A Bridge I Didn't Burn
1993 studio album by Ricky Van Shelton
A Bridge I Didn't Burn | ||||
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Studio album by Ricky Van Shelton | ||||
Released | August 24, 1993 (1993-08-24) | |||
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Genre | Country | |||
Length | 36:26 | |||
Label | Columbia Nashville/TriStar | |||
Producer | Steve Buckingham Ricky Van Shelton | |||
Ricky Van Shelton chronology | ||||
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Singles from Greatest Hits Plus | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | link |
Entertainment Weekly | (B) link |
A Bridge I Didn't Burn is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Ricky Van Shelton. The tracks "A Couple of Good Years Left" and "Where Was I" were released as singles. The first failed to reach the top 40 while the latter peaked at number 20 on the charts.
"Heartache Big As Texas" was originally released in 1991 on a promotional single (CSK 4062) as an extended dance mix. "Linda Lu" is a cover of R&B Artist Ray Sharpe's hit from 1959.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "If They Turn Off Our Lights" | Bobby Braddock | 3:06 |
2. | "A Bridge I Didn't Burn" | Tracy Byrd, Frank Dycus, Billy Yates | 3:30 |
3. | "My First Reaction" | Sonny Throckmorton | 3:00 |
4. | "Where Was I" | Harry Stinson, Gary Burr | 3:11 |
5. | "A Couple of Good Years Left" | Burr | 3:35) |
6. | "I Know the Way by Broken Heart" | Ronnie Samoset, Craig Wiseman | 2:53 |
7. | "Talking to God" | Lewis Anderson, Layng Martine Jr. | 2:58 |
8. | "Heartache Big as Texas" | L. David Lewis, Royce Porter | 2:54 |
9. | "If It Weren't for Me" | Roger Brown, David Stephenson | 3:41 |
10. | "Linda Lu" | Ray Sharpe | 3:40 |
11. | "Roses After the Rain" | Billy Burnette, Brian Tabor | 3:58 |
Release history
Year | Type | Label | Catalogue |
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1993 | Cassette | Columbia | CT-48992 |
1993 | CD | Columbia | CK-48992 |
Personnel
- Musicians
- Victor Battista – Double Bass
- Eddie Bayers – Drums
- Barry Beckett – Piano
- Mark Casstevens – Acoustic Guitar
- Jerry Douglas – Dobro
- Paul Franklin – Steel guitar, Pedabro
- Sonny Garrish – Steel Guitar
- Steve Gibson – Electric guitar, Mandolin
- Rob Hajacos – Fiddle
- Jim Horn – Saxophone
- Roy Huskey – Double Bass
- Bill Lloyd – Electric guitar
- Randy McCormick – Piano
- Terry McMillan – Harmonica
- Brent Mason – Electric guitar
- Gary Nicholson – Electric guitar
- Mark O'Connor – Fiddle
- Don Potter – Acoustic guitar
- Tom Robb – Bass Guitar
- Ricky Van Shelton – Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals
- Tommy Wells – Drums
- Background Vocals
- Gary Burr
- Harry Stinson
- John Wesley Ryles
- Dennis Wilson
- Billy Yates
- Production
- Chief Engineers
- Marshall Morgan
- Gary Laney
- Toby Seay
- Joe Bogan
- Assistant Engineers: Ken Hutton & John Kunz
- Mastered By: Denny Purcell
- Art Direction: Bill Johnson & Rollow Welch
- Photography: Mark Hanauer & Terry Calonge (Cover)
- Cover Art: Jeff Wack & Steve Flatt
Chart performance
Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 17 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 91 |
Sources
- Allmusic (See Reviews in infobox)
- Liner Notes: “A Bridge I Didn't Burn.” Ricky Van Shelton. Columbia, 1993.
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- Wild-Eyed Dream
- Loving Proof
- RVS III
- Backroads
- Don't Overlook Salvation
- A Bridge I Didn't Burn
- Love and Honor
- Making Plans
- Fried Green Tomatoes
- Greatest Hits Plus
- Super Hits
- Super Hits Vol. 2
- 16 Biggest Hits
- Ricky Van Shelton Sings Christmas
- Blue Christmas
- "Wild-Eyed Dream"
- "Crime of Passion"
- "Somebody Lied"
- "Life Turned Her That Way"
- "Don't We All Have the Right"
- "I'll Leave This World Loving You"
- "From a Jack to a King"
- "Hole in My Pocket"
- "Living Proof"
- "Statue of a Fool"
- "I've Cried My Last Tear for You"
- "I Meant Every Word He Said"
- "Life's Little Ups and Downs"
- "I Am a Simple Man"
- "Keep It Between the Lines"
- "After the Lights Go Out"
- "Backroads"
- "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck"
- "Wild Man"
- "Just as I Am"
- "Where Was I"
- "Rockin' Years" (with Dolly Parton)