Red and Rio Grande

Red and Rio Grande is the debut studio album by American country music artist Doug Supernaw. It was released on April 27, 1993, via BNA Records. It produced four singles for Supernaw on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, the highest being "I Don't Call Him Daddy" (previously recorded by Kenny Rogers on his album I Prefer the Moonlight) at No. 1.

Red and Rio Grande
Studio album by Doug Supernaw
Released	April 27, 1993 (1993-04-27)
Recorded	1992–93
Genre	Country
Length	34:03
Label	BNA
Producer	Richard Landis
Doug Supernaw chronology
Red and Rio Grande (1993) Deep Thoughts from a Shallow Mind (1994)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Michael McCall of AllMusic cited "I Don't Call Him Daddy" as an "anthem" for divorced fathers.^[1] Joseph Stanley of Cash Box called it a "solid, well made album", highlighting the first five songs in particular.^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Honky Tonkin' Fool"	Aaron Barker	3:16
2.	"I Don't Call Him Daddy"	Reed Nielsen	3:47
3.	"Reno"	Tim Buckley, Doug Supernaw, Joe Deleon, Kenny King, Allen Huff, Justin White, Don Crider	3:33
4.	"The Perfect Picture (To Fit My Frame of Mind)"	Bucky Jones, Bob McDill	3:23
5.	"Five Generations of Rock County Wilsons"	John Scott Sherrill	3:45
6.	"Red and Rio Grande"	Lonnie Atkinson, Supernaw	4:00
7.	"You're Gonna Bring Back Cheatin' Songs"	Tom Shapiro, Chris Waters	3:10
8.	"I Would Have Loved You All Night Long"	Glenn Martin	3:20
9.	"Daddy's Girl"	Rick Robertson, Supernaw	3:21
10.	"Carousel"	Supernaw	2:48

Personnel

• Doug Supernaw: Lead Vocals
• Michael Black, Harry Stinson, Doug Supernaw, Mervyn Warren, Chris Willis, Dennis Wilson, Curtis Young: Background Vocals
• Larry Byrom, Billy Joe Walker, Jr.: Acoustic Guitar
• Steve Gibson, Larry Byrom, Billy Joe Walker Jr.: Electric guitar
• Sonny Garrish: Pedal Steel Guitar
• Glen Duncan: Fiddle
• Terry McMillan: Harmonica
• Mitch Humphries: Piano
• Mitch Humphries, Carl Marsh: Keyboards
• David Hungate: Bass guitar
• Eddie Bayers: Drums

Production

• Produced By Richard Landis
• Engineered By Chuck Ainlay & Csaba Petocz, with assistance by Todd Culross & Craig White
• Mixed By Chuck Ainlay & Graham Lewis
• Mastered By Glenn Meadows

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1993)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	27
U.S. Billboard 200	147
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	3
Canadian RPM Country Albums	18

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
		US Country	CAN Country
1993	"Honky Tonkin' Fool"	50	—
	"Reno"	4	12
	"I Don't Call Him Daddy"	1	27
1994	"Red and Rio Grande"	23	28