Classic Ray Stevens

Classic Ray Stevens
Studio album by Ray Stevens
Released	June 15, 1993
Genre	Country, Novelty
Length	35:41
Label	Curb
Producer	Ray Stevens
Ray Stevens chronology
Ray Stevens/Jim Stafford (1992) Classic Ray Stevens (1993) The Legendary Ray Stevens and Jim Stafford (1993)

Classic Ray Stevens is the twenty-ninth studio album of American country and comedy singer Ray Stevens as well as his third for Curb Records. It was released in June 1993. The album's title might mislead some people to believe that it is a collection of previously recorded songs but it is actually a newly recorded studio album. The album includes the singles "If Ten Percent Is Good Enough for Jesus (It Oughta Be Enough for Uncle Sam)," "The Motel Song," and "Super Cop," all of which unfortunately failed to chart. The front of the album cover spoofs how classical composers are honored; it shows a piano that has the following items sitting on top of it: a violin, a rose, sheet music, an old-fashioned feathered pen in a container of ink, and a statue of the head of Stevens dressed like someone from the period of ca. the 1800s.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"If Ten Percent Is Good Enough for Jesus (It Oughta Be Enough for Uncle Sam)"	Hal Coleman, Ken Gibbons, Roger Searcy	2:49
2.	"The Higher Education of Ole Blue"	C.W. Kalb, Jr.	4:00
3.	"The Bricklayer's Song"	Noel Murphy	3:46
4.	"Little League"	C.W. Kalb, Jr., Glenn A. Fortner	3:59
5.	"Meanwhile"	Gerry House, Devon O'Day, Billy Dean	2:57
6.	"Super Cop"	C.W. Kalb, Jr., Glenn A. Fortner	4:37
7.	"If You and Yo' Folks Like Me and My Folks"	Ray Stevens	3:23
8.	"The All-American Two Week Summer Family Vacation"	C.W. Kalb, Jr., Glenn A. Fortner	3:24
9.	"The Ballad of Jake McClusky"	C.W. Kalb, Jr., Glenn A. Fortner	3:43
10.	"The Motel Song"	C.W. Kalb, Jr.	2:49

Album credits

• Produced and Arranged by: Ray Stevens

Musicians

• Ray Stevens - Electric piano/synthesizers
• Steve Gibson - Electric guitar/dobro/mandolin
• Mark Casstevens - Rhythm guitar/banjo
• Tommy Wells - Drums
• Stuart Keathley - Bass
• Gary Prim - Acoustic piano
• Terry McMillan - Harmonica
• Weldon Myrick - Steel guitar

• Lisa Silver, Bergen White, Judy Rodman - Background vocals

• Recorded at Ray Stevens' Little Studio - Nashville, TN
• Recording engineer: Stuart Keathley
• Mastering and Digital Editing by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics

• Photography: Slick Lawson
• Art Direction: Virginia Team
• Design: Jerry Joyner

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