Jamie Walters (album)

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Jamie Walters
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ReleasedSeptember 20, 1994 (1994-09-20)
StudioTyrell Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre Pop rock
Length44:20
Label Atlantic
Producer Steve Tyrell
Jamie Walters chronology
Jamie Walters
(1994)
Ride
(1997)
Singles from Jamie Walters
  1. "Hold On"
    Released: October 11, 1994
  2. "Why"
    Released: July 18, 1995

Jamie Walters is the self-titled debut from American actor and singer, Jamie Walters. The album's first single "Hold On", reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100. [1] It placed at number 52 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1995 list. The album sold over one million copies and was certified platinum in the United States.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Sara Sytsma of AllMusic gave it three out of five stars and was given an "Album Pick" tag, calling it "a well-produced collection of mainstream, adult contemporary-oriented pop/rock". But Sytsma commented that Walters "doesn't possess a great voice, but the producers of the album are quite talented; in their hands, he sounds very good." [2]

Tour

Walters toured the US and Europe to support the album. The European leg of the tour featured performances that consisted of just Walters and Reb Beach on acoustic guitars.

When asked about this tour, Reb Beach answered:

"Jamie Walters was THE funnest tour I ever did. It was just Jamie and I, first class all the way through Europe. Jamie and I became great friends and we wrote the song "You" together. With the exception of Kip Winger, he is probably my favorite person in the world (meaning "male person")." [3]

Track listing

Jamie Walters track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hold On"4:25
2."The Comfort of Strangers"
  • Tyrell
  • Savigar
  • Tyrell
4:57
3."The Distance"
  • Tyrell
  • Savigar
  • Tyrell
4:52
4."Why"
  • Zachary Throne
  • Walters
3:48
5."Drive Me"
4:46
6."Neutral Ground"
4:21
7."I Know the Game"
  • Tyrell
  • Savigar
  • Tyrell
4:05
8."Release Me" Graham Parker 3:58
9."No Rhyme, No Reason"
  • Bramblett
  • Causey
4:18
10."Perfect World"
  • Tyrell
  • Savigar
  • Tyrell
4:50

Personnel

Adapted credits from the album's liner notes. [4]

Vocals

Musicians

Production

Design

Charts

Chart performance for Jamie Walters
Chart (1995)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [1] 70

Certifications

Certifications for Jamie Walters
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [5] Platinum50,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [6] Platinum43,714 [6]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jamie Walters Album & Song Chart History". Billboard . Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  2. 1 2 Sytsma, Sara. "Jamie Walters - Jamie Walters". AllMusic . Retrieved March 14, 2008.
  3. "Reb Beach - Opinions". Rebbeach.com. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
  4. Jamie Walters (booklet). Atlantic. 1994. CD 82600.
  5. "Music and Media" (PDF). Americanradiohistory.com. 1995-08-05. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Jamie Walters" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland . Retrieved July 15, 2022.