All I Can Be is the debut studio album by American country music artist Collin Raye. It features the hit singles "All I Can Be (Is a Sweet Memory)" (originally recorded by Conway Twitty as "All I Can Be Is a Sweet Memory" on his 1985 album Chasin' Rainbows), "Love, Me" (Raye's first No. 1 on the Billboard country charts), and "Every Second". The final track, "If I Were You", is a different song than the song of the same name recorded on Raye's 1994 album Extremes. "Any Ole Stretch of Blacktop" was later recorded by Shenandoah as a new track for their 1992 Greatest Hits album.

All I Can Be
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 27, 1991
Recorded1991 at The Bennett House (Franklin, TN) & Footprint Sound (Sherman Oaks, CA)
GenreCountry
Length33:28
LabelEpic
ProducerJerry Fuller, John Hobbs
Collin Raye chronology
All I Can Be
(1991)
In This Life
(1992)
Singles from All I Can Be
  1. "All I Can Be (Is a Sweet Memory)"
    Released: June 8, 1991
  2. "Love, Me"
    Released: October 1991
  3. "Every Second"
    Released: February 25, 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All I Can Be (Is a Sweet Memory)"Harlan Howard3:09
2."Every Second"Gerald Smith, Wayne Perry2:25
3."Faithful Old Flame"Brent Mason, Lonnie Wilson3:23
4."'Scuse Moi, My Heart"Steve Stone, Jerry Fuller3:30
5."Any Old Stretch of Blacktop"Frank J. Myers, Bernie Nelson3:37
6."Love, Me"Skip Ewing, Max T. Barnes3:52
7."Blue Magic"Collin Raye, John Hobbs, Fuller3:02
8."It Could've Been So Good"Chris Waters, Wilson4:21
9."Sadly Ever After"Mark Collie, Bruce Burch3:03
10."If I Were You"Richard Fagan, Rick Peoples2:51

Personnel

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Adapted from liner notes.[2]

Production

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  • Jerry Fuller, John Hobbs: Producers
  • Annette Fuller: Production Assistant
  • Gene Eichelberger, Brian Friedman: Engineering
  • Wally Traugott: Mastering

Chart performance

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Chart (1991) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[3] 54
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 7
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 5

References

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  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ All I Can Be (CD booklet). Collin Raye. Epic Records. 1991. EK-47468.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Collin Raye". Billboard. Retrieved 13 July 2024.