''Tracks'' is the sixth studio album by American
country music
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artist
Collin Raye
Floyd Elliot Wray (born August 22, 1960) is an American country music singer, known professionally as Collin Raye, and previously as Bubba Wray. Under the latter name, he recorded as a member of the band The Wrays between 1983 and 1987. He made ...
. It contains the singles "Couldn't Last a Moment", "Loving This Way" (also known as "Tired of Loving This Way"), and "You Still Take Me There". "Couldn't Last a Moment" was Raye's final Top 40 hit on the ''
Billboard
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'' country charts at number 3, while the other two singles both failed to reach Top 40. Two of this album's tracks were later recorded by
Kenny Rogers
Kenneth Ray Rogers (August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Rogers was particularly popular with country audiences but also charted m ...
: "Harder Cards" on his 2003 album ''
Back to the Well
''Back to the Well'' is the twenty-fifth studio album released in 2003 by American country music singer Kenny Rogers. The album includes the singles "Harder Cards," "I'm Missing You" and "Handprints on the Wall," all of which charted on the Hot C ...
'', and "Water and Bridges" on his 2006 album
of the same name.
Track listing
Personnel
Compiled from liner notes.
;Musicians
* Tim Akers –
keyboards
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* Musi ...
* Mike Brignardello –
bass guitar
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*
Joe Chemay
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Biography
Chemay started out working as a session and touring support musician in Los Angeles, but moved to Nashville in 1989.
Chemay has worked wi ...
– bass guitar
*
Eric Darken
Eric A. Darken is an American percussionist, composer, and programmer.
Biography
Drawing inspiration from his grandfather, a band leader. Darken began playing drums at age 12, and played timpani and mallets in high school. Darken attended ...
–
percussion
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*
Bobbie Eakes
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– vocals on "Loving This Way"
*
Paul Franklin –
steel guitar
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*
Aubrey Haynie
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–
fiddle,
mandolin
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* Wes Hightower – background vocals
* John Hobbs – keyboards
*
Dann Huff
Dann Lee Huff (born November 15, 1960) is an American record producer and songwriter. For his work as a producer in the country music genre, he has won several awards, including the ''Musician of the Year'' award in 2001, 2004, and 2016 at the Co ...
–
electric guitar
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*
Gordon Kennedy – electric guitar
* Jeff King – electric guitar
*
Paul Leim
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–
drums
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* B. James Lowry –
acoustic guitar
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*
Brent Mason
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– electric guitar
* Gene Miller – background vocals
*
Nashville String Machine
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–
strings
*
Steve Nathan
Steven Jay Nathan is an American keyboardist. He is known for his session work in Muscle Shoals and Nashville studios.
Biography
Nathan was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. In 1977, Nathan moved to Muscle Shoals, Alabama. After touring wit ...
– keyboards
*
Collin Raye
Floyd Elliot Wray (born August 22, 1960) is an American country music singer, known professionally as Collin Raye, and previously as Bubba Wray. Under the latter name, he recorded as a member of the band The Wrays between 1983 and 1987. He made ...
– lead vocals
*
Chris Rodriguez – background vocals
*
Matt Rollings
Matt Rollings is a Grammy Award-winning American composer, keyboard player and record producer.
Known mainly for playing in Lyle Lovett's Large Band, Rollings has worked with many artists, not all country. Matt won the 'Best Traditional Pop Voca ...
– keyboards
*
Biff Watson
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Biography Early years
Raised in Chatham, Virginia, Watson learned how to play guitar at ...
– acoustic guitar
*
Lonnie Wilson
Lonnie Wilson is an American drummer, songwriter, and record producer, known primarily for his work in country music.
Born in Monroe, Louisiana, Wilson was originally the lead singer of the band Bandana, which charted ten singles on the Hot C ...
– drums
;Technical
* Jeff Balding – recording, mixing
(all tracks except 7 and 11)
* Mark Hagen – recording
(all tracks except 7 and 11)
* Dann Huff – production
(all tracks except 7 and 11)
* Mike Poole – recording
(tracks 7 and 11)
* Collin Raye – production
* Clarke Schleicher – recording, mixing
(tracks 7 and 11)
*
Paul Worley
Paul Worley (born February 16, 1950 in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American record producer and session guitarist, known primarily for his work in country music. Formerly a vice president at Sony BMG, he later joined the staff of Warner Bros. Re ...
– production
(tracks 7 and 11)
Chart performance
References
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2000 albums
Albums produced by Dann Huff
Albums produced by Paul Worley
Epic Records albums
Collin Raye albums