LYLE LOVETT – DEBUT LP – EXC+/Nr MINT A1/B1 UK COUNTRY

Lyle Lovett
(MCA Records  1986  MCF3361)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1- UK Pressing

Sleeve in Excellent condition
– some scuffs along spine edge nd sticker mark top right

Vinyl in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality – nasty looking mark across side 2 but it’s not audible)

Lyle Pearce Lovett (born November 1, 1957) is an American country singer-songwriter and actor. 

Lyle Lovett is Lyle Lovett’s 1986 debut album.

Track listing

All songs by Lyle Lovett, except “This Old Porch” by Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen.

1. “Cowboy Man” – 2:48
2. “God Will” – 2:13
3. “Farther Down the Line” – 3:05
4. “This Old Porch” – 4:16
5. “Why I Don’t Know” – 2:41
6. “If I Were the Man You Wanted” – 3:57
7. “You Can’t Resist It” – 3:08
8. “The Waltzing Fool” – 3:49
9. “An Acceptable Level of Ecstasy (The Wedding Song)” – 3:30
10. “Closing Time” – 3:43

Personnel

Musicians

• Lyle Lovett – vocals, acoustic guitar; background vocals (“You Can’t Resist It”)
• Ray Herndon – electric rhythm guitar, background vocals; electric lead guitar (“Farther Down the Line” and “Why I Don’t Know”)
• Tom Mortensen – steel guitar
• Billy Williams – electric lead guitar; saxophone arrangements
• Vince Gill – electric rhythm guitar (“You Can’t Resist It”)
• Jon Goin – electric rhythm and lead guitars (“You Can’t Resist It”)
• Mac McAnally – acoustic lead guitar (“God Will”, “Farther Down the Line” and “If I Were the Man You Wanted”)
• Mathew McKenzie – bass
• Emory Gordy Jr. – bass (“Farther Down the Line”)
• Mark Prentice – organ; piano (“God Will” and “Farther Down the Line”)
• Matt Rollings – acoustic and electric piano
• John Jarvis – synthesizer (“You Can’t Resist It”)
• Jeff Borree – drums
• Bob Warren – drums (“Farther Down the Line”, “This Old Porch” and “An Acceptable Level of Ecstasy”)
• James Gilmer – congas
• Glen Duncan – fiddle
• Steve Marsh – saxophones
• J. David Sloan – background vocals
• Rosanne Cash – background vocals (“You Can’t Resist It”)
• Francine Reed – background vocals (“An Acceptable Level of Ecstasy”)

Production

• Producers – Tony Brown and Lyle Lovett
• Associate Producer – Billy Williams
• Recorded at Chaton Recordings, Scottsdale, Arizona
  • Engineer – Steven Moore
  • Second Engineer – Andy Seagle
• Overdubs and Remix at Treasure Isle Recorders, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Remixed – Gene Eichelberger
  • Second Engineers – Tom Der and Tom Harding
• Mastered at Mastertonics using the JVC Audio Digital Mastering System
  • Mastering – Glen Meadows
• Digital editing – Milan Bogdan
• Compact Disc master tap prepared by Glen Meadows and Milan Bogdan

Artwork

• Simon Levy – art direction
• Peter Nash – photography
• Mickey Braithwaite – design
• Kate Gillon & Sherri Halford – CD coordination
• Guy Clark – liner notes