Jamie Walters (album)

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Jamie Walters
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 20, 1994 (1994-09-20)
StudioTyrell Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
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.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

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

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
Instruments
Production
Imagery

Charts

Chart (1995)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 [1] 70

Certifications

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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  2. 1 2 Sytsma, Sara. "Jamie Walters - Jamie Walters". AllMusic . Retrieved March 14, 2008.
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