Kentucky Thunder is the tenth studio album by American country music artist Ricky Skaggs. It was released in 1989 via Epic Records. The album peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
Track listing
Personnel Ricky Skaggs – lead vocals, backing vocals (1–4, 6–10), mandolin (1, 4, 5, 7–9), acoustic guitar (2, 4, 5, 7, 10), fiddle (9), triangle (9) Barry Beckett – acoustic piano (1–3, 6–8) Shane Keister – acoustic piano (4, 9) Joey Miskulin – accordion (9) Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar (1–3, 6–10) Mac McAnally – acoustic guitar (1, 3, 4, 6) Albert Lee – electric lead guitar (1, 2, 6) Steve Gibson – electric guitar, mandolin (2) Terry Crisp – steel guitar (3) Lloyd Green – steel guitar (5, 8–10) Béla Fleck – banjo (4, 7) Jerry Douglas – dobro (5–7) David Hungate – bass (1–8, 10) Roy Huskey Jr. – upright bass (1, 2, 4) Larry Paxton – bass (9) Eddie Bayers – drums Stuart Duncan – fiddle (1, 3–6, 10) Bobby Hicks – fiddle (7) Dennis Wilson – backing vocals (5) Curtis Young – backing vocals (5)
Production Steve Buckingham – producer Ricky Skaggs – producer John Abbott – engineer Joe Bogan – engineer Rodney Good – engineer Patrick Hutchinson – engineer John Hurley – engineer Doug Johnson – engineer, mixing (2) Brad Jones – engineer Kyle Lehning – engineer George Massenburg – engineer, mixing (1, 3–10) Pat McMakin – engineer Gary Paczosa – engineer Mike Poole – engineer Dennis Ritchie – engineer Ed Seay – engineer Denny Purcell – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee) Bill Johnson – art direction Rollow Welch – art assistance Michael Rutherford – photography Earl Cox – hair stylist Elizabeth Linamen – make-up Ricky Skaggs Enterprises – management
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1989) Peakposition Canadian Country Albums (RPM) 27
Year-end charts Chart (1989) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 64
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