Outside the Frame is the second album by Canadian country music

Country music

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 singer Paul Brandt

Paul Brandt

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. The album has been certified Platinum by the CRIA

Cria

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. The album's four singles — "A Little in Love", "What's Come Over You", "Yeah!", and "Outside the Frame" — all charted in the top ten on the Canadian RPM

RPM (magazine)

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Country Tracks charts, where they reached #1, #10, #5, and #3, respectively. None of these were Top 40 hits in the U.S., however.

Track listing

1. "Chain Reaction" (Paul Brandt, Josh Leo, Rick Bowles) - 2:39
2. "A Little in Love
   A Little in Love
   "A Little in Love" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Paul Brandt for his 1997 album Outside the Frame. It was released as the first single from that album where it reached #45 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and #1 on the Canadian...
   
   " (Leo, Bowles) - 3:37
3. "What's Come Over You" (Gene Nelson, Doug Swander) - 3:29
4. "One" (Brandt, Kerry Chater, Lynn Gillespie Chater) - 3:36
5. "I Believe You" (Bob DiPiero
   Bob DiPiero
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   , Tom Shapiro
   Tom Shapiro
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   ) - 3:29
6. "Yeah!" (Brandt, Steve Rosen) - 4:13
7. "We Are the One" (Brandt) - 2:50
   • feat. Kathy Mattea
     Kathy Mattea
     Kathleen Alice "Kathy" Mattea is an American country music and bluegrass performer who often brings folk, Celtic and traditional country sounds to her music. Active since 1983 as a recording artist, she has recorded seventeen albums and has charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot...
     
      on background vocals
8. "Start Forever Over Again" (Brandt, Max D. Barnes
   Max D. Barnes
   Max D. Barnes was a country music singer and songwriter.As a songwriter, Barnes composed many familiar songs of the '80s and '90s, receiving 42 songwriter awards in his career...
   
   ) - 3:42
9. "Dry Eye" (Brandt, Leo, Bowles) - 3:55
10. "Outside the Frame" (Brandt, Rosen) - 3:48

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.

• Richard Bennett - acoustic guitar
  Acoustic guitar
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  , electric guitar
  Electric guitar
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• Liz Brandt [wife] - background vocals
• Paul Brandt - lead vocals, electric guitar
• Max Carl - background vocals
• John Catchings - cello
  Cello
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• Bill Cuomo - synthesizer
  Synthesizer
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• Dan Dugmore - steel guitar
  Steel guitar
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• Connie Ellisor - violin
  Violin
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• Larry Franklin - fiddle
  Fiddle
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• Rob Hajacos - fiddle
• Vicki Hampton - background vocals
• John Hobbs - keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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  , B3 organ, Wurlitzer
• Dann Huff
  Dann Huff
  Dann Huff is an American musician, session musician, singer-songwriter and producer. 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 and 2004 at the Country Music Association Awards and the Producer of the Year award...
  
   - electric guitar
• Greg Jennings - slide guitar
  Slide guitar
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• Jeff King - electric guitar
• Josh Leo - electric guitar
• Carl Marsh - keyboards
• Brent Mason
  Brent Mason
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   - electric guitar
• Kathy Mattea
  Kathy Mattea
  Kathleen Alice "Kathy" Mattea is an American country music and bluegrass performer who often brings folk, Celtic and traditional country sounds to her music. Active since 1983 as a recording artist, she has recorded seventeen albums and has charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot...
  
   - background vocals on "We Are the One"
• Greg Morrow - drums, percussion
• Steve Rosen - keyboards
• Harry Stinson
  Harry Stinson
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   - background vocals
• Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
• Lonnie Wilson - drums
• Glenn Worf
  Glenn Worf
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   - bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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Chart performance

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Country Albums	1
Canadian RPM Top Albums	39
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	50
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	49