Paint the Town
{{about|the Highway 101 album|the Loona song|PTT (Paint the Town)}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Paint the Town
| type = Album
| artist = Highway 101
| cover = Highway101PainttheTown.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1989
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Country
| length = 33:24
| label = Warner Bros.
| producer = Paul Worley, Ed Seay
| prev_title = 101²
| prev_year = 1988
| next_title = Greatest Hits
| next_year = 1990
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Paint the Town
| type = Studio
| single1 = Who's Lonely Now
| single1date = September 1989
| single2 = Walkin', Talkin', Cryin', Barely Beatin' Broken Heart
| single2date = January 1990
| single3 = This Side of Goodbye
| single3date = May 26, 1990
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = Allmusic -
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r92588|pure_url=yes}}|title=Highway 101 — Paint the Town|last=Owens|first=Thom|date=|work=Allmusic|accessdate=October 10, 2009}}
}}
Paint the Town is the third studio album by American country music band Highway 101. The last of their albums featuring Paulette Carlson as lead vocalist, it included the Billboard Country #1 "Who's Lonely Now," the #4 "Walkin', Talkin', Cryin', Barely Beatin' Broken Heart," and the #11 "This Side of Goodbye." Also included on the album is a cover of James Taylor's "Sweet Baby James". "Rough and Tumble Heart" was later recorded by Pam Tillis on her 1992 album Homeward Looking Angel.
Track listing
{{Track listing
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| headline =
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| title1 = I Can't Love You Baby
| writer1 = Tommy Rocco, Kerry Chater, Jesse Read
| length1 = 3:33
| title2 = If Love Had a Heart
| writer2 = Matraca Berg, Curtis Stone
| length2 = 3:02
| title3 = While You Slept Last Night
| writer3 = Pam Tillis, Dennis Adkins
| length3 = 2:44
| title4 = This Side of Goodbye
| writer4 = Michael Noble, Jeff Pennig, Scott "Cactus" Moser
| length4 = 4:03
| title5 = Walkin', Talkin', Cryin', Barely Beatin' Broken Heart
| writer5 = Roger Miller, Justin Tubb
| length5 = 2:33
| title6 = I'll Paint the Town
| writer6 = Gretchen Peters
| length6 = 2:53
| title7 = Rough and Tumble Heart
| writer7 = Tillis, Bob DiPiero, Sam Hogin
| length7 = 3:41
| title8 = Midnight Angel
| writer8 = Bill Anthony, Bob Morrison
| length8 = 3:21
| title9 = Who's Lonely Now
| writer9 = Kix Brooks, Don Cook
| length9 = 3:25
| title10 = Sweet Baby James
| writer10 = James Taylor
| length10 = 4:00
}}
Personnel
=Highway 101=
- Paulette Carlson - lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Jack Daniels - background vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, six string bass
- Cactus Moser - background vocals, drums, acoustic guitar
- Curtis Stone - background vocals, four string bass, harmonica
=Additional Musicians=
- Dennis Burnside - Piano
- Larry Byrom - Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar
- Sharon Eaves - Background Vocals
- Steve Fishell - Steel guitar
- John Hobbs - Piano
- John Barlow Jarvis - Piano
- Greg Leisz - Steel guitar
- Mike Poole - Percussion
- Harry Stinson - Background Vocals
- Dennis Wilson - Background Vocals
- Curtis Young - Background Vocals
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (1989)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{album chart|BillboardCountry|22|artist=Highway 101|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 27, 2020}} |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1990)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1990/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990|work=Billboard|accessdate=December 27, 2020}}
| 59 |
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=Singles=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="2"| Peak positions |
| style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="50"| US Country ! width="50"| CAN Country |
| 1989
| align="left"| "Who's Lonely Now" | 1 | 1 |
| rowspan="2"| 1990
| align="left"| "Walkin', Talkin', Cryin', Barely Beatin' Broken Heart" | 4 | 5 |
| align="left"| "This Side of Goodbye"
| 11 | 9 |
References
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{{Highway 101}}
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