Pirates of the Mississippi (album)

Pirates of the Mississippi is the self-titled debut album of the American country music band Pirates of the Mississippi. It was released in 1990 on Capitol Records Nashville and contains four singles: "Honky Tonk Blues" (a cover of the Hank Williams song), "Rollin' Home", "Feed Jake", and "Speak of the Devil". "Feed Jake" was the highest charting of these singles, reaching #15 on the Billboard country charts. All of the other singles except "Rollin' Home" reached Top 40 on the same chart.

Pirates of the Mississippi
Studio album by
Pirates of the Mississippi
ReleasedJune 18, 1990 (1990-06-18)
Recorded1988
GenreCountry
Length37:51
LabelCapitol Nashville
ProducerRich Alves
James Stroud
Pirates of the Mississippi chronology
Pirates of the Mississippi
(1990)		 Walk the Plank
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic -[1]

Track listing
  1. "Honky Tonk Blues" (Hank Williams) – 3:00
  2. "I Take My Comfort in You" (Guy Clark, Wayland Holyfield) – 3:34
  3. "Rollin' Home" (Rich Alves, Bill McCorvey, Gary Harrison) – 3:11
  4. "Speak of the Devil" (Alves, McCorvey, Danny Mayo) – 3:04
  5. "Feed Jake" (Mayo) – 4:00
  6. "Talkin' 'bout Love" (Alves, McCorvey, Larry Gottlieb) – 4:17
  7. "Jolly Roger/Pirates of the Mississippi" (Alves, McCorvey) – 5:15
  8. "Down and Out in Birmingham" (Alves, McCorvey) – 3:57
  9. "Anything Goes" (Mayo, McCorvey, Diana Rae) – 4:09
  10. "Redneck Rock & Roll" (Alves, Mayo, McCorvey) – 3:24

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.[2]

Musicians
  • Rich Alves – guitar, Hammond organ, background vocals
  • John Kelton - strings on "Feed Jake"
  • Jimmy Lowe – drums, percussion
  • Bill McCorvey – guitar, lead vocals
  • Pat Severs – steel guitar, Dobro
  • Dean Townson – bass guitar, background vocals
Technical
  • Chuck Ainlay - mixing
  • Rich Alves - producer
  • John Kelton - recording
  • Glenn Meadows - mastering
  • Tom Perry - overdubs
  • James Stroud - producer

Chart performance
Chart (1990) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 12
U.S. Billboard 200 80

References
  1. Allmusic - review
  2. Pirates of the Mississippi (Media notes). Pirates of the Mississippi. Capitol Records Nashville. 1990. CDP 7 94389 2.CS1 maint: others (link)
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