The Metropolitan Hotel


The Metropolitan Hotel is the sixth studio album released by American country music artist Chely Wright. It was her first album for the Dualtone label, after a failed deal with the Vivaton! label. This album produced four singles, of which two were Top 40 hits on the country music charts: the number 40 "Back of the Bottom Drawer" and "The Bumper of My SUV" at number 35. The third and fourth singles, both failed to chart. Wright left Dualtone after the release of this album.

Track listing

  1. "It's the Song" – 3:57
  2. "Back of the Bottom Drawer" – 3:43
  3. "I Got Him Ready for You" – 3:19
  4. "The River" – 6:29
  5. "Just the Way We Do It" – 3:39
  6. "The Bumper of My SUV" – 4:41
  7. "Your Shirt" – 3:54
  8. "Between a Mother and a Child" – 4:09
  9. "Southside of Lonesome" – 4:00
  10. "Wheels" – 3:43
  11. "C'est La Vie " – 3:13
  12. "What If I Can't Say No Again" – 4:11

    Personnel

As listed in liner notes:
Strings on "Back of the Bottom Drawer" and "The River" performed by the Nashville String Machine, conducted and arranged by Steve W. Maldin. Strings on "Between a Mother and a Child" performed and arranged by Jonathan Yudkin.

Chart performance