Beside Myself
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Beside Myself was Ray Stevens' twenty-sixth studio album and his sixth for MCA Records, released in 1989
. It includes the singles "I Saw Elvis in a UFO" and "There's a Star Spangled Banner." The album was also his last for MCA Records
before he moved to Curb Records
for his next studio album, 1990's Lend Me Your Ears.
A repackaged version of this album, Ray Stevens — At His Best (MCAC-20695 cassette
, MCAD-20695 CD
), was later released with most of the same tracks in a different order, eliminating the tracks "Bad Dancin'" and "I Used to Be Crazy." A different version of At His Best, with all ten tracks from Beside Myself in the original order, is available on iTunes
.
All songs written by Ray Stevens and C.W. Kalb, Jr.; “Bad Dancin’”, co-written by Cinde Borup and Bruce Innis.
1989 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989.-Events:*January 14 – Paul McCartney releases Снова в СССР exclusively in the USSR...
. It includes the singles "I Saw Elvis in a UFO" and "There's a Star Spangled Banner." The album was also his last for MCA Records
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
before he moved to Curb Records
Curb Records
Curb Records is a record label started by Mike Curb originally as Sidewalk Records in 1963...
for his next studio album, 1990's Lend Me Your Ears.
A repackaged version of this album, Ray Stevens — At His Best (MCAC-20695 cassette
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, MCAD-20695 CD
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), was later released with most of the same tracks in a different order, eliminating the tracks "Bad Dancin'" and "I Used to Be Crazy." A different version of At His Best, with all ten tracks from Beside Myself in the original order, is available on iTunes
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.
Track listing
- "Your Bozo’s Back Again"
- "Another Fine Mess"
- "Marion Michael Morrison"
- "Butterfly Inside a Coupe de Ville"
- "There’s a Star-Spangled Banner"
- "I Saw Elvis in a UFO"
- "The Woogie Boogie"
- "Stuck on You"
- "Bad Dancin’"
- "I Used to Be Crazy"
All songs written by Ray Stevens and C.W. Kalb, Jr.; “Bad Dancin’”, co-written by Cinde Borup and Bruce Innis.
Personnel
Compiled from liner notes.- Ray Stevens - vocals, synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
- Mark Casstevens - rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
- Steve Gibson - electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Vicki Hampton - background vocals
- Sheri Huffman - background vocals
- Stuart Keathley - bass guitar
- Terry McMillan - harmonicaHarmonicaThe harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
- Gary Prim - keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Lisa Silver - background vocals
- Dennis Solee - tenor saxophoneTenor saxophoneThe tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the alto, are the two most common types of saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B, and written as a transposing instrument in the treble...
- Diane Vanette - background vocals
- Tommy Wells - drums
Chart performance
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 51 |