The Walls Came Down Explained
The Walls Came Down is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Collin Raye. The album's lead-off single, "I Can Still Feel You", was Raye's fourth and final Number One on the Billboard country charts. Other singles from this album were the Top Five hits "Someone You used to Know" and "Anyone Else", as well as the number 39-peaking "Start Over Georgia", which he co-wrote with his brother Scotty Wray. Although not released as a single, the track "The Eleventh Commandment" was made into a music video, which aired on CMT and TNN (now Spike TV). "Make Sure You've Got It All" was later recorded by Diamond Rio on their 2002 album Completely.
Raye co-produced the album with Paul Worley and Billy Joe Walker, Jr., except for "April Fool", which Worley produced with Ed Seay and John Hobbs.
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.[1]
- Eddie Bayers – drums, percussion
- Jon Carroll – piano, Wurlitzer
- Joe Chemay – bass guitar
- Jenna Cowart – background vocals
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
- Wes Hightower – background vocals
- Dann Huff – electric guitar
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
- Aubrey Haynie – fiddle, mandolin
- John Hobbs – piano
- Paul Leim – drums
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Terry McMillan – percussion, shaker
- Gene Miller – background vocals
- Steve Nathan – piano, synthesizer, Hammond organ
- Michael Omartian – piano
- Collin Raye – lead vocals, background vocals
- Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
- Matt Rollings – piano
- Brent Rowan – electric guitar
- John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
- Will Smith – autoharp
- Randy Waldman – piano, toy piano
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitar, Baby Taylor guitar, electric guitar
- Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
- Dennis Wilson – background vocals
- Paul Worley – acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar
- Curtis Young – background vocals
String section
- Violins – Murray Adler, Joel Derouin, Julian French, Eric Gorfain, Endre Granat, Gina Kronstadt, Bob Peterson, Bob Sanov
- Violas – Mimi Granat, Jorge Moraga, Carol Muagawa, Harry Shirinian
- Cellos – Glenn Grab, Suzie Katayama, Ray Kelley, Jerry Kessler
- Upright Bass – Jim Hughart, Frances Liu
Charts
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- The Walls Came Down . Collin Raye . 1998 . CD booklet . Epic Records . EK-68876.
- Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998. Billboard. May 12, 2021.
