Come On Come On

1992 studio album by Mary Chapin Carpenter

Come On Come On

Studio album by

Mary Chapin Carpenter

Released

June 30, 1992

Recorded

1992

Studio

Bias Studios, Springfield, Virginia

Genre

Country

Length

49:36

Label

Columbia Nashville/TriStar

Producer

Mary Chapin Carpenter
John Jennings
Steve Buckingham

Mary Chapin Carpenter chronology

Shooting Straight in the Dark
(1990)

Come On Come On
(1992)

Stones in the Road
(1994)

Singles from Come On Come On

"I Feel Lucky"
Released: May 18, 1992
"Not Too Much to Ask"
Released: September 1992
"Passionate Kisses"
Released: January 19, 1993
"The Hard Way"
Released: March 1993
"The Bug"
Released: August 9, 1993
"He Thinks He'll Keep Her"
Released: December 6, 1993
"I Take My Chances"
Released: April 25, 1994

Come On Come On is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter, released by Columbia Records on June 30, 1992. It rose to No. 11 on the Billboard's Country Albums chart and No. 31 on the Billboard 200, with seven of its tracks reaching the Hot Country Songs chart: "I Feel Lucky" (No. 4), "Not Too Much to Ask" (a duet with Joe Diffie, No. 15), "Passionate Kisses" (a cover of the Lucinda Williams song, No. 4), "The Hard Way" (No. 11), "The Bug" (a cover of the Dire Straits song, No. 16), "He Thinks He'll Keep Her" (No. 2), and "I Take My Chances" (No. 2). "Passionate Kisses" also reached No. 57 on the Billboard Hot 100.

By 2017, the album had sold 2.9 million copies.^[1] It remains Carpenter's best-selling album.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Chicago Tribune	^[3]
Entertainment Weekly	A^[4]
Los Angeles Times	^[5]
Q	^[6]
Rolling Stone	^[7]

Track listing

All songs written by Mary Chapin Carpenter except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Hard Way"		4:22
2.	"He Thinks He'll Keep Her"	Carpenter, Don Schlitz	4:01
3.	"Rhythm of the Blues"		3:49
4.	"I Feel Lucky"	Carpenter, Schlitz	3:31
5.	"The Bug"	Mark Knopfler	3:47
6.	"Not Too Much to Ask" (duet with Joe Diffie)	Carpenter, Schlitz	3:23
7.	"Passionate Kisses"	Lucinda Williams	3:23
8.	"Only a Dream"		5:34
9.	"I Am a Town"		5:06
10.	"Walking Through Fire"		4:04
11.	"I Take My Chances"	Carpenter, Schlitz	3:45
12.	"Come On Come On"		3:51
Total length:			49:36

Production

Produced by Mary Chapin Carpenter and John Jennings except "The Bug", which was produced by Mary Chapin Carpenter, John Jennings, and Steve Buckingham.
Recorded and mixed by Bob Dawson and Marshall Morgan
Engineered by Toby Seay

Personnel

Adapted from Come On Come On liner notes.^[8]

J. T. Brown – bass guitar (4, 5), background vocals (4)
Mary Chapin Carpenter – acoustic guitar (1-3, 7, 9, 11, 12), vocals
Jon Carroll – piano (4, 6, 11), synthesizer (1), background vocals (4)
Rosanne Cash – background vocals (3)
Shawn Colvin – background vocals (1, 7, 12)
Denny Dadmun-Bixby – bass guitar (1, 11)
Joe Diffie – duet vocals (6)
Jerry Douglas – Dobro (6)
Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar (5, 6), Pedabro (5)
Indigo Girls (Amy Ray and Emily Saliers) – background vocals (1, 10)
Bob Glaub – bass guitar (2, 7, 10)
John Barlow Jarvis – piano (9)
John Jennings – electric guitar (1, 2, 4-6, 11), acoustic guitar (3-6, 10, 12), bass guitar (3, 6, 12), percussion (3), programming (3), background vocals (1-5, 10-12)
John Jorgenson – electric guitar (2, 7, 10)
Robbie Magruder – drums (1, 4-6, 11)
Mike McAdam – electric guitar (4-6), tremolo guitar (6)
Edgar Meyer – double bass (9)
Andy Newmark – drums (2, 7, 10)
Matt Rollings – piano (1-3, 7, 8, 10, 12)
Benmont Tench – Hammond organ (2, 3, 10, 11)

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)	4
US Billboard 200^[9]	31
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[10]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[11]	11
Chart (1994)	Position
US Billboard 200^[12]	87
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[13]	16
Chart (1995)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[14]	43

Singles

Billboard ^[15]

Year	Song	Chart	Peak Position
1992	"I Feel Lucky"	Country Singles	4
1992	"Not Too Much To Ask"	Country Singles	15
1992	"Passionate Kisses"	Country Singles	4
1993	"He Thinks He'll Keep Her"	Hot Country Songs	2^[16]
1993	"Passionate Kisses"	Adult Contemporary	11
1993	"Passionate Kisses"	Hot 100	57
1993	"The Bug"	Country Singles	16
1993	"The Hard Way"	Country Singles	11
1994	"He Thinks He'll Keep Her"	Country Singles	2
1994	"I Take My Chances"	Country Singles	2

References

^ "In 1992 the hits came for Mary". Billboard. July 18, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
^ DeGagne, Mike; Jurek, Thom. Come On Come On at AllMusic. Retrieved September 9, 2006.
^ Hurst, Jack (August 13, 1992). "Mary-Chapin Carpenter Come On Come On (Columbia)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
^ Browne, David (July 17, 1992). "Carin' Carpenter: Come On Come On Mary Chapin Carpenter > Music Review". Entertainment Weekly. No. 127. p. 55. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
^ Cromelin, Richard (July 12, 1992). "Record Rack: Mary Chapin Carpenter, "Come On Come On"". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
^ "Mary-Chapin Carpenter - Come On Come On CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
^ Berger, Arion (September 3, 1992). "Mary Chapin Carpenter: Come On Come On : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. No. 638. p. 68. Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
^ Come On Come On (CD). Mary Chapin Carpenter. Columbia Records. 1992. CK 48881.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Mary Chapin Carpenter Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
^ "Mary Chapin Carpenter Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
^ Come On Come On - Mary Chapin Carpenter > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles at AllMusic. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
^ "Best of 1994: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.