Tanya Tucker (album)

Tanya Tucker is the self-titled fourth studio album by American country music singer Tanya Tucker. It was released on April 21, 1975, by MCA Records. The album was produced by Snuff Garrett and includes two No. 1 singles, "Lizzie and the Rainman" and "San Antonio Stroll".

Tanya Tucker
Studio album by
Tanya Tucker
ReleasedApril 21, 1975
RecordedMarch 19–20, 1975
GenreCountry
Length29:47
LabelMCA
ProducerSnuff Garrett
Tanya Tucker chronology
Greatest Hits
(1974)		 Tanya Tucker
(1975)		 Lovin' and Learnin'
(1976)
Singles from Tanya Tucker
  1. "Lizzie and the Rainman"
    Released: April 14, 1975
  2. "San Antonio Stroll"
    Released: August 11, 1975
  3. "Traveling Salesman"
    Released: October 17, 1975

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The review published in the May 3, 1975 issue of Billboard said, "Tanya's first MCA effort is kind of a long shot as far as the top half of the charts are concerned, but if her single hits she could do it. Producer Snuff Garrett has wisely chosen a mix of country, country oriented pop and straight pop for the set, with the intent obviously to keep her country but break her pop. Tanya still has one of the finest voices in music, pop, country or otherwise, and the new material simply offers her the chance to show off that voice in more directions. Strongest cuts are the ones leaning more toward country, though the pop oriented tunes are commercial enough. Expect pop play here. Only complaint is that from time to time the phrasing sounds a bit like Cher's. Still, it seems impossible this lady could ever make a bad album and she hasn't here." The review also noted "Lizzie and the Rainman", "Love of a Rolling Stone", "The King of Country Music", "When Will I Be Loved", "Son of a Preacher Man", "Someday Soon", and "Traveling Salesman" as the best cuts on the album.[2]

Cashbox published a review in the May 10, 1975 issue which said, "Tanya's first LP for MCA Records was produced by Snuff Garrett and contains her current hot single "Lizzie and the Rainman". Each selection is treated to superb vocals using her untouchable style of demanding emotion from each and every selection. Some of our personal favorites are: "San Antonio Stroll", "When Will I Be Loved", "Someday Soon", and "Traveling Salesman"."[3]

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot Country LPs chart and No. 113 on the US Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart.

The album's first single, "Lizzie and the Rainman", was released in April 1975[4] and peaked at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, No. 37 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and No. 7 on the US Billboard Easy Listening chart. It also peaked at No. 1 in Canada on the RPM Country Singles chart, No. 66 on the RPM Top Singles chart, and No. 2 on the RPM Adult Contemporary Singles chart. The second single, "San Antonio Stroll", was released in August 1975[5] and peaked at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart No. 2 in Canada on the RPM Country Singles chart. "Traveling Salesman" was released as the second single in the UK in October 1975 and failed to chart.

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lizzie and the Rainman"
3:05
2."Love of a Rolling Stone"Jerry Chesnut3:10
3."San Antonio Stroll"Peter Noah2:48
4."I'm Not Lisa"Jessi Colter3:28
5."The King of Country Music"
2:31
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."When Will I Be Loved"Phil Everly2:27
2."The Serenade That We Played"
  • Lenny Roberts
  • Lindsay Harrison
2:55
3."Son of a Preacher Man"
2:31
4."Someday Soon"Ian Tyson3:35
5."Traveling Salesman"
  • Gloria Sklerov
  • Harry Lloyd
3:17

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes.

Charts

Album

Chart (1975) Peak
chart
positions
US Hot Country LPs (Billboard)[6] 8
US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)[7] 113

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions
US
Country
[8]		 US
[9]		 US
AC
[10]		 CAN
Country
[11]		 CAN
[12]		 CAN
AC
[13]
"Lizzie and the Rainman" 1975 1 37 7 1 66 2
San Antonio Stroll" 1 — — 2 — —

References
  1. Tanya Tucker at AllMusic
  2. "Top Album Picks" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard. May 3, 1975. p. 59. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  3. "Cashbox/Country Reviews/LPs" (PDF). American Radio History. Cashbox. May 10, 1975. p. 31. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  4. "Top Single Picks" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard. April 19, 1975. p. 62. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  5. "Top Single Picks" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard. August 16, 1975. p. 78. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  6. "Tanya Tucker Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  7. "Tanya Tucker Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  8. "Tanya Tucker Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  9. "Tanya Tucker Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  10. "Tanya Tucker Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  11. "Search results for "Tanya Tucker" (Country Singles)". RPM. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  12. "Search results for "Tanya Tucker" (Top Singles)". RPM. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  13. "Search results for "Tanya Tucker" (Adult Contemporary Singles)". RPM. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
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