Never Love You Enough Explained
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
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." 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."
Personnel
Compiled from liner notes.
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
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- Web site: Chely Wright . .
- Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002. Billboard. October 27, 2020.
