Surely You Joust was Ray Stevens' twenty-third studio album and his third for MCA Records. The album's front cover shows Stevens disguised as a medieval knight with a horse standing next to him. The album's back cover shows Stevens in the same costume but in a junk pile with two junk men. Three singles were lifted from the album: "Southern Air" (featuring Jerry Clower and Minnie Pearl), "People's Court", and "Can He Love You Half as Much as I", the last of which did not chart.
Track listing
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| 1. | "Southern Air" (Special guest appearances by Jerry Clower and Minnie Pearl) | Brent Holmes, Stuart Dill | 5:25 |
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| 2. | "People's Court" | C.W. Kalb, Jr., David Slater, Jack White | 4:43 |
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| 3. | "Bionie and the Robotics" | Stevens, Kalb | 4:28 |
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| 4. | "Makin' the Best of a Bad Situation" | Dick Feller | 2:56 |
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| 5. | "Fat" | Kalb | 3:29 |
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| 1. | "Can He Love You Half as Much as I" | Kalb | 2:50 |
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| 2. | "Smokey Mountain Rattlesnake Retreat" | Kalb | 3:21 |
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| 3. | "The Camping Trip" | Stevens, Kalb | 5:50 |
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| 4. | "Camp Werthahekahwee" | Bobby Russell | 3:53 |
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| 5. | "Dudley Dorite (Of the Highway Patrol)" | Kalb | 4:35 |
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Album credits
Per liner notes.[1]
- Technical
- Milan Bogdan – mastering
- Camille Engel Advertising – CD design
- Slick Lawson – photography
- Glenn Meadows – mastering
- Stuart Keathley – engineering
- Ray Stevens – production, arrangement
- Musicians
- Mark Casstevens – rhythm guitar, banjo
- Steve Gibson – electric guitar, Dobro, mandolin
- Johnny Gimble – fiddle
- Shane Keister – vocoder programming
- Jerry Kroon – drums
- Dennis Solee – saxophone
- Ray Stevens – vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, trumpet
- Jack Williams – bass guitar
- Norro Wilson – armpit sounds
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (1986) | Peak
position |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 11 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions |
| US Country |
| 1986 | "Southern Air" | 63 |
| 1986 | "People's Court" | 70 |
References
- ^ a b Surely You Joust (CD booklet). Ray Stevens. MCA Records. 1986. MCAD 5795.