Chely Wright

Richell Rene "Chely" Wright, *25-10-1970 Kansas City, MO

2nd version

by Praguefrank, Mike Masterson, Thieu Van De Vorst, Lennart Gustavsson
SESSIONS
ca. April 1994 The Music Mill, 1710 Roy Acuff Place, Nashville, TN/Omnisound Recording Studio, 1806 Division Street, Nashville, TN/Woodland Sound Studio, Nashville, TN – Chely Wright (Chely Wright [vcl/bck vcl],  Brent Rowan [ld/rh gt/mandolin], Don Potter [ac gt], Weldon Myrick [steel], Bob Wray [bass], Owen Hale [drums], Eddie Bayers [drums/percussion], Bob Hajacos/ Glen Duncan [fiddle], Barry Beckett [keyboards], Terry McMillan [harmonica], John Wesley Ryles, Cindy Richardson Walker, Dennis Wilson, Harry Stinson, Curtis Young [bck vcl]. Producer: Bary Beckett and Harold Shedd)
001 TILL I WAS LOVED BY YOU Polydor 853 810-7/314 523 225-2 B0008134-02
002 HE'S A GOOD OLD BOY Polydor 853 056-7/314 523 225-2 B0008134-02
003 TILL ALL HER TEARS ARE DRY A and M 577 282-7/Polydor 314 523 225-2
004 GO ON AND GO Polydor 853 056-7/314 523 225-2
005 WOMAN IN THE MOON Polydor 314 523 225-2
006 SEA OF COWBOY HATS Polydor 851 430-7 /314 523 225-2 B0008134-02 [dance mix:] CDP 1389
007 I LOVE YOU ENOUGH TO LET YOU GO Polydor 314 523 225-2 B0008134-02
008 NOBODY BUT A FOOL Polydor 851 430-7/314 523 225-2
009 HE DON'T DO BARS ANYMORE Polydor 853 810-7/314 523 225-2
010 LAST SUPPER Polydor 314 523 225-2
Summer 1995 The Music Mill, 1710 Roy Acuff Place, Nashville, TN/The Money Pit, Nashville, TN – Chely Wright (Chely Wright [vcl], Fletcher "Biff" Watson [gt], Billy Joe Walker, Jr. [gt], Ed Seay [ac gt], Larry Byrom [el gt], Dann Huff [el gt], Paul Franklin [dobro/steel],  Larry Franklin [mandolin/ fiddle], Joe Chemay [bass], Eddie Bayers [drums], Butch Carr [triangle], Joey Miskulin [accordion], John Hobbs [piano/ Hammond B-3 organ/ Wurlitzer/ synthesizer], Russ Zavitson, Jimmy Stewart, Lisa Ramsey, Mitch Shedd, Todd Culross, Tiffany Suiters [hand claps], Dennis Wilson, Cindy Richardson Walker, John Wesley Ryles, Curtis "Mr. Harmony" Young, Anthony Martin, Wendell Mobley, Cindy Fee [bck vcl]. Producer: Ed Seay and Harold Shedd)
011 LISTENIN' TO THE RADIO A and M Nashville 314 529 553-2 B0008134-02
012 THE LOVE THAT WE LOST A and M Nashville 314 529 553-2 B0008134-02
013 HEART SHAPED WORLD A and M Nashville 314 529 553-2
014 LOVE HE LEFT BEHIND A and M Nashville 314 529 553-2
015 RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT A and M Nashville 314 529 553-2
016 WHAT I LEARNED FROM LOVING YOU A and M Nashville 314 529 553-2
017 ALLIGATOR PURSE A and M Nashville 314 529 553-2
018 THE OTHER WOMAN A and M Nashville 314 529 553-2
019 DAY ONE A and M Nashville 314 529 553-2
020 IT'S NOT TOO LATE A and M Nashville 314 529 553-2
021 GOTTA GET GOOD AT GIVIN' AGAIN A and M Nashville 314 529 553-2
ca. March 1997 Nashville, TN – Chely Wright (Chely Wright [vcl], Billy Joe Walker, Jr. [gt], Steve Gibson [gt], Brent Mason [gt], Stuart Smith [el gt], Stuart Duncan [mandolin/fiddle], Paul Franklin [steel], Robby Turner [steel/dobro], Michael Rhodes [bass], Eddie Bayers [drums], Tom Roady [percussion], Matt Rollings [piano/Hammond B-3 organ/keyboards], John Jarvis [piano/electric piano/Hammond B-3 organ], Steve Nathan [Hammond B-3 organ/synthesizers], Tony Brown [piano] + Vince Gill, Vicki Hampton, John Wesley Ryles, Kim Fleming, Bob Bailey, Trisha Yearwood, Matraca Berg, Gary Burr, Harry Stinson, Kostas [bck vcl]. Producer: Tony Wright, Buddy Cannon and Norro Wilson)
022 N 1026 JUST ANOTHER HEARTACHE MCAS7-72025/MCAD-70003 B0008134-02
023 YOUR WOMAN MISSES HER MAN MCAD-70003
024 N 1028 SHUT UP AND DRIVE MCAS7-72012/MCAD-70003 B0008134-02
025 LET ME IN MCAD-70003
026 EMMA JEAN'S GUITAR MCAS7-72012/MCAD-70003
027 I ALREADY DO MCAS7-72044/MCAD-70003 B0008134-02
028 IS IT LOVE YET MCAS7-72044/MCAD-70003
029 BEFORE YOU LIE MCAD-70003
030 FEELIN' SINGLE AND SEEIN' DOUBLE MCAS7-72025/MCAD-70003 B0008134-02
031 TEN POUND HEART MCAD-70003
ca. January 1999 Emerald Sound Studio A, Nashville, TN/The Tracking Room, Nashville, TN – Chely Wright (Chely Wright [vcl], Dan Dugmore [ac slide/steel], John Wills [ac gt], Vince Gill [el gt/bck vcl], Steve Gibson [gt], Brent Mason [gt], Pat Buchanan [el gt], Stuart Duncan [mandolin/fiddle], Robby Turner [steel], Larry Paxton/Glenn Worf [bass], Paul Leim/Chad Cromwell [drums], Terry McMillan [percussion], Aubrey Haynie [fiddle], Matt Rollings [piano/Hammong B-3 organ/keyboards], John Hobbs [Hammond B-3 organ,/keyboards], Randy McCormick/Steve Nathan [keyboards] + Gary Burr, Liana Manis, Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Sonya Isaacs, Trisha Yearwood, Carmella Ramsey, Curtis Young, Kim Keyes, Dennis Wilson, John Wesley Ryles, Larry Marrs, Melonie Cannon Richardson [bck vcl]. Producers: Tony Brown, Buddy Cannon, Norro Wilson)
032 N-1473 SHE WENT OUT FOR CIGARETTES 172161-7/MCAD-70052 B0008134-02
033 N-1474 SOME KIND OF SOMETHIN' 172161-7/MCAD-70052
034 SINGLE WHITE FEMALE MCAS7-72092/MCAD-70052 B0008134-02
035 IT WAS 172113-7/MCAD-70052 B0008134-02
036 UNKNOWN MCAD-70052
037 LOVE THAT WE LOST MCAD-70052
038 FIRE MCAD-70052
039 N-1480 RUBBIN' IT IN 172113-7/MCAD-70052
040 PICKET FENCES MCAD-70052 B0008134-02
041 WHY DO I STILL WANT YOU MCAD-70052

2000 Nashville, TN – Chely Wright

042 LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! Hip-O - #541831  MCA 170232-2

HIP-O COUNTRY SUPERSTAR CHRISTMAS VOL. III (2000); MCA 170 232-2 CHRISTMAS COOKIES (2001)
Spring 2001 Emerald Sound Studio, 1033 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN/Loud Recording Studio, Nashville, TN/ Quad Studios, Nashville, TN/ The Money Pit, Nashville, TN  – Chely Wright, *w. Brad Paisley (Chely Wright [vcl], John Jorgenson [gt], Brad Paisley [duet vcl*/gt], Steve Gibson [gt],  Darrell Scott [ac gt/banjo/ mandolin], John Willis [ac gt], J.T. Corenflos [el gt], Pat Buchanan [el gt], Kevin Grantt/ Michael Rhodes/ Mike Brignardello [bass], Chris McHugh/Paul Leim [drums], TheNashville String Machine [strings], Jim Brown [piano/ Hammond B-3 organ/keyboards/ string synthesizer], John Hobbs [piano/ Hammond B-3 organ],Steve Nathan [Hammond B-3 organ/ keyboards], Matt Rollings [keyboards], David Huff [programming], Trisha Yearwood, Wes Hightower,Troy Johnson, Garnet Imes [bck vcl]. Producer: Tony Wright)
043 NEVER LOVE YOU ENOUGH MCA 088-172208-7 088-172227-7/088 170 210-2 B0008134-02
044 JEZEBEL MCA 088-172227-7/088 170 210-2 B0008134-02
045 ONE NIGHT IN LAS VEGAS* MCA 088 170 210-2
046 WHILE I WAS WAITING MCA 088 170 210-2
047 WHAT IF WE FLY MCA 088 170 210-2
048 WOULDN'T IT BE COOL MCA 088 170 210-2
049 HER MCA 088 170 210-2
050 LOVE DIDN'T LISTEN MCA 088 170 210-2
051 FOR THE LONG RUN MCA 088 170 210-2
052 HOROSCOPE MCA 088 170 210-2
053 NOT AS IN LOVE MCA 088 170 210-2
054 DEEP DOWN LOW MCA 088-172208-7/088 170 210-2

Spring 2004 The Tracking Room, 2 Music Circle East, Nashville, TN – Chely Wright (Chely Wright [vcl], Brian Sutton [ac gt], Jeff King [ld gt], Jeff Huskins [gut string gt], Scotty Sanders [steel], Jimmy Carter [bass], Chris McHigh [drums], Eric Darken [percussion], Aubrey Haynie [fiddle], Gordon Mote [piano]. Producer: Chely Wright) [overdub sessions: Quad Studios, Nashville, TN: Nashville String Machine]
055 THE BACK OF THE BOTTOM DRAWER Vivaton Painted Red 82956955002 Dualtone 80302-01200-2 B0008134-02
more unissued songs recorded
ca Summer 2004 Cartee Day Studio, Nashville, TN – Chely Wright  (Chely Wright [vcl], John D. Willis [ac gt], Jeff King [ld gt], Jeff Huskins [gut string gt], Scotty Sanders [steel], Jimmy Carter [bass], Shannon Forest [drums], Eric Darken [percussion], Aubrey Haynie [fiddle], Gordon Mote [piano]. Producer: Chely Wright)
056 THE BUMPER OF MY S.U.V. CBUJ 4006-2/Dualtone 80302-01200-2 B0008134-02
057 EVERYTHING Painted Red PRMG 5500
2004 [demo session] Chely’s home Studio, Nashville, TN - Chely Wright  (Chely Wright [vcl/piano]. Producer: Chely Wright)
05701 LOVE LETS GO Painted Red PRMG 5500
2004 [demo session] Blue Desert, Nashville, TN/Tin Ear, Nashville, TN - Chely Wright  (Chely Wright [vcl], John Willis [ac gt], Kelly back [el gt], Scottie Sanders [steel], Steve Buster [drums], Eric Darken [percussion], Larry Franklin [fiddle], Michael Rojas [piano].  Producer: Chely Wright)
05702 SEX, DRUGS AND ROCK and ROLL Painted Red PRMG 5500
2004 [demo session] Tanglewood Studio, Nashville, TN – Chely Wright (Chely Wright [vcl], Mike Mobley [all instrument]. Producer: Chely Wright)
05703 IF I WERE JACKIE Painted Red PRMG 5500
05704 SCARS Painted Red PRMG 5500
Fall 2004 Ocean Way Nashville, 1200 17th Ave. South, Nashville,  TN - Chely Wright (Chely Wright [vcl], Tom Bukovac [gt], Scotty Sanders [steel], Mark Hill [bass], Steve Brewster [drums], Gordon Mote [keyboards] + Vince Gill, Emily West [bck vcls] Producer: Chely Wright)
058 IT'S THE SONG Dualtone 80302-01200-2
059 JUST THE WAY WE DO IT 80302-01200-2
060 C'EST LA VIE (YOU NEVER CAN TELL) 80302-01200-2
Fall 2004 The Tracking Room, 2 Music Circle East, Nashville, TN – Chely Wright - Chely Wright (Chely Wright [vcl], Tom Bukovac [gt], Scotty Sanders [steel], Mark Hill [bass], Steve Brewster [drums], Gordon Mote [keyboards] + Vince Gill, Emily West [bck vcls] Producer: Chely Wright, Jeff Huskins)
061 I GOT HIM READY FOR YOU 80302-01200-2
062 THE RIVER 80302-01200-2
063 YOUR SHIRT 80302-01200-2
Fall 2004 Blackbird Studio, 2806 Azalea Place, Nashville, TN– Chely Wright - Chely Wright (Chely Wright [vcl], Tom Bukovac [gt], Scotty Sanders [steel], Mark Hill [bass], Steve Brewster [drums], Gordon Mote [keyboards] + Vince Gill, Emily West [bck vcls] Producer: Chely Wright)
064 BETWEEN A MOTHER AND A CHILD 80302-01200-2
Fall 2004 The Sound Kitchen, 112 Seaboard Lane, Franklin, TN– Chely Wright - Chely Wright (Chely Wright [vcl], Tom Bukovac [gt], Scotty Sanders [steel], Mark Hill [bass], Steve Brewster [drums], Gordon Mote [keyboards] + Vince Gill, Emily West [bck vcls] Producer: Chely Wright, Jeff Huskins)
065 SOUTHSIDE OF LONESOME 80302-01200-2
066 WHAT IF I CAN'T SAY NO AGAIN 80302-01200-2
Fall 2004 17th Grand Studio, Nashville, TN - Chely Wright - Chely Wright (Chely Wright [vcl], Tom Bukovac [gt], Scotty Sanders [steel], Mark Hill [bass], Steve Brewster [drums], Gordon Mote [keyboards] + Vince Gill, Emily West [bck vcls] Producer: Stephony Smoth, Chely Wright)
067 WHEELS 80302-01200-2
2005 or sooner [live] unknown – Chely Wright
06701 SHUT UP AND DRIVE
06702 IT WAS
06703 THE RIVER
06704 THE BUMPER OF MY S.U.V. -
Tracks above on digital EP Live EP
2009 Treasure Isle Recorders, 2808 Azalea Place,  Nashville, TN – Chely Wright, *with Rodney Crowell (Chely Wright [vcl], John Jorgenson [ac gt], Will Kimbrough [ac gt], Rodney Crowell [ac gt/bck vcl], Chris RFodriguez [ac gt/bck vcl], Kenny Vaughan [el gt], Michael Rhodes [bass], John Ferraro [drums], Chris McHugh [drums], Jonathan Yudkin [viola/cello], John Hobbs [keyboards], Tim Laure [el piano], Tanya Hancheroff, Jeremy Lister, Nicol Davis  [bck vcl]. Producer: Rodney Crowell) [overdub sessions: Flearoy’s House of No Low End]
068 BROKEN Vanguard 78081-2
069 HEAVENLY DAYS* Vanguard 78081-2
070 HANG OUT IN YOUR HEART Vanguard 78081-2
071 NOTES TO THE CORONER Vanguard 78081-2
072 SNOW GLOBE Vanguard 78081-2
073 LIKE ME Vanguard 78081-2
074 THAT TRAIN Vanguard 78081-2
075 DAMN LIAR Vanguard 78081-2 [see also EP Remixes]
076 WISH ME AWAY Vanguard 78081-2
077 OBJECT OF YOUR REJECTION Vanguard 78081-2
078 SHADOWS OF DOUBT Vanguard 78081-2
079 HAMBURG*
080 DON'T LOOK DOWN**
*i-Tunes exclusive digital bonus track, ** Amazon.com exclusive digital bonus track

Fall 2015 Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood, CA – Chely Wright

081 INSIDE MRI 22250  

082 WHERE WILL YOU BE MRI 22250  

083 AT THE HEART OF ME MRI 22250  

084 YOU ARE THE RIVER MRI 22250  

085 HOLY WAR MRI 22250  

086 WHAT ABOUT YOUR HEART MRI 22250  

087 PAIN MRI 22250  

088 TOMORROW IS A LONG TIME MRI 22250  

089 BLOOD AND BONES AND SKIN MRI 22250  

090 MEXICO MRI 22250  

091 NEXT TO ME MRI 22250  

092 HALONA MRI 22250  

093 SEE ME HOME MRI 22250 

2018 unknown – Chely Wright, *with Richard Marx

094 IT REALLY IS (A WONDERFUL LIFE)

095 CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S CHRISTMAS

096 HAPPY NEW YEAR OLD FRIEND

097 CHRISTMAS ISN'T CHRISTMAS TIME* [also Spector version]

098 SANTA WILL FIND YOU

Tracks above issue don EP Santa Will Find You

6 December 2018 Paste Studio, New York City – Chely Wright
099 IT REALLY IS
100 CHRISTMAS ISN’T CHRISTMAS TIME
101 HAPPY NEW YEAR OLD FRIEND
Tracks above issued on EP Paste Studio Session Dec. 6, 2018
2019 unknown – Chely Wright
102  SAY THE WORD
103 REVIVAL
104 I WILL
105 AS LONG AS I'M YOUR LOVER
106 JUST WHEN I NEED YOU
Tracks above issued on EP Revival

 

 

ALBUMS
Polydor Nashville 314 523 225-2 Woman In The Moon: Till I Was Loved By You; He's A Good Old Boy; Till All Her Tears Are Dry; Go On And Go; Woman In The Moon; Sea Of Cowboy Hats; I Love You Enough To Let You Go; Nobody But A Fool; He Don't Do Bars Anymore; Last Supper – 07-94
A + M Nashville 314 529 553-2 Right In The Middle Of It: Listenin' To The Radio; Love That We Lost; Heart Shaped World; Love He Left Behind; Right In The Middle Of It; What I Learned From Loving You; Alligator Purse; Other Woman; Day One; It's Not Too Late; Gotta Get Good At Givin' Again – 95
MCA MCAD-70003 Let Me In: Your Woman Misses Her Man; Let Me In; Shut Up And Drive; Emma Jean's Guitar; I Already Do; Just Another Heartache; Is It Love Yet; Before You Lie; Feelin' Single And Seein' Double; Ten Pound Heart – 09-09-97
MCAMCAD-70052 Single White Female: Single White Female; She Went Out For Cigarettes; It Was; Unknown; Love That We Lost; Fire; Picket Fences; Some Kind Of Somethin'; Rubbin' It In; Why Do I Still Want You – 05-99
MCA088 170 210-2 Never Love You Enough: Never Love You Enough; Jezebel; One Night In Las Vegas; While I Was Waiting; What If We Fly; Wouldn't It Be Cool; Her; Love Didn't Listen; For The Long Run; Horoscope; Not As In Love; Deep Down Low – 22-09-01
MCA B0000924-02 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Chely Wright: Till I Was Loved by You; Sea of Cowboy Hats; Listenin' to the Radio; Shut up and Drive; I Already Do; Just Another Heartache; Single White Female; She Went Out For Cigarettes; It Was; The Love That We Lost; Never Love You Enough; Jezebel - 23-09-03 (sampler)
Dualtone 80302-01200-2 The Metropolitan Hotel: It’s The Song; Back Of The Bottom Drawer; I Got Him Ready For You; The River; Just The Way We Do It; The Bumper Of My S.U.V.; Your Shirt; Between A Mother And A Child; Southside Of Lonesome; Wheels; C’est La Vie (You Never Can Tell); What If I Can’t Say No Again – 22-02-05
MCA Nashville B0008134-02 The Definitive Collection: Shut Up And Drive; He's A Good Ole Boy; Till I Was Loved By You; I Love You Enough To Let You Go; Sea Of Cowboy Hats; Listenin' To The Radio; The Love That We Lost; Just Another Heartache; I Already Do; Feelin' Single And Seein' Double; Single White Female; It Was; Picket Fences; She Went Out For Cigarettes; Never Love You Enough; Jezebel; Back Of The Bottom Drawer; The Bumper Of My S.U.V. – 13-03-07

HumpHead [UK] HUMP 042 The Ultimate Collection: Sea of Cowboy Hats; Till I Was Loved By You; He's a Good Ole Boy; Till All Her Tears Are Dry; The Love That We Lost; Listenin' to the Radio; Alligator Purse; Just Another Heartache; I Already Do; Let Me In; Shut Up and Drive; Feelin' Single Seein' Double; Single White Female; It Was; She Went Out for Cigarettes; One Night in las Vegas; Deep Down Low; Never Love You Enough; Jezebel - 06-10-08 (sampler)
Vanguard 78081-2 Lifted Off The Ground: Broken; Heavenly Days; Hang Out In Your Heart; Notes To the Coroner; Snow Globe; Like Me; That Train; Damn Liar; Wish Me Away; Object of Your Rejection; Shadows of Doubt – 04-05-10

MRI/Sony 22250 I Am The Rain: Inside;  Where Will You Be;  At the Heart of Me;  You Are the River;  Holy War;  What About Your Heart;  Pain;  Tomorrow Is a Long Time;  Blood and Bones and Skin;  Mexico;  Next to Me;  Halona;  See Me Home - 09-09-16

 

VHS/DVDs

Path To Stardom:  (VHS)

EPs

Painted Red PRMG 5500 Everything: Back of the Bottom Drawer; Everything; Love Lets Go [demo]; Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll [demo]; If I Were Jackie [demo]; Scars [demo] – 16-11-04 (also on CBUJ 5500-2 with bonus DVD containing same tracks)

? Live EP: Shut Up And Drive; It Was; The River; The Bumper Of My S.U.V. - 28-06-05 (digital)

? Damn Liar – Remixes: Damn Liar (youngjared remix, 5:12); Damn Liar (Radio Edit, 4:22);

Damn Liar (youngjared clean remix, 5:12) – 29-03-11 (digital)

Painted Red ? Santa Will Find You: It Really Is (A Wonderful Life); Can't Believe It's Christmas; Happy New Year Old Friend; Christmas Isn't Christmas Time (feat. Richard Marx); Santa Will Find You; Christmas Isn't Christmas Time (Spector Version) (feat. Richard Marx) – 26-10-18
Daytrotter no # Paste Studio Session Dec. 6, 2018: It Really Is; Christmas Isn’t Christmas Time; Happy New Year Old Friend – 07-12-18

MRI Associated 2 Revival: Say the Word; Revival; I Will; As Long as I'm Your Lover;

Just When I Need You- 10-05-19

 

 

SINGLES
Polydor (1994) / A + M (1995)
853 056-7 He's A Good Ole Girl / Go On And Go - 07-06-94
853 810-7 Til I Was Loved By You / He Don't Do Bars Anymore - 04-10-94

CDP 1336 Til I Was Loved By You – 94 (Promo CD)
851 430-7 Sea Of Cowboy Hats / Nobody But A Fool - 24-01-95

CDP 1389 Sea Of Cowboy Hats [album version] / Sea Of Cowboy Hats [Dance mix] – 95 (Promo CD)
577 282-7 Listening To The Radio / Till All Her Tears Are Dry - 10-10-95 (Released on A + M)
577 936-7 The Love That We Lost / Gotta Get Good At Givin' Again - 23-01-96 (Released on A+M)
MCA (1997-)
MCAS7-72012 Shut Up And Drive / Emma Jean's Guitar - 14-07-97
MCAS7-72025 Just Another Heartache / Feelin' Single And Seein' Double - 14-11-97
MCAS7-72044 I Already Do / Is It Love Yet - 09-03-98
MCAS7-72092 Single White Female / Let Me In - 30-03-99
088-172113-7 It Was / Rubbin' It In - 09-99
088-172161-7 She Went Out For Cigarettes / Some Kind Of Somethin' - 05-00
088-172208-7 Never Love You Enough / Deep Down Low - 05-01
088-172227-7 Jezebel / Never Love You Enough - 12-01
CBUJ

4006-2 The Bumper Of My SUV – 07-12-04 (CD)