Countrified (John Anderson album)
Countrified is the eighth studio album by American country music artist John Anderson. It was released on October 6, 1986. It was his last studio album for Warner Bros. Records before leaving for MCA Nashville in 1987. The album featured "The Fightin' Side of Me", a song written and originally recorded by country singer Merle Haggard as well as a cover of the gospel standard "Peace in the Valley."
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| Released | October 6, 1986 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 36:16 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
| Producer | Jim Ed Norman | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B−[2] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Countrified" | Tom Lazaros | 3:27 |
| 2. | "What’s So Different About You" | John Anderson, Fred Carter Jr. | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Yellow Creek" | Ken McDuffie | 3:43 |
| 4. | "If I Could Have My Way" | Anderson, Carter | 3:39 |
| 5. | "Do You Have a Garter Belt" | Tony Joe White | 3:02 |
| 6. | "Honky Tonk Crowd" | Larry Cordle, Lionel Delmore | 3:43 |
| 7. | "The Fighting Side of Me" | Merle Haggard | 3:02 |
| 8. | "Wife’s Little Pleasures" | Buck Moore, Tony Stampley, Mentor Williams | 4:03 |
| 9. | "You Can’t Judge a Book (By the Cover)" | Willie Dixon | 4:24 |
| 10. | "Peace in the Valley" | Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey | 3:43 |
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 17 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | CAN Country | ||
| 1986 | "Honky Tonk Crowd" | 10 | 7 |
| 1987 | "Countrified" | 44 | 31 |
| "What's So Different About You" | 55 | — | |
References
- Countrified at AllMusic
- Christgau, Robert (1990). "A". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 16, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
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