Blue Moon (Steve Holy album)

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Blue Moon
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Studio album by
Steve Holy
ReleasedOctober 10, 2000 (2000-10-10)
Recorded1999-2000 at Rosewood Studios
Genre Country
Length43:49
Label Curb
Producer Wilbur C. Rimes
Steve Holy chronology
Blue Moon
(2000)		 Brand New Girlfriend
(2006)
Singles from Blue Moon
  1. "Don't Make Me Beg"
    Released: October 16, 1999
  2. "Blue Moon"
    Released: April 22, 2000
  3. "The Hunger"
    Released: November 11, 2000
  4. "Good Morning Beautiful"
    Released: July 16, 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Blue Moon is the debut studio album of country music artist Steve Holy. Released in 2000 on Curb Records, the album produced four hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. The first one, "Don't Make Me Beg", peaked at No. 29 on the charts, and its follow-ups (the title track and "The Hunger", respectively) both reached No. 24. Following "The Hunger," Holy charted with "Good Morning Beautiful," which he recorded for the soundtrack to the film Angel Eyes . After this song reached Number One, Curb re-issued the album with "Good Morning Beautiful" as a bonus track. [2]

Contents

The album was produced by Wilbur C. Rimes, the father of female country music singer LeAnn Rimes. [1]

On February 24, 2009 it was certified Gold by the RIAA.

Critical reception

Jonathan Widran of Allmusic gave the album four stars out of five, comparing Holy's voice to that of Chris Isaak and saying that, although he did not think that Holy showed a distinct musical personality, the album was a "likeable, colorful listening experience." [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Blue Moon"Gary Leach, Mark Tinney4:34
2."One Beat at a Time" Jamie O'Hara, James House 3:31
3."Cold Kisses" Tom Shapiro, Chuck Jones, Sharon Vaughn 3:38
4."Just a Kiss"Steve Holy, Kevin Bounds, Leslie Davis3:56
5."The Hunger" Billy Montana, David Flint4:01
6."Tear One"House, Dean Miller 2:45
7."She's So"Ray Stephenson, Steve Williams2:49
8."You're Gonna Miss My Love"Craig Fuller, Mark Selby4:09
9."Someone's Out to Get Me"Holy, Bounds4:14
10."If That's What You Want"House3:15
11."Don't Make Me Beg" Frank Rogers 3:26
12."Good Morning Beautiful"Zack Lyle, Todd Cerney 3:30

Personnel

As listed in liner notes. [3]

Additional background vocals on "Don't Make Me Beg" by Dan Wojciechowski, Curtis Randall, Marty Walsh, Milo Deering, Randy Fouts, and Gary Leach.

Chart performance

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions
US Country US CAN Country
1999"Don't Make Me Beg"29—36
2000"Blue Moon"2412047
2001"The Hunger"24—*
"Good Morning Beautiful"129*
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
* denotes unknown peak positions

Certifications

Region Certification
United States (RIAA) [8] Gold

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Widran, Jonathan. "Blue Moon review". Allmusic . Retrieved May 11, 2010.
  2. ↑ Morris, Edward (August 25, 2006). "Holy resurfaces with "Brand New Girlfriend"". CMT . Retrieved April 13, 2010.
  3. ↑ Blue Moon (CD). Steve Holy. Curb Records. 2000. 77972.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ "Steve Holy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Steve Holy Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Steve Holy Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  8. ↑ "American album certifications – Steve Holy – Blue Moon". Recording Industry Association of America.
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