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A Bridge I Didn't Burn | ||||
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Released | August 24, 1993 | |||
Recorded | Nightingale Recording Studio The Doghouse Sound Emporium | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 36:26 | |||
Label | Columbia Nashville/TriStar | |||
Producer | Steve Buckingham Ricky Van Shelton | |||
Ricky Van Shelton chronology | ||||
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Singles from Greatest Hits Plus | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "If They Turn Off Our Lights" | Bobby Braddock | 3:06 |
2. | "A Bridge I Didn't Burn" | Tracy Byrd, Frank Dycus, Billy Yates | 3:30 |
3. | "My First Reaction" | Sonny Throckmorton | 3:00 |
4. | "Where Was I" | Harry Stinson, Gary Burr | 3:11 |
5. | "A Couple of Good Years Left" | Burr | 3:35) |
6. | "I Know the Way by Broken Heart" | Ronnie Samoset, Craig Wiseman | 2:53 |
7. | "Talking to God" | Lewis Anderson, Layng Martine, Jr. | 2:58 |
8. | "Heartache Big as Texas" | David Lewis, Royce Porter | 2:54 |
9. | "If It Weren't for Me" | Roger Brown, David Stephenson | 3:41 |
10. | "Linda Lu" | Ray Sharpe | 3:40 |
11. | "Roses After the Rain" | Billy Burnette, Brian Tabor | 3:58 |
Year | Type | Label | Catalogue |
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1993 | Cassette | Columbia | CT-48992 |
1993 | CD | Columbia | CK-48992 |
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Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 17 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 91 |
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