First Time For Everything | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 3, 1992 | |||
Recorded | 1990–1991 | |||
Studio | ||||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 33:02 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Christy DiNapoli Doug Grau James Stroud | |||
Little Texas chronology | ||||
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Singles from First Time for Everything | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [6] |
Entertainment Weekly | C− [7] |
First Time for Everything is the debut studio album by American country music band Little Texas. Released in 1992 on Warner Bros. Records, the album was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of 500,000 copies. Five singles were released from it: "Some Guys Have All the Love", [1] the title track, [2] "You and Forever and Me", [3] "What Were You Thinkin'", [4] and "I'd Rather Miss You". [5] Respectively, these reached Nos. 8, 13, 5, 17 and 16 on the Hot Country Songs charts.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Some Guys Have All the Love" |
| 2:52 |
2. | "First Time for Everything" |
| 4:01 |
3. | "Down in the Valley" | Brady Seals | 2:00 |
4. | "You and Forever and Me" |
| 3:44 |
5. | "What Were You Thinkin'" |
| 3:23 |
6. | "Dance" |
| 2:58 |
7. | "Better Way" |
| 3:36 |
8. | "I'd Rather Miss You" |
| 3:58 |
9. | "Just One More Night" |
| 3:32 |
10. | "Cry On" |
| 3:07 |
Total length: | 33:11 |
Track information and credits verified from the album's liner notes. [8]
Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [9] | 19 |
US Billboard 200 [10] | 99 |
Canadian RPM Country Albums | 17 |
Title | Date | Chart | Peak position |
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"Some Guys Have All the Love" | December 6, 1991 | US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [1] | 8 |
"First Time for Everything" | May 15, 1992 | US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] | 13 |
"You and Forever and Me" | September 18, 1992 | US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] | 5 |
"What Were You Thinkin'" | January 8, 1993 | US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] | 17 |
"I'd Rather Miss You" | April 30, 1993 | US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] | 16 |
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