Big Backyard Beat Show
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| Big Backyard Beat Show | ||||
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| Released | 1998 | |||
| Recorded | November 1997 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 41:05 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
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Big Backyard Beat Show is the second album by the American band BR5-49, released in 1998.[1][2] It peaked at No. 38 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart and at No. 7 on the UK Country Artists Album chart.[3][4] The first single was "Wild One", a cover of the Johnny O'Keefe song; it was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal".[5][6][7] The band supported the album with North American and UK tours.[8][9]
Recorded in November 1997, the album was produced by Jozef Nuyens and Mike Janas.[10][11] BR5-49 wrote nine of its songs.[12] "Georgia on a Fast Train" is a cover of the Billy Joe Shaver song.[13] "There Goes My Love" was written by Buck Owens.[14] "Seven Nights to Rock" is a version of the song made famous by Moon Mullican.[15] "18 Wheels and a Crowbar" is a tale of road rage.[16] "My Name Is Mudd" is about a town pariah.[17] Santiago Jiménez Jr. played accordion on "Goodbye, Maria".[18] The band considered remixing some of the tracks for a harder sound, but instead chose to have Steve Albini record live tracks for them to use on an EP, Bonus Beats.[19][20]
