All I Can Be is the debut album of American

United States

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 country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Collin Raye

Collin Raye

Floyd Collin Wray Floyd Collin Wray Floyd Collin Wray (born August 22, 1959 or 1960,Although multiple online sources all indicate Raye's date of birth as 1959, Raye's MySpace lists his date of birth as 1960. Furthermore, the 2004 Deseret News article cited in this article indicates the singer as...

. It features the hit singles "All I Can Be (Is a Sweet Memory)", "Love, Me" (Raye's first Number One on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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country charts), and "Every Second". The final track, "If I Were You", is a different song than the song of the same name recorded on Raye's 1994 album Extremes

Extremes (album)

Extremes is the third studio album released by American country music artist Collin Raye. As with Raye's first two albums, Extremes received platinum certification in the United States for sales of over one million copies. The singles released from this album were "That's My Story", "Man of My...

. "Any Ole Stretch of Blacktop" was later recorded by Shenandoah

Shenandoah (band)

Shenandoah is an American country music group founded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 1984 by Marty Raybon , Ralph Ezell , Stan Thorn , Jim Seales , and Mike McGuire...

 as a new track for their 1992
Greatest Hits

Greatest Hits (Shenandoah album)

Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by American country music band Shenandoah. It was released in 1992 on Columbia Records. The album includes five singles from their 1989 album The Road Not Taken and three from their 1990 album Extra Mile, as well as the new tracks "Any Ole Stretch of...

album.

Track listing

1. "All I Can Be (Is a Sweet Memory)" (Harlan Howard
   Harlan Howard
   Harlan Perry Howard was a prolific American songwriter, principally in country music. In a career spanning six decades, Howard wrote a large number of popular and enduring songs, recorded by a variety of different artists...
   
   ) – 3:09
2. "Every Second
   Every Second
   "Every Second" is a single by American country music artist Collin Raye. It was the third single released from his debut album, All I Can Be.-Chart performance:...
   
   " (Gerald Smith, Wayne Perry) – 2:25
3. "Faithful Old Flame" (Brent Mason
   Brent Mason
   Brent Mason is an American session guitarist and occasional songwriter. He is known primarily for his work in the field of country music. In addition to releasing two instrumental studio albums, he holds several credits as a songwriter...
   
   , Lonnie Wilson) – 3:23
4. "'Scuse Moi, My Heart" (Steve Stone, Jerry Fuller
   Jerry Fuller
   -Biography:Jerry Fuller was born in Fort Worth, Texas to a musical family, his father having been a singer with Bob Wills' Light Crust Doughboys. Jerry Fuller and his brother Bill performed as a duo in their home state, recording for the local Lin label, before Jerry branched out on his own and...
   
   ) – 3:30
5. "Any Old Stretch of Blacktop" (Frank J. Myers
   Frank J. Myers
   Frank Joseph Myers is an American country music singer, songwriter and record producer. In his career, he has written songs for John Michael Montgomery, Eddie Rabbitt, Crystal Gayle, Lonestar and others...
   
   , Bernie Nelson) – 3:37
6. "Love, Me
   Love, Me
   "Love, Me" is the title of a single released in 1991 by American country music artist Collin Raye. In January of 1992, the single became Raye's first Number One single on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts; the same year, the song received a Song of the Year nomination from the...
   
   " (Skip Ewing
   Skip Ewing
   Donald Ralph "Skip" Ewing is an American country music singer and songwriter. Active since 1988, Ewing has recorded nine studio albums, and has charted fifteen singles on the Billboard country charts.-Career:...
   
   , Max T. Barnes
   Max T. Barnes
   Max T. Barnes is a country music singer, songwriter, studio musician, and producer. He is the son of songwriter Max D. Barnes. He has written songs on albums that have sold over 20 million records. He currently writes for Ray Stevens Music publishing and lives in Hendersonville,...
   
   ) – 3:52
7. "Blue Magic" (Collin Raye, John Hobbs, Jerry Fuller) – 3:02
8. "It Could've Been So Good" (Chris Waters
   Chris Waters
   Christopher Waters Dunn is an American country music singer and songwriter, known professionally as Chris Waters. The brother of singer Holly Dunn, Waters has co-written singles for other artists, including Number Ones for Tim McGraw and Cyndi Thomson.-Biography:Christopher Waters Dunn was born in...
   
   , Lonnie Wilson) – 4:21
9. "Sadly Ever After" (Mark Collie
   Mark Collie
   George Mark Collie is an American country music artist and occasional actor. He has released eight albums, and has charted 16 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His highest peaking singles are "Even the Man in the Moon Is Cryin'" at #5, and "Born to Love You" at #6, from 1992 and...
   
   , Bruce Burch) – 3:03
10. "If I Were You" (Richard Fagan
    Richard Fagan
    Richard Fagan is an American songwriter and musician. He has had six top ten singles and 18 charted singles on the Billboard Country charts...
    
    , Rick Peoples) – 2:51

Production

• Jerry Fuller, John Hobbs: Producers
• Annette Fuller: Production Assistant
• Gene Eichelberger, Brian Friedman: Engineering
• Wally Traugott: Mastering

Musicians

• Dennis Belfield, Joe Chemay: Bass
• Ron Krasinski, Paul Leim: Drums
• John Hobbs: Keyboards
• Paul Franklin
  Paul Franklin (musician)
  Paul Franklin is an American multi-instrumentalist, known mainly for his work as a steel guitarist. He began his career in the 1970s as a member of Barbara Mandrell's road band; in addition he toured with Mel Tillis and Jerry Reed. He has since become a prolific session musician in Nashville,...
  
  , Jay Dee Maness: Steel Guitar
• Rob Hajacos: Fiddle
• Steve Gibson, Kraig Hutchens, Dean Parks
  Dean Parks
  Dean Parks is an American session guitarist and record producer from Ft. Worth, TX.-Albums:Dean was member of The North Texas State One O'clock Lab Band before moving to Los Angeles to work with Sonny and Cher in 1970. Dean is best-known through his many contributions to albums by Steely Dan...
  
  , Fred Tackett
  Fred Tackett
  Fred Tackett, an American native of Arkansas, is an accomplished songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Originally a session player on guitar, mandolin, and trumpet, he is best known for his longevity as a member of the band Little Feat....
  
  , Billy Joe Walker, Reggie Young
  Reggie Young
  Reggie Young was lead guitarist in the American Sound Studios Band , and is a leading session musician. He played on various recordings with artists such as Elvis Presley, B.J. Thomas, John Prine, Dusty Springfield, J.J...
  
  : Acoustic & Electric Guitars

Chart performance

Chart (1991)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	7
U.S. Billboard 200	54
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	5