''Daryle Singletary'' is the self-titled debut album of American

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singer Daryle Singletary. It was released in 1995 (see 1995 in country music) via

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Nashville. The album includes four singles: "I'm Living Up to Her Low Expectations", "I Let Her Lie", "Too Much Fun" and "Workin' It Out", all of which charted on the ''

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'' country singles charts between 1995 and 1996. Although "I Let Her Lie" and "Too Much Fun" were both Top 5 country hits, the album only peaked at #44 on

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. Alanna Nash of ''

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'' gave the album a B+ rating, saying that Singletary "mines familiar honky-tonk sources on this stylish debut, but he has a terrific presence and a knack for inhabiting a lyric." The track "My Heart's Too Broke (To Pay Attention)" was previously recorded by

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on his 1993 album ''

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''.

Track listing

Too Much Fun "Too Much Fun" is a song written by Curtis Wright and Jeff Knight, and recorded by American country music singer Daryle Singletary. It was released in November 1995 as the third single from his self-titled debut album. It peaked at number 4 on ...

" ( Curtis Wright, T.J. Knight) – 2:45 #"I'm Living Up to Her Low Expectations" (

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, Tommy Rocco) – 3:08 #"There's a Cold Spell Moving In" (

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, Jerry Foster, Ron Avis) – 3:22 #"Ordinary Heroes" ( Tim Johnson, Alex Call) – 3:09 #"

I Let Her Lie "I Let Her Lie" is a song written by Tim Johnson, and recorded by American country music artist Daryle Singletary. It was released in July 1995 as the second single from the album ''Daryle Singletary''. The song reached number 2 on the ''Billboa ...

" (Johnson) – 2:58 #"A Love That Never Died" (

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, Donny Kees) – 3:46 #"Workin' It Out" (Johnson, Brett Jones) – 3:05 #"My Heart's Too Broke (To Pay Attention)" (Phil Barnhart, Kim Williams, Lonnie Wilson) – 2:43 #"Would These Arms Be In Your Way" (

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Vern Gosdin Vernon Gosdin (August 5, 1934 – April 28, 2009) was an American country music singer. He had 19 top-10 solo hits on the country music charts from 1977 through 1990. Three of these hits went to Number One: " I Can Tell By the Way You Dance (You ...

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) – 3:08 #"What Am I Doing There" (

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, Zack Turner) – 3:49

Personnel

As listed in liner notes. * Larry Byrom –

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*Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar * Paul Franklin –

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*Sonny Garrish – steel guitar *Rob Hajacos –

fiddle A fiddle is a bowed string musical instrument, most often a violin. It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres, including classical music. Although in many cases violins and fiddles are essentially synonymous, th ...

* Dann Huff –

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–

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* Brent Mason – electric guitar, acoustic guitar * Terry McMillan –

harmonica The harmonica, also known as a French harp or mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in many musical genres, notably in blues, American folk music, classical music, jazz, country, and rock. The many types of harmonica inclu ...

*Jimmy Nichols –

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on "I Let Her Lie" * Hargus "Pig" Robbins –

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Matt Rollings Matt Rollings is a Grammy Award-winning American composer, keyboard player and record producer. Known mainly for playing in Lyle Lovett's Large Band, Rollings has worked with many artists, not all country. Matt won the 'Best Traditional Pop Voca ...

– piano * Daryle Singletary – lead vocals * Rhonda Vincent – background vocals on "Would These Arms Be in Your Way" *

Glenn Worf Glenn Worf is an American bassist known mainly for his work as a session musician. He has recorded with many major country music acts and also tours with Mark Knopfler. Early life and education Worf was born in Dayton, Ohio, and grew up in Madis ...

–

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* Curtis Wright – background vocals *Curtis Young – background vocals

Chart performance

References

{{Authority control 1995 debut albums Daryle Singletary albums Giant Records (Warner) albums Albums produced by James Stroud Albums produced by David Malloy