Labor of Love (Sammy Kershaw album)

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Labor of Love
Studio album by
Sammy Kershaw
ReleasedNovember 4, 1997 (1997-11-04)
StudioCompass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas. Cayman Moon Recorders, Berry Hill, TN, The Castle, Franklin, TN, Sound Stage Studios, Wedgewood Studios, Nashville, TN
GenreCountry
Length36:39
LabelMercury Nashville
ProducerKeith Stegall
Sammy Kershaw chronology
Politics, Religion and Her
(1996) 		Labor of Love
(1997) 		Maybe Not Tonight
(1999)
Singles from Labor of Love
  1. "Love of My Life"
    Released: October 20, 1997
  2. "Matches"
    Released: March 23, 1998
  3. "Honky Tonk America"
    Released: June 27, 1998
  4. "One Day Left to Live"
    Released: October 10, 1998
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Labor of Love is the fifth studio album by the American country music artist Sammy Kershaw. It was released in 1997 (see 1997 in country music) on Mercury Records. It was his third album to achieve RIAA platinum certification and his highest-charting album on the Top Country Albums charts, where it peaked at #5.

In order of release, this album's singles were "Love of My Life", "Matches", "Honky Tonk America" and "One Day Left to Live", which respectively reached #2, #22, #31 and #35 on the Hot Country Songs charts. "Little Did I Know" was co-written by Dave Gibson (formerly of the Gibson/Miller Band) and Bill McCorvey, lead vocalist of Pirates of the Mississippi.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Honky Tonk America"Bob McDill3:56
2."Shootin' the Bull (In an Old Cowtown)"Monty Criswell, Michael White3:01
3."One Day Left to Live"Randy Boudreaux, Dean Dillon, John Northrup2:54
4."Cotton County Queen"Phil Barnhart, Sam Hogin, Wally Wilson3:35
5."Matches"Skip Ewing, Roger Springer3:52
6."Labor of Love"Larry Boone, Billy Lawson2:27
7."Thank God You're Gone"Sammy Kershaw, Mike Fornes3:22
8."Little Did I Know"Greg Crowe, Dave Gibson, Bill McCorvey2:45
9."Arms Length Away"White, Monty Criswell, Lee Thomas Miller3:19
10."Roamin' Love"Kershaw3:08
11."Love of My Life"Keith Stegall, Ed Hill4:22

Personnel[edit]

As listed in liner notes.[1]

Charts[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Labor of Love (Media notes). Sammy Kershaw. Mercury Records. 1997. 314-536 318-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "Sammy Kershaw Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "Sammy Kershaw Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  5. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  • Allmusic (see infobox)
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