Hillbilly Rock
| Hillbilly Rock | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
||||
| Studio album by Marty Stuart | ||||
| Released | October 17, 1989 | |||
| Genre | Country, country rock, bluegrass | |||
| Length | 32:42 | |||
| Label | MCA Nashville | |||
| Producer |
Richard Bennett Tony Brown |
|||
| Marty Stuart chronology | ||||
|
||||
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |
  link
|
For the song, see Hillbilly Rock (song).
Hillbilly Rock is the fourth studio album by American country music artist, Marty Stuart. It was released in October 1989 by MCA Nashville. It peaked at #19 on the Top Country Albums chart but failed to chart on the Canadian charts. It was certified Gold in both countries. The songs, "Cry! Cry! Cry!", "Don't Leave Her Lonely Too Long", "Hillbilly Rock" and "Western Girls" were released as singles.
Several songs on this album are covers or would later be covered by other artists. Johnny Cash's "Cry! Cry! Cry!" first appeared on his 1957 album With His Hot and Blue Guitar. "Me and Billy the Kid" was written and recorded by Joe Ely from his album Lord of the Highway and would later be covered by Pat Green and Kevin Welch and The Overtones. "Don't Leave Her Lonely Too Long" was covered by Gary Allan on his 1998 album, It Would Be You.
...
Wikipedia