Stop and Smell the Roses (Mac Davis album)

Stop and Smell the Roses is a 1974 album by Mac Davis. It peaked at No.2 on the US Country chart and No. 13 on the all-albums chart.

Stop and Smell the Roses
Studio album by
Mac Davis
Released1974
StudioFAME Studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama
GenreCountry, pop
LabelColumbia
ProducerRick Hall; Gary Klein on "Stop and Smell the Roses"
Mac Davis chronology
Mac Davis
(1973)		 Stop and Smell the Roses
(1974)		 All the Love in the World
(1974)

Track list
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Stop and Smell the Roses"Davis, Doc Severinsen2:55
2."Soft, Sweet Fire"Davis, Mark James2:58
3."The Sweetest Song"Davis, James3:08
4."Two Plus Two"Davis, James2:45
5."The Birthday Song"Davis2:27
6."One Hell of a Woman"Davis, James2:53
7."A Poor Man's Gold"Davis3:28
8."Lucas Was a Redneck"Davis2:47
9."Kiss It and Make It Better"Davis3:00
10."Good Friends and Fireplaces"Davis3:42

Charts
Chart (1974) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)60[1]

Personnel
  • Mac Davis - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
  • Ken Ball, Travis Wammack - guitar
  • Leo LeBlanc - steel guitar
  • Jerry Bridges - bass guitar
  • Tim Henson - keyboards, tambourine
  • Roger Clark - drums
  • Dale Anderson, Victor Feldman - vibraphone
  • Eddy Manson, Tommy Morgan - harmonica
  • Ron Hicklin Singers - background vocals
  • Sid Sharp Strings - strings
  • Jimmie Haskell - string arrangements
Technical
  • Gary Klein - producer on "Stop and Smell the Roses"
  • Al Cartee, Larry Hamby, Rick Hall - engineer
  • Ed Caraeff - cover photography

References
  1. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 83. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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