All I Can Be (CD - 1990)

Personnel: Collin Raye (vocals); Steve Gibson, Dean Parks (acoustic & electric guitars); Fred Tackett (acoustic guitar); Reggie Young, Kraig Hutchens (electric guitar); Paul Franklin, Jay Dee Maness (steel guitar); Rob Hajacos (fiddle); John Hobbs (keyboards); Joe Chemay, Dennis Belfield (bass); Paul Leim, Ron Krasinski (drums); Dennis Wilson, Harry Stinson, Jerry Fuller, Bubba Wray, Beth Anderson (background vocals).

Engineers: Brian Friedman, Gene Eichelberger.

Recorded at The Bennett House, Franklin, Tennessee and Footprint Sound, Sherman Oaks, California.

Personnel: Collin Raye (vocals); Billy Joe Walker , Steve Gibson (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Dean Parks, Fred Tackett (acoustic guitar); Kraig Hutchens, Reggie Young (electric guitar); JayDee Mannes, Paul Franklin (steel guitar); Rob Hajacos (fiddle); John Hobbs (keyboards); Ron Krasinski, Paul Leim (drums); Beth Andersen, Dennis Wilson , Bubba Wray, Harry Stinson, Herb Pedersen, Jerry Fuller, Vince Gill (background vocals).

Recording information: Bennett House, Franklin, TN; Footprint Sound, Sherman Oaks, CA.

Photographer: Chris Carroll .

Many people compared Collin Raye to Vince Gill, especially since Gill sang harmony on the album's lead track and first single, "All I Can Be (Is a Sweet Memory)." Raye hit the top of the charts with the three-hankie "Love, Me," which his fans sometimes play at funerals. ~ Brian Mansfield minimize