Rattlesnake Annie (album)

Rattlesnake Annie
Studio album by Rattlesnake Annie
Released	1987
Genre	Country
Label	Columbia records
Producer	Buddy Blackmon & Rattlesnake Annie
Rattlesnake Annie chronology
Indian Dream Rattlesnake Annie (1987) Rattlesnake Annie and the Last Cowboy (1995)

Rattlesnake Annie is a self-titled studio album by American singer and songwriter Rattlesnake Annie (real name Rosan Gallimore, aka Annie McGowan, Born in December 26, 1941) released in 1987 on the CBS label. It reached #49 in the US country charts. Two singles were released from the album, "Callin' Your Bluff" which reached #79 in the US and #51 in the Canadian country charts, and "Somewhere South of Macon" which also reached #79 in the US country charts.The West German branch of Greenpeace adopted her song, "Goodbye to a River", as their anthem.

There were two other versions released in Europe in 1983 and 1988 on the Czechoslovakian Supraphon label.^[1] When she went to Europe she recorded an LP in Czechoslovakia, appeared on East German TV, was voted #1 female country star in Scotland and was filmed by a Swiss/French crew for The Other Side of Nashville MGM/UA documentary. By the time she returned to the USA she was a full-blown European country star ^[2]

Track listing^[2]

Side 1

1. "Funky Country Livin’" (Lonnie Mack) – 3:46
2. "Sixteen Tons" (M. Travis) – 2:43
3. "Country Music Hall of Pain" (Rattlesnake Annie/M. Grisham) – 3:22
4. "Somewhere South of Macon" (J. Rushing/M. Chapman) – 2:46
5. "Goodbye to a River" (Rattlesnake Annie) – 3:41

Side 2

1. "Outskirts of Town" (Lonnie Mack) – 2:40
2. "Callin’ Your Bluff" (Lonnie Mack/M. D. Barnes) – 2:25
3. "Long Black Limousine" (V. Stovall/B. George) – 3:36
4. "Been Waiting That Long" (Lonnie Mack) – 3:25
5. "Lonesome On’ry and Mean" (S. Young) – 3:24

Musicians^[2]

• Willie Nelson
• Lana Nelson
• Lonnie Mack
• Roy Huskey
• Charlie McCoy
• Johnny Gimble
• Sam Bush
• Jerry Douglas
• Buddy Spicher
• Vassar Clements
• Buddy Blackmon
• Vip Vipperman
• Kenny Malone
• Bobby Thompson
• Byrd Burton
• Mark Casstevens
• Buddy Greene
• David Schnaufer

Backing Vocals^[2]

• Carol Anderson
• Mary Beth Anderson
• Billy Smith
• Terry Smith
• Lonnie Mack
• Rattlesnake Annie
• Buddy Greene
• Willie Nelson

Production^[2]

• Producer: Buddy Blackmon & Rattlesnake Annie
• Recorded at: Pedernales Recording Studios, Monan’s Recording Studios, The Sound Shop, Tree Studios and Reflections Studios
• Recording Engineers: Pat MacMakin, Larry Greenhill, David Cherry, Bobby Arnold and Gene Lawson
• Mastered by: Denny Purcell at Georgetown Masters
• Album Art Direction: Bill Johnson
• Album Photography: McGuire

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