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{{about|the 1991 album by Lionel Cartwright|other uses|Chasing the Sun (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox album
| name = Chasin' the Sun
| type = studio
| artist = [[Lionel Cartwright]]
| cover = Lionel Cartwright - Chasin Sun.jpg
| alt =
| released = August 31, 1991
| recorded = Early 1991
| venue =
| studio = Digital Recorders, The Doghouse, The Money Pit, Nightingale Studios, Treasure Isle Recorders, and Warner/Chappell Studios, [[Nashville, TN]]
| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| length = 34:36
| label = [[MCA Records|MCA]]
| producer = {{hlist|[[Barry Beckett]]|[[Tony Brown (record producer)|Tony Brown]]|Andy Byrd|Lionel Cartwright|Ed Seay|[[Harry Stinson (musician)|Harry Stinson]]}}
| prev_title = [[I Watched It on the Radio]]
| prev_year = 1990
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}

'''''Chasin' the Sun''''' is the third studio album by American [[country music]] singer and songwriter [[Lionel Cartwright]]. It was released on August 31, 1991 via [[MCA Records]]. It contains his only number one single, "Leap of Faith." Two other singles released from the album, "What Kind of Fool" and "Family Tree," charted at numbers 24 and 62 respectively.

{{Music ratings
|rev1=[[AllMusic]]|rev1score={{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/chasin-the-sun-mw0000269360 |title=Chasin' the Sun - Lionel Cartwright |last=Ankeny |first=Jason |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2018-10-21}}</ref>
|rev2=''[[Chicago Tribune]]''|rev2score={{rating|3.5|4}}<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-09-19-9103110110-story.html |title=Lionel Cartwright Chasin' the Sun (MCA) |last=Hurst |first=Jack |date=1991-09-19 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |access-date=2018-10-21 |language=en-US}}</ref>
|rev3=''[[Christgau's Consumer Guide]]''|rev3score={{rating-Christgau|cut}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |chapter=Lionel Cartwright: Chasin' the Sun |chapter-url=http://robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=10402 |date=2000-10-15 |publisher=[[Macmillan Publishing]] |isbn=9780312245603 |language=en |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/christgausconsum00chri_0 }}</ref>
}}

==Track listing==
All songs written by [[Lionel Cartwright]] except where noted.<ref name="liner">{{cite AV media notes |title=Chasin' the Sun |author=Lionel Cartwright |year=1991 |type=CD booklet |publisher=MCA Records |id=MCAD-10307}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline =
| total length =

| title1 = Waitin' for the Sun to Shine
| writer1 = [[Sonny Throckmorton]]
| length1 = 3:31

| title2 = Susannah
| writer2 = [[Gretchen Peters]]
| length2 = 3:05

| title3 = 30 Nothin
| length3 = 3:35

| title4 = [[What Kind of Fool (Lionel Cartwright song)|What Kind of Fool]]
| length4 = 3:51

| title5 = When You Cross That Line
| writer5 = Steve Bogard, Rick Giles
| length5 = 3:10

| title6 = I'm Your Man
| length6 = 2:38

| title7 = Smack Dab in the Middle of Love
| length7 = 3:07

| title8 = Family Tree
| length8 = 3:30

| title9 = Great Expectations
| length9 = 4:06

| title10 = [[Leap of Faith (Lionel Cartwright song)|Leap of Faith]]
| length10 = 4:03
}}

==Release history==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Type
! Label
! Catalogue
|-
| 1991
| Cassette
| MCA
| MCAC-10307
|-
| 1991
| CD
| MCA
| MCAD-10307
|}

==Chart performance==
{| class="wikitable"
! Chart (1991)
! Peak position
|-
| U.S. ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums
| align="center"| 27
|-
| U.S. ''Billboard'' 200
| align="center"| 170
|}

==Personnel==
As listed in liner notes.<ref name="liner"/>
{{div col}}
* [[Eddie Bayers]] – [[drum kit|drums]] (2, 5, 6, 8, 10)
* Mike Brignardello – [[bass guitar]] (1, 3, 4, 9)
* Bob Britt – [[electric guitar]] (7)
* [[Lionel Cartwright]] – [[acoustic guitar]] (6, 7, 8), [[piano]] (4, 8, 9), [[mandolin]] (5)
* [[Jerry Douglas]] – [[Dobro]] (6 & 8)
* Glen Duncan – [[fiddle]] (6)
* [[Buddy Emmons]] – [[steel guitar]] (1 & 3)
* [[Paul Franklin (musician)|Paul Franklin]] – steel guitar (2 & 10)
* Dale Jarvis – bass guitar (7)
* [[John Jorgenson]] – acoustic guitar (1, 3, 4, 9), electric guitar (3 & 4), mandolin (1 & 4)
* Paul Kramer – fiddle (7)
* Mike Lawler – keyboards (2 & 10)
* Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar (5, 6 & 8)
* [[Mac McAnally]] – acoustic guitar (9)
* George Marinelli – electric guitar (2 & 10)
* Weldon Myrick – steel guitar (4 & 9)
* [[Don Potter (musician)|Don Potter]] – acoustic guitar (2 & 10)
* [[Michael Rhodes (musician)|Michael Rhodes]] – bass guitar (2 & 10)
* [[Matt Rollings]] – [[acoustic piano]] (2 & 10)
* [[Harry Stinson (musician)|Harry Stinson]] – drums (1, 3, 4, 9)
* Alex Torrez – drums (7)
* Greg Trostle – steel guitar (5 & 7)
* [[Biff Watson]] – acoustic guitar (5, 6, 8)
* [[John Willis (musician)|John Willis]] – acoustic guitar (1, 3, 4), electric & [[gut string guitar]] (9)
* [[Glenn Worf]] – bass guitar (5, 6, 8)
{{div col end}}

===Background and Harmony Vocalists===
* The Beech (Nut) Boys – (1)
* [[Marty Brown (singer)|Marty Brown]] – (5 & 7)
* Doug Clements – (7)
* [[Alison Krauss]] – (2)
* Mac McAnally – (1, 4, 9)
* George Marinelli – (1)
* Lewis Nunley – (7)
* Hershey Reeves – (10)
* [[Judy Rodman]] – (7)
* [[Ricky Skaggs]] – (1)
* [[Russell Smith (singer)|Russell Smith]] – (3)
* [[Harry Stinson (musician)|Harry Stinson]] – (2, 3, 4, 9, 10)
* [[Jim Photoglo]] – (1)
* [[Karen Taylor-Good]] – (7)

==Production==
* Harry Stinson & Ed Seay (1, 3, 4 & 9)
* Andy Byrd & Lionel Cartwright (5 - 8)
* [[Barry Beckett]] & [[Tony Brown (record producer)|Tony Brown]] (2 & 10)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Lionel Cartwright}}

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[[Category:1991 albums]]
[[Category:Lionel Cartwright albums]]
[[Category:MCA Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Tony Brown (record producer)|Tony Brown]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Barry Beckett]]

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