Red and Rio Grande

Red and Rio Grande is the debut studio album by American country music artist Doug Supernaw. It was released on April 27, 1993 via BNA Records. It produced four singles for Supernaw on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, the highest being "I Don't Call Him Daddy" (previously recorded by Kenny Rogers on his album I Prefer the Moonlight) at No. 1.

Red and Rio Grande
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 27, 1993 (1993-04-27)
GenreCountry
Length34:03
LabelBNA
ProducerRichard Landis
Doug Supernaw chronology
Red and Rio Grande
(1993)
Deep Thoughts from a Shallow Mind
(1994)

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
allmusic[1]
Cash Boxfavorable[2]

Michael McCall of Allmusic rated the album four-and-a-half stars out of five, citing "I Don't Call Him Daddy" as an "anthem" for divorced fathers.[3] Joseph Stanley of Cash Box called it a "solid, well made album", highlighting the first five songs in particular.[2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Honky Tonkin' Fool"Aaron Barker3:16
2."I Don't Call Him Daddy"Reed Nielsen3:47
3."Reno"Tim Buckley, Doug Supernaw, Joe Deleon, Kenny King, Allen Huff, Justin White, Don Crider3:33
4."The Perfect Picture (To Fit My Frame of Mind)"Bucky Jones, Bob McDill3:23
5."Five Generations of Rock County Wilsons"John Scott Sherrill3:45
6."Red and Rio Grande"Lonnie Atkinson, Supernaw4:00
7."You're Gonna Bring Back Cheatin' Songs"Tom Shapiro, Chris Waters3:10
8."I Would Have Loved You All Night Long"Glenn Martin3:20
9."Daddy's Girl"Rick Robertson, Supernaw3:21
10."Carousel"Supernaw2:48

Personnel

Production

  • Produced By Richard Landis
  • Engineered By Chuck Ainlay & Csaba Petocz, with assistance by Todd Culross & Craig White
  • Mixed By Chuck Ainlay & Graham Lewis
  • Mastered By Glenn Meadows

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1993) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 27
U.S. Billboard 200 147
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 3
Canadian RPM Country Albums 18

Singles

Year Single Peak positions
US Country CAN Country
1993 "Honky Tonkin' Fool" 50
"Reno" 4 12
"I Don't Call Him Daddy" 1 27
1994 "Red and Rio Grande" 23 28

References

  1. allmusic review
  2. Stanley, Joseph (April 17, 1993). "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box: 20.
  3. McCall, Michael. "Red and Rio Grande review". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
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