# Smokin' Armadillos (album)

Smokin' Armadillos is the self-titled album of the American country music band Smokin' Armadillos. It was released in 1996 via MCG/Curb Records.

## Content

The album includes the singles "Let Your Heart Lead Your Mind" and "Thump Factor", which both entered the Hot Country Songs charts in 1996. "My Girlfriend Might" and "I'm a Cowboy" were previously included on the band's 1993 EP Out of the Burrow.

## Critical reception

Dan Kuchar of Country Standard Time gave a mixed review, saying that the band's "publicists seem to want to portray them as a country-fied New Kids on the Block". He praised the variety of stylistic influences and musicianship, but thought that the band had "yet to establish a sonic trademark for themselves". Jack Leaver of Allmusic rated it 3 stars out of 5, saying that the band "plays with an unbridled enthusiasm that serves the material well."

## Track listing

* "Too Hot to Handle" (Steve Meeks) — 2:56
* "The Big Bad Beat (Of My Broken Heart)" (Al Carmichael, Gary Griffin) — 2:49
* "Miracle Man" (Al, Bird, Greg Barnhill) — 4:12
* "Thump Factor" (Tony Martin, Scott Meeks) — 2:45
* "Love of a Lifetime" (Scott Meeks) — 3:37
* "When Will I Ever Learn" (Scott Meeks) — 3:48
* "Let Your Heart Lead Your Mind" (Scott Meeks, Jason Theiste) — 3:30
* "The Legend of Wooley Swamp" (Charlie Daniels, Tom Crain, Joel DiGregorio, Fred Edwards, James W. Marshall, Charlie Hayward) — 4:24
** feat. Charlie Daniels
* "Dance with a Brand New Partner" (Aaron Casida) — 3:33
* "Could I Have Made It Back Then" (Cassida, Scott Meeks, Rick Russell) — 4:16
* "I'm a Cowboy" (Josh Graham, B.J. Welle) — 4:22
* "My Girlfriend Might" (Graham) — 4:36

## Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.

### Musicians
#### Smokin' Armadillos

* Aaron Casida — bass guitar
* Josh Graham — rhythm guitar
* Darrin Kirkindoll — drums
* Scott Meeks — lead guitar, acoustic guitar
* Rick Russell — lead vocals
* Jason Theiste — fiddle

#### Additional musicians

* Eddie Bayers — drums
* Michael Black — background vocals
* Birch Caffee — piano, keyboards
* John Catchings — cello
* J. T. Corenflos — acoustic guitar
* Conni Ellisor — violin
* Larry Franklin — fiddle
* Rob Hajacos — fiddle
* Tony Harrell — piano, keyboards
* Mary Ann Kennedy — background vocals
* Brent Mason — electric guitar
* Terry McMillan — harmonica, percussion
* Steve Nathan — piano, keyboards
* Louis "Big Bad Beat" Nunley — background vocals
* Michael Rhodes — bass guitar
* Brent Rowan — electric guitar
* John Wesley Ryles — background vocals
* Kelly Shiver — background vocals
* Hank Singer — fiddle
* Michael Spriggs — acoustic guitar
* Neil Thrasher — background vocals
* John Willis — electric guitar
* Glenn Worf — bass guitar

## Production

All tracks produced by Chuck Howard. "I'm a Cowboy" co-produced by Chris Farren and Smokin' Armadillos; adapted from original dance mix by Chris Farren.
Tracks 1, 5, 6, 7, 9-12 arranged by Smokin' Armadillos; additional arrangement on tracks 5, 7, 9, 10 by Birch Caffee.

## Chart performance
### Album

| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 37 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 24 |

### Singles

| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
| Year | Single | US Country |
| 1996 | "Let Your Heart Lead Your Mind" | 53 |
| 1996 | "Thump Factor" | 68 |