Outskirts of Town
1993 studio album by Sawyer Brown
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Outskirts of Town is the 10th studio album by American country music band Sawyer Brown, released in 1993 on Curb Records. The third and final album of their career to receive RIAA gold certification, it produced four hit singles on the Billboard country charts: "Thank God for You" (the band's third and final number one), "The Boys and Me" (number four), the title track (number 40), and "Hard to Say" (number 5). A dance mix of "The Boys and Me" is also included as a bonus track.
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| Released | August 10, 1993 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 41:22 | |||
| Label | Curb | |||
| Producers | Mark Miller, Mac McAnally; "The Boys and Me" dance mix produced by Brian Tankersley | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Boys and Me" | Mac McAnally, Mark Miller | 3:23 |
| 2. | "Farmer Tan" | Gregg Hubbard, Miller | 4:07 |
| 3. | "Outskirts of Town" | Duncan Cameron, Hubbard | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Thank God for You" | McAnally, Miller | 3:18 |
| 5. | "Listenin' for You" | Hubbard, Miller | 2:56 |
| 6. | "Eyes of Love" | Cameron, Hubbard, Miller | 3:06 |
| 7. | "Hard to Say" | Miller | 3:24 |
| 8. | "Drive Away" | Miller, Bill LaBounty | 3:47 |
| 9. | "Heartbreak Highway" | Miller, John Flannigan | 2:34 |
| 10. | "Love to Be Wanted" | Miller, Bill Shore | 2:31 |
| 11. | "Hold On" | Hubbard | 3:30 |
| 12. | "The Boys and Me (Dance Remix)" | McAnally, Miller | 5:05 |
Personnel
- Sawyer Brown
- Duncan Cameron – electric, acoustic and resonator guitars, mandolin, backing vocals
- Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard – keyboards, background vocals
- Mark Miller – lead vocals, producer
- Jim Scholten – bass guitar
- Joe "Curley" Smyth – drums, percussion
- Additional musicians
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Sam Bush – mandolin
- Roger Hawkins – drums, percussion
- James Hooker – keyboards
- Roy Huskey Jr. – upright bass
- Mike Lawler – synthesizer
- Mac McAnally – acoustic guitar, producer
- Terry McMillan – harmonica
- Dana McVicker – duet vocals on "Drive Away"
- JayDee Maness – pedal steel guitar
- Matt Rollings – piano
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[5] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[6] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
