Mac McAnally

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Mac McAnally
Birth name Lyman Corbitt McAnally, Jr.[1]
Born July 15, 1957 (1957-07-15) (age 50)[2][3]
Origin Red Bay, Alabama, USA
Genre(s) Country
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Record producer
Instrument(s) Vocals
Acoustic guitar
Electric guitar
Mandola
Mandolin
Papoose
Piano
Percussion
Years active 1978-present
Label(s) Ariola
Geffen
RCA
Warner Bros.
MCA
DreamWorks Nashville
Mailboat
Associated acts Jimmy Buffett
Sawyer Brown

Mac McAnally (surname: IPA: /'mækənælliː/) (born Lyman Corbitt McAnally, Jr., July 15, 1957, in Red Bay, Alabama) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer.

He scored his biggest hit single on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1977 with the song "It's a Crazy World"; by 1990, he would enter Top 40 on the Hot Country Songs charts with "Back Where I Come From", a #14 hit.

Since then, he has had success in the country music genre primarily as a songwriter, session musician, and as a producer for the band Sawyer Brown. Currently a member of Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band, he also continues to record solo albums.

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Year Title US Country Label
1977 Mac McAnally
1980 Finish Lines
1989 Nothin' But the Truth
1990 Simple Life 63 MCA
1992 Live and Learn
1994 Knots
1999 Word of Mouth DreamWorks
No Problem Here
2004 Semi-True Stories Mailboat
2006 Cuttin' Corners Magic

[edit] Singles

Year Title US Country US Hot 100 Album
1977 "It's a Crazy World" 37 Mac McAnally
1983 "Minimum Love" 41
1990 "Back Where I Come From" 14 Simple Life
"Down the Road" 70
1992 "Live and Learn" 62 Live and Learn
"The Trouble with Diamonds" 72
1993 "Junk Cars" 72

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ammerman, Josh. Mac McAnally: A Biography. The Mississippi Writers and Musicians Project of Starkville High School. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
  2. ^ Ankeny, Jason. Mac McAnally biography. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
  3. ^ Note: All Music Guide lists both July 15, 1957 and July 1, 1959 as McAnally's birth date. However, the former date is believed to be correct, as it is listed as such in most other sources.
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