cry! Cry!", "Don't Leave Her Lonely Too Long", "Hillbilly Rock", and "Western Girls" were released as singles.[1]

Content

Several songs on this album are covers or would later be covered by other artists. Johnny Cash's "Cry! Cry! Cry!" first appeared on his 1957 album With His Hot and Blue Guitar. "Me and Billy the Kid" was written and recorded by Joe Ely for his album Lord of the Highway and would later be covered by Pat Green and Kevin Welch and the Overtones. "Don't Leave Her Lonely Too Long" was covered by Gary Allan on his 1998 album It Would Be You.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hillbilly Rock"Paul Kennerley2:38
2."Western Girls"Kennerley, Marty Stuart3:38
3."Don't Leave Her Lonely Too Long"Stuart, Kostas3:22
4."The Coal Mine Blues"Stuart3:05
5."The Wild One"Tillman Franks, Merle Kilgore3:12
6."Me and Billy the Kid"Joe Ely3:56
7."Cry! Cry! Cry!"Johnny Cash2:20
8."When the Sun Goes Down"Stuart, Mark Collie2:42
9."Easy to Love (Hard to Hold)"Stuart, Kennerley2:53
10."Since I Don't Have You"Stuart, Collie5:33

Personnel

Production

Chart performance

Singles

Year Single Peak positions
US Country CAN Country
1989 "Cry! Cry! Cry!" 32 59
1990 "Don't Leave Her Lonely Too Long" 42 25
"Hillbilly Rock" 8 6
"Western Girls" 20 16

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[4] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[5] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2017). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2017. Record Research, Inc. p. 351. ISBN 978-0-89820-229-8.
  2. ^ "Marty Stuart Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  3. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  4. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Marty Stuart – Hillbilly Rock". Music Canada. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  5. ^ "American album certifications – Marty Stuart – Hillbilly Rock". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
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