All the People Are Talkin'
1983 studio album by John Anderson
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All The People Are Talkin' is the fifth studio album by American country music artist John Anderson.[6] It was released in 1983 under Warner Bros. Records.[5] Singles from it include the Number One country hit "Black Sheep" and "Let Somebody Else Drive".
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 1983 | |||
| Studio | The Music Mill, Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 29:16 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
| Producer | Lou Bradley | |||
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| Singles from All the People Are Talkin' | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| American Songwriter |  [2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A−[3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
Critical reception
PopMatters called the songs "upbeat, bluesy pop-rock numbers that still sound thoroughly country in Anderson's hands."[7] Chuck Eddy, in The Village Voice, called All the People Are Talkin' "raucous" and Anderson's "only real hair-up-the-butt rock'n'roll album."[8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "All The People Are Talkin'" | Fred Carter Jr. | 2:41 |
| 2. | "Blue Lights and Bubbles" | Ken McDuffie | 2:41 |
| 3. | "Haunted House" | Bob Geddins | 3:13 |
| 4. | "Look What Followed Me Home" | Becky Hobbs, Mark Sherrill | 3:19 |
| 5. | "Black Sheep" | Robert Altman, Daniel Darst | 2:59 |
| 6. | "Let Somebody Else Drive" | Merle Kilgore, Mack Vickery | 2:38 |
| 7. | "An Occasional Eagle" | Carter | 3:47 |
| 8. | "Things Ain't Been the Same Around the Farm" | John Anderson, "Wild" Bill Emerson | 2:23 |
| 9. | "Call on Me" | Anderson | 2:38 |
| 10. | "Old Mexico" | Anderson, Lionel Delmore, Larry Emmons | 2:57 |
Personnel
- Donna Kay Anderson - background vocals
- John Anderson - electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
- Larry Emmons - bass guitar
- Mike Jordon - organ, piano
- X. Lincoln - tic-tac bass
- Tom Morley - fiddle, mandolin
- Vernon Pilder - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Bill Puett - saxophone, flute
- Buck Reid - steel guitar
- Deanna Anderson Walls - background vocals
- James Wolfe - drums
Charts
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