Young Man (Billy Dean album)
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Young Man is the debut album of American country music
artist Billy Dean
. Released on Capitol Records
in 1991, the album produced two hit singles: "Only Here for a Little While" and "Somewhere in My Broken Heart". Both of these songs peaked at #3 on the Billboard
Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs
) charts, with the latter also reaching #18 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
charts. The album has been certified gold by the RIAA for U.S. sales of 500,000 copies.
The track "Somewhere in My Broken Heart" was previously recorded by Randy Travis
on his 1989 album No Holdin' Back
. Also, "Brotherly Love" was recorded by Keith Whitley
and Earl Thomas Conley
on Whitley's posthumous 1991 album Kentucky Bluebird
, from which it was released as a single.
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 Billy Dean
Billy Dean
William Harold "Billy" Dean, Jr. is an American country music singer and songwriter. Billy Dean first gained national attention after appearing on the television talent competition Star Search...
. Released on Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
in 1991, the album produced two hit singles: "Only Here for a Little While" and "Somewhere in My Broken Heart". Both of these songs peaked at #3 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...
Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now 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, with the latter also reaching #18 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...
charts. The album has been certified gold by the RIAA for U.S. sales of 500,000 copies.
The track "Somewhere in My Broken Heart" was previously recorded by 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...
on his 1989 album No Holdin' Back
No Holdin' Back
No Holdin' Back is the title of American country music singer Randy Travis's fifth album. It was released on September 26, 1989, by Warner Bros. Records Nashville. Three singles were released from it, all of which charted on the Hot Country Songs charts: the Number One hits "It's Just a Matter of...
. Also, "Brotherly Love" was recorded by Keith Whitley
Keith Whitley
Jackie Keith Whitley , known professionally as Keith Whitley, was an American country music singer. Whitley's brief career in mainstream country music lasted from 1984 until his death in 1989, but he continues to influence an entire generation of singers and songwriters...
and Earl Thomas Conley
Earl Thomas Conley
Earl Thomas Conley is an American country music singer-songwriter. Between 1980 and 2003, he recorded ten studio albums, including seven for the RCA Records label. In the 1980s and into the 1990s, Conley also charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, of which...
on Whitley's posthumous 1991 album Kentucky Bluebird
Kentucky Bluebird
Kentucky Bluebird is the fifth studio album by American country music singer Keith Whitley. His first posthumous album, it was released via RCA Records Nashville in September 1991...
, from which it was released as a single.
Track listing
- "Young Man" (Billy Dean, Austin Gardner) – 3:32
- "I Won't Let You Walk Away" (Keith FolleséKeith FolleséKeith Follesé is an American songwriter and co-founder of Midas Records Nashville.Early in his career, Follesé recorded with his wife, Adrienne, on A&M Records. They never released an album, and moved to Los Angeles, California...
, Adrienne Follesé, Chuck Jones) – 2:56 - "Only Here for a Little WhileOnly Here for a Little While"Only Here for a Little While" is a song written by Wayland Holyfield and Richard Leigh. It was recorded by Billy Dean on his debut album Young Man, from which it was released in December 1990 as the first single. The song spent 22 weeks on the Hot Country Songs charts, peaking at number three in...
" (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...
, Richard LeighRichard Leigh (songwriter)Richard Leigh is an American country music songwriter and singer. He is best known for penning "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" . In 1978 he received a Grammy Award for "Best Country Song" for the popular song...
) – 3:34 - "Lowdown Lonely" (Tom ShapiroTom ShapiroTom Shapiro is an American songwriter and occasional record producer, known primarily for his work in country music. To date, he holds four Country Songwriter of the Year awards from Broadcast Music Incorporated, as well as the Songwriter of the Decade award from the Nashville Songwriters...
, Bucky Jones) – 3:13 - "Somewhere in My Broken HeartSomewhere in My Broken Heart"Somewhere in My Broken Heart" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Billy Dean. Released in 1991, it was the second single from the album Young Man. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart...
" (Billy Dean, Leigh) – 3:21 - "How Can I Hold You" (Chris WatersChris WatersChristopher 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...
, Shapiro, Dean) – 3:17 - "She's Taken" (Dean, Tim NicholsTim NicholsTim Nichols Tim Nichols Tim Nichols (born in Portsmouth, Virginia is an American country music singer and songwriter. Active since the late 1980s, Nichols has written for several country music singers, including Keith Whitley, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Jo Dee Messina, and Alan Jackson...
) – 3:48 - "What Have You Got Against Love" (Waters, Shapiro) – 2:50
- "Tear the Wall Down" (Dean, Bill Kenner) – 2:56
- "Brotherly LoveBrotherly Love (Moe Bandy song)"Brotherly Love" is the title of a song written by Jimmy Stewart and Tim Nichols, which has been recorded by Moe Bandy, as well as a duet between Keith Whitley and Earl Thomas Conley....
" (Nichols, Jimmy Stewart) – 3:18
Chart performance
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 12 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 99 |