Blink of an Eye (Ricochet album)

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Blink of an Eye
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 16, 1997 (1997-06-16)
Recorded1997 at Westwood Studios and The Money Pit, Nashville, TN [1]
Genre Country
Length33:14
Label Columbia
Producer Ron Chancey, Ed Seay
Ricochet chronology
Ricochet
(1996)
Blink of an Eye
(1997)
What You Leave Behind
(2000)
Professional ratings
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Blink of an Eye is the second studio album by American country music band Ricochet. It was released in 1997 via Columbia Records. The album includes three singles, all of which charted on Billboard Hot Country Songs: "He Left a Lot to Be Desired", the title track, and "Connected at the Heart", at #18, #39 and #44 respectively. "Can't Be Good for Your Heart" was co-written by Porter Howell of Little Texas, and "The Last Love in This Town" was co-written by Don Ellis, formerly of the duo Darryl & Don Ellis.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Blink of an Eye" Josh Leo, Rick Bowles2:52
2."He Left a Lot to Be Desired"Bowles, Larry Boone 3:16
3."What a Woman Can Do" Rob Crosby, Billy Thomas3:21
4."Can't Be Good for Your Heart"Porter Howell, Chuck Jones2:43
5."The Girl Formerly Known as Mine"Steve Bogard, Jeff Stevens, Greg Cook3:49
6."Don't Forget to Feed the Jukebox (While I'm Gone)"Kerry Kurt Phillips, Robert Jenkins, Michael Higgins3:44
7."The Last Love in This Town" Billy Montana, Steve Dean, Don Ellis3:23
8."Connected at the Heart" Skip Ewing, Donny Kees 4:36
9."You Can't Go by That"Ron Harbin, Kim Tribble, Kim Williams 2:21
10."You Still Got It"Bowles, Boone2:58

Personnel

As listed in liner notes. [1]

Chart performance

Chart (1997)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums24
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers9

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