The Metropolitan Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel is the sixth studio album released by American country music artist Chely Wright. It was her first album for the Dualtone label, after a failed deal with the Vivaton! label. This album produced four singles, of which two were Top 40 hits on the country music charts: the number 40 "Back of the Bottom Drawer" and "The Bumper of My SUV" at number 35. The third and fourth singles ("The River" and a cover of Chuck Berry's "You Never Can Tell", respectively), both failed to chart. Wright left Dualtone after the release of this album.
The Metropolitan Hotel | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | February 22, 2005 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | Painted Red/Dualtone | |||
Producer | Chely Wright (tracks 1, 5, 6, 8, 11) Chely Wright and Jeff Huskins (tracks 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 12) Stephony Smith and Chely Wright (track 10) | |||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | link |
Country Standard Time | link |
Track listing
- "It's the Song" (Bonnie Baker, Katrina Elam) – 3:57
- "Back of the Bottom Drawer" (Liz Rose, Chely Wright) – 3:43
- "I Got Him Ready for You" (Wright) – 3:19
- "The River" (Wright) – 6:29
- "Just the Way We Do It" (Brett Beavers, Wright) – 3:39
- "The Bumper of My SUV" (Wright) – 4:41
- "Your Shirt" (Lisa Drew, Pound Lamb) – 3:54
- "Between a Mother and a Child" (Wright) – 4:09
- "Southside of Lonesome" (Wright) – 4:00
- "Wheels" (Stephony Smith, Wright) – 3:43
- "C'est La Vie (You Never Can Tell)" (Chuck Berry) – 3:13
- "What If I Can't Say No Again" (Ed Hill, David Frasier, Josh Kear) – 4:11
Personnel
As listed in liner notes:[1]
- Steve Brewster – drums
- Tom Bukovac – electric guitar
- Jimmy Carter – bass guitar
- Eric Darken – percussion
- Chip Davis – background vocals
- Stuart Duncan – mandolin
- Shannon Forrest – drums
- Vince Gill – background vocals
- Tony Harrell – keyboards
- Aubrey Haynie – fiddle
- Mark Hill – bass guitar
- Sean Hurley – bass guitar
- Travis Javis – piano
- Jeff King – electric guitar
- Chris McHugh – drums
- Greg Morrow – drums
- Gordon Mote – piano, keyboards
- James T. Olsen – electric guitar
- Russ Pahl – steel guitar
- Billy Panda – acoustic guitar
- Scotty Sanders – steel guitar
- Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar
- Michael Hart Thompson – electric guitar
- Emily West – background vocals
- John Willis – acoustic guitar
- Chely Wright – lead vocals
- Jonathan Yudkin – mandolin
Strings on "Back of the Bottom Drawer" and "The River" performed by the Nashville String Machine, conducted and arranged by Steve W. Maldin. Strings on "Between a Mother and a Child" performed and arranged by Jonathan Yudkin.
Chart performance
Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 18 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 96 |
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums | 7 |
References
- The Metropolitan Hotel (Media notes). Chely Wright. Dualtone Records. 2005. 80302-01200-2.CS1 maint: others (link)