Every Little Word (album)

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Every Little Word
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Studio album by
Hal Ketchum
ReleasedMay 31, 1994
Recorded1993–1994 [1]
Studio Jack's Tracks (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Country
Length36:41
Label MGC/Curb
Producer Allen Reynolds
Jim Rooney
Hal Ketchum chronology
Sure Love
(1992)		Every Little Word
(1994)		 The Hits
(1996)
Singles from Every Little Word
  1. "(Tonight We Just Might) Fall in Love Again"
    Released: April 18, 1994
  2. "That's What I Get for Losin' You"
    Released: September 24, 1994
  3. "Stay Forever"
    Released: January 30, 1995
  4. "Every Little Word"
    Released: June 1995
  5. "Veil of Tears"
    Released: October 1995

Every Little Word is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Hal Ketchum, released on May 31, 1994. It peaked at #31, better than his previous album, on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart. Of the five singles released from the album, "Stay Forever" was the most successful, peaking at # 8 on the Hot Country Songs chart. The other singles, "(Tonight We Just Might) Fall in Love Again", "That's What I Get for Losin' You", "Every Little Word", and "Veil of Tears" peaked at #20, #22, #49 and #56, respectively.

Contents

Patty Loveless sings harmony vocals on "Another Day Gone".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly A− [3]

Michael McCall of AllMusic praised the album as being Ketchum's most consistent and most country album to date. He wrote that Ketchum "reconciles the thoughtfulness of his folkie heart with the verve of modern country, tapping into the directness and earthiness that ties them together. [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."(Tonight We Just Might) Fall in Love Again" Al Anderson, Hal Ketchum 3:23
2."Every Little Word" Marcus Hummon, Ketchum3:47
3."Swing Low"Pete Wasner, Ketchum4:29
4."Another Day Gone" Gary Nicholson, Ketchum3:54
5."That's What I Get for Losin' You"Anderson, Ketchum3:41
6."Stay Forever" Benmont Tench, Ketchum2:54
7."Walk Away"Nicholson, Ketchum4:26
8."Veil of Tears"Michael Noble, Jeff Pennig, Ketchum2:49
9."No Easy Road" Harley Allen, Herb McCullough2:54
10."Drive On" Gary Burr, Ketchum4:24

Production

As listed in liner notes [1]

Personnel

As listed in liner notes [1]

Strings by The Nashville String Machine arranged by Charles Cochran

Chart performance

Chart (1994)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums31
U.S. Billboard 200146

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Every Little Word (CD). Hal Ketchum. Curb Records. 1994. 77660.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. 1 2 McCall, Michael. "Hal Ketchum — Every Little Word". AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  3. ↑ Tucker, Ken (8 Jul 1994). "Every Little Word - Hal Ketchum". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
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