Politics, Religion and Her

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Politics, Religion and Her
Studio album by Sammy Kershaw
Released	1996
Genre	Country
Length	38:38
Label	Mercury
Producer	Buddy Cannon, Keith Stegall, Norro Wilson
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Entertainment Weekly (C+) link
Sammy Kershaw chronology
The Hits: Chapter 1 (1995) Politics, Religion and Her (1996) Labor of Love (1997)

Politics, Religion and Her is a 1996 album by country musician Sammy Kershaw. The album launched several charting singles and itself charted at #115 on The Billboard 200, also peaking at #17 on Top Country Albums.^[1] Charting songs included "Vidalia", "Meant to Be", "Fit to Be Tied Down" and "Politics, Religion and Her", which peaked on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts at #10, #5, #29 & #28 respectively.^[2]

Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 References

[edit] Critical reception

At the time of release, the album received a mixed review from Entertainment Weekly, which praised the singer for finding emotional depth on songs like "Little Bitty Crack in Her Heart" (which Randy Travis would later record on his 1999 album A Man Ain't Made of Stone) and the title track, but criticized his "tired" covers of "Memphis" and "Chevy Van".^[3] All Music Guide also found these two pop covers uninspired in nature (even referring to them as the two worst covers of the year), but praised the song's ballads (such as the title track).^[4]

[edit] Track listing

1. "Vidalia" (Tim Nichols, Mark D. Sanders) – 3:21
2. "Meant to Be" (Rick Bowles, Chris Waters) – 3:46
3. "Fit to Be Tied Down" (Wrynn Varble, Charles Victor) – 3:12
4. "Politics, Religion and Her" (Byron Hill, Tony Martin) – 3:19
5. "Chevy Van" (Sammy Johns) – 3:42
6. "Same Place" (Buddy Cannon, Marla Cannon, Dean Dillon) – 2:38
7. "Little Bitty Crack in Her Heart" (Shawn Camp, Jim Rushing) – 2:50
8. "These Flowers" (Rick Giles) – 3:20
9. "I Saw You Today" (Bobby Braddock) – 3:28
10. "Memphis, Tennessee" (Chuck Berry) – 2:56
11. "For Years" (Harley Allen, Stacey Earle) – 3:22
12. "Here She Comes" (Sammy Kershaw) – 2:44

[edit] Personnel

• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Bob Bullock – engineer
• Buddy Cannon – producer
• Glen Duncan – fiddle
• Stuart Duncan – fiddle
• Paul Franklin – dobro, fiddle, steel guitar
• Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
• Rob Hajacos – fiddle
• John Hobbs – piano
• John Kelton – engineer
• Sammy Kershaw – vocals
• Paul Leim – drums
• Brent Mason – electric guitar
• Nashville String Machine – strings
• Steve Nathan – organ, piano
• Danny Parks – acoustic guitar
• Larry Paxton – bass
• Warren Peterson – engineer
• Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
• Brent Rowan – electric guitar
• Hal Rugg – steel guitar
• John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
• Keith Stegall – producer
• John Willis – acoustic guitar
• Dennis Wilson – background vocals
• Norro Wilson – producer
• Glenn Worf – bass
• Reggie Young – electric guitar

[edit] References