They've Been Talkin' About Me

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They've Been Talkin' About Me
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 21, 1992 (1992-04-21)
Genre Country
Length29:50
Label Polygram/Mercury
Producer Bud Logan
Harold Shedd
Jeff Knight chronology
They've Been Talkin' About Me
(1992)
Easy Street
(1993)
Singles from They've Been Talkin' About Me
  1. "They've Been Talkin' About Me"
    Released: March 1992
  2. "I Wish She Didn't Know Me"
    Released: May 1992
  3. "Someone Like You"
    Released: September 1992

They've Been Talkin' About Me is the debut studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Jeff Knight. It was released on April 21, 1992, via Polygram/Mercury Records.

Contents

"Tearing Down Walls", "You Gotta Let Go", "The Bitter End" and "Someone Like You" were all co-written by Rich Alves of Pirates of the Mississippi.

Critical reception

Jason Ankeny of AllMusic gave a review stating "Knight's debut spotlights his soulful readings of ballads." [1] [2]

Track listing

All tracks written or co-written by Jeff Knight. Co-writers are named in parentheses.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tearing Down Walls" Rich Alves, Jerry Taylor3:43
2."You Gotta Let Go"Alves, Taylor3:02
3."They've Been Talkin' About Me" 3:15
4."I Wish She Didn't Know Me" 3:25
5."All I Think About Is You" 2:44
6."The Bitter End"Alves, Taylor2:44
7."I Got Through Everything (But the Door)"Charlie Williams3:22
8."Someone Like You"Alves, Taylor2:31
9."Gettin' In to Goin' Out" Curtis Wright 2:54
10."Everybody's Doin' It" 2:10

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes. [3]

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References

  1. Ankeny, Jason. "Jeff Knight – They've Been Talkin' About Me: Review". Allmusic . Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  2. Erlewine, Michael (1997). All Music Guide to Country: The Experts' Guide to the Best Recordings in Country Music. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 259. ISBN   978-0-87930-475-1.
  3. They've Been Talkin' About Me (CD booklet). Jeff Knight. Mercury Records. 1992. CDP-314-510765-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)