No Ordinary Man
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No Ordinary Man is the second studio album by American country music
artist Tracy Byrd. It features the singles "The First Step", "Lifestyles of the Not So Rich and Famous", "Watermelon Crawl" and "The Keeper of the Stars", all of which reached Top Five on the Hot Country Songs
charts. His highest-selling album, No Ordinary Man was certified 2× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for shipments of two million copies in the U.S. Although not a Number One, "The Keeper of the Stars" is considered one of Byrd's signature songs.
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 Tracy Byrd. It features the singles "The First Step", "Lifestyles of the Not So Rich and Famous", "Watermelon Crawl" and "The Keeper of the Stars", all of which reached Top Five on the Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts. His highest-selling album, No Ordinary Man was certified 2× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for shipments of two million copies in the U.S. Although not a Number One, "The Keeper of the Stars" is considered one of Byrd's signature songs.
Track listing
- "The First StepThe First Step"The First Step" is a single by American country music artist Tracy Byrd. Released in 1994, it was the third single from the album No Ordinary Man...
" (Doug Crider, Verlon Thompson) - 2:22 - "Lifestyles of the Not So Rich and FamousLifestyles of the Not So Rich and Famous"Lifestyles of the Not So Rich and Famous" is a country song written by Byron Hill and Wayne Tester, and was recorded by Tracy Byrd for MCA Records...
" (Byron HillByron HillByron Hill , is an American songwriter from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Working professionally in Nashville, TN for more than thirty years, his songs have been recorded by over 650 Country and Pop artists.-Music career:...
, Wayne Tester) - 2:51 - "No Ordinary Man" (Tracy Byrd, Frank Dycus, Lonnie Williams) - 3:24
- "Anybody Else's Heart but Mine" (Wayland HolyfieldWayland HolyfieldWayland D. Holyfield, , is a prominent American songwriter and leader in the songwriting community.-Early life:Wayland Holyfield was born in Mallettown, Arkansas. He was educated in Arkansas public schools and attended Hendrix College at Conway, Arkansas before graduating from the University of...
, Kent RobbinsKent RobbinsKent Robbins was an American country music songwriter. He began writing for Charley Pride's Pi-Gem music in 1974. Between then and his death, he wrote songs for several other country music artists...
) - 2:55 - "Watermelon CrawlWatermelon Crawl"Watermelon Crawl" is a song written by Buddy Brock and Zack Turner and recorded by country music artist Tracy Byrd. The song was released in August 1994 as the second single from his 1994 album No Ordinary Man. It peaked at #4 in the United States and #8 in Canada. A dance remix of the song was...
" (Buddy Brock, Zack Turner) - 3:01 - "The Keeper of the StarsThe Keeper of the Stars"The Keeper of the Stars" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist Tracy Byrd. Released in early 1995 as the last single from his 1994 album No Ordinary Man, it went on to reach a peak of #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts...
" (Dickey LeeDickey LeeRoyden Dickey Lipscomb , known professionally as Dickey Lee , is an American pop/country singer and songwriter, best known for the 1960s teenage tragedy songs "Patches" and "Laurie ."-Career:Lee made his first recordings in his hometown of Memphis for Tampa...
, Danny MayoDanny MayoDanny "Bear" Mayo was an American songwriter, primarily known for writing country hits for artists such as Alabama, Tracy Byrd, Pirates of the Mississippi and Confederate Railroad...
, Karen Staley) - 4:06 - "You Never Know Just How Good You've Got It" (Mark NeslerMark NeslerMark Nesler is an American country music artist. Signed to Elektra Records as a recording artist in 1998, Nesler charted three singles on the U.S. Billboard country charts...
) - 3:13 - "Redneck Roses" (Byrd, Hill) - 3:22
- "Right About Now" (Toni Daie, Joy Swinea) - 3:16
- "Pink Flamingos" (Micki Furhman, Wood NewtonWood NewtonWood Newton is an American songwriter and musician based in Nashville, Tennessee. Newton was born in Hampton, Arkansas, and graduated from Hampton High School in Hampton, Arkansas in 1964...
) - 3:14
Personnel
- Eddie BayersEddie BayersEddie Bayers is an American session drummer who has played on 150 gold and platinum albums. He received the Academy of Country Music 'Drummer of the Year Award' for eight straight years, and has three times won the Nashville Music Awards 'Drummer of the Year'...
- drums - Johnny Lee Carpenter - fiddleFiddleThe term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
- Pat Flynn - acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
- Sonny Garrish - steel guitarSteel guitarSteel guitar is a type of guitar or the method of playing the instrument. Developed in Hawaii in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a steel guitar is usually positioned horizontally; strings are plucked with one hand, while the other hand changes the pitch of one or more strings with the use...
- Steve Gibson - acoustic guitar
- Greg Gordon - background vocals
- Mitch Humphries - pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
- David HungateDavid HungateDavid Hungate is a bass player noted as a member of Los Angeles pop-rock band Toto from 1977-1982. Boz Scaggs's Silk Degrees album of 1976 included Hungate and several other future members of Toto...
- bass guitar - John Barlow Jarvis - synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
- Brent MasonBrent MasonBrent 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...
- electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker... - Weldon Myrick - steel guitar
- Kenny Sears - fiddle
- Dennis Wilson - background vocals
- Lonnie Wilson - drums
- Glenn WorfGlenn WorfGlenn Worf is one of the premier Nashville session bassists. He was born in Dayton, Ohio but grew up in Madison, Wisconsin and has concentrated on the bass guitar since he was thirteen. He majored in music at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. Inevitably his talents forced him to abandon the...
- bass guitar - Curtis Young - background vocals
Production
- Produced By Jerry Crutchfield
- Engineers: Craig White, Tim Kish
- Assistant Engineers: Terry Bates, Robert Charles
- Mixing: Lynn PeterzellLynn PeterzellLynn Meyer Peterzell was a country music audio engineer from Nashville, Tennessee.Lynn Peterzell was raised in Pascagoula, Mississippi by Frances and Milton Peterzell. He was the third of five children....
, Craig White - Mastering: Hank Williams
Chart performance
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 20 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 11 |