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Zuma
Studio album by
Southern Pacific
Released1988
GenreCountry rock
Length37:12
LabelWarner Bros. Records
ProducerSouthern Pacific, Jim Ed Norman
Southern Pacific chronology
Killbilly Hill
(1986) 		Zuma
(1988) 		County Line
(1990)

Zuma is the third studio album by American country music group Southern Pacific.[1][2] It was released in 1988 via Warner Bros. Records.[3] The album includes the singles "Midnight Highway", "New Shade of Blue", and "Honey I Dare You" and "All Is Lost". It was the band's first album with David Jenkins.[4]

Critical reception

The Toronto Star wrote that "what these guys have in their favor is a sense of the romance of West Coast country-rock; they're not just Nashvillers on a lark or neo-country twangers, but genuine inheritors of a tradition."[5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Midnight Highway"Kurt Howell, John McFee3:46
2."Honey I Dare You"David Jenkins, Stu Cook, John McFee, Dave Gibson, Craig Karp3:48
3."New Shade of Blue"McFee, Andre Pessis3:44
4."Dream On"McFee, Pessis3:51
5."The Invisible Man"Mac McAnally3:14
6."Wheels on the Line"McFee, Pessis3:58
7."Just Hang On"Howell, McFee3:54
8."All Is Lost"Cook, Howell, Gibson, Karp3:49
9."Bail Out"Craig Bickhardt, Bill LaBounty3:18
10."Trail of Tears"McFee, Pessis3:50

Chart performance

Chart (1988) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 27

References

  1. ^ Toombs, Mikel (August 2, 1988). "Southern Pacific keeps on chugging – Country-rock group's pace slow, but sure". The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. D4.
  2. ^ DeVault, Russ (November 12, 1988). "Whatever You You Call It – Southern Pacific's Brand of Country Rocks 'n' Rolls". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. L24.
  3. ^ "On the Record". UPI. July 1, 1988.
  4. ^ Oermann, Robert K. (December 30, 1988). "Southern Pacific has accomplished a rare feat, trading rock music credentials for country stardom". USA Today.
  5. ^ Quill, Greg (8 July 1988). "Seattle-based country-rockers Southern Pacific...". Toronto Star. p. E6.
  6. ^ "Southern Pacific Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
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