title: Tennessee Plates
text: # Tennessee Plates
  
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  Tennessee Plates is the fifth studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Mark Collie. It was his only album for Giant Records. It featured 3 singles. "Three Words, Two Hearts, One Night" charted at number 25, while "Steady as She Goes" reached at peak of 65. The last single "Lipstick Don't Lie" failed to chart. "Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man" was later released as a single by Randy Travis from his 1998 album You and You Alone.
  
  ## Production
  
  * Produced by James Stroud & Mark Collie
  * Recorded by John Guess; assisted by Derek Bason
  * Additional Recording By Kevin Beamish & Julian King; assisted by Mark Hagen, Ricky Cobble & Peter Martinez
  * Mixed by John Guess; assisted by Derek Bason
  * Mastered by John Guess & Marty Williams
  * Production Co-Ordination: Abbe Nameche & Doug Rich
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
  * Mark Collie – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  * Stuart Duncan – fiddle
  * Paul Franklin – steel guitar
  * John Hobbs – piano
  * Dann Huff – electric guitar
  * Paul Leim – drums
  * Steve Nathan – Hammond B-3 organ
  * Matt Rollings – piano
  * Leland Sklar – bass guitar
  * James Stroud – drums
  * Tony Joe White – electric guitar on "Tunica Motel"
  