1981 Tanya Tucker – Should I Do It
Should I Do It is the 12th album by Tanya Tucker. The highest ranking single, the title song, “Should I Do It,” rose to the #50 position on the Billboard Country Singles chart. (The Pointer Sisters reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 with the song in 1982.) The other single to break into the Top 100 was the #83 “Rodeo Girls.” The album peaked at #48 on the Country Albums chart. Emmylou Harris provides backing vocals on “Stormy Weather.”
Tracks
1 Should I Do It (Martine Layng) 2:51
2 Stormy Weather (Leo Sayer; Tom Snow) 3:27
3 Halfway To Heaven (Steve Goldstein; Guy Francis Peritore; Robert Evan Getter) 2:57
4 You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me (Pino Donaggio; Vito Pallavicini; Simon Napier-Bell; Vicki Wickham) 2:36
5 Heartache No. 3 (Joe Rainey) 2:03
6 Rodeo Girls (Tanya Tucker; Joe Rainey) 3:18
7 I Oughta’ Let Go (Troy Seals; Steve Diamond; Eddie Setser) 2:52
8 Lucky Enough For Two (Henry Gaffney) 4:10
9 We’re Playing Games Again (Richard Kerr; Troy Seals) 3:32
1 0 Shoulder To Shoulder (Henry Gaffney) 3:21
Media
Musicians
1 Should I Do It
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Rick Shlosser |
| Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
| Guitar | Buzzy Feiten |
| Acoustic Guitar | Fred Tackett |
| Piano | Jai Winding |
| Synthesizer | Bill Cuomo |
| Horns | Jim Horn |
| Horns | Jerry Hey |
| Horns | Chuck Findley |
| Horns | Andrew Love |
| Horns | James Mitchell |
| Background Vocals | Ron Hicklin |
| Background Vocals | John Bahler |
| Background Vocals | Debbie Hall |
| Background Vocals | Jerry Whitman |
| Background Vocals | Gene Morford |
| Background Vocals | Sandie Hall Brooks |
| Vocals | Tanya Tucker |
2 Stormy Weather
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Rick Shlosser |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
| Steel Guitar | Jay Dee Maness |
| Keyboards | Jai Winding |
| Synthesizer | Bill Cuomo |
| Accordion | Nick DeCaro |
| Background Vocals | Emmylou Harris |
| Background Vocals | Herb Pedersen |
| Vocals | Tanya Tucker |
3 Halfway To Heaven
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Rick Shlosser |
| Guitar | Buzzy Feiten |
| Acoustic Guitar | Fred Tackett |
| Piano | Jai Winding |
| Background Vocals | Emmylou Harris |
| Background Vocals | Herb Pedersen |
| Vocals | Tanya Tucker |
4 You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Rick Shlosser |
| Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
| Steel Guitar | Jay Dee Maness |
| Acoustic Guitar | Fred Tackett |
| Piano | Jai Winding |
| Vocals | Tanya Tucker |
5 Heartache No. 3
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Rick Shlosser |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
| Piano | Jai Winding |
| Background Vocals | Emmylou Harris |
| Background Vocals | Herb Pedersen |
| Vocals | Tanya Tucker |
6 Rodeo Girls
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Rick Shlosser |
| Guitar | Buzzy Feiten |
| Slide Guitar | Jerry Swallow |
| Steel Guitar | Jay Dee Maness |
| Piano | Jai Winding |
| Vocals | Tanya Tucker |
7 I Oughta’ Let Go
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Rick Shlosser |
| Piano | Jai Winding |
| Guitar | Buzzy Feiten |
| Acoustic Guitar | Fred Tackett |
| Horns | Chuck Findley |
| Horns | Jerry Hey |
| Horns | Jim Horn |
| Horns | Andrew Love |
| Horns | James Mitchell |
| Background Vocals | Ron Hicklin |
| Background Vocals | John Bahler |
| Background Vocals | Debbie Hall |
| Background Vocals | Jerry Whitman |
| Background Vocals | Sandie Hall Brooks |
| Vocals | Tanya Tucker |
8 Lucky Enough For Two
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Piano | Jai Winding |
| Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
| Steel Guitar | Jay Dee Maness |
| Acoustic Guitar | Fred Tackett |
9 We’re Playing Games Again
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Rick Shlosser |
| Guitar (solo) | Lee Ritenour |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Steel Guitar | Jay Dee Maness |
| Piano | Jai Winding |
| Background Vocals | Ron Hicklin |
| Background Vocals | John Bahler |
| Background Vocals | Sandie Hall Brooks |
| Background Vocals | Debbie Hall |
| Background Vocals | Jerry Whitman |
| Vocals | Tanya Tucker |
10 Shoulder To Shoulder
| Bass | Bill McCubbin |
| Drums | Steve Turner |
| Piano | Larry Muhoberac |
| Guitar | Fred Tackett |
| Vocals | Glen Campbell |
| Vocals | Tanya Tucker |
Liner Notes
Producer – Gary Klein
Arranged By – Nick DeCaro (Tracks 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10)
Arranged By – Jai Winding (Tracks 3, 6)
Arranged By (Background Vocals) – Nick DeCaro (Tracks 1, 7)
Arranged By (Horns) – Jim Horn(Tracks 1, 7)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Jai Winding (Tracks 1, 7)
Concertmaster – Harry Bluestone (Tracks 8, 9)
Engineer – John Arrias
Engineer (Assistant) – Chip Orlando
Mastered By – Mike Reese
Photography – Brian McLaughlin
Mastered at Mastering Lab
Recorded art Sound Labs, Hollywood, CA
