As their album title suggests, The Headhunters aren't entirely comfortable with the country tag, which is appropriate when you hear their guitar-heavy, rambunctious music. The vocals have that twang, but these good old boys are often closer to Lynyrd Skynyrd than they are to Merle Haggard, and all the better for it. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
Greg Martin (Guitar), Mike Bradley (Mixing), Fred Young (Percussion), Richard Young (Guitar), Richard Ripani (Organ (Hammond)), Peter Nash (Photography), Glenn Meadows (Mastering), The Kentucky Headhunters (Arranger), Matthew Barnes (Photography), Mike Bradley (Engineer), Jeff Morris (Design), Billy Barnes (Art Direction), Richard Young (Guitar (Rhythm)), Ricky Lee Phelps (Vocals), The Kentucky Headhunters (Producer), Doug Phelps (Vocals), Jim Zumwalt (Executive Producer), Jim Zumwalt (Producer), Greg Martin (Guitar (Electric)), Billy Barnes (Design), Richard Ripani (Organ), Fred Young (Drums), Jim "Z" Zumpano (Producer), Doug Phelps (Bass)
Pickin' on Nashville is the debut album of Americancountry rock band The Kentucky Headhunters. It features the singles "Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine", "Oh Lonesome Me", "Dumas Walker", and "Rock & Roll Angel", all of which charted in the Top 40 on the Hot Country Songs charts. "Oh Lonesome Me" was also the highest charting, at #8. The album won a Grammy Award for the band in 1991.
"Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine" is a cover of a Bill Monroe song, "Skip a Rope" a cover of a Henson Cargill song, and "Oh Lonesome Me" a cover of a Don Gibson song. After brothers Ricky Lee and Doug Phelps left the band in 1992 to form the duo Brother Phelps, they recorded "Ragtop" on their second album (1994's Any Way the Wind Blows). Doug rejoined the band in 1997.
Track listing
"Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine" (Bill Monroe) – 3:44
"Dumas Walker" (Greg Martin, Doug Phelps, Ricky Lee Phelps, Fred Young, Richard Young) – 2:50
"Ragtop" (D. Phelps, R. L. Phelps) – 3:11
"Rock & Roll Angel" (R. Young) – 3:51
"Smooth" (Samuel Edward Crowe, R. L. Phelps) – 4:27
"High Steppin' Daddy" (Martin) – 2:57
"Skip a Rope" (Jack Moran, Glenn Tubb) – 2:31
"Some Folks Like to Steal" (Martin, F. Young, R. Young) – 2:51
