Out of the Shadows (Billy Joe Royal album)
1990 studio album by Billy Joe Royal
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Out of the Shadows is the eighth studio album by American country artist Billy Joe Royal, which was released in 1990.
ReleasedJune 1990
RecordedJanuary 1990
Studios
- Scruggs Sound Studio and MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry
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| Released | June 1990 | |||
| Recorded | January 1990 | |||
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| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 36:34 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Nelson Larkin | |||
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The album landed on the Country Albums chart, reaching #24 in 1990.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Searchin' for Some Kind of Clue" | Donny Kees, Nelson Larkin, Pal Rakes | 3:27 |
| 2. | "Before the Night Is Over" | Ben Peters | 2:53 |
| 3. | "Old Friends Don't Make Good Lovers" | Ron Reynolds | 3:08 |
| 4. | "There's a Method to My Sadness" | Kye Fleming, William Davidson | 3:07 |
| 5. | "Free Me" | Walt Aldridge | 4:16 |
| 6. | "From Lover to Lover" | Reynolds | 3:35 |
| 7. | "How Could You Leave Me" | Bruce Channel, Ricky Ray Rector, Delbert McClinton | 3:01 |
| 8. | "We Had Love" | Rakes, John Alexander | 3:09 |
| 9. | "A Ring Where a Ring Used to Be" | Bob Moulds, Kris Bergsnes, Gordon Etherly | 3:25 |
| 10. | "How Hard Can It Be" | Reynolds, John Easterling | 2:59 |
| 11. | "If the Jukebox Took Teardrops" | Don Goodman, Larkin, Easterling, Michael Graham | 3:34 |
Personnel
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- Billy Joe Royal – vocals
- Clayton Ivey – keyboards
- Larry Byrom – electric guitar
- Bill Hullett – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, sitar
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Ron "Snake" Reynolds – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion, backing vocals
- Brent Rowan – electric guitar
- Sonny Garrish – dobro, steel guitar
- Bob Burns – bass
- Gary Lunn – bass
- Bob Wray – bass
- Jerry Kroon – drums, percussion
- Michael Black – backing vocals
- Chris Harris – backing vocals
- Harry Stinson – backing vocals
- Dennis Wilson – backing vocals
- Lonnie Wilson – backing vocals
Production
- Nelson Larkin – producer
- Ron "Snake" Reynolds – engineer
- Greg Parker – assistant engineer
- Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix
- Bob Defrin – art direction
- Lynn Kowalewski – design
- Syd Rodocken – album title concept
- Jim "Señor" McGuire – photography
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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