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All I Can Be
All I Can Be
Studio album by Collin Raye
Released	August 27, 1991
Recorded	1991 at The Bennett House (Franklin, TN) & Footprint Sound (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Genre	Country
Length	33:28
Label	Epic
Producer	Jerry Fuller; John Hobbs
Collin Raye chronology
Singles from All I Can Be
	"All I Can Be (Is a Sweet Memory)"; Released: June 8, 1991; "Love, Me"; Released: October 1991; "Every Second"; Released: February 25, 1992;

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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 #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

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

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes.^[2]

Acoustic guitar: Steve Gibson, Dean Parks, Fred Tackett, Billy Joe Walker Jr.
Background vocals: Beth Anderson, Vince Gill (track 1), Jerry Fuller, Herb Pederson (tracks 5 & 10), 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, Jay Dee Maness

Production

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

Chart performance

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

References

^ Allmusic review
^ 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)

[1] Allmusic review

[liner-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)

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-'''''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 #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.
 ==Track listing==
-# "[[All I Can Be (Is a Sweet Memory)]]" ([[Harlan Howard]]) – 3:09
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-# "[[Every Second]]" (Gerald Smith, [[Wayne Perry (country music)|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, Fuller) – 3:02
+| writer1         = [[Harlan Howard]]
-# "It Could've Been So Good" ([[Chris Waters]], 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==

v t e Collin Raye
Studio albums	All I Can Be In This Life Extremes I Think About You Christmas: The Gift The Walls Came Down Counting Sheep Tracks Can't Back Down Twenty Years and Change Never Going Back
Compilation albums	The Best of Collin Raye: Direct Hits
Notable singles	"All I Can Be (Is a Sweet Memory)" "Love, Me" "Every Second" "In This Life" "I Want You Bad (And That Ain't Good)" "Somebody Else's Moon" "That Was a River" "That's My Story" "Little Rock" "Man of My Word" "My Kind of Girl" "If I Were You" "One Boy, One Girl" "Not That Different" "I Think About You" "Love Remains" "What If Jesus Comes Back Like That" "On the Verge" "What the Heart Wants" "The Gift" "Little Red Rodeo" "I Can Still Feel You" "Someone You Used to Know" "Anyone Else" "Start Over Georgia" "Couldn't Last a Moment"
Related articles	Discography The Wrays