Leap of Faith (Lionel Cartwright song)
| "Leap of Faith" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Lionel Cartwright | ||||
| from the album Chasin' the Sun | ||||
| B-side | "Smack Dab in the Middle of Love"[1] | |||
| Released | June 24, 1991 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:03 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lionel Cartwright | |||
| Producer(s) | Barry Beckett Tony Brown | |||
| Lionel Cartwright singles chronology | ||||
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"Leap of Faith" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Lionel Cartwright. It was released in June 1991 as the first single from his album Chasin' the Sun. The song became his first and only number #1 country hit in September of that year.
Critical reception
[edit]A Miami Herald review of the album said that the song showed Cartwright's more commercial and country pop oriented side, compared to the bluegrass and Cajun influences shown by the rest of the tracks. It was also referred to as a "radio programmer's dream" in the same review.[2]
Music video
[edit]The music video was directed by John Lloyd Miller and premiered in mid-1991.
Personnel
[edit]As listed in liner notes.
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Mike Lawler – keyboards
- George Marinelli – electric guitar
- Don Potter – acoustic guitar
- Hershey Reeves – background vocals
- Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
- Matt Rollings – piano
- Harry Stinson – background vocals
Chart performance
[edit]"Leap of Faith" was Cartwright's only Number One hit,[3] spending twenty weeks on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) and peaking on the chart week of September 21, 1991.
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 3 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 1 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (1991) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 44 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 28 |
References
[edit]- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ "Chasin' the Sun review". Miami Herald. 1991-08-30. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Chasin' the Sun review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1646." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 12, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
- ^ "Lionel Cartwright Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1991". RPM. December 21, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1991: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
