The Royal Treatment is the sixth studio album by American country artist Billy Joe Royal, which was released in 1987.
Three singles from this album charted on the Country Singles chart. The first was "I'll Pin a Note on Your Pillow", which peaked at #5 in 1987. This was followed by "It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'" (#17) and "Out of Sight and on My Mind" (#10), both that charted in 1988.
The album also landed on the Country Albums chart, reaching #5 in 1987.
Contents
Personnel
Billy Joe Royal – vocals
Ron Oates – acoustic piano, synthesizers, synthesizer programming
David Huntsinger – synthesizers
John Slick – synthesizer programming
Kenny Bell – acoustic guitar
Kenny Mims – acoustic guitar, electric guitars
Brent Rowan – acoustic guitar, electric guitars
Billy Sanford – acoustic guitar
Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
Gary Lunn – bass
Bob Wray – bass
Jerry Kroon – drums, percussion
Ron "Snake" Reynolds – percussion
Jim Horn – horns
Harvey Thompson – horns
Wayne Jackson – horns
Charles Rose – horns
Warren Haynes – backing vocals
Michael Mishaw – backing vocals
Kim Morrison – backing vocals
Harry Stinson – backing vocals
Dennis Wilson – backing vocals
Curtis Young – backing vocals
Donna Fargo – vocals (6)
Production
Nelson Larkin – producer
Ron "Snake" Reynolds – engineer
Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix
Peter Nash – photography