Alibis (album)

Alibis is the second studio album by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence. Certified platinum in the United States, the album produced the singles "Can't Break It to My Heart", "Alibis", "My Second Home" and "If the Good Die Young", all Number One hits on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. The album is certified 2× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for shipments of two million copies. It was recorded by James Stroud in full Analog at his home studios.

Alibis
Studio album by Tracy Lawrence
Released	March 9, 1993
Recorded	1992
Studio	Eleven, Eleven Sound, Mesa Recording, Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN
Genre	Country
Length	31:46
Label	Atlantic
Producer	James Stroud
Tracy Lawrence chronology
Sticks and Stones (1991) Alibis (1993) I See It Now (1994)
Singles from Alibis
"Alibis" Released: February 11, 1993 "Can't Break It to My Heart" Released: June 5, 1993 "My Second Home" Released: September 16, 1993 "If the Good Die Young" Released: January 24, 1994

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "I Threw the Rest Away" (Gene Nelson, Paul Nelson) – 3:28
2. "Can't Break It to My Heart" (Kirk Roth, Tracy Lawrence, Earl Clark, Elbert West) – 2:53
3. "We Don't Love Here Anymore" (Kenny Beard, Bob Alan, Jimmy Darrell) – 3:07
4. "Crying Ain't Dying" (Don Schlitz, Mark Irwin) – 3:12
5. "Alibis" (Randy Boudreaux) – 3:02
6. "My Second Home" (Lawrence, Beard, P. Nelson) – 2:44
7. "Don't Talk to Me That Way" (Reese Wilson, Billy Spencer) – 3:48
8. "It Only Takes One Bar (To Make a Prison)" (Beard, Lawrence, P. Nelson) – 3:31
9. "Back to Back" (Lawrence, West) – 3:13
10. "If the Good Die Young" (P. Nelson, Craig Wiseman) – 2:26

Personnel

Musicians

• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
• Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
• Sonny Garrish – steel guitar, Dobro
• Tracy Lawrence – lead vocals
• Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar
• Brent Rowan – electric guitar
• Gary Smith – piano, synthesizer
• Joe Spivey – fiddle
• James Stroud – drums, percussion
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar
• Curtis Wright – background vocals
• Curtis Young – background vocals

Technical

• Derek Bason – mixing assistant
• Jeff Giedt – assistant engineer
• Kelly Giedt – assistant producer
• Julian King – engineering, mixing
• Steve Marcantonio – engineer
• Glenn Meadows – mastering
• Lynn Peterzell – engineer, mixing

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1993) Peak position Canadian Country Albums (RPM) 5 US Billboard 200[2] 25 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3] 5

Year-end charts Chart (1993) Position US Billboard 200[4] 92 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 19 Chart (1994) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 69

References

1. Alibis at AllMusic
2. "Tracy Lawrence Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
3. "Tracy Lawrence Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
4. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
5. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
6. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

• Alibis (cassette liner notes). Tracy Lawrence. Atlantic Records. 1993. 7 82483-4.CS1 maint: others (link)