1998 studio album by Collin Raye
The Walls Came Down Studio album byReleased July 14, 1998 Studio The Money Pit, Seventeen Grand Recording, Woodland Digital, East Iris Studios, Love Shack Studios, Masterfonics, Sound Stage Studios, Westwood Sound Studios and Starstruck Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) O'Henry Sound Studios (Burbank, California)Genre Country Length 45 :36 Label Epic Producer Collin Raye chronologySingles from The Walls Came Down
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The Walls Came Down is the fifth studio album by Americancountry music artistCollin Raye . The album's lead-off single, "I Can Still Feel You", was Raye's fourth and final Number One on theBillboard country charts. Other singles from this album were the Top Five hits "Someone You used to Know" and "Anyone Else", as well as the number 39-peaking "Start Over Georgia", which he co-wrote with his brother Scotty Wray. Although not released as a single, the track "The Eleventh Commandment" was made into a music video, which aired onCMT and TNN (nowSpike TV ). "Make Sure You've Got It All" was later recorded byDiamond Rio on their 2002 albumCompletely .
Raye co-produced the album withPaul Worley andBilly Joe Walker, Jr. , except for "April Fool", which Worley produced with Ed Seay and John Hobbs.
As listed in liner notes.[ 2]
Collin Raye – lead vocals, backing vocalsJon Carroll – acoustic piano,Wurlitzer electric piano John Hobbs – acoustic piano Steve Nathan – acoustic piano, synthesizers,Hammond B3 organ Michael Omartian – acoustic pianoMatt Rollings – acoustic pianoRandy Waldman – acoustic piano,toy piano Dann Huff – electric guitarBrent Mason – electric guitarBrent Rowan – electric guitarBilly Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitar,Baby Taylor guitar , electric guitarBiff Watson – acoustic guitarPaul Worley – acoustic guitar, 12-string guitarPaul Franklin –steel guitar Sonny Garrish – steel guitar Stuart Duncan –mandolin ,fiddle Aubrey Haynie – mandolin, fiddleJoe Chemay – bassMichael Rhodes – bassEddie Bayers – drums, percussionPaul Leim – drumsTerry McMillan – percussion,shaker Will Smith –autoharp Jenna Cowart – backing vocals Wes Hightower – backing vocals Gene Miller – backing vocals John Wesley Ryles – backing vocalsDennis Wilson – backing vocals Curtis Young – backing vocalsString section on "The Eleventh Commandment"
Larry Cansler – string arrangementsMurray Adler – conductor Glenn Grab, Suzie Katayama, Ray Kelley and Jerry Kessler – cello Jim Hughart and Frances Liu – upright bass Mimi Granat, Jorge Moraga, Carol Mukagawa and Harry Shirinian – viola Murray Adler,Joel Derouin , Juliann French,Eric Gorfain ,Endre Granat , Gina Kronstadt, Bob Peterson and Bob Sanov – violin Ed Seay – engineer, mixing Dean Jamison – assistant engineer Jeff Balding – recording Steve Tillisch – recording, additional recording Amy Frigo – recording assistant Mark Hagen – recording assistant, additional recording Erik Hellerman – recording assistant Charlie Brocco – additional recording Rodney Good – additional recording John Hurley – additional recording Jake Niceley – additional recording Clarke Schleicher – additional recording Billy Sherrill – additional recording Ed Simonton – additional recording Brett Swain – string recording (13) Jeff Shannon – string recording assistant (13) Kevin Beamish – mixing, digital editing Derek Bason – mix assistant, digital editing Jim Burnett – digital editing Don Cobb – digital editing Carlos Grier – digital editing Giles Reaves – digital editing Denny Purcell – mastering Jonathan Russell – mastering assistant Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee) – editing and mastering location Deb Boyle – production coordinator Tracy Baskette – art direction Bill Johnson – art direction Randee St. Nicholas – photography Eric Barnard – grooming Steve Cox for Scott Dean Management – management Chart (1998) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard )[ 5] 54
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