1992–1999: MCA Records Tracy Byrd

1 1992–1999: mca records

1.1 tracy byrd
1.2 no ordinary man
1.3 love lessons
1.4 big love
1.5 m country , keepers: greatest hits

1992–1999: mca records
tracy byrd

byrd released first single, s thing memory , in 1992. although , follow-up give love (previously single in 1971 johnny paycheck) both missed top 40, broke through in 1993 number 1 hit holdin heaven . song third release self-titled debut album, released mca on april 27, 1993. although album earned riaa gold certification, final single ( why don t telephone ring ) peaked @ no. 39. keith stegall , tony brown shared production duties on album.

no ordinary man

no ordinary man title of byrd s second album, produced jerry crutchfield. highest selling, earning double-platinum certification u.s. sales of 2 million copies. 4 singles album reached top five: lifestyles of not rich , famous , watermelon crawl (also first entry on billboard hot 100, @ no. 81), first step , keeper of stars . last song, love ballad, became popular choice fans use @ weddings. won song of year @ country music association in 1995. mca had not planned issue song single, until byrd commented had been receiving favorable reactions when sang in concert.

love lessons

his third album, 1995 s love lessons, showed decline in both chart performance , physical sales, despite still earning gold certification. led off no. 15 walkin jerusalem , followed 2 ballads: no. 9-peaking title track , no. 14 heaven in woman s eyes , , no. 21-peaking 4 1 in atlanta . album reunited him tony brown, produce of subsequent material mca.

big love

big love title of byrd s fourth album , first single. big love returned him top 5 no. 3 peak. after came johnny paycheck cover, time of 1971 single s got. re-titled don t take s got , byrd s cover peaked @ no. 4. album s other singles ( don t love make diamond shine , ol fashioned love ) reached no. 17 , no. 47 respectively, latter being first single since 1993 miss top 40. big love became third gold-selling album.

i m country , keepers: greatest hits

byrd released final studio album mca, m country, in late 1997. title track, co-written richard young of kentucky headhunters , former mca records artist marty brown, became first single. song added album, titled walkin line, after rest of album had been completed. became ninth top 10 hit reaching no. 3 in 1998 , first no. 1 on rpm country tracks charts in canada. 1 other single, no. 9 hit wanna feel way again , released album.

in 1999, byrd released greatest-hits package entitled keepers: greatest hits, certified gold. album led off no. 31 single when mama ain t happy before left label.