Outskirts of Town

1993 studio album by Sawyer Brown

Outskirts of Town

Studio album by

Sawyer Brown

Released

August 10, 1993 (1993-08-10)

Genre

Country

Length

41:22

Label

Curb

Producer

Mark Miller, Mac McAnally; "The Boys and Me" dance mix produced by Brian Tankersley

Sawyer Brown chronology

Cafe on the Corner
(1992)

Outskirts of Town
(1993)

Greatest Hits 1990–1995
(1995)

Singles from Outskirts of Town

"Thank God for You"
Released: June 28, 1993
"The Boys and Me"
Released: October 11, 1993
"Outskirts of Town"
Released: February 19, 1994
"Hard to Say"
Released: June 20, 1994

Outskirts of Town is the tenth studio album by American country music band Sawyer Brown, released in 1993 on Curb Records. The third and final album of their career to receive RIAA gold certification, it produced four hit singles on the Billboard country charts: "Thank God for You" (the band's third and final #1), "The Boys and Me" (#4), the title track (#40), and "Hard to Say" (#5). A dance mix of "The Boys and Me" is also included as a bonus track.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Boys and Me"	Mac McAnally, Mark Miller	3:23
2.	"Farmer Tan"	Gregg Hubbard, Miller	4:07
3.	"Outskirts of Town"	Duncan Cameron, Hubbard	3:41
4.	"Thank God for You"	McAnally, Miller	3:18
5.	"Listenin' for You"	Hubbard, Miller	2:56
6.	"Eyes of Love"	Cameron, Hubbard, Miller	3:06
7.	"Hard to Say"	Miller	3:24
8.	"Drive Away"	Miller, Bill LaBounty	3:47
9.	"Heartbreak Highway"	Miller, John Flannigan	2:34
10.	"Love to Be Wanted"	Miller, Bill Shore	2:31
11.	"Hold On"	Hubbard	3:30
12.	"The Boys and Me (Dance Remix)"	McAnally, Miller	5:05

Personnel

Sawyer Brown

Duncan Cameron – electric, acoustic and resonator guitars, mandolin, backing vocals
Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard – keyboards, background vocals
Mark Miller – lead vocals, producer
Jim Scholten – bass guitar
Joe "Curley" Smyth – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

Eddie Bayers – drums
Sam Bush – mandolin
Roger Hawkins – drums, percussion
James Hooker – keyboards
Roy Huskey, Jr. – upright bass
Mike Lawler – synthesizer
Mac McAnally – acoustic guitar, producer
Terry McMillan – harmonica
Dana McVicker – duet vocals on "Drive Away"
Jay Dee Maness – pedal steel guitar
Matt Rollings – piano

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)	2
US Billboard 200^[1]	81
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[2]	13

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3]	75
Chart (1994)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4]	62

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[5]	Gold	50,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[6]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Sawyer Brown Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
^ "Sawyer Brown Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Sawyer Brown – Outskirts of Town". Music Canada. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
^ "American album certifications – Sawyer Brown – Outskirts of Town". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 24, 2023.