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Daron Norwood (album)

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Daron Norwood
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1, 1994 (1994-02-01)
Recorded1993
StudioLoud Recording Studios, Mesa Recording Studios, Nashville, TN
GenreCountry
Length34:20
LabelGiant
ProducerJames Stroud, Jeff Carlton
Daron Norwood chronology
Daron Norwood
(1994)
Ready, Willing and Able
(1995)

Daron Norwood is the self-titled debut studio album by American country music singer Daron Norwood. It was released on February 1, 1994 via Giant Records. The album includes the singles "If It Wasn't for Her I Wouldn't Have You", "Cowboys Don't Cry", and "If I Ever Love Again", of which the first two were top 40 hits on the Hot Country Songs chart.[1] "Cowboys Don't Cry" was originally released by Dude Mowrey on his 1991 album Honky Tonk. Both "Phonographic Memory" and "If I Ever Love Again" were originally recorded by their co-writer Curtis Wright on his 1992 self-titled album.[2]

Critical reception

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The album received a mostly-favorable review in Billboard, which praised Norwood's "pleasantly resonant voice" and said that he "displays both his songwriting potential and an engaging way with a ballad."[3] Brian Mansfield rated the album 2.5 out of 5 stars in New Country magazine, praising Norwood's "natural quaver that often makes him sound like he's two steps from tears" and highlighting the singles as being among the strongest cuts, but overall criticizing the album as "too familiar."[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cowboys Don't Cry"Jim Allison, Jeff Raymond, Bob Simon, Doug Gilmore3:06
2."If It Wasn't for Her I Wouldn't Have You"J. L. Wallace, Terry Skinner3:34
3."Phantom of the Opry" (featuring Travis Tritt)Billy Lawson, John Schweers, Roger Murrah3:55
4."Phonographic Memory"Robert Ellis Orrall, Curtis Wright, Doug Millett2:24
5."J.T. Miller's Farm"Daron Norwood, Lawson, Mike O'Rear4:18
6."Honky Tonk Heartache of the Year"Lonnie Wilson, Wayne Perry2:50
7."If I Ever Love Again"Wright, Billy Spencer3:50
8."A Little Bigger Piece of American Pie"Craig Wiseman, Ronnie Samoset3:24
9."I Was Losing You"Bruce Burch3:09
10."That's Life"Bud McGuire, Mike McGuire3:50

Personnel

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Compiled from liner notes.[4]

Musicians
Technical

Recorded and mixed at Loud Recording Studios, Nashville, Tennessee.

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 302. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ a b Mansfield, Brian (March 1994). "Reviews: Daron Norwood". New Country. 1 (1): 47.
  3. ^ "Reviews". Billboard. 19 February 1994. p. 56.
  4. ^ Daron Norwood (CD insert). Daron Norwood. Giant Records. 1994. 24527.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)