Shriner's Convention (album)
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| Shriner's Convention | ||||
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| Released | February 1980 | |||
| Genre | Pop, country, novelty, comedy | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Ray Stevens | |||
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| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |   [1] |
Shriner's Convention is a studio album by the American musician Ray Stevens, released in 1980, his first for RCA Records.[2] The front of the album's cover shows a drawn picture of Stevens on a motorcycle with a young, curvaceous woman in back of him. Stevens wears a blue, Hawaiian-styled shirt and blue jeans, while the woman wears a bikini, and the two wear shriner hats. In the background of the picture, there is a shriner's parade on the streets. On the back of the album, there is a comic strip of happenings at a motel while the parade occurs.
The title track is the album's sole single.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Shriner's Convention" | Ray Stevens | 5:33 |
| 2. | "The Last Laugh" | Burke, Black, Gillespie | 2:36 |
| 3. | "Rita's Letter" | Sharp | 3:30 |
| 4. | "The Watch Song" | Mike Neun | 3:28 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Dooright Family" | Ray Stevens | 5:05 |
| 2. | "Hey There" | Richard Adler, Jerry Ross | 2:37 |
| 3. | "Put It in Your Ear" | Layng Martine, Jr. | 2:42 |
| 4. | "You're Never Goin' to Tampa With Me" | C.W. Kalb, Jr. | 2:50 |
| 5. | "Coin Machine" | Dick Feller | 3:12 |
In the cassette version of the album, the tracks for "Last Laugh" and "Coin Machine" are reversed.
Album credits
[edit]- Arranged and produced by: Ray Stevens at Ray Stevens Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
- Engineer: Stuart Keathley
- Cover concept: Jerry Bradley
- Art direction and cartoon illustration: Herb Burnette
- Lettering: Bill Noss
- Graphics by: Pinwheel Studios, Nashville
Charts
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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| US Country | US | CAN Country | ||
| 1980 | "Shriner's Convention" | 7 | 101 | 2 |
References
[edit]- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
- ^ Country Music: The Encyclopedia. St. Martin's Press. 2000. p. 464.
- ^ "Ray Stevens Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ "Ray Stevens Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1980". Billboard. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
