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2008 studio album by Randy Houser
Anything Goes Released November 18, 2008 Studio
Sound Kitchen and House of Nadia (Franklin, Tennessee)
East Iris Studios, Starstruck Studios and Little Big Studio (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Country Length 41 :20 Label Universal South Producer
Anything Goes is the debut studio album by American country music singer Randy Houser . It was released on November 18, 2008 via Universal South Records . The album's lead-off single, its title track , reached number 16 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The second single, "Boots On ", peaked at number 2. Houser co-wrote all but three of the songs on the album.
"Back to God " was later recorded by Reba McEntire for her 2017 album Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope , from which it was released as the second single.
Title Writer(s) 1. "Boots On " Randy Houser , Brandon Kinney2:51 2. "Anything Goes " Brice Long , John Wiggins3:04 3. "Wild Wild West" Angelo Petraglia , Daryl Burgess, Houser3:31 4. "Back to God " Dallas Davidson , Houser5:14 5. "Something Real" David Lee Murphy , Houser4:22 6. "My Kind of Country" Davidson, Houser 2:55 7. "Strange" Chuck Jones, Chuck Cannon 3:13 8. "Lie" Reed Nielsen, Shane Minor , Houser 4:11 9. "Paycheck Man" Derek George , Danny Myrick, Houser3:04 10. "How Many Times" Jon Randall , Al Anderson 4:07 11. "I'll Sleep" Minor, Myrick, Houser 4:48
Adapted from liner notes.[ 3]
Randy Houser – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (6, 8, 9)
Steve Nathan – Hammond B3 organ (1, 3-5, 9), acoustic piano (2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11)
Kevin McKendree – Wurlitzer electric piano (6, 7), Hammond B3 organ (6, 7)
J. T. Corenflos – electric guitar, baritone guitar (5)
B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar (1-5), gut-string guitar (5)
Rob McNelley – electric guitar (1-7)
Bruce Wallace – acoustic guitar (6, 7)
Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar (8-11)
John Willis – acoustic guitar (8-11)
Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar (11)
Paul Franklin – steel guitar (1-5, 8-11), dobro (11)
Michael Rhodes – bass (1-5, 8-11)
Steve Mackey – bass (6, 7)
Lonnie Wilson – drums (1-5, 8-11)
Nick Buda – drums (6, 7)
Eric Darken – percussion (1-6, 8, 9, 11)
Stuart Duncan – fiddle (11)
David Angell – strings (4, 5)
John Catchings – strings (4, 5)
David Davidson – strings (4, 5)
Kristin Wilkinson – strings (4, 5), string arrangements (4, 5)
Stephen Lamb – copyist (4, 5)
Wes Hightower – backing vocals (1-5, 7-9, 11)
Kim Fleming – backing vocals (2, 4)
Vicki Hampton – backing vocals (2, 4)
Aaron Mason – backing vocals (2, 4)
Cliff Audretch III – backing vocals (3)
Vince Gill – backing vocals (10)
Cliff Audretch III – A&R, producer
Mark Wright – producer
Greg Droman – recording, mixing
Adam Hull – recording assistant
Greg Lawrence – recording assistant
Leslie Richter – recording assistant
Heather Strum – recording assistant
Chris Ashburn – additional recording assistant
Kim Daewoo – additional recording assistant
Aaron Kasdorf – additional recording assistant
Todd Tidwell – additional recording assistant
Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee)
Carie Higdon – production coordinator
Natalie S. Moore – art direction, additional photography
Susannah Parrish – art direction, design
Kristin Barlowe – photography
Fitzgerald Hartley Co. – management
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^ Vercher, Brady (November 20, 2008). "Anything Goes review" . Engine 145 . Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved January 15, 2010 .
^ Anything Goes (CD booklet). Randy Houser. Universal Records South. 2008. B0011699-02.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ "Randy Houser Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved December 19, 2020.
^ "Randy Houser Chart History (Top Country Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved December 19, 2020.
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^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2009" . Billboard . Retrieved December 19, 2020 .
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