I'm Yours (album)
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I'm Yours is the fifth album by country music
artist Linda Davis
. Her only album for DreamWorks Records
, it was released in 1998. The album comprises seven new songs and seven previously-released songs. Of its new recordings, "I Wanna Remember This", the title track, and "From the Inside Out" were all released as singles, charting on the Billboard
country charts between 1998 and early 1999.
, 1991); "Company Time," "Love Didn't Do It," and "In Pictures" (from Shoot for the Moon
, 1994); "Some Things Are Meant to Be," "A Love Story in the Making," and "What Do I Know" (from Some Things Are Meant to Be
, 1996). All of these were singles for Davis, except for "In Pictures" and "What Do I Know", which were both singles for other artists: the former by Alabama
from its 1995 album of the same name
, and the latter by Ricochet
from its 1996 self-titled
debut.
Of the seven new tracks, three charted on the Billboard
country charts between late 1998 and early 1999. The first to do so was "I Wanna Remember This", also included in the soundtrack
to the 1998 film Black Dog
, at #20, followed by the title track at #38 and "From the Inside Out" at #60. Also included is "Make It Through," a duet with Randy Travis
.
Strings
arranged and conducted by Steve Dorff.
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 Linda Davis
Linda Davis
Linda Kaye Davis is an American country music singer. Before beginning a career as a solo artist, she charted three minor country singles as one half of the duo Skip & Linda. In her solo career, Davis has recorded five major-label studio albums and more than 15 singles...
. Her only album for DreamWorks Records
DreamWorks Records
DreamWorks Records was an American record label. Founded in 1996 by David Geffen, Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg as a subsidiary of DreamWorks SKG, the label operated until 2005 when it was shut down...
, it was released in 1998. The album comprises seven new songs and seven previously-released songs. Of its new recordings, "I Wanna Remember This", the title track, and "From the Inside Out" were all released as singles, charting on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
country charts between 1998 and early 1999.
Content
Seven of the album's songs are the original recordings of songs from Davis's older albums. Chronologically, these songs are "Three Way Tie" (from In a Different LightIn a Different Light (Linda Davis album)
In a Different Light is the début album of American country music artist Linda Davis. It was released in 1991 on Liberty Records. Singles released from the album include, in order: the title track, "Some Kinda Woman", and "Three Way Tie"...
, 1991); "Company Time," "Love Didn't Do It," and "In Pictures" (from Shoot for the Moon
Shoot for the Moon
Shoot for the Moon, the third album by country music artist Linda Davis, was the first to achieve placement on the Billboard Music Charts. It was the first album released following a win at the 1993 Grammy Awards for Best Country Vocal Collaboration for their hit "Does He Love You." The album rose...
, 1994); "Some Things Are Meant to Be," "A Love Story in the Making," and "What Do I Know" (from Some Things Are Meant to Be
Some Things Are Meant to Be
Some Things Are Meant to Be is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Linda Davis. Her final studio album for Arista Records, it produced Davis's second-highest chart hit in "Some Things Are Meant to Be", a #13 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts in 1996...
, 1996). All of these were singles for Davis, except for "In Pictures" and "What Do I Know", which were both singles for other artists: the former by Alabama
Alabama (band)
Alabama is a country music and southern rock band from Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. The band was founded in 1969 by Randy Owen and his cousin Teddy Gentry , soon joined by Jeff Cook...
from its 1995 album of the same name
In Pictures
In Pictures is the thirteenth studio album released by American country music band Alabama. It was released on August 15, 1995. The album produced the singles "She Ain't Your Ordinary Girl", "In Pictures", "It Works", "Say I" and "The Maker Said Take Her", which respectively reached #2, #4, #19,...
, and the latter by Ricochet
Ricochet (band)
Ricochet is an American country music band from Oklahoma. The band was founded in 1993 by brothers Jeff Bryant and Junior Bryant , along with Heath Wright , Greg Cook , Teddy Carr , and Eddie Kilgallon ,After several years of...
from its 1996 self-titled
Ricochet (Ricochet album)
Ricochet is the self-titled debut album of the American country music band Ricochet. Released in 1996 on Columbia Records Nashville, it produced four hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts: "What Do I Know", "Daddy's Money" , "Love Is Stronger Than Pride", and "Ease My...
debut.
Of the seven new tracks, three charted on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
country charts between late 1998 and early 1999. The first to do so was "I Wanna Remember This", also included in the soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
to the 1998 film Black Dog
Black Dog (film)
Black Dog is a 1998 film about an ex-con manipulated into transporting illegal arms. The film stars Patrick Swayze, Randy Travis, and Meat Loaf.-Plot:...
, at #20, followed by the title track at #38 and "From the Inside Out" at #60. Also included is "Make It Through," a duet with Randy Travis
Randy Travis
Randy Travis is an American country music singer and actor. Since 1985, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, 22 of which were number one hits...
.
Track listing
- "I'm Yours" (Phillip Coleman, Carolyn Dawn JohnsonCarolyn Dawn JohnsonCarolyn Dawn Johnson is a Canadian Juno Award winning country music singer-songwriter. Johnson first rose to fame by co-writing Chely Wright's 1999 Number One single, "Single White Female," which reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in September 1999...
) – 3:28 - "From the Inside Out" (Marc BeesonMarc BeesonMarc Beeson is an American country music singer and songwriter. Beeson has co-written several singles which have reached the Hot Country Songs charts.Beeson moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1990...
, Angela Kaset) – 3:15 - "A Love Story in the Making" (Craig WisemanCraig WisemanCraig Michael Wiseman is an American country music songwriter. Active since the late 1980s as a songwriter, he has had his songs recorded by Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Kenny Chesney, LeAnn Rimes, and several other acts....
, Al AndersonAl Anderson (NRBQ)Alan Gordon "Al" Anderson is an American guitarist, singer, and songwiter. Between 1971 and the early 1990s, he was the lead guitarist in the rock band NRBQ, also releasing several solo albums. He also played electric guitar on Jonathan Edwards' 1973 album Have a Good Time for Me...
) – 3:40 - "After a Kiss" (Steven Dale Jones, Johnson) – 3:20
- "Company Time" (Mac McAnallyMac McAnallyLyman Corbitt "Mac" McAnally, Jr. is an American country music singer-songwriter, session musician and record producer. In his career, he has recorded ten studio albums and eight singles. Two of his singles were hits on the Billboard Hot 100, and six more on the Hot Country Songs charts...
) – 3:20 - "I Wanna Remember This" (Jennifer KimballJennifer KimballJennifer Kimball is a vocalist and songwriter who is notable for being part of the acclaimed folk duo The Story. She is a critically acclaimed singer-songwriter and has released two albums Veering from the Wave and Oh Hear Us....
, Annie Roboff) – 3:43 - "Three Way Tie" (Mary Beth Anderson, Carol Grace Anderson, Lisa Silver) – 3:23
- "I Took the Torch Out of His Old Flame" (Tim Ryan Rouillier, Leslie SatcherLeslie SatcherLeslie Winn Satcher was born in 1962 in Paris, Texas. She has recorded two albums of her own and, in addition, she has co-written several singles for such artists as George Strait, Martina McBride, Pam Tillis, Gretchen Wilson, Patty Loveless, and Vince Gill....
) – 3:06 - "Love Didn't Do It" (Jones, Bobby Tomberlin) – 2:43
- "Through the Cracks" (Jones, Lee Thomas MillerLee Thomas MillerLee Thomas Miller is an American country music songwriter and occasional record producer. His credits include the Number One country hits "The World" and "I'm Still a Guy" for Brad Paisley and "You're Gonna Miss This" for Trace Adkins, as well as Top Ten hits for Terri Clark, Joe Nichols, and...
) – 3:44 - "In PicturesIn Pictures (song)"In Pictures" is a single by American country music group Alabama. Released in September 1995, it was the second single from their 1995 album, In Pictures. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in December 1995...
" (Joe Doyle, Bobby E. Boyd) – 3:07 - "What Do I Know" (Cathy Majeski, Sunny Russ, Stephony Smith) – 3:27
- "Some Things Are Meant to Be" (Michael Garvin, Gordon Payne) – 3:20
- "Make It Through" (Tim MensyTim MensyTimmie Menzies is an American country music artist known as Tim Mensy. Initially, he was a member of the band Bandana, in which he charted several singles on the Hot Country Songs charts in the 1980s...
, Skip EwingSkip EwingDonald 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:...
) – 3:55- duet with Randy TravisRandy TravisRandy Travis is an American country music singer and actor. Since 1985, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, 22 of which were number one hits...
- duet with Randy Travis
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.Strings
String section
The string section is the largest body of the standard orchestra and consists of bowed string instruments of the violin family.It normally comprises five sections: the first violins, the second violins, the violas, the cellos, and the double basses...
arranged and conducted by Steve Dorff.
Production
- Jimmy BowenJimmy BowenJimmy Bowen is an American record producer and former pop music performer.Bowen was born in Santa Rita, New Mexico. He began as a teenage recording star in 1957 with "I'm Stickin' With You," originally the flip side of the hit record "Party Doll" by Buddy Knox, but ultimately a Top 20 recording...
and Linda Davis – track 7 - Byron GallimoreByron GallimoreByron Gallimore is an American record producer known for his work in the field of country music. He has worked with artists such as Sugarland, Lee Ann Womack, Jo Dee Messina, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, whose 1999 album Breathe won him the Grammy Award for Best Country Album.-Biography:Byron...
, James StroudJames StroudJames Stroud is an American musician and record producer who works in pop, rock, and country music. In the 1990s he was the president of Giant Records and held several credits as a session drummer...
and Randy TravisRandy TravisRandy Travis is an American country music singer and actor. Since 1985, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, 22 of which were number one hits...
– track 14 - John Guess – track 3, 5, 9, 11-13
- Julian King and James Stroud – tracks 1, 2, 4, 8, 10
- Wally WilsonWally WilsonWally Wilson , is an American record producer and songwriter based in Nashville.-Career:Wally Wilson has worked with artists as diverse as Leon Russell, Bo Diddley, the Neville Brothers, Junior Wells, Amy Grant, Trisha Yearwood, Lone Star, Lorrie Morgan, Sammy Kershaw, Rick Trevino, Rascal Flatts...
and James Stroud – track 6
Chart performance
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 61 |