Never Love You Enough

2001 album by Chely Wright
Never Love You Enough
A woman's head and arms are visible, leaning toward the left of the image. The text "Chely Wright" and "Never Love You Enough" appears in the lower left corner.
Studio album by
Chely Wright
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2001 (2001-09-25)
GenreCountry
Length45:54
LabelMCA Nashville
ProducerTony Brown
Buddy Cannon
Dann Huff
Brad Paisley
Paul Worley
Chely Wright
Chely Wright chronology
Single White Female
(1999) 		Never Love You Enough
(2001) 		Everything
(2004)
Singles from Never Love You Enough
  1. "Never Love You Enough"
    Released: May 21, 2001
  2. "Jezebel"
    Released: December 3, 2001

Never Love You Enough is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Chely Wright. It was released on September 25, 2001, via MCA Nashville. It was her last album released for the label. The album was produced by Wright, Tony Brown, Buddy Cannon, Dann Huff, Brad Paisley, and Paul Worley.

Never Love You Enough received mixed reviews from critics who compared it negatively to her previous work. The album peaked at number 4 on the Top Country Albums chart, and number 62 on the Billboard 200.

The album had two singles. "Never Love You Enough" was released in May 2001 and peaked at number 28. The second and final single, "Jezebel" peaked at number 23.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Country Standard Timemixed[2]

Michael Galluci of Allmusic rated the album 2 stars out of 5, saying that "This more conservative follow-up finds her back on the farm, still tracking the ins and outs of love, but accompanied by a shrugging indifference."[1] Eli Messinger of Country Standard Time gave the album a mixed review, saying that "Folksiness has given way to the chart-friendly crossover material and arena-styled power-ballads that continue to reign on her latest." and "The centrist, traditional messages may connect with listeners, but they won't push anyone's buttons or boundaries… This is a pleasant pop album, but hardly the sort of truly memorable work that Wright is so obviously capable of."[2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer[3]Length
1."Never Love You Enough"Brett James, Angelo PetragliaDann Huff3:53
2."Jezebel"Marcus Hummon, Jay DeMarcusPaul Worley, Wright3:10
3."One Night in Las Vegas"Chely Wright, Brad PaisleyWright, Paisley4:13
4."While I Was Waiting"Roxie Dean, Gordon BradberryTony Brown, Buddy Cannon3:27
5."What If We Fly"Mark Selby, Tia SillersWorley3:54
6."Wouldn't It Be Cool"Wright, DeanBrown, Cannon3:04
7."Her"Leslie SatcherBrown, Cannon3:43
8."Love Didn't Listen"Wendell Mobley, Stephany DelrayBrown, Cannon3:42
9."For the Long Run"Pat Alger, Bat McGrathBrown, Cannon4:14
10."Horoscope"Wright, PaisleyWright, Paisley4:10
11."Not as In Love"Wright, Paisley, Tim NicholsBrown, Cannon3:35
12."Deep Down Low"WrightBrown, Cannon4:41

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.[3]

Musicians

Never Love You Enough
Jezebel
One Night in Las Vegas
  • Jim "Moose" Brown – piano, keyboards, strings
  • Kevin "Swine" Grantt – bass guitar
  • Wes Hightower – background vocals
  • Mike Johnson – steel guitar
  • Troy Johnson – background vocals
  • Mitch McMichen – percussion
  • Brad Paisley – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals
  • Ben Sesar – drums
  • Justin Williamson – fiddle, mandolin
  • Chely Wright – lead vocals
While I Was Waiting
What If We Fly
  • J.T. Corenflos – electric guitar
  • Stuart Duncan – fiddle
  • Paul Franklin – steel guitar
  • Wes Hightower – background vocals
  • John Hobbs – piano
  • David Huff – programming
  • Marcus Hummon – acoustic guitar
  • Troy Johnson – background vocals
  • Paul Leim – drums
  • Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
  • Darrell Scott – acoustic guitar
  • Paul Worley – electric guitar
  • Chely Wright – lead vocals
Wouldn't It Be Cool
  • Pat Buchanan – electric guitar
  • Melonie Cannon – background vocals
  • Chad Cromwell – drums
  • Eric Darken – percussion
  • Dan Dugmore – 12-string guitar electric guitar
  • Stuart Duncan – fiddle
  • Steve Gibson – electric guitar
  • John Hobbs – piano
  • Garnet Imes – background vocals
  • Matt Rollings – keyboards
  • John Willis – acoustic guitar
  • Glenn Worf – bass guitar
  • Chely Wright – lead vocals
  • Trisha Yearwood – background vocals
Her
  • Chad Cromwell – drums
  • Eric Darken – percussion
  • Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
  • Stuart Duncan – fiddle
  • Steve Gibson – electric guitar
  • Wes Hightower – background vocals
  • John Hobbs – keyboards
  • Nashville String Machine – strings
  • Matt Rollings – keyboards
  • John Willis – acoustic guitar
  • Glenn Worf – bass guitar
  • Chely Wright – lead vocals
Love Didn't Listen
  • Chad Cromwell – drums
  • Eric Darken – percussion
  • Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
  • Larry Franklin – fiddle
  • Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar
  • Wes Hightower – background vocals
  • John Hobbs – piano
  • John Jorgenson – electric guitar
  • Wendell Mobley – background vocals
  • Steve Nathan – Hammond B-3 organ
  • Glenn Worf – bass guitar
  • Chely Wright – lead vocals
For the Long Run
  • Chad Cromwell – drums
  • Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
  • Larry Franklin – fiddle
  • Steve Gibson – electric guitar
  • Wes Hightower – background vocals
  • John Barlow Jarvis – keyboards
  • John Jorgenson – electric guitar
  • Liana Manis – background vocals
  • Nashville String Machine – strings
  • Steve Nathan – keyboards
  • Phil Vassar – background vocals
  • John Willis – acoustic guitar
  • Glenn Worf – bass guitar
  • Chely Wright – lead vocals
Horoscope
  • Jim "Moose" Brown – piano, Hammond B-3 organ
  • Shannon Brown – background vocals
  • Kevin "Swine" Grantt – bass guitar
  • Wes Hightower – background vocals
  • Mike Johnson – steel guitar
  • Troy Johnson – background vocals
  • Kendal Marcy – background vocals
  • Kris Marcy – background vocals
  • Mitch McMichen – percussion
  • Brad Paisley – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, resophonic guitar
  • Ben Sesar – drums
  • Justin Williamson – fiddle, mandolin
  • Chely Wright – lead vocals, background vocals
Not as In Love
  • Chad Cromwell – drums
  • Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
  • Larry Franklin – fiddle
  • Steve Gibson – electric guitar
  • Wes Hightower – background vocals
  • John Barlow Jarvis – piano
  • John Jorgenson – acoustic guitar, mandocello
  • Nashville String Machine – strings
  • Steve Nathan – keyboards
  • Brad Paisley – background vocals
  • Glenn Worf – bass guitar
  • Chely Wright – lead vocals
Deep Down Low
  • Chad Cromwell – drums
  • Eric Darken – percussion
  • Chip Davis – background vocals
  • Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
  • Larry Franklin – fiddle
  • Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar
  • John Hobbs – piano
  • John Jorgenson – electric guitar
  • Steve Nathan – Hammond B-3 organ
  • Glenn Worf – bass guitar
  • Chely Wright – lead vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 62
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 4
UK Country Albums (OCC)[6] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (2002) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 74

References

  1. ^ a b Never Love You Enough at AllMusic
  2. ^ a b Messinger, Eli. "Never Love You Enough review". Country Standard Time. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Never Love You Enough (CD booklet). Chely Wright. MCA Nashville. 2001. 088 170 210-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Chely Wright Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "Chely Wright Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  6. ^ https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/35952/chely-wright/
  7. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
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