Pirates of the Mississippi (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Pirates of the Mississippi
| type = studio
| artist = Pirates of the Mississippi
| cover = piratesalbum1.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|1990|07|10}}
| recorded = 1988
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Country
| length = 37:51
| label = Capitol Nashville
| producer = Rich Alves
James Stroud
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Walk the Plank
| next_year = 1991
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Pirates of the Mississippi
| type = studio
| single1 = Honky Tonk Blues
| single1date = June 1990
| single2 = Rollin' Home
| single2date = 1990
| single3 = Feed Jake
| single3date = February 25, 1991
| single4 = Speak of the Devil
| single4date = 1991
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r123520|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]
}}
Pirates of the Mississippi is the debut studio album by the American country music band Pirates of the Mississippi. It was released in 1990 on Capitol Records Nashville and contains four singles: "Honky Tonk Blues" (a cover of the Hank Williams song), "Rollin' Home", "Feed Jake", and "Speak of the Devil". "Feed Jake" was the highest charting of these singles, reaching No. 15 on the Billboard country charts. All of the other singles except "Rollin' Home" reached Top 40 on the same chart.
Track listing
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| headline =
| total length =
| title1 = Honky Tonk Blues
| writer1 = Hank Williams
| length1 = 3:00
| title2 = I Take My Comfort in You
| writer2 = Guy Clark, Wayland Holyfield
| length2 = 3:34
| title3 = Rollin' Home
| writer3 = Rich Alves, Bill McCorvey, Gary Harrison
| length3 = 3:11
| title4 = Speak of the Devil
| writer4 = Alves, McCorvey, Danny Mayo
| length4 = 3:04
| title5 = Feed Jake
| writer5 = Mayo
| length5 = 4:00
| title6 = Talkin' 'Bout Love
| writer6 = Alves, McCorvey, Larry Gottlieb
| length6 = 4:17
| title7 = Jolly Roger/Pirates of the Mississippi
| writer7 = Alves, McCorvey
| length7 = 5:15
| title8 = Down and Out in Birmingham
| writer8 = Alves, McCorvey
| length8 = 3:57
| title9 = Anything Goes
| writer9 = Mayo, McCorvey, Diana Rae
| length9 = 4:09
| title10 = Redneck Rock & Roll
| writer10 = Alves, Mayo, McCorvey
| length10 = 3:24
}}
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Pirates of the Mississippi |others=Pirates of the Mississippi |year=1990 |publisher=Capitol Records Nashville |id=CDP 7 94389 2}}
;Musicians
- Rich Alves – guitar, Hammond organ, background vocals
- John Kelton - strings on "Feed Jake"
- Jimmy Lowe – drums, percussion
- Bill McCorvey – guitar, lead vocals
- Pat Severs – steel guitar, Dobro
- Dean Townson – bass guitar, background vocals
;Technical
- Chuck Ainlay - mixing
- Rich Alves - producer
- John Kelton - recording
- Glenn Meadows - mastering
- Tom Perry - overdubs
- James Stroud - producer
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (1990–1991)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/search?artistname=Pirates+of+the+Mississippis&charttitle=&label=&chartcode=TLP|title=Pirates of the Mississippi, TLP|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=May 28, 2021|url-access=subscription}}
| 80 |
| scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/search?artistname=Pirates+of+the+Mississippis&charttitle=&label=&chartcode=CLP|title=Pirates of the Mississippi, CLP|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=May 28, 2021|url-access=subscription}}
| 12 |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (1991)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1991/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=May 28, 2021}}
| 30 |
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References
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Category:Capitol Records albums