Never Love You Enough
Never Love You Enough is the fifth studio album released by American country music artist Chely Wright. It was released on September 25, 2001 via MCA Nashville, and was her last album for the label.
Content
Its first two tracks — the title track and "Jezebel" — were both released as singles, both peaking in the mid-20s on the Billboard country charts. The latter was co-written by Jay DeMarcus, bass guitarist for the group Rascal Flatts. Trisha Yearwood sings background vocals on the track "Wouldn't It Be Cool" and Phil Vassar on "For the Long Run". Brad Paisley contributed background vocals for "Not as in Love" and "One Night in Las Vegas."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."Track listing
Personnel
Compiled from liner notes.Musicians
;Never Love You Enough- Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
- Lisa Cochran - background vocals
- Dann Huff - electric guitar
- Mike Johnson - steel guitar
- B. James Lowry - acoustic guitar
- Chris McHugh - drums
- Jerry McPherson - electric guitar
- Steve Nathan - keyboards
- Chris Rodriguez - background vocals
- Chely Wright - lead vocals
- Barry Bales - background vocals
- J. T. Corenflos - electric guitar
- Stuart Duncan - fiddle
- Wes Hightower - background vocals
- John Hobbs - piano, Hammond B-3 organ
- David Huff - programming
- Marcus Hummon - acoustic guitar, background vocals
- Troy Johnson - background vocals
- Paul Leim - drums
- Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
- Darrell Scott - acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, background vocals
- Dan Tyminski - background vocals
- Chely Wright - lead vocals, background vocals
- 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
- Chad Cromwell - drums
- Eric Darken - percussion
- Dan Dugmore - steel guitar
- Stuart Duncan - mandolin
- Steve Gibson - electric guitar
- Wes Hightower - background vocals
- John Hobbs - keyboards
- Liana Manis - background vocals
- Matt Rollings - keyboards
- John Willis - acoustic guitar
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
- Chely Wright - lead vocals
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Chart performance