Love and Honor (album)

Summary

Love and Honor is the seventh studio album (ninth overall) by country music artist Ricky Van Shelton and his last album for Columbia Records. This is also his first album of his career not to be produced by Steve Buckingham. Two singles released from this album, "Wherever She Is", and "Lola's Love" charted outside the top 40. "Lola's Love" was originally recorded by Sawyer Brown and featured on their 1987 album, Somewhere in the Night. "Where the Tall Grass Grows" was originally recorded by George Jones on his 1991 album And Along Came Jones.

Love and Honor
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1, 1994
RecordedWestwood Studios
GenreCountry
Length34:23
LabelColumbia Nashville/TriStar
ProducerBlake Chancey
Paul Worley
Ricky Van Shelton chronology
A Bridge I Didn't Burn
(1993)
Love and Honor
(1994)
Making Plans
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Entertainment Weekly(B) link

Track listing edit

  1. "Wherever She Is" (James House, John Jarrard) - 2:50
  2. "Complicated" (Bill LaBounty, Pat McLaughlin) - 3:07
  3. "Lola's Love" (Dennis Linde) - 3:09
  4. "I Thought I'd Heard It All" (Deryl Dodd, Philip Douglas, Don Pfrimmer) - 3:40
  5. "Then for Them" (Larry Boone, Will Robinson) - 3:03
  6. "Baby, Take a Picture" (Carol Chase, Kathy Louvin, Russell Smith) - 2:25
  7. "Love Without You" (Jeff Pearson, Charles Quillen) - 3:02
  8. "Been There, Done That" (John Jarrard, Craig Wiseman) - 3:23
  9. "Love and Honor" (Merle Haggard) - 3:05
  10. "Where the Tall Grass Grows" (Randy Boudreaux, Kerry Kurt Phillips, Andy Spooner) - 3:22
  11. "Thanks a Lot" (Eddie Miller, Don Sessions) - 3:17

Release history edit

Year Type Label Catalogue
1994 Cassette Sony 66153
1994 CD Sony 66153
1994 CD Columbia 4776802
1995 CD Columbia 474802

Personnel edit

Musicians
Background Vocals
  • Larry Marrs (all tracks)
  • Russell Terrell (1,4-11)
  • Harry Stinson (2)
  • Tony King (3)
  • Tom Flora (3)
  • Bergen White (3)
Production
  • Production Assistant: Carl Landers
  • Recorded and Mixed By: Chuck Ainlay & Graham Lewis
  • Engineers: Tim Farmer, Mark Frigo & Graham Lewis
  • Mastered By: Denny Purcell
  • Art Direction: Bill Johnson
  • Photography: Frank Ockenfels
  • Design: Beth Kindig
  • Art Assistance: Gregory MacLachlan

Chart performance edit

Chart (1994) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 62