1982 studio album by Ray Stevens
Don't Laugh Now |
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Studio album by Ray Stevens |
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Released | April 1982 |
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Genre | Country, Novelty |
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Label | RCA Records |
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Producer | Ray Stevens |
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Ray Stevens chronology |
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One More Last Chance (1981) | Don't Laugh Now (1982) | Greatest Hits (1983) | |
Don't Laugh Now was Ray Stevens' nineteenth studio album and his third and final for RCA Records, released in 1982. The front of the album cover shows Stevens looking pensive and holding a comedy mask, while the back cover shows Stevens smiling and holding a tragedy mask. Two singles were lifted from the album: "Written Down in My Heart" and "Where the Sun Don't Shine," both of which became minor country hits.
Track listing
Side ANo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Such a Night" | Chase | 3:30 |
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2. | "Written Down in My Heart" | Davidson | 3:04 |
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3. | "Take That Girl Away" | Sharp | 2:56 |
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4. | "Always There" | Keith, Snow | 3:38 |
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5. | "Where the Sun Don't Shine" | Randy Gilmore, Leath, Sharp | 3:15 |
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Side BNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Oh Leo Lady" | Ray Stevens | 3:17 |
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2. | "Don't Laugh Now" | Ray Stevens | 4:09 |
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3. | "This Old Piano" | Gray | 3:59 |
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4. | "Country Boy, Country Club Girl" | C.W. Kalb, Jr., Harold Ragsdale | 3:35 |
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5. | "Why Don't We Go Somewhere and Love" | O'Dell, Henley | 2:48 |
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Personnel
- Produced by Bob Montgomery and Ray Stevens
- Tracks 1, 3-7 & 9 arranged by Ray Stevens
- Tracks 2, 8 & 10 arranged by Ron Oates
- Engineer – Stuart Keathley
- Recorded at Ray Stevens Studio (Nashville, Tennessee).
- Mastered at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee).
- Photography – Graham Henman
- Art Direction – Barnes & Company
Musicians
- Ray Stevens – vocals
- Ron Oates – keyboards
- Ken Bell – acoustic guitars
- Larry Byrom – electric guitars
- John Clausi – electric guitars
- Kenny Mims – electric guitars
- Michael Spriggs – electric guitars
- Reggie Young – electric guitars
- Hal Rugg – steel guitar
- Bob Wray – bass
- James Stroud – drums
- Nashville String Machine – strings
- The Cherry Sisters – backing vocals
Singles
Year | Single | Peak positions |
US Country |
1982 | "Written Down in My Heart" | 35 |
1982 | "Where the Sun Don't Shine" | 63 |
1960s albums | |
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1970s albums | |
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1980s albums | |
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1990s/2000s albums | |
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Compilations | - The Best of Ray Stevens (1967)
- The Best of Ray Stevens (1968)
- Greatest Hits (1983 Ray Stevens album)
- Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (Ray Stevens album)
- Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (Ray Stevens album)
- His All-Time Greatest Comic Hits
- The Very Best of Ray Stevens
- 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Ray Stevens
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Notable singles | |
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Related | |
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