Released 1989 Artist Foster & Lloyd Label RCA Records | Length 35:50 Release date 1989 | |
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Recorded 16th Ave. Sound, Nashville, TN Similar Foster & Lloyd albums, Country music albums | ||
Faster & Llouder is the second album released 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 while the latter failed to chart at all. The album itself peaked at #44 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. It was, however, their only album to appear on the Billboard 200, charting at #142.
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Content
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".
Reception
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.
Track listing
- "Faster and Louder" - 2:33
- "Fair Shake" (Guy Clark, Foster, Lloyd) - 3:26
- "She Knows What She Wants" - 3:39
- "Happy for Awhile" – 4:08
- "Fat Lady Sings" - 4:34
- "After I'm Gone" - 3:10
- "I'll Always Be Here Loving You" (Foster) – 2:56
- "Suzette" (Lloyd) - 2:42
- "Before The Heartache Rolls In" - 3:49
- "Lie to Yourself" (Lloyd, Pat Terry) – 4:41
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.
Foster & Lloyd
Musicians
Songs
1Faster & Louder2:34
2Fair Shake3:26
3She Know What She Wants3:41