Missing You (The Marcy Brothers album)

Missing You
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 23, 1989 (1989-10-23)
GenreCountry
Length29:30
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerRon Haffkine
The Marcy Brothers chronology
Growin' Up Country
(1983)
Missing You
(1989)
The Marcy Brothers
(1991)
Singles from Missing You
  1. "The Things I Didn't Say"
    Released: March 1988
  2. "Threads of Gold"
    Released: January 1989
  3. "Cotton Pickin' Time"
    Released: April 1989
  4. "You're Not Even Crying"
    Released: September 1989
  5. "Missing You"
    Released: December 1989

Missing You is the second studio album by American country music trio The Marcy Brothers and their major label debut album. It was released on October 23, 1989, via Warner Bros. Records. The album includes the hit single "Cotton Pickin' Time".[1] It is also the only charting album of the Marcys', peaking at number 75 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart in early 1990.[2]

Critical reception

In a review of the album for AllMusic, Jason Ankeny called the Marcy Brothers a "close harmony trio."[3]

Track listing

Missing You track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You're Not Even Crying"Steve Seskin, Sandy Knox2:46
2."I Don't Want to Be Alone Tonight"Shel Silverstein2:54
3."Missing You"Becky Ryan, Lee Johnson2:31
4."People Still Fall in Love"Thom Schuyler3:11
5."Song on the Radio"Kevin Marcy, Kris Marcy, Kendal Marcy2:55
6."Cotton Pickin' Time"Even Stevens, Paul Overstreet3:08
7."Boys You Gotta Learn to Dance"Tony Haselden, Paul Harrison2:41
8."Threads of Gold"Allen Shamblin, Don King3:07
9."The Things I Didn't Say"Silverstein3:12
10."Walkin' Shoes"Milton Brown, Overstreet3:26

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.[4]

Musicians
  • Scott Baggett - bass
  • Don Barrett - bass
  • Eddie Bayers - drums
  • David Briggs - keyboards
  • Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
  • Gene Crisman - drums
  • Rick Durrett - keyboards
  • Bobby Emmons - keyboards
  • Jimmy English - electric guitar
  • Sonny Garrish - steel guitar
  • Steve Gibson - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, dobro
  • David Humphreys - percussion
  • Clayton Ivey - keyboards
  • Leo Jackson - acoustic guitar
  • Shane Keister - keyboards
  • Mike Leech - bass
  • Brent Mason - electric guitar
  • Kendal Marcy - acoustic guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Kevin Marcy - lead vocals
  • Kris Marcy - backing vocals
  • Randy McCormick - keyboards
  • Johnny Neel - keyboards
  • Mark O'Connor - fiddle, mandolin
  • Dave Pomeroy - bass
  • Don Potter - acoustic guitar
  • Tom Robb - bass
  • Brent Rowan - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Larry Sasser - steel guitar, dobro, slide guitar
  • Mike Seavers - acoustic guitar
  • Nick Shetterly - bass, acoustic guitar
  • Lisa Silver - fiddle
  • Bobby Thompson - acoustic guitar
  • Lonnie Wilson - drums
  • Bobby Woods - keyboards
  • Reggie Young - electric guitar


Technical
  • Scott Baggett - engineering
  • Ron Haffkine – production
  • Chris Hammond - engineering
  • Pat Holt - engineering
  • Mike Daniel - engineering
  • Denny Knight – recording, mixing
  • Lynn Peterzell – engineering
  • Mike Poole - engineering
  • Hank Williams – mastering

Chart performance

Chart (1990) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 75

Singles

Year Single Peak positions
US Country
1988 "The Things I Didn't Say" 68
1989 "Threads of Gold" 52
"Cotton Pickin' Time" 34
"You're Not Even Crying" 70
1990 "Missing You" 79

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Record Research, Inc. p. 215. ISBN 0-8230-8291-1.
  2. ^ "Top Country Albums". Billboard. February 10, 1990. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Missing You". AllMusic. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  4. ^ Missing You (CD booklet). The Marcy Brothers. Warner Bros. Records. 1989. CDP-9-26051-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)