How Big 'a Boy Are Ya?, Vol. 3

by Mercer

Overview

As the country version of the Jerky Boys, Roy D. Mercer comes up short -- the Jerkys may have been profane, but they were actually fairly clever, and their initial records had some surprisingly sharp prank calls. Mercer, on the other hand, is a bit of a dullard. He knows how to make a prank call without being too vulgar, but he doesn't know how to make it funny. As a result, such routines as "Bad Apples," "Insurance Claim," "Auto Mechanic," and "Court Clerk" on How Big 'a Boy Are Ya, Vol. 3 start out promisingly and soon fall apart. That's nothing new -- the previous two volumes of How Big 'a Boy Are Ya suffered the same problems. What is new is Mercer's hinting at homophobia ("Jingle Fists") and the nagging suspicion that no matter how many times he does this (simple) routine, he's not gonna get any better. ~ Thom Owens

Product Details

Release Date:	10/21/1997
Label:	Capitol Nashville
UPC:	0724382114420

Tracks

1. Insurance Claim
2. Bad Apples
3. Chiropractor
4. Grass Fire
5. Auto Mechanic
6. Fender Bender
7. Country Club
8. Sore Feet
9. Grass Cutter
10. Court Clerk
11. Dead Trees
12. Jingle Fists

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Roy D. Mercer   Primary Artist
Hargus "Pig" Robbins   Keyboards

Technical Credits

Phil Stone   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Mastering
Brent Douglas   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Mastering
Scott Hendricks   Producer
Carlton "Santa" Davis   Producer
Joe Rogers   Design
Andy Engel   Artwork
Denise Jarvis   Assistant Producer
Susan Levy   Art Direction