Tracy Byrd | ||||
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Released | April 27, 1993 | |||
Recorded | 1992–1993 | |||
Studio | Cayman Moon Recorders, Berry Hill, TN, Emerald Sound Studios, Music Mill Studios, Nashville, TN | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 29:52 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Producer | Keith Stegall (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7–10) Tony Brown (tracks 3, 4, 6) | |||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Chicago Tribune | [2] |
Entertainment Weekly | C [3] |
Tracy Byrd is the debut studio album by American country music artist Tracy Byrd. In order of release, the singles from this album were "That's the Thing About a Memory", "Someone to Give My Love To" (a cover of Johnny Paycheck's song), "Holdin' Heaven", and "Why Don't That Telephone Ring". "Holdin' Heaven" reached Number One on the Hot Country Songs charts in 1993.
"An Out of Control Raging Fire" would later be recorded by Patty Loveless (as a duet with Travis Tritt) on Loveless's Mountain Soul album. "Talk to Me Texas" was previously recorded by Keith Whitley for his 1989 posthumous album I Wonder Do You Think of Me .
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "That's the Thing About a Memory" | Keith Stegall, Tracy Byrd, Lewis Anderson | 2:46 |
2. | "Back in the Swing of Things" | Buddy Cannon, Vern Gosdin, Dean Dillon | 2:30 |
3. | "Someone to Give My Love To" | Jerry Foster, Bill Rice | 3:23 |
4. | "Holdin' Heaven" | Bill Kenner, Thom McHugh | 2:31 |
5. | "Why" | Larry Bastian, DeWayne Blackwell, Earl Bud Lee | 2:58 |
6. | "An Out of Control Raging Fire" (duet with Dawn Sears) | Kostas, Melba Montgomery | 3:40 |
7. | "Hat Trick" | Jim Weatherly, Glenn Sutton | 2:37 |
8. | "Why Don't That Telephone Ring" | Charles Quillen, Ron Hellard | 3:16 |
9. | "Edge of a Memory" | Paul Nelson, Tom Shapiro | 3:05 |
10. | "Talk to Me Texas" | Don Cook, Bucky Jones, Curly Putman | 3:01 |
Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 24 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 115 |
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 3 |
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