Electric Barnyard

1991 studio album by The Kentucky Headhunters

Electric Barnyard

Studio album by

The Kentucky Headhunters

Released

April 2, 1991

Studio

The Soundshop, Nashville, TN

Genre

Country rock, Southern rock

Length

41:10

Label

Mercury

Producer

The Kentucky Headhunters

The Kentucky Headhunters chronology

Pickin' on Nashville
(1989)

Electric Barnyard
(1991)

Rave On!!
(1993)

Electric Barnyard is the second studio album by the American country rock band the Kentucky Headhunters, released in 1991. It was their final album to feature the original lineup of Greg Martin, Doug Phelps, Ricky Lee Phelps, Fred Young, and Richard Young. Doug and Ricky Lee would depart a year later to form the duo Brother Phelps.

The album contains four covers: "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line" (originally by Waylon Jennings), "With Body and Soul" (originally by Bill Monroe), "Spirit in the Sky" (originally by Norman Greenbaum) and "The Ballad of Davy Crockett", a 1950s pop standard. "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line" earned the band a Grammy Award nomination for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1993; the album was nominated for the same award in 1992.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A^[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Kentucky Headhunters (Greg Martin, Doug Phelps, Ricky Lee Phelps, Fred Young, Richard Young) except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"It's Chitlin' Time"		2:20
2.	"The Ballad of Davy Crockett"	George Bruns, Tom W. Blackburn	2:34
3.	"Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line"	Ivy J. "Jimmy" Bryant	3:10
4.	"With Body and Soul"	Virginia Stauffer	3:29
5.	"Diane"	The Kentucky Headhunters, Jeff Davis	3:11
6.	"16 & Single"		3:15
7.	"Wishin' Well"	Anthony Kenney, F. Young, R. Young	3:06
8.	"Spirit in the Sky"	Norman Greenbaum	4:21
9.	"Always Makin' Love"		2:39
10.	"Love Bug Crawl"	Jack R. Foshee, James Bullington	2:47
11.	"Big Mexican Dinner"		3:37
12.	"Kickin' Them Blues Around"		2:58
13.	"Take Me Back"		3:51
Total length:			41:10

Personnel

The Kentucky Headhunters

Greg Martin – electric guitar, slide guitar
Doug Phelps – bass guitar, background vocals
Ricky Lee Phelps – lead vocals, harmonica, percussion
Fred Young – drums, percussion
Richard Young – rhythm guitar

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (RPM)	79
US Billboard 200^[3]	29
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	28

References

^ "Electric Barnyard Review by Brian Mansfield". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
^ Nash, Alanna. "Electric Barnyard". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
^ "The Kentucky Headhunters, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
^ "The Kentucky Headhunters, CLP". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2021.