Scorpio (Bill Anderson album)

Scorpio was the first album project that Buddy Killen produced. By the late 1970s, Anderson had been recording for Decca (now MCA) since 1958 under the direction of producer Owen Bradley. During the later half of the 70s, Killen became more interested in recording Anderson. Killen brought him to the attention of the label, who put him under a contract to record Anderson. The agreement lasted until 1981 when Anderson eventually left the label. The album consisted of ten tracks previously unrecorded by Anderson. Three of these tracks were composed by Anderson himself. Additional tracks were written by other writers, notably Bobby Braddock, who wrote two of the record's songs. Like previous releases, the tracks were recorded at Bradley's Barn studio in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. The sessions took place in November 1976. ==Release and reception==

Scorpio was released in April 1977 on MCA Records. The song also became a major hit on the RPM Country Singles chart after it reached number four. A cover of "Still the One" was the second single released from the album. Issued in October 1977, the single peaked at number 11 on the Billboard country chart. In Canada, the song reached number 13 on the RPM chart. ==Track listing==

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Scorpio. Musical personnel • Bill Anderson – lead vocals • Eddy Anderson – drums • Martin Chantry – strings • Roy Christensen – strings • James Colvard – guitar • Bobby Emmons – piano, organ • Carol Gorodetzky – strings • The Holladays – background vocals • The Jordanaires – background vocals • Martin Katahn – strings • Dave Kirby – guitar • Sheldon Kurland – strings • Larry Londin – drums • The Nashville Edition – background vocals • Billy Sanford – guitar • Jack Smith – steel guitar • Donald Teal – strings • Gary Vanosdale – strings • Dennis Wilson – bass • Bobby Wood – piano, organ • Woody Woodard – piano, organ • Reggie Young – guitar Technical personnel • Larry Boden – engineering, mastering • David Hogan – design and cover • Buddy Killen – producer • Jim McGuire – photography • Ernie Winfrey – engineering ==Chart performance==