Faster & Llouder | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 4, 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1988 | |||
Studio | 16th Ave. Sound, Nashville, TN [1] | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 35:50 | |||
Label | RCA Nashville | |||
Producer |
Bill Lloyd Radney Foster Rick Will | |||
Foster & Lloyd chronology | ||||
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Faster & Llouder is the second studio album by American country music duo Foster & Lloyd. It contained their last Top 10 song, "Fair Shake". The other singles released, "Before the Heartache Rolls In" and "Suzette" failed to break into the top 40. The album itself peaked at No. 44 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. It was, however, their only album to appear on the Billboard 200, charting at No. 142. [2]
The duo co-wrote most of the songs on the album, with Guy Clark co-writing for the successful single "Fair Shake" and Pat Terry co-writing the last track with Bill Lloyd. The track "Before The Heartache Rolls In" was covered by Hootie & the Blowfish in 1997 and included as a B-side to the band's single, "Old Man & Me". Vince Gill contributes his guitar playing skills on the opening track "Faster and Louder".
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Rudyard Kennedy of AllMusic called the album a "superior example of new country..before the term 'New Country' was invented" and calling the material on the album "Just as good, if not better, than that of the songs on the first album. [3]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Faster and Louder" | 2:33 | |
2. | " Fair Shake" | Guy Clark, Foster, Lloyd | 3:26 |
3. | "She Knows What She Wants" | 3:39 | |
4. | "Happy for Awhile" | 4:08 | |
5. | "Fat Lady Sings" | 4:34 | |
6. | "After I'm Gone" | 3:10 | |
7. | "I'll Always Be Here Loving You" | Foster | 2:56 |
8. | "Suzette" | Lloyd | 2:42 |
9. | "Before The Heartache Rolls In" | 3:49 | |
10. | "Lie to Yourself" | Lloyd, Pat Terry | 4:41 |
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 44 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 142 |
Year | Single | Peak positions | |
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US Country | CAN Country | ||
1988 | "Fair Shake" | 5 | 5 |
1989 | "Before the Heartache Rolls In" | 43 | 77 |
"Suzette" | 48 | 52 |
As listed in liner notes. [1]
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