Tracy Lee Lawrence (born January 27, 1968) is an Americancountry music artist. He started at a country music restaurant called "Live At Libby's" where owner Libby Knight would help local talent find their way into country music. Lawrence signed to Atlantic Records in 1991, Lawrence debuted that year with the album Sticks and Stones, which produced his first chart single and first Number One hit in its title track. Five more studio albums, as well as a live album and a compilation album, followed throughout the 1990s and into 2000 on Atlantic before the label's country division was closed in 2001. Afterward, he recorded for Warner Bros. Records, DreamWorks Records, Mercury Records Nashville and his own label, Rocky Comfort Records.
Tracy Lawrence is the seventh studio album by country music artist Tracy Lawrence, released in 2001, his only album for the Warner Bros. Records label. Only two singles were released from this album: "Life Don't Have to Be So Hard" and "What a Memory", the latter of which failed to make Top 40 on the country charts. "That Was Us" was later recorded by Randy Travis on his 2004 album Passing Through.
Track listing
"Crawlin' Again" (Kenny Beard, Michael White) – 2:50
"Life Don't Have to Be So Hard" (Casey Beathard, Kenny D. West) – 3:14
"It's Got You All Over It" (J.B. Rudd, Jerry Salley, Lance Miller) – 2:59
"Getting Back Up" (Marla Cannon-Goodman, Bobby Pinson) – 4:12
"It's Hard to Be an Outlaw" (Paul Nelson, Larry Boone, Pinson) – 3:29
"Meant to Be" (Tracy Lawrence, Flip Anderson, Rick Huckaby) – 3:21
"Paint Me a Birmingham" is a song written by Buck Moore and Gary Duffy. It was concurrently released by American country music artists Ken Mellons and Tracy Lawrence, whose versions entered the country charts within one week of each other. Lawrence's was the more successful of the two, reaching #4 in early 2004 and becoming his first Top 5 country hit since "Lessons Learned" in 1999.
Content
The narrator describes an encounter on the beach with an artist who is painting ocean scenes. The singer then asks the painter to paint a picture of the plans the man and his lost lover had actually made. The song is in the key of F-sharp major with a vocal range from G♯3 to C♯5.
Music video
The music video was filmed live in concert.
Chart positions
Ken Mellons
Tracy Lawrence
Year-end charts
Parodies
On his 2005 album Bipolar and Proud, country music parodist Cledus T. Judd parodied the song as "Bake Me a Country Ham". Judd's parody charted at #58 on the country music charts as well.
Birmingham (Live with Orchestra & Choir) is a 2013 live album by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, featuring the Orchestra of the Swan and their Chamber Choir Orchestra Conductor Andrew Powell, who was the man who did the string arrangements on the original studio albums. The album, a Comeuppance production, was released by Absolute via Universal. A DVD version of the performance was also released at the same time.
Background
The album was recorded and filmed live at the Birmingham Symphony Hall, England on 24 November 2012. The band, with the orchestra and chamber choir, made up about 50 performers together, and performed the band's first two albums The Human Menagerie and The Psychomodo in their entirety - with some of the songs entirely new to the stage. The sold-out show was a one off performance of the two albums, and also included Spandau Ballet's Steve Norman on saxophone and percussion. Aside from the two albums performed, the band also played three additional tracks on the night; "Judy Teen" (the band's UK Top 5 hit single from 1974), "Stranger Comes to Town" (the title track from Harley's 2010 album) and "Black or White" (from the 1976 album Timeless Flight. Harley commented "It's been a long time coming - something like 39 years. Now we're here, at last, with an orchestra and a choir and a big rock band, to play those first two albums pretty well the way they appeared on the original vinyl. Maybe some things should never change, in spite of progress. Welcome, my old friends."
Birmingham was founded in 1871, during the post-Civil WarReconstruction period, through the merger of three pre-existing farm towns, notably, former Elyton. It grew from there, annexing many more of its smaller neighbors, into an industrial and railroad transportation center with a focus on mining, the iron and steel industry, and railroading. Birmingham was named for Birmingham, England, UK; one of that nation's major industrial cities. Most of the original settlers who founded Birmingham were of English ancestry. In one writer's view, the city was planned as a place where cheap, non-unionized, and African-American labor from rural Alabama could be employed in the city's steel mills and blast furnaces, giving it a competitive advantage over industrial cities in the Midwest and Northeast.
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Paint Me A Birmingham · Tracy Lawrence
Strong
℗ 2004 DreamWorks Records Nashville
Released on: 2004-03-30
Producer: James Stroud
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer, Engineer, Mixer: Julian King
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: David Bryant
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer, Assistant Mixer: Rich Hanson
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer, Assistant Mixer: Jake Burns
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Anthony Armendaniz
Studio Personnel, Production Coordinator: Doug Rich
Studio Personnel, Production Coordinator: Tammy Luker
Associated Performer, Drums: Shannon Forrest
Associated Performer, Electric Guitar: Brent Mason
Associated Performer, Acoustic Guitar: Biff Watson
Associated ...
published: 12 Dec 2018
Tracy Lawrence - Paint Me A Birmingham (Lyric Video)
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Tracy Lawrence - Paint Me A Birmingham (Live from the Grand Ole Opry)
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published: 31 Jan 2013
Tracy Lawrence - Paint Me A Birmingham
published: 26 Feb 2016
Paint Me A Birmingham by Tracy Lawrence (with lyrics)
"Paint Me a Birmingham" is a song written by Buck Moore and Gary Duffy, and recorded by Tracy Lawrence. It reached number four in May 2004 and became his first top five country hit.
published: 14 Jul 2021
Paint Me a Birmingham
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Paint Me a Birmingham · Easton Corbin · Tracy Lawrence
Good Ole Days
℗ 2017 Lawrence Music Group, LLC
Released on: 2017-11-10
Music Publisher: Brewer Music Works (BMI)
Music Publisher: HCMG Publishing (BMI)
Music Publisher: Mama's House Music (BMI)
Music Publisher: Princeton Music (BMI)
Music Publisher: Reservoir 416 (BMI)
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published: 15 Feb 2018
Paint Me a Birmingham (2007 Remaster)
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Paint Me a Birmingham (2007 Remaster) · Tracy Lawrence
The Very Best of Tracy Lawrence
℗ 2004 Dreamworks Records Nashville. Courtesy of DreamWorks Records Nashville under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Writer: Buck Moore
Writer: Gary Duffy
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Tracy Lawrence - Paint Me A Birmingham (Live)
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Paint Me A Birmingham · Tracy Lawrence
Strong
℗ 2004 DreamWorks Records Nashville
Released on: 2004-03-30
Prod...
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Paint Me A Birmingham · Tracy Lawrence
Strong
℗ 2004 DreamWorks Records Nashville
Released on: 2004-03-30
Producer: James Stroud
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer, Engineer, Mixer: Julian King
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: David Bryant
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer, Assistant Mixer: Rich Hanson
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer, Assistant Mixer: Jake Burns
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Anthony Armendaniz
Studio Personnel, Production Coordinator: Doug Rich
Studio Personnel, Production Coordinator: Tammy Luker
Associated Performer, Drums: Shannon Forrest
Associated Performer, Electric Guitar: Brent Mason
Associated Performer, Acoustic Guitar: Biff Watson
Associated Performer, Piano: Steve Nathan
Associated Performer, Steel Guitar: Paul Franklin
Associated Performer, Steel Guitar: Dan Dugmore
Associated Performer, Fiddle, Mandolin: Aubrey Haynie
Associated Performer, Background Vocalist: John Wesley Ryles
Associated Performer, Background Vocalist: Liana Manis
Associated Performer, String Arranger, Conductor/ Piano: Bergen White
Composer Lyricist: Buck Moore
Composer Lyricist: Gary Duffy
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Paint Me A Birmingham · Tracy Lawrence
Strong
℗ 2004 DreamWorks Records Nashville
Released on: 2004-03-30
Producer: James Stroud
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer, Engineer, Mixer: Julian King
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: David Bryant
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer, Assistant Mixer: Rich Hanson
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer, Assistant Mixer: Jake Burns
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Anthony Armendaniz
Studio Personnel, Production Coordinator: Doug Rich
Studio Personnel, Production Coordinator: Tammy Luker
Associated Performer, Drums: Shannon Forrest
Associated Performer, Electric Guitar: Brent Mason
Associated Performer, Acoustic Guitar: Biff Watson
Associated Performer, Piano: Steve Nathan
Associated Performer, Steel Guitar: Paul Franklin
Associated Performer, Steel Guitar: Dan Dugmore
Associated Performer, Fiddle, Mandolin: Aubrey Haynie
Associated Performer, Background Vocalist: John Wesley Ryles
Associated Performer, Background Vocalist: Liana Manis
Associated Performer, String Arranger, Conductor/ Piano: Bergen White
Composer Lyricist: Buck Moore
Composer Lyricist: Gary Duffy
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"Paint Me a Birmingham" is a song written by Buck Moore and Gary Duffy, and recorded by Tracy Lawrence. It reached number four in May 2004 and became his first...
"Paint Me a Birmingham" is a song written by Buck Moore and Gary Duffy, and recorded by Tracy Lawrence. It reached number four in May 2004 and became his first top five country hit.
"Paint Me a Birmingham" is a song written by Buck Moore and Gary Duffy, and recorded by Tracy Lawrence. It reached number four in May 2004 and became his first top five country hit.
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Paint Me a Birmingham · Easton Corbin · Tracy Lawrence
Good Ole Days
℗ 2017 Lawrence Music Group, LLC
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Paint Me a Birmingham · Easton Corbin · Tracy Lawrence
Good Ole Days
℗ 2017 Lawrence Music Group, LLC
Released on: 2017-11-10
Music Publisher: Brewer Music Works (BMI)
Music Publisher: HCMG Publishing (BMI)
Music Publisher: Mama's House Music (BMI)
Music Publisher: Princeton Music (BMI)
Music Publisher: Reservoir 416 (BMI)
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Paint Me a Birmingham · Easton Corbin · Tracy Lawrence
Good Ole Days
℗ 2017 Lawrence Music Group, LLC
Released on: 2017-11-10
Music Publisher: Brewer Music Works (BMI)
Music Publisher: HCMG Publishing (BMI)
Music Publisher: Mama's House Music (BMI)
Music Publisher: Princeton Music (BMI)
Music Publisher: Reservoir 416 (BMI)
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Paint Me a Birmingham (2007 Remaster) · Tracy Lawrence
The Very Best of Tracy Lawrence
℗ 2004 Dreamworks Records ...
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Paint Me a Birmingham (2007 Remaster) · Tracy Lawrence
The Very Best of Tracy Lawrence
℗ 2004 Dreamworks Records Nashville. Courtesy of DreamWorks Records Nashville under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Writer: Buck Moore
Writer: Gary Duffy
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Paint Me a Birmingham (2007 Remaster) · Tracy Lawrence
The Very Best of Tracy Lawrence
℗ 2004 Dreamworks Records Nashville. Courtesy of DreamWorks Records Nashville under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Writer: Buck Moore
Writer: Gary Duffy
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Tracy Lawrence - Paint Me A Birmingham (Live), from his album, "Strong" - listen here: https://smarturl.it/TLStrong
Listen to Tracy's discography: https://lnk.to/TracyLawrence
See Tracy LIVE: https://bit.ly/TLonTourYT
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#tracylawrence #90scountry #classiccountry #countrymusic
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Paint Me A Birmingham · Tracy Lawrence
Strong
℗ 2004 DreamWorks Records Nashville
Released on: 2004-03-30
Producer: James Stroud
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer, Engineer, Mixer: Julian King
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: David Bryant
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer, Assistant Mixer: Rich Hanson
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer, Assistant Mixer: Jake Burns
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Anthony Armendaniz
Studio Personnel, Production Coordinator: Doug Rich
Studio Personnel, Production Coordinator: Tammy Luker
Associated Performer, Drums: Shannon Forrest
Associated Performer, Electric Guitar: Brent Mason
Associated Performer, Acoustic Guitar: Biff Watson
Associated Performer, Piano: Steve Nathan
Associated Performer, Steel Guitar: Paul Franklin
Associated Performer, Steel Guitar: Dan Dugmore
Associated Performer, Fiddle, Mandolin: Aubrey Haynie
Associated Performer, Background Vocalist: John Wesley Ryles
Associated Performer, Background Vocalist: Liana Manis
Associated Performer, String Arranger, Conductor/ Piano: Bergen White
Composer Lyricist: Buck Moore
Composer Lyricist: Gary Duffy
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"Paint Me a Birmingham" is a song written by Buck Moore and Gary Duffy, and recorded by Tracy Lawrence. It reached number four in May 2004 and became his first top five country hit.
Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises
Paint Me a Birmingham · Easton Corbin · Tracy Lawrence
Good Ole Days
℗ 2017 Lawrence Music Group, LLC
Released on: 2017-11-10
Music Publisher: Brewer Music Works (BMI)
Music Publisher: HCMG Publishing (BMI)
Music Publisher: Mama's House Music (BMI)
Music Publisher: Princeton Music (BMI)
Music Publisher: Reservoir 416 (BMI)
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Paint Me a Birmingham (2007 Remaster) · Tracy Lawrence
The Very Best of Tracy Lawrence
℗ 2004 Dreamworks Records Nashville. Courtesy of DreamWorks Records Nashville under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Writer: Buck Moore
Writer: Gary Duffy
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Tracy Lee Lawrence (born January 27, 1968) is an Americancountry music artist. He started at a country music restaurant called "Live At Libby's" where owner Libby Knight would help local talent find their way into country music. Lawrence signed to Atlantic Records in 1991, Lawrence debuted that year with the album Sticks and Stones, which produced his first chart single and first Number One hit in its title track. Five more studio albums, as well as a live album and a compilation album, followed throughout the 1990s and into 2000 on Atlantic before the label's country division was closed in 2001. Afterward, he recorded for Warner Bros. Records, DreamWorks Records, Mercury Records Nashville and his own label, Rocky Comfort Records.
He was sittin there his brush in hand Painting waves as they danced upon the sand With every stroke he brought to life The deep blue of the ocean against a morning sky I asked him if he only painted ocean scenes He said, ?For twenty dollars I'll paint you anything? Could you paint me a Birmingham Make it look just the way I planned A little house on the edge of town Porch goin' all the way around Put her there in the front yard swing Cotton dress, make it early spring For a while she'll be mine again If you could paint me a Birmingham He looked at me with glowing eyes And took a canvas from a bag there by his side Picked up a brush and said to me ?Son just where in this picture would you like to be? And I said, ?If there's any way you can Could you paint me back into her arms again? Could you paint me a Birmingham Make it look just the way I plan A little house on the edge of town Porch goin' all the way around Put her there in the front yard swing Cotton dress, make it early spring For a while she'll be mine again If you could paint me a Birmingham Paint me a Birmingham Make it look just the way I plan A little house on the edge of town Porch goin' all the way around Put her there in the front yard swing Cotton dress, make it early spring For a while she'll be mine again If you could paint me a Birmingham