Country Boy (Ricky Skaggs album)

Country Boy is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Ricky Skaggs. It was released in 1984 via Epic Records. The album peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[2]

Country Boy
Studio album by Ricky Skaggs
Released	October 1984
Genre	Country, country pop, bluegrass
Length	30:45
Label	Epic
Producer	Ricky Skaggs
Ricky Skaggs chronology
Don't Cheat in Our Hometown (1983) Country Boy (1984) Favorite Country Songs (1985)
Singles from Country Boy
"Something in My Heart" Released: October 1984 "Country Boy" Released: February 1985

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Country Boy"	Tony Colton, Albert Lee, Ray Smith	3:50
2.	"Something in My Heart"	Wayland Patton	2:42
3.	"Patiently Waiting"	Donnie Clark, Vickie Clark, Larry Cordle	2:51
4.	"Two Highways"	Cordle	3:51
5.	"Wheel Hoss"	Bill Monroe	2:57
6.	"Rendezvous"	Peter Rowan	3:34
7.	"Brand New Me"	Carl Chambers	3:27
8.	"Window Up Above"	George Jones	3:04
9.	"Baby I'm in Love with You"	Alex Gibson, Andy Gibson, Joe Weaver	2:12
10.	"I'm Ready to Go"	Carter Stanley, William Herbert York	2:37
Total length:			30:45

Personnel

• Eddie Bayers - drums
• Bruce Bouton - pedal steel guitar
• Molly Bright - background vocals
• Dennis Burnside - piano
• Jesse Chambers - bass guitar
• Buddy Emmons - pedal steel guitar
• George Grantham - drums
• Lloyd Green - pedal steel guitar
• Bobby Hicks - fiddle
• Bill Monroe - mandolin
• Joe Osborn - bass guitar
• Lou Reid - banjo, background vocals
• Ricky Skaggs - fiddle, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, violin, lead vocals, background vocals
• Gary Smith - piano
• Crom Tidwell - kazoo
• Buck White - piano

Chart performance

Chart (1984)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	1
U.S. Billboard 200	180

References

1. Campbell, Al. "Country Boy review". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
2. "Country Boy Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 February 2011.