Tammy Graham (album) explained

Tammy Graham
Type:	studio
Artist:	Tammy Graham
Cover:	tammygraham.jpg
Genre:	Country
Length:	33:01
Label:	Career Records #18842
Producer:	Barry Beckett

Tammy Graham is the only studio album by American country music artist Tammy Graham. It was released on April 29, 1997, via Career Records, a division of Arista Nashville. The album produced the singles "Tell Me Again", "A Dozen Red Roses" and "Cool Water".

Critical reception

The album was met with mixed reviews. Jeffrey B. Remz of Country Standard Time compared her vocals to those of Wynonna Judd and Trisha Yearwood, but said that besides "Cool Water," the album was "middle of the road."^[1] New Country magazine gave it one-and-a-half stars out of five, with Brian Mansfield criticizing Graham for singing "straight over the top" on every song.^[2]

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.^[3]

Musicians

• Eddie Bayers — drums
• Barry Beckett — keyboards
• Paul Franklin — steel guitar
• Terry McMillan — percussion
• Phil Naish — keyboards
• Bobby Ogdin — keyboards
• Don Potter — acoustic guitar
• Michael Rhodes — bass guitar
• Brent Rowan — electric guitar
• John Wesley Ryles — background vocals
• Joe Spivey — fiddle
• Harry Stinson — background vocals
• Dennis Wilson — background vocals
• Curtis "Mr. Harmony" Young — background vocals

Production

• Barry Beckett — producer
• Pete Greene — recording
• Brian K. Lee — mastering
• Czaba Petocz — recording

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1997)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	47
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	41

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tammy Graham review. Remz. Jeffrey B.. Country Standard Time. 2009-09-20.
2. Mansfield. Brian. June 1997. Album reviews. New Country. 4. 6. 53–54. 1086-1076.
3. Tammy Graham . Tammy Graham . 1997. CD booklet . Career Records . 18842.