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1993 studio album by Tracy Byrd

Tracy Byrd

Studio album by Tracy Byrd

Released

April 27, 1993 (1993-04-27)

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)

Tracy Byrd chronology

Tracy Byrd
(1993)

No Ordinary Man
(1994)

Singles from Tracy Byrd

"That's the Thing About a Memory"
Released: July 13, 1992
"Someone to Give My Love To"
Released: January 26, 1993
"Holdin' Heaven"
Released: May 18, 1993
"Why Don't That Telephone Ring"
Released: October 30, 1993

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Chicago Tribune
Entertainment Weekly	C

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

Personnel

Tracks 1, 2, 5, 7–10

Eddie Bayers – drums
Bruce Bouton – pedal steel guitar
Tracy Byrd – lead vocals
Stuart Duncan – fiddle
Roy Huskey, Jr. – acoustic bass
Brent Mason – electric guitar
Tim Mensy – acoustic guitar
Weldon Myrick – pedal steel guitar
Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
Jerry Salley – background vocals
Dennis Wilson – background vocals
Glenn Worf – bass guitar
Curtis Young – background vocals
Andrea Zonn – background vocals

Tracks 3, 4, 6

Bruce Bouton – pedal steel guitar
Larry Byrom – electric guitar
Glen Duncan – fiddle
Pat Flynn – acoustic guitar
Owen Hale – drums
David Hungate – bass guitar
Randy McCormick – keyboards, piano
Dawn Sears – duet vocals on track 6

Chart performance

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

References

v t e Tracy Byrd
Studio albums	Tracy Byrd No Ordinary Man Love Lessons Big Love I'm from the Country It's About Time Ten Rounds The Truth About Men Different Things
Compilation albums	Keepers: Greatest Hits Greatest Hits
Notable singles	"Holdin' Heaven" "Why Don't That Telephone Ring" "Lifestyles of the Not So Rich and Famous" "Watermelon Crawl" "The First Step" "The Keeper of the Stars" "Walking to Jerusalem" "Love Lessons" "Heaven in My Woman's Eyes" "4 to 1 in Atlanta" "Big Love" "Don't Take Her She's All I Got" "Don't Love Make a Diamond Shine" "I'm from the Country" "I Wanna Feel That Way Again" "When Mama Ain't Happy" "Put Your Hand in Mine" "Love, You Ain't Seen the Last of Me" "A Good Way to Get on My Bad Side" (with Mark Chesnutt) "Just Let Me Be in Love" "Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo" "The Truth About Men" "Drinkin' Bone"
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