"My Roots Are Showing..."

May 2025 "My Roots Are Showing..." studio K. T. Oslin KT Oslin--My Roots Are Showing.jpg 1996 10 01 Woodland Studios Country contemporary countryCarpenter Bill My Roots Are Showing...: K.T. Oslin: Songs, Reviews, Credits https://www.allmusic.com/album/my-roots-are-showing-mw0000187114 Allmusic 12 January 2021 36 38 BNA K. T. Oslin Rick Will Greatest Hits: Songs from an Aging Sex Bomb 1993 Live Close By, Visit Often 2001 "My Roots Are Showing..." studio Silver Tongue and Goldplated Lies July 1996 "My Roots Are Showing..." is the fourth studio album by American country singer–songwriter K. T. Oslin. It was released on October 1, 1996, via BNA Records and contained ten tracks. The album was co-produced by Oslin and Rick Will. The project contained cover versions of songs first made famous in the country and pop fields. It was Oslin's first studio album release in six years after experiencing personal setbacks. "My Roots Are Showing..." reached peak positions on the country albums chart following its release. It would also spawn two singles issued to country radio in 1996. Background K. T. Oslin had several years of country music success in the late 1980s with hits like "80's Ladies," "Hold Me" and "This Woman." Then, in the early 1990s she took a hiatus from her music career and focused on other projects such as acting. Oslin developed a heart condition during her time off, which caused her to receive Quadruple bypass surgery in 1995. She later made a full recovery.Huey Steve K. T. Oslin: Biography & History https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kt-oslin-mn0000352999/biography Allmusic 12 January 2021 Oslin was also contemplating a musical comeback. RCA Records executive Joe Galante had offered her a position in the A&R department, but she ultimately declined. Instead, Oslin told Galante about the possibility of recording a dance-flavored country album. However, she was reluctant about the concept and ultimately abandoned the idea when meeting with Nashville writer Robert K. Oermann. Together, the pair found songs that would make up "My Roots Are Showing..". Oslin later stated the album's "roots" came from music that influenced her as a recording artist and performer: bluegrass, folk and blues.Flippo Chet K. T. Oslin Plunges Into Her Roots Billboard August 24, 1996 108 34 28–30 https://books.google.com/books?id=wAcEAAAAMBAJ&dq=k.t+oslin+my+roots+are+showing&pg=PA28 12 January 2021 Content and recording Oermann and Oslin collected ten songs that would make up the album's track listing. She had first found the songs "Down in the Valley" and "Hold Whatcha Got" before finishing finding the remainder of the album's material. All of the album's tracks were covers of songs first made popular by other music artists and writers. Among these songs was Webb Pierce's "Pathway of Teardrops" and Irving Berlin's "I'll See You in C-U-B-A." The album's eventual lead single, "Silver Tongue and Goldplated Lies" was a cover of the original recording by Jan Howard in 1983. Her version had also been a single and released on her studio effort, Tainted Love.Howard Jan Tainted Love: Liner Notes AVI Records 1983 According to Bill Carpenter of Allmusic, the album's material was a mix of dance, rock and blues. For example, Carpenter commented that "Hold Whatcha Got" "rocks so hard it could have shot straight from the Jerry Lee Lewis songbook." Oslin later brought in engineer Rick Will to help with production. Will helped find Nashville session players to perform on the project. In a 1996 interview, Oslin spoke highly of the album's session players: "The songs and the players are the real stars here. I think everyone will copy the sounds on this record." "My Roots Are Showing..." was recorded at Woodland Studios, located in Nashville, Tennessee. Both Oslin and Will served as the project's co-producers, according to the liner notes.Oslin K. T. "My Roots Are Showing..." (CD Liner Notes & Album Information) BNA Records October 1, 1996 Release and reception AllMusic 2.5 5 "My Roots Are Showing..." was released on October 1, 1996, on BNA Records. It was Oslin's fourth studio album released in her career. The album was originally issued as both a compact disc and a cassette.K. T. Osline -- My Roots Are Showing... (1996, CD) (US) https://www.discogs.com/KT-Oslin-My-Roots-Are-Showing/release/9399612 Discogs 12 January 2021K. T. Oslin -- "My Roots Are Showing..." (1996, Cassette) https://www.discogs.com/KT-Oslin-My-Roots-Are-Showing/release/12308391 Discogs 12 January 2021 It would later be released to digital retailers, including Apple Music."My Roots Are Showing..." by K. T. Oslin https://music.apple.com/us/album/my-roots-are-showing/1434909970 Apple Music 12 January 2021 Following its original 1996 release, Joe Galante believed the album to be radio-friendly and for it to perform well on the charts. However, "My Roots Are Showing..." only spent six weeks on the Billboard Top Country Albums and reached a peak position of 45 on the list in October 1996. The record was Oslin's lowest-charting album in the United States."My Roots Are Showing..." chart history https://www.billboard.com/artist/k-t-oslin/chart-history/clp/ Billboard 12 January 2021 Radio directors were drawn to Oslin's cover of "Silver Tongue and Goldplated Lies," which ultimately prompted her record label to release it as its first single. The single was released via BNA Records in July 1996.Whitburn Joel Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008 Record Research, Inc. 2008 978-0-89820-177-2 Yet after five weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, it only reached a peak position of 64."Silver Tongue and Goldplated Lies" chart history https://www.billboard.com/artist/k-t-oslin/chart-history/csi/ Billboard 12 January 2021 "My Roots Are Showing..." received mixed reviews from writers and critics following its release. In their October 1996 issue, Billboard magazine called the album "eclectic Americana" in response to the album's array of musical styles. "She's rearranged everything in her own, quirky style, and the result is a body of related work that would play just as well at the Rainbow Room as on a Mississippi riverboat," they commented.Verna Paul Album Reviews Billboard October 5, 1996 108 40 91 https://books.google.com/books?id=0QkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=k.t+oslin+my+roots+are+showing&pg=PA91 12 January 2021 AllMusic's Bill Carpenter called the songs "gem[s]" but found the album to lack a marketing direction: "The only issue is that this was marketed as a country album when the Nashville element isn't terribly conspicuous." Track listings Compact disc version "My Roots Are Showing..." 36:38 Original artist(s) Silver Tongue and Goldplated Lies John D. Hutchinson 4:02 Jan Howard Sand Mountain Blues Alton Delmore Rabon Delmore 2:49 The Delmore Brothers Hold Whatcha Got Jimmy Martin 3:15 Jimmy Martin Tear Time Jan Crutchfield 2:40 Wilma Burgess (I'll See You in) Cuba Irving Berlin 3:44 Billy Murray My Baby Came Back Charlie Louvin Ira Louvin 2:36 The Louvin Brothers Pathway of Teardrops Webb Pierce Wayne Walker 4:01 Webb Pierce Miss the Mississippi and You Bill Halley 2:43 Jimmie Rodgers A Heart Needs a Home Richard Thompson 5:04 Richard and Linda Thompson Down in the Valley Traditional 5:44 Traditional Cassette version Side one Original artist(s) Silver Tongue and Goldplated Lies Hutchinson 4:04 Jan Howard Sand Mountain Blues A. Delmore R. Delmore 2:50 The Delmore Brothers Hold Whatcha Got Martin 3:15 Jimmy Martin Tear Time Crutchfield 2:40 Wilma Burgess (I'll See You in) Cuba Berlin 3:44 Billy Murray Side two Original artist(s) My Baby Came Back C. Louvin I. Louvin 2:37 The Louvin Brothers Pathway of Teardrops Pierce Walker 4:02 Webb Pierce Miss the Mississippi and You Halley 2:43 Jimmie Rodgers A Heart Needs a Home Thompson 5:05 Richard and Linda Thompson Down in the Valley Traditional 5:44 Traditional Digital version "My Roots Are Showing..." Original artist(s) Silver Tongue and Goldplated Lies Hutchinson 4:04 Jan Howard Sand Mountain Blues A. Delmore R. Delmore 2:50 The Delmore Brothers Hold Whatcha Got Martin 3:15 Jimmy Martin Tear Time Crutchfield 2:40 Wilma Burgess (I'll See You in) Cuba Berlin 3:44 Billy Murray My Baby Came Back C. Louvin I. Louvin 2:37 The Louvin Brothers Pathway of Teardrops Pierce Walker 4:02 Webb Pierce Miss the Mississippi and You Halley 2:43 Jimmie Rodgers A Heart Needs a Home Thompson 5:05 Richard and Linda Thompson Down in the Valley Traditional 5:44 Traditional Personnel All credits are adapted from the liner notes of "My Roots Are Showing..." and Allmusic."My Roots Are Showing...": K. T. Oslin: Credits https://www.allmusic.com/album/my-roots-are-showing-mw0000187114/credits Allmusic 12 January 2021 Musical personnel Sam Bush – mandolin Jerry Douglas – dobro, guitar Stuart Duncan – fiddle Mary Beth Felts – background vocals Joe Galante – background vocals Al Hagaman – background vocals Marc Harris – keyboards The Jordanaires – background vocals Jay Joyce – banjo, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar Doug Lancio – acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar Neal Matthews, Jr. – background vocals Susan Nadler – background vocals Dan Needham – drums Louis Dean Nunley – background vocals Robert K. Oermann – background vocals, consultant K. T. Oslin – background vocals, lead vocals Al Schlitz – background vocals Phyllis Schlitz – background vocals Evelyn Shriver – background vocals Tommy Sims – bass Gordon Stoker – background vocals Duane West – background vocals Rick Will – electric guitar Technical personnel Jay Brown – engineer Susan Eddy – art direction Marc Frigo – assistant engineer Mary Hamilton – art direction Kris Kerr – production assistant Ken Love – mastering Rob McClain – engineer K. T. Oslin – producer Tom Roady – percussion Mark Seliger – photography Mike Simmons – engineer Paul Simmons – engineer Janice Soled – production coordinator Julie Wanca – design Rick Will – engineer, mixing, producer Chart performance Chart (1996) Peak positionBillboardCountry 45 K.T. Oslin true January 12, 2021 Release history Region Date Format Label Ref. Europe October 1, 1996 Compact disc BNA Records K. T. Oslin -- "My Roots Are Showing..." (1996, CD) (Europe) https://www.discogs.com/KT-Oslin-My-Roots-Are-Showing/release/10731374 Discogs 12 January 2021 United States Cassette 2010s Digital download streaming Sony Music Entertainment References Category:1996 albums Category:K. T. Oslin albums Category:Albums produced by K. T. Oslin Category:BNA Records albums Category:Articles with quotation marks in the title