Bryan White (album) explained

Bryan White
Type:	studio
Artist:	Bryan White
Cover:	bryanwhite1.jpg
Released:	October 11, 1994
Recorded:	1994
Studio:	Nightingale Studio and Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee); Imagine Sound Studio and The Dog House (Los Angeles, California)
Genre:	Country
Length:	35:32
Label:	Asylum
Producer:	Kyle Lehning Billy Joe Walker, Jr.
Next Title:	Between Now and Forever
Next Year:	1996

Bryan White is the debut studio album by American country music singer Bryan White. Released in late 1994 on Asylum Records, the album produced four singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts.

Content

In order of release, these singles were "Eugene You Genius", "Look at Me Now", "Someone Else's Star", and "Rebecca Lynn"; the latter two songs were both Number One hits. The album itself reached a peak of 13 on the Billboard Top Country Albums charts, and 88 on The Billboard 200; in addition, it was certified platinum in the United States by the RIAA. Derek George, a former member of the band Pearl River, co-wrote the track "You Know How I Feel", in addition to singing background vocals.

"Someone Else's Star" was previously recorded by Davis Daniel on his 1994 album Davis Daniel. "Nothin' Less Than Love" was later recorded by The Buffalo Club on their 1997 self-titled album, from which it was released as a single that year. Neal McCoy also released "Going, Going, Gone" as a single from his 1996 self-titled album.

Critical reception

Tom Lanham of New Country gave the album 3 out of 5 stars. He thought that the album showed promise despite White being only 20 at the time, and compared the stronger songs favorably to Vince Gill. He thought that "Eugene You Genius" showed a rockabilly influence and that "Look at Me Now" was "Eagles-ish", but said that "the astral-themed meanderings 'Me and the Moon' and 'Someone Else's Star' definitely turn off White's talented light."^[1]

Personnel

• Bryan White – lead vocals, backing vocals (2, 5, 9, 10)
• Kyle Lehning – Wurlitzer electric piano (1)
• Randy McCormick – keyboards (1, 4, 10), acoustic piano (3)
• Matt Rollings – acoustic piano (2, 4, 5, 7-10), organ (2, 4, 5, 7-10), keyboards (4, 6)
• Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar (1, 2, 5-8), electric guitar (1, 9, 10)
• Billy Joe Walker, Jr. – electric guitar (1, 4-10), acoustic guitar (3, 4, 6, 9)
• Biff Watson – acoustic guitar (1)
• Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar (2, 3, 5-10)
• Steve Gibson – electric guitar (3)
• Sonny Garrish – steel guitar (1, 3)
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar (2, 5, 7, 8, 9)
• Dan Dugmore – steel guitar (4, 6, 10)
• Bob Wray – bass guitar (1, 3)
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar (2, 4-10)
• Paul Leim – drums (1, 4, 6, 10)
• Lonnie Wilson – drums (2, 5, 7, 8, 9)
• Milton Sledge – drums (3)
• Terry McMillan – percussion (4, 6, 9)
• Hank Singer – fiddle (1)
• Stuart Duncan – fiddle (4, 5, 6)
• Michael Black – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 7-9)
• John Wesley Ryles – backing vocals (1)
• Dennis Wilson – backing vocals (1, 3, 5-10)
• Derek George – backing vocals (2)
• Curtis Young – backing vocals (3, 6, 9, 10)
• Bruce Dees – backing vocals (10)
• Lisa Silver – backing vocals (10)
• Cindy Walker – backing vocals (10)

Production

• Kyle Lehning – producer
• Billy Joe Walker, Jr. – producer
• Joseph Bogan – recording
• Jeff Balding – recording
• Alan Schulman – overdub recording
• David Henson – recording assistant
• John Kunz – recording assistant
• Toby Seay – recording assistant, overdub recording assistant
• Ed Simonton – recording assistant
• Steve Tveit – recording assistant
• Neal Merrick – overdub recording assistant
• Bill Schnee – mixing at Morningstar Sound Studios (Hendersonville, Tennessee)
• Jason Lehning – mix assistant
• Kirt Odle – mix assistant
• Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
• Jason Stelluto – production assistant
• Peter Nash – photography
• Virginia Team – art direction
• Chris Ferrara – design

Chart performance

Chart (1994)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	13
U.S. Billboard 200^[2]	88
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	1

References

1. Lanham. Tom. December 1994. Reviews: Bryan White — Bryan White. New Country. 1. 11. 62.
2. Web site: Bryan White . Billboard . 17 June 2024.

• Bryan White . Bryan White . 1994 . CD liner notes . Asylum Records . 61642.