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Clay Walker

Clay Walker
1 disc

1. Dreaming With My Eyes Open
2. What's It to You
3. Silence Speaks for Itself, The
4. How to Make a Man Lonesome
5. Next Step in Love
6. White Palace
7. Money Can't Buy (The Love We Had)
8. Things I Should Have Said
9. Where Do I Fit in the Picture
10. Live Until I Die
11. I Don't Know How Love Starts - (from "The Thing Called Love")
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 24511
Credits

Producer James Stroud
Engineer Julian King; Lynn Peterzell
Personnel: Clay Walker (vocals); Larry Byrom (acoustic guitar); Dann Huff, Brent Rowan (electric guitar); Paul Franklin, Sonnny Garrish (steel guitar); Joe Spivey, Stuart Duncan, Glen Duncan (fiddle); Matt Rollings, Bobby Ogdin, Steve Nathan (piano); Leland Sklar, Larry Paxton, Jimmy Carter (bass); Eddie Bayers, Lonnie Wilson (drums); Curtis Young, Curtis Wright, Jana King (background vocals).
Clay Walker is a regular, straight-ahead guy. You can tell that by his demeanor, through his polite speech, and in his grass-roots country style. His energetic, heartfelt, twang-and-tonk debut introduces a fresh-faced newcomer with enormous potential. You know that when he sings about the simple joys of "skippin' rocks" on such heel-kicking hits as "What's It To You" and "Live Until I Die," Walker isn't kidding. He's pure '90s-style country. Other standouts include "Dreaming With My Eyes Wide Open" and "Where Do I Fit In The Picture."
Hailing from the same hometown as George Jones, Tracy Byrd and Mark Chesnutt, Clay has taken a giant leap with this contemporary, tradition-based collection. They should bottle that water in Beaumont, Texas, and sell it to all aspiring country stars.
Personnel: Clay Walker (vocals); Larry Byrom (acoustic guitar); Dann Huff, Brent Rowan (electric guitar); Paul Franklin , Sonny Garrish (steel guitar); Stuart Duncan, Joe Spivey (fiddle); Matt Rollings, Steve Nathan, Bobby Ogdin (piano); Lonnie Wilson, Eddie Bayers (drums); Curtis Wright, Curtis Young, Jana King (background vocals).
Recording information: Loud Studios; Mesa Recording; Sixteenth Avenue Sound.
Photographer: Peter Nash .
Clay Walker is another country music product from Beaumont, TX (others include George Jones, Mark Chestnut, Doug Supernaw, and Tracy Bird) who has broken into the Nashville music scene. Walker has a high-energy voice and a growl that reminds you of Conway Twitty. The highlights of his first album include "What's It to You?," his first number one hit, and "Live Until I Die." Other featured songs include "The Silence Speaks for Itself" and "White Palace." ~ Larry Powell
Critic Reviews

Entertainment Weekly (9/17/93, p.89) - "...as a writer, he's got hook-filled songs. As a singer, he's got [Clint] Black's producer. And as a hunk with a serio-sullen stare, well, isn't that all it takes these days?..." - Rating: B+