This one literally grabs your attention right from the very beginning with Counting Sheep and won’t let go until the very last note of the very last song Stay Awake, which by the way is another great track.
Country music fans will recognize some of the well known contributors on the project including Dean Parks and Steve Nathan plus a few other notables as well.
If you’re a Collin Raye fan, or just a fan of Country music this is a CD your collection simply should not be without.
While the entire CD is really very good some of my favorites are track 2 - I’m Gonna Love You, track 8 - Hearts Are For When You Want To Love Someone, and track 11 - Stay Awake
My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 - Counting Sheep. It’s a great track!
Counting Sheep Release Notes:
Collin Raye originally released Counting Sheep on January 25, 2000 on the Sony Wonder label.
CD Track List Follows:
1. Counting Sheep 2. I'm Gonna Love You 3. Blackbird 4. Mother And Father's Prayer, A - (with Melissa Manchester) 5. When You Wish Upon A Star 6. Cool Cat 7. Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral (An Irish Lullaby) 8. Hearts Are For When You Want To Love Someone 9. Dream Song, The 10. When You Say Your Prayers 11. Stay Awake
Personnel: Collin Raye, Melissa Manchester (vocals); John Jorgenson (acoustic & electric guitars, mandolin, dulcimer, ukelele, clarinet, tin whictle); Tom Hemby, Dean Parks, Biff Watson (acoustic guitar); Steve Gibson (electric guitar, mandolin); John Hobbs (piano, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards); Steve Nathan (piano, organ, keyboards, synthesizer); Jim Cox (organ, keyboards); Larry Paxton (acoustic bass); Joe Chemay (bass, background vocals); Lee Sklar (bass); Paul Leim, John Robinson (drums, percussion); Wes Hightower, Dennis Wilson, Liana Manis (background vocals).
Principally recorded at The Tracking Room & Emerald Sound Studios, Nashville, Tennessee; Sony Studios, Santa Monica, California. Includes liner notes by Collin Raye.