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Tracy Byrd (album)

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Tracy Byrd
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 27, 1993 (1993-04-27)
Recorded1992–1993
StudioCayman Moon Recorders, Berry Hill, TN, Emerald Sound Studios, Music Mill Studios, Nashville, TN
GenreCountry
Length29:52
LabelMCA
ProducerKeith Stegall (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7–10)
Tony Brown (tracks 3, 4, 6)
Tracy Byrd chronology
Tracy Byrd
(1993)
No Ordinary Man
(1994)
Singles from Tracy Byrd
  1. "That's the Thing About a Memory"
    Released: July 13, 1992
  2. "Someone to Give My Love To"
    Released: January 26, 1993
  3. "Holdin' Heaven"
    Released: May 18, 1993
  4. "Why Don't That Telephone Ring"
    Released: October 30, 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Entertainment WeeklyC [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.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."That's the Thing About a Memory"Keith Stegall, Tracy Byrd, Lewis Anderson2:46
2."Back in the Swing of Things"Buddy Cannon, Vern Gosdin, Dean Dillon2:30
3."Someone to Give My Love To"Jerry Foster, Bill Rice3:23
4."Holdin' Heaven"Bill Kenner, Thom McHugh2:31
5."Why"Larry Bastian, DeWayne Blackwell, Earl Bud Lee2:58
6."An Out of Control Raging Fire" (duet with Dawn Sears)Kostas, Melba Montgomery3:40
7."Hat Trick"Jim Weatherly, Glenn Sutton2:37
8."Why Don't That Telephone Ring"Charles Quillen, Ron Hellard3:16
9."Edge of a Memory"Paul Nelson, Tom Shapiro3:05
10."Talk to Me Texas"Don Cook, Bucky Jones, Curly Putman3:01

Personnel

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Tracks 1, 2, 5, 7–10

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Tracks 3, 4, 6

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Chart performance

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Chart (1993) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 24
U.S. Billboard 200 115
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 3

References

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