Come On Come On
Come On Come On is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Mary Chapin Carpenter. Seven of its tracks became Billboard Hot Country Singles hits in 1992, 1993, and 1994. They were, chronologically, "I Feel Lucky" at #4, "Not Too Much to Ask" (a duet with Joe Diffie) at #15, "Passionate Kisses" at #4, "The Hard Way" at #11, "The Bug" (a cover of a Dire Straits song) at #16, "He Thinks He'll Keep Her" at #2, and "I Take My Chances" also at #2. The album topped out at #6 on the Billboard Country Albums chart.
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| Released | June 30, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
| Studio | Bias Studios, Springfield, Virginia | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 49:36 | |||
| Label | Columbia Nashville/TriStar | |||
| Producer | Mary Chapin Carpenter John Jennings Steve Buckingham | |||
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By 2017, the album had sold 2.9 million copies.[1] It remains Carpenter's best-selling album.
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Chicago Tribune | [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A [4] |
| Los Angeles Times |  [5] |
| Q | [6] |
| Rolling Stone | [7] |
Track listing
All songs written by Mary Chapin Carpenter except where noted.
- "The Hard Way" – 4:22
- "He Thinks He'll Keep Her" (Mary Chapin Carpenter, Don Schlitz) – 4:01
- "Rhythm of the Blues" – 3:49
- "I Feel Lucky" (Carpenter, Schlitz) – 3:31 (1993 Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance)
- "The Bug" (Mark Knopfler) – 3:47
- "Not Too Much to Ask" (duet with Joe Diffie) (Carpenter, Schlitz) – 3:23
- "Passionate Kisses" (Lucinda Williams) – 3:23 (1994 Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance)
- "Only a Dream" – 5:34
- "I Am a Town" – 5:06
- "Walking Through Fire" – 4:04
- "I Take My Chances" (Carpenter, Schlitz) – 3:45
- "Come On Come On" – 4:51
Production
- Produced by Mary Chapin Carpenter and John Jennings except "The Bug", which was produced by Mary Chapin Carpenter, John Jennings, and Steve Buckingham.
- Recorded and mixed by Bob Dawson and Marshall Morgan
- Engineered by Toby Seay
Personnel
Adapted from Come On Come On liner notes.[8]
- J. T. Brown – bass guitar (4, 5), background vocals (4)
- Mary Chapin Carpenter – acoustic guitar (1-3, 7, 9, 11, 12), vocals
- Jon Carroll – piano (4, 6, 11), synthesizer (1), background vocals (4)
- Rosanne Cash – background vocals (3)
- Shawn Colvin – background vocals (1, 7, 12)
- Denny Dadmun-Bixby – bass guitar (1, 11)
- Joe Diffie – duet vocals (6)
- Jerry Douglas – Dobro (6)
- Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar (5, 6), Pedabro (5)
- Indigo Girls (Amy Ray and Emily Saliers) – background vocals (1, 10)
- Bob Glaub – bass guitar (2, 7, 10)
- John Barlow Jarvis – piano (9)
- John Jennings – electric guitar (1, 2, 4-6, 11), acoustic guitar (3-6, 10, 12), bass guitar (3, 6, 12), percussion (3), programming (3), background vocals (1-5, 10-12)
- John Jorgenson – electric guitar (2, 7, 10)
- Robbie Magruder – drums (1, 4-6, 11)
- Mike McAdam – electric guitar (4-6), tremolo guitar (6)
- Edgar Meyer – double bass (9)
- Andy Newmark – drums (2, 7, 10)
- Matt Rollings – piano (1-3, 7, 8, 10, 12)
- Benmont Tench – Hammond organ (2, 3, 10, 11)
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
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Singles
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References
- "In 1992 the hits came for Mary". Billboard. July 18, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
- DeGagne, Mike; Jurek, Thom. Come On Come On at AllMusic. Retrieved 9 September 2006.
- Hurst, Jack (August 13, 1992). "Mary-Chapin Carpenter Come On Come On (Columbia)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- Browne, David (July 17, 1992). "Carin' Carpenter: Come On Come On Mary Chapin Carpenter > Music Review". Entertainment Weekly. No. 127. p. 55. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- Cromelin, Richard (July 12, 1992). "Record Rack: Mary Chapin Carpenter, "Come On Come On"". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- "Mary-Chapin Carpenter - Come On Come On CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- Berger, Arion (September 3, 1992). "Mary Chapin Carpenter: Come On Come On : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. No. 638. p. 68. Archived from the original on 14 August 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- Come On Come On (CD). Mary Chapin Carpenter. Columbia Records. 1992. CK 48881.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - "Mary Chapin Carpenter Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- "Mary Chapin Carpenter Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- Come On Come On - Mary Chapin Carpenter > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles at AllMusic. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- "Best of 1994: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
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