No Ordinary Man

No Ordinary Man
Studio album by
Released June 7, 1994
Recorded August-October 1993
Studio Javalina Recording Studios, Music Mill Studios, Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN
Genre Country
Length 31:44
Label MCA
Producer Jerry Crutchfield
Tracy Byrd chronology
Tracy Byrd
(1993)
No Ordinary Man
(1994)
Love Lessons
(1995)
Singles from No Ordinary Man
  1. "Lifestyles of the Not So Rich and Famous"
    Released: April 26, 1994
  2. "Watermelon Crawl"
    Released: July 26, 1994
  3. "The First Step"
    Released: November 15, 1994
  4. "The Keeper of the Stars"
    Released: February 2, 1995
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Chicago Tribune
Entertainment Weekly B

No Ordinary Man is the second studio album by American country music artist Tracy Byrd. It features the singles "The First Step", "Lifestyles of the Not So Rich and Famous", "Watermelon Crawl", and "The Keeper of the Stars", all of which reached the top five on the Hot Country Songs chart. His best-selling album, No Ordinary Man, was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA for shipments of two million copies in the U.S. Although not a number one, "The Keeper of the Stars" is considered one of Byrd's signature songs.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "The First Step" Doug Crider, Verlon Thompson 2:22
2. "Lifestyles of the Not So Rich and Famous" Byron Hill, Wayne Tester 2:51
3. "No Ordinary Man" Tracy Byrd, Frank Dycus, Lonnie Williams 3:24
4. "Anybody Else's Heart but Mine" Wayland Holyfield, Kent Robbins 2:55
5. "Watermelon Crawl" Buddy Brock, Zack Turner 3:01
6. "The Keeper of the Stars" Dickey Lee, Danny Mayo, Karen Staley 4:06
7. "You Never Know Just How Good You've Got It" Mark Nesler 3:13
8. "Redneck Roses" Byrd, Byron Hill 3:22
9. "Right About Now" Toni Daie, Joy Swinea 3:16
10. "Pink Flamingos" Micki Furhman, Wood Newton 3:14

Personnel

Production

  • Produced By Jerry Crutchfield
  • Engineers: Craig White, Tim Kish
  • Assistant Engineers: Terry Bates, Robert Charles
  • Mixing: Lynn Peterzell, Craig White
  • Mastering: Hank Williams


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