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You Won't Ever Be Lonely is the first studio album by country music singer Andy Griggs, released in 1999 via RCA Nashville. Four singles were top 20 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts between 1999 and 2000: "You Won't Ever Be Lonely", "I'll Go Crazy", "She's More", and "You Made Me That Way". The album has been certified Gold by the RIAA.
Two Waylon Jennings songs are covered on this album as well: "Shine on Me" and "Ain't Livin' Long Like This", the former of which also features Jennings as a duet partner.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Made Me That Way" | Gary Burr, David Malloy | 3:13 |
| 2. | "I'll Go Crazy" | Zack Turner, Lonnie Wilson, Andy Griggs | 3:03 |
| 3. | "I Miss You the Most" | Monty Criswell, Lee Thomas Miller | 3:09 |
| 4. | "You Won't Ever Be Lonely" | Griggs, Brett Jones | 3:26 |
| 5. | "Waitin' on Sundown" | Gary Nicholson, Russell Smith | 3:48 |
| 6. | "A Side of Me" | Larry Boone, Paul Nelson, Griggs | 2:46 |
| 7. | "I Don't Know a Thing" | Kelly Cole, Tim Johnson | 3:36 |
| 8. | "Shine on Me" (duet with Waylon Jennings) | Beth Nielsen Chapman, Waylon Jennings | 3:53 |
| 9. | "Ain't Done Nothin' Wrong" | Johnson, Griggs | 3:19 |
| 10. | "She's More" | Liz Hengber, Rob Crosby | 3:19 |
| 11. | "Ain't Livin' Long Like This" | Rodney Crowell | 5:08 |
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.[1]
- Richard "Spady" Brannan – bass guitar
- Jessi Colter – background vocals
- Charles Cushman – 5-string banjo
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle
- Larry Franklin - fiddle, mandolin
- Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar
- Andy Griggs – lead vocals, background vocals
- Waylon Jennings – background vocals
- Jeff King – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Paul Leim – drums, percussion
- B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar
- Larry Marrs - background vocals
- Jerry McPherson – electric guitar
- Jimmy Nichols – piano, keyboards, background vocals
- Russ Pahl – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Tammy Sullivan – background vocals
- Curtis Wright – background vocals
- Curtis Young – background vocals
- Reggie Young – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Chart performance
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | CAN Country | ||
| 1998 | "You Won't Ever Be Lonely" | 2 | 28 | 11 |
| 1999 | "I'll Go Crazy" | 10 | 65 | 2 |
| 2000 | "She's More" | 2 | 37 | 2 |
| "Waitin' on Sundown" | 50 | — | 57 | |
| "You Made Me That Way" | 19 | 116 | * | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart * denotes unknown peak positions | ||||
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[7] | Gold |
References
- ^ a b You Won't Ever Be Lonely (CD). Andy Griggs. RCA Records Nashville. 1999. 67596.
- ^ Roach, Pemberton. "You Won't Ever Be Lonely review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ "Andy Griggs Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ "Andy Griggs Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ "Andy Griggs Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ "American album certifications – Andy Griggs – You Won't Ever Be Lonely". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.