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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = All I Can Be
| name = All I Can Be
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Collin Raye]]
| artist = [[Collin Raye]]
| Cover = All I Can Be.jpg
| cover = All I Can Be.jpg
| Released = August 27, 1991
| alt =
| released = August 27, 1991
| Recorded = 1991 at The Bennett House ([[Franklin, TN]]) & Footprint Sound ([[Sherman Oaks, CA]])
| recorded = 1991 at The Bennett House ([[Franklin, TN]]) & Footprint Sound ([[Sherman Oaks, CA]])
| Genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| Length = 33:28
| venue =
| Label = [[Epic Records|Epic]]
| studio =
| Producer = [[Jerry Fuller]]<br>John Hobbs
| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| length = 33:28
| This album = '''''All I Can Be'''''<BR>(1991)
| label = [[Epic Records|Epic]]
| Next album = ''[[In This Life (Collin Raye album)|In This Life]]''<BR>(1992)
| producer = [[Jerry Fuller]], John Hobbs
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[In This Life (Collin Raye album)|In This Life]]
| next_year = 1992
| misc = {{Singles
| name = All I Can Be
| type = studio
| single1 = [[All I Can Be (Is a Sweet Memory)]]
| single1date = June 8, 1991
| single2 = [[Love, Me]]
| single2date = October 1991
| single3 = [[Every Second]]
| single3date = February 25, 1992
}}
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|2|5}}<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r93683|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
| rev1Score = {{rating|2|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r93683|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]</ref>
| noprose = yes
| noprose = yes
}}
}}
'''''All I Can Be''''' is the debut studio album of [[United States|American]] [[country music]] artist [[Collin Raye]]. It features the hit singles "All I Can Be (Is a Sweet Memory)" (originally recorded by [[Conway Twitty]] as "All I Can Be Is a Sweet Memory" on his 1985 album ''Chasin' Rainbows''), "Love, Me" (Raye's first #1 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' country charts), and "Every Second". The final track, "If I Were You", is a different song than the song of the same name recorded on Raye's 1994 album ''[[Extremes (album)|Extremes]]''. "Any Ole Stretch of Blacktop" was later recorded by [[Shenandoah (band)|Shenandoah]] as a new track for their 1992
'''''All I Can Be''''' is the debut studio album by American [[country music]] artist [[Collin Raye]]. It features the hit singles "All I Can Be (Is a Sweet Memory)" (originally recorded by [[Conway Twitty]] as "All I Can Be Is a Sweet Memory" on his 1985 album ''Chasin' Rainbows''), "Love, Me" (Raye's first No. 1 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' country charts), and "Every Second". The final track, "If I Were You", is a different song than the song of the same name recorded on Raye's 1994 album ''[[Extremes (album)|Extremes]]''. "Any Ole Stretch of Blacktop" was later recorded by [[Shenandoah (band)|Shenandoah]] as a new track for their 1992
''[[Greatest Hits (Shenandoah album)|Greatest Hits]]'' album.
''[[Greatest Hits (Shenandoah album)|Greatest Hits]]'' album.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==

# "[[All I Can Be (Is a Sweet Memory)]]" ([[Harlan Howard]]) – 3:09
{{Track listing
# "[[Every Second]]" (Gerald Smith, Wayne Perry) – 2:25
| collapsed =
# "Faithful Old Flame" ([[Brent Mason]], Lonnie Wilson) – 3:23
| headline =
# "'Scuse Moi, My Heart" (Steve Stone, [[Jerry Fuller]]) – 3:30
| total length =
# "Any Old Stretch of Blacktop" ([[Frank J. Myers]], Bernie Nelson) – 3:37

# "[[Love, Me]]" ([[Skip Ewing]], [[Max T. Barnes]]) – 3:52
| title1 = [[All I Can Be (Is a Sweet Memory)]]
# "Blue Magic" (Collin Raye, John Hobbs, Jerry Fuller) – 3:02
| writer1 = [[Harlan Howard]]
# "It Could've Been So Good" ([[Chris Waters]], Lonnie Wilson) – 4:21
| length1 = 3:09
# "Sadly Ever After" ([[Mark Collie]], Bruce Burch) – 3:03

# "If I Were You" ([[Richard Fagan]], Rick Peoples) – 2:51
| title2 = [[Every Second]]
| writer2 = Gerald Smith, [[Wayne Perry (country music)|Wayne Perry]]
| length2 = 2:25

| title3 = Faithful Old Flame
| writer3 = [[Brent Mason]], [[Lonnie Wilson]]
| length3 = 3:23

| title4 = 'Scuse Moi, My Heart
| writer4 = Steve Stone, [[Jerry Fuller]]
| length4 = 3:30

| title5 = Any Old Stretch of Blacktop
| writer5 = [[Frank J. Myers]], Bernie Nelson
| length5 = 3:37

| title6 = [[Love, Me]]
| writer6 = [[Skip Ewing]], [[Max T. Barnes]]
| length6 = 3:52

| title7 = Blue Magic
| writer7 = [[Collin Raye]], John Hobbs, Fuller
| length7 = 3:02

| title8 = It Could've Been So Good
| writer8 = [[Chris Waters]], Wilson
| length8 = 4:21

| title9 = Sadly Ever After
| writer9 = [[Mark Collie]], Bruce Burch
| length9 = 3:03

| title10 = If I Were You
| writer10 = [[Richard Fagan]], Rick Peoples
| length10 = 2:51
}}

==Personnel==
Adapted from liner notes.<ref name="liner">{{cite AV media notes |title=All I Can Be |others=Collin Raye |year=1991 |type=CD booklet |publisher=Epic Records |id=EK-47468}}</ref>

*Acoustic guitar: Steve Gibson, [[Dean Parks]], [[Fred Tackett]], [[Billy Joe Walker Jr.]]
*Background vocals: [[Beth Anderson (singer)|Beth Anderson]], [[Vince Gill]] (track 1), [[Jerry Fuller]], [[Herb Pederson]] (tracks 5 & 10), [[Harry Stinson (musician)|Harry Stinson]], Dennis Wilson, Bubba Wray
*Bass guitar: Dennis Belfield, [[Joe Chemay]]
*Drums: Ron Krasinski, [[Paul Leim]]
*Electric guitar: Steve Gibson, Kraig Hutchens, Dean Parks, Billy Joe Walker Jr., [[Reggie Young]]
*Fiddle: Rob Hajacos
*Lead vocals: Collin Raye
*Keyboards: John Hobbs
*[[Steel guitar]]: [[Paul Franklin (musician)|Paul Franklin]], Jay Dee Maness


==Production==
==Production==
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*Gene Eichelberger, Brian Friedman: Engineering
*Gene Eichelberger, Brian Friedman: Engineering
*Wally Traugott: Mastering
*Wally Traugott: Mastering

==Musicians==
*Dennis Belfield, Joe Chemay: [[Bass Guitar]]
*Ron Krasinski, Paul Leim: [[Drums]]
*John Hobbs: [[Keyboards]]
*[[Paul Franklin (musician)|Paul Franklin]], Jay Dee Maness: [[Steel Guitar]]
*Rob Hajacos: [[Fiddle]]
*Steve Gibson, [[Dean Parks]], [[Fred Tackett]], [[Billy Joe Walker Jr.]]: [[Acoustic Guitar]]
*Steve Gibson, Kraig Hutchens, Billy Joe Walker, Jr., [[Reggie Young]]: [[Electric Guitar]]
*[[Collin Raye]]: Lead Vocals
*[[Beth Anderson (singer)|Beth Anderson]], Jerry Fuller, [[Vince Gill]], [[Herb Pedersen]], Collin Raye, Harry Stinson, Dennis Wilson — Background Vocals


==Chart performance==
==Chart performance==
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! Chart (1991)
! Chart (1991)
! Peak<br />position
! Peak<br />position
|-
| U.S. ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web |title=Collin Raye |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/collin-raye/ |website=Billboard |access-date=13 July 2024}}</ref>
| align="center"| 54
|-
|-
| U.S. ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums
| U.S. ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums
| align="center"| 7
| align="center"| 7
|-
| U.S. ''Billboard'' 200
| align="center"| 54
|-
|-
| U.S. ''Billboard'' Top Heatseekers
| U.S. ''Billboard'' Top Heatseekers
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[[Category:1991 debut albums]]
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Latest revision as of 15:24, 13 July 2024

All I Can Be
Studio album by
Collin Raye
ReleasedAugust 27, 1991
Recorded1991 at The Bennett House (Franklin, TN) & Footprint Sound (Sherman Oaks, CA)
GenreCountry
Length33:28
LabelEpic
ProducerJerry Fuller, John Hobbs
Collin Raye chronology
All I Can Be
(1991) 		In This Life
(1992)
Singles from All I Can Be
  1. "All I Can Be (Is a Sweet Memory)"
    Released: June 8, 1991
  2. "Love, Me"
    Released: October 1991
  3. "Every Second"
    Released: February 25, 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

All I Can Be is the debut studio album by American country music artist Collin Raye. It features the hit singles "All I Can Be (Is a Sweet Memory)" (originally recorded by Conway Twitty as "All I Can Be Is a Sweet Memory" on his 1985 album Chasin' Rainbows), "Love, Me" (Raye's first No. 1 on the Billboard country charts), and "Every Second". The final track, "If I Were You", is a different song than the song of the same name recorded on Raye's 1994 album Extremes. "Any Ole Stretch of Blacktop" was later recorded by Shenandoah as a new track for their 1992 Greatest Hits album.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All I Can Be (Is a Sweet Memory)"Harlan Howard3:09
2."Every Second"Gerald Smith, Wayne Perry2:25
3."Faithful Old Flame"Brent Mason, Lonnie Wilson3:23
4."'Scuse Moi, My Heart"Steve Stone, Jerry Fuller3:30
5."Any Old Stretch of Blacktop"Frank J. Myers, Bernie Nelson3:37
6."Love, Me"Skip Ewing, Max T. Barnes3:52
7."Blue Magic"Collin Raye, John Hobbs, Fuller3:02
8."It Could've Been So Good"Chris Waters, Wilson4:21
9."Sadly Ever After"Mark Collie, Bruce Burch3:03
10."If I Were You"Richard Fagan, Rick Peoples2:51

Personnel

[edit]

Adapted from liner notes.[2]

Production

[edit]
  • Jerry Fuller, John Hobbs: Producers
  • Annette Fuller: Production Assistant
  • Gene Eichelberger, Brian Friedman: Engineering
  • Wally Traugott: Mastering

Chart performance

[edit]
Chart (1991) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[3] 54
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 7
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 5

References

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  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ All I Can Be (CD booklet). Collin Raye. Epic Records. 1991. EK-47468.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Collin Raye". Billboard. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
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