Under the Kudzu

Under the Kudzu
Studio album by Shenandoah
Released	July 27, 1993
Recorded	The Sound Shop Studio A; Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Country
Length	33:10
Label	RCA Nashville
Producer	Don Cook
Shenandoah chronology
Long Time Comin' (1992) Under the Kudzu (1993) Super Hits (1994)

Under the Kudzu is the fifth studio album released by country music group Shenandoah. Released in 1993, It produced their fifth and last number one hit to date with "If Bubba Can Dance (I Can Too)" co-written by band members Marty Raybon, Mike McGuire and Bob McDill. Other singles included "Janie Baker's Love Slave", "I Want to Be Loved Like That", and "I'll Go Down Loving You". They charted at #15, #3 and #46, respectively. It is also the second and final album for the RCA Nashville label.

Track listing

1. "Janie Baker's Love Slave" (Dennis Linde) - 3:13
2. "If Bubba Can Dance (I Can Too)" (Marty Raybon, Mike McGuire, Bob McDill) - 2:47
3. "I Want to Be Loved Like That" (Phil Barnhart, Sam Hogin, Bill LaBounty) - 3:43
4. "One Kind of Woman I Like" (Marty Raybon, Mike McGuire, Don Cook) - 3:10
5. "Under the Kudzu" (Dennis Linde) - 4:09
6. "Nickel in the Well" (Chris Waters, Lonnie Wilson) - 3:17
7. "If It Takes Every Rib I Got" (Marty Raybon, Bud McGuire, Troy Seals) - 3:10
8. "I'll Go Down Loving You" (Chapin Hartford, Sam Hogin, Monty Powell) - 3:25
9. "The Blues Are Comin' Over to Your House" (Don Cook, Kix Brooks) - 2:31^A
10. "Just Say the Word" (Mike McGuire) - 3:45

• ^AOmitted from cassette version.

Release history

Year	Type	Label	Catalogue
1993	Cassette	RCA	66267-4
1993	CD	RCA	66267-2

Personnel

Shenandoah

• Marty Raybon - lead vocals, acoustic guitar
• Jim Seales - electric guitar, background vocals
• Stan Thorn - piano, keyboards, background vocals
• Ralph Ezell - bass guitar, background vocals
• Mike McGuire - drums, background vocals

Other musicians

• Bruce C. Bouton - steel guitar
• Dennis J. Burnside - piano
• Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
• Rob Hajacos - fiddle
• Brent Mason - electric guitar
• John Wesley Ryles - background vocals
• Tommy White - steel guitar
• Dennis Wilson - background vocals
• Lonnie Wilson - drums, percussion

Production

• Don Cook: Producer
• Mike Bradley: Engineer, Mixing
• Mark Capps: Production Assistant, Assistant Engineer, Assistant Mixing
• Hank Williams: Mastering

Chart performance

Chart (1993)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	38
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	33
Canadian RPM Country Albums	8