Woman in the Moon (album)

Woman in the Moon is a studio album by American country artist Chely Wright. The album was released on August 9, 1994 on Polydor Records and was produced by both Barry Beckett and Harold Shedd. Woman in the Moon was Wright's debut album as a music artist and contained a total of ten tracks. The album spawned three singles and was the first of two albums Wright would release under the Polydor label.

Woman in the Moon
Studio album by
Chely Wright
ReleasedAugust 9, 1994
Studio
  • Music Mill
  • OmniSound
  • Woodland
GenreCountry
Length32:01
Label
Producer
Chely Wright chronology
Woman in the Moon
(1994)		 Right in the Middle of It
(1996)
Singles from Woman in the Moon
  1. "He's a Good Ole Boy[1]"
    Released: July 1994
  2. "Till I Was Loved By You[1]"
    Released: October 1994
  3. "Sea of Cowboy Hats[1]"
    Released: January 1995

Background and content

Woman in the Moon was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and consisted of ten tracks. Both Barry Beckett and Harold Shedd produced the album. Half of the album's tracks were either written or co-written by Wright. These tracks included "Till All Her Tears Are Dry", "Go On and Go", and "Sea of Cowboy Hats", which would later be released as a single. The album also included a cover of Bill Anderson's "Nobody But a Fool (Would Love You)",[2] which was a top ten hit for Connie Smith in 1966.[3] The seventh track "I Love You Enough to Let You Go" was co-written by country artist Keith Whitley. The album's second track "He's a Good Ole Boy" was composed by country music songwriter Harlan Howard, who had previously written songs for other well-known country artists.[2]

Release and reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
New Country

Woman in the Moon was released on August 9, 1994 on PolyGram and Mercury Records. It was distributed as both a compact disc and a cassette.[4] The project spawned three singles between 1994 and 1995. The album's lead single "He's a Good Ole Boy" was released in July 1994, peaking at number 58 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart[5] and number 55 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.[6] The second single, "Till I Was Loved By You," was released in October 1994, peaking at number 48 on the country chart and number 66 on the RPM Country Tracks chart.[7][6] The third single spawned was the track "Sea of Cowboy Hats", which was released in 1995. The song reached a peak of 56 on the American country chart and 74 on the Canadian country chart that year.[8][6]

Brett Milano of New Country rated the album 3 ​1⁄2 stars out of 5, saying that Wright "clearly loves a lyric with a meaty storyline" and "Wright also has a warmer romantic side, as...'Till I Was Loved by You' demonstrates, but most of these tracks suggest she's not a woman to be messed with." Milano's review also singled out "The Last Supper", noting that the subject of the song is "really planning to poison" her husband.[9]

Track listing

Compact disc and digital versions
Woman in the Moon (CD and digital versions)[10][2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Till I Was Loved By You"
2:57
2."He's a Good Ole Boy"Harlan Howard2:51
3."Till All Her Tears Are Dry"
  • Jim Rushing
  • Chely Wright
4:19
4."Go On and Go"
  • Dale Dodson
  • Wright
2:15
5."Woman in the Moon"
3:14
6."Sea of Cowboy Hats"
  • Dodson
  • Jimmy Melton
  • Wright
3:35
7."I Love You Enough to Let You Go"
3:14
8."Nobody But a Fool"Bill Anderson3:08
9."He Don't Do Bars Anymore"
  • Dodson
  • Melton
  • Wright
2:45
10."The Last Supper"
  • Dodson, Melton, Wright
3:43

Cassette version
Side one[11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Till I Was Loved By You"
  • Irwin
  • Jackson
2:57
2."He's a Good Ole Boy"Howard2:51
3."Till All Her Tears Are Dry"
  • Rushing
  • Wright
4:19
4."Go On and Go"
  • Dodson
  • Wright
2:15
5."Woman in the Moon"
  • Knobloch
  • Scruggs
3:14
Side two[11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sea of Cowboy Hats"
  • Dodson
  • Melton
  • Wright
3:35
2."I Love You Enough to Let You Go"
  • Caswell
  • Nicholson
  • Whitley
3:14
3."Nobody But a Fool"Anderson3:08
4."He Don't Do Bars Anymore"
  • Dodson
  • Melton
  • Wright
2:45
5."The Last Supper"
  • Dodson
  • Melton
  • Wright
3:43

Personnel

All credits for Woman in the Moon are adapted from Allmusic.[12]

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Canada August 9, 1994 Compact disc
[13]
United States [14]
Cassette [11]
2010s
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Mercury Records [10]

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006, Second edition. Record Research.
  2. "Woman in the Moon > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  3. Campbell, Al. "Connie Smith: Super Hits > Overview". Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  4. "Chely Wright -- Woman in the Moon (1994)". Discogs. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  5. ""He's a Good Ole Boy" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  6. "Search results for "Chely Wright" under "country singles"". RPM. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  7. ""Till I Was Loved by You" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  8. ""Sea of Cowboy Hats" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  9. Milano, Brett (September 1994). "Reviews: Woman in the Moon". New Country: 57.
  10. "Woman in the Moon by Chely Wright". Apple Music. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  11. "Chely Wright -- Woman in the Moon (1994, Cassette) (US)". Discogs. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  12. "Woman in the Moon: Chely Wright: Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  13. "Chely Wright -- Woman in the Moon (1994, CD) (Canada)". Discogs. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  14. "Chely Wright -- Woman in the Moon (1994, CD) (US)". Discogs. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
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