Hurry Sundown (McBride & the Ride album)

Hurry Sundown
Studio album by McBride & the Ride
Released	April 27, 1993
Genre	Country
Length	33:58
Label	MCA
Producer	Tony Brown Steve Gibson
McBride & the Ride chronology
Sacred Ground (1992) Hurry Sundown (1993) Terry McBride & the Ride (1994)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	(B) [2]

Hurry Sundown is the third album released by American country music band McBride & the Ride. Released in 1993 on MCA Records, it produced the hit singles "Love on the Loose, Heart on the Run" and the title track, which peaked at #3 and #17, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts.

The track "Hangin' in and Hangin' On" was later recorded by David Ball on his 1996 album Starlite Lounge, from which it was released as a single. "Sweetwater" was later recorded by Greg Holland on his 1994 debut album Let Me Drive, and by Aaron Tippin on his 1998 album What This Country Needs.

Track listing

1. "Love on the Loose, Heart on the Run" (Kostas, Anna Lisa Graham) – 3:08
2. "Hurry Sundown" (Keith Stegall, Denny Henson, Brent Mason) – 3:35
3. "Don't Be Mean to Me" (Terry McBride) – 2:50
4. "The Promise Land" (Bob DiPiero, John Scott Sherrill, McBride) – 3:49
5. "Hangin' In and Hangin' On" (McBride, Billy Thomas, Ray Herndon, Gary Nicholson) – 2:49
6. "Tell Me Again" (Walt Aldridge, McBride) – 3:22
7. "Cream of the Crop" (Ronny Scaife, McBride) – 2:48
8. "Hold on to Me and Let Go of the Past" (Curtis Wright, McBride) – 3:21
9. "Just the Thought of Losing You" (Herndon, Skip Ewing) – 4:17
10. "Sweetwater" (Jon Vezner, Allen Shamblin) – 4:00

Personnel

McBride & the Ride

• Terry McBride - bass guitar, lead vocals
• Ray Herndon - guitar, background vocals
• Billy Thomas - drums, background vocals

Additional musicians

• Robert Bailey: Background vocals
• Bruce C. Bouton: Steel Guitar
• Stuart Duncan: Fiddle, Mandolin, Guitar, Banjo
• Buddy Emmons: Steel Guitar
• Kimberly Fleming: Background vocals
• Steve Gibson: Guitars
• Joe Rogers: Guitars
• Matt Rollings: Keyboards, Piano
• Leland Sklar: Bass
• Willie Weeks: Bass
• Suzy Wills: Background vocals

Production

• Produced By Steve Gibson & Tony Brown
• Recorded By John Guess
• Overdubs Recorded By John Guess & Marty Williams
• Mixed By John Guess
• Second Engineer: Marty Williams
• Digital Editing: Milan Bogdan
• Mastered By Glenn Meadows & John Guess

Chart performance

Chart (1993)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	53
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	17

References

• Hurry Sundown (Media notes). McBride & the Ride. MCA Records. 1993. MCAD-10787.

1. Hurry Sundown at AllMusic
2. Entertainment Weekly review