Blue Moon is the debut studio album of country music artist Steve Holy . Released in 2000 on Curb Records , the album produced four hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs ) charts. The first one, "Don't Make Me Beg", peaked at No. 29 on the charts, and its follow-ups (the title track and "The Hunger", respectively) both reached No. 24. Following "The Hunger," Holy charted with "Good Morning Beautiful ," which he recorded for the soundtrack to the film Angel Eyes . After this song reached Number One, Curb re-issued the album with "Good Morning Beautiful" as a bonus track.[ 2]
Blue Moon Released October 10, 2000 (2000-10-10 ) Recorded 1999–2000 at Rosewood Studios Genre Country Length 43 :49 Label Curb Producer Wilbur C. Rimes
"Don't Make Me Beg" Released: October 16, 1999
"Blue Moon " Released: April 22, 2000
"The Hunger" Released: November 11, 2000
"Good Morning Beautiful " Released: July 16, 2001
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [ 1]
The album was produced by Wilbur C. Rimes, the father of female country music singer LeAnn Rimes .[ 1]
On February 24, 2009 it was certified Gold by the RIAA .
Jonathan Widran of Allmusic gave the album four stars out of five, comparing Holy's voice to that of Chris Isaak and saying that, although he did not think that Holy showed a distinct musical personality, the album was a "likeable, colorful listening experience."[ 1]
Title Writer(s) 1. "Blue Moon " Gary Leach, Mark Tinney 4:34 2. "One Beat at a Time " Jamie O'Hara , James House 3:31 3. "Cold Kisses" Tom Shapiro , Chuck Jones, Sharon Vaughn 3:38 4. "Just a Kiss" Steve Holy, Kevin Bounds, Leslie Davis 3:56 5. "The Hunger" Billy Montana , David Flint4:01 6. "Tear One" House, Dean Miller 2:45 7. "She's So" Ray Stephenson, Steve Williams 2:49 8. "You're Gonna Miss My Love" Craig Fuller, Mark Selby 4:09 9. "Someone's Out to Get Me" Holy, Bounds 4:14 10. "If That's What You Want" House 3:15 11. "Don't Make Me Beg" Frank Rogers 3:26 12. "Good Morning Beautiful " Zack Lyle, Todd Cerney 3:30
As listed in liner notes.[ 3]
Musicians
Mike Brignardello - bass guitar (2, 3, 7, 10)
Milo Deering - steel guitar (1, 3-6, 10), Dobro (2), nylon-string guitar (3), acoustic guitar (2-12), fiddle (6-8, 11), mandolin (10, 12)
Austin Deptula - programming (2, 7)
Randy Fouts - piano (1, 6, 9, 11, 12), keyboards (4, 5)
Gary Leach - keyboards (1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12), piano (3), acoustic guitar (8), organ (8, 10)
B. James Lowry - acoustic guitar (2, 3, 7, 8, 10), electric guitar (3, 8)
Curtis Randall - bass guitar (1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12)
Brent Rowan - electric guitar (1-3, 7, 8, 10)
Marty Walsh - electric guitar (1, 4-12), acoustic guitar (1)
Dan Wojciechowski - drums (all tracks)
Backing vocals
Rita Baloche (1, 5, 6)
Perry Coleman (6)
Milo Deering (11)
Steve Holy (2, 3, 7, 8, 10)
Annagrey LaBasse (1, 5, 9, 12)
Gary Leach (1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12)
David Pruitt (4)
Curtis Randall (11)
John D. Sharp (4, 11)
John R. Sharp (4, 11)
Marty Walsh (11)
Chris Wann (4, 11)
Dan Wojciechowski (11)
Matthew Ward (1, 12)
Technical
Austin Deptula - assistant
Russ Harrington - photography
Greg Hunt - engineer
Gary Leach -assistant
Wilbur C. Rimes - producer
Glenn Sweitzer - art direction
^ a b c Widran, Jonathan. "Blue Moon review" . Allmusic . Retrieved May 11, 2010 .
^ Morris, Edward (August 25, 2006). "Holy resurfaces with "Brand New Girlfriend" " . CMT . Archived from the original on September 27, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2010 .
^ Blue Moon (CD). Steve Holy. Curb Records. 2000. 77972.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ "Steve Holy Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved October 29, 2020.
^ "Steve Holy Chart History (Top Country Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved October 29, 2020.
^ "Steve Holy Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved October 29, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002" . Billboard . Retrieved October 29, 2020 .
^ "American album certifications – Steve Holy – Blue Moon" . Recording Industry Association of America .