| Artist | Lorrie Morgan |
|---|---|
| Cover | LorrieMorganGreaterNeed.jpg |
| Released | June 4, 1996 |
| Genre | Country |
| Label | BNA #66847 |
| Producer | James Stroud |
| Prev year | 1995 |
| Next year | 1997 |
Greater Need is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Lorrie Morgan, released in 1996. It included three singles, all of which entered the Billboard country singles charts: "By My Side" (a duet with then-husband Jon Randall), "I Just Might Be" and "Good as I Was to You."
Allmusic rated the album three stars out of five, with its review by Thom Owens saying that some tracks were "filler" but that "Morgan's performance is consistently stunning."[1]
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.[2]
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Michael Black – background vocals
- Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
- Glen Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar, Dobro
- Sonny Garrish – steel guitar, Dobro
- John Hobbs – piano
- Dann Huff – electric guitar
- David Hungate – bass guitar
- Jana King – background vocals
- Alison Krauss – background vocals
- Paul Leim – drums
- Terry McMillan – harmonica, percussion
- Matt Rollings – piano
- Joe Spivey – fiddle, mandolin
- Billy Joe Walker, Jr. – acoustic guitar
- Cindy Walker – background vocals
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
- Curtis Young – background vocals
Chart performance
Albums
| Chart (1996) | Peak position[3] |
|---|---|
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 9 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 62 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 8 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country[4] | US[4] | CAN Country | ||
| 1996 | "By My Side" | 18 | 110 | 21[5] |
| "I Just Might Be" | 45 | — | 57[6] | |
| 1997 | "Good as I Was to You" | 4 | — | 17[7] |
References
- ^ Owens, Thom. "Greater Need - Lorrie Morgan". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- ^ Greater Need (CD booklet). BNA Records. 1996. 66847.
- ^ "Greater Need: Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 286–287. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ "RPM Country Tracks charts for 22 July 1996". RPM. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- ^ "RPM Country Tracks charts for 7 October 1996". RPM. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- ^ "RPM Country Tracks charts for 5 May 1997". RPM. Retrieved 19 April 2010.