Counting Sheep (album)
Counting Sheep is an album of children's music, released in 2000, by American country music artist Collin Raye. It did not produce any chart singles, and was intended as a side project.
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| Released | January 25, 2000 | |||
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| Length | 31:10 | |||
| Label | Sony | |||
| Producer | John Hobbs | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Counting Sheep" | Robert Ellis Orrall[1] | 2:58 |
| 2. | "I'm Gonna Love You" | Orrall | 3:26 |
| 3. | "Blackbird" | 2:30 | |
| 4. | "A Mother and Father's Prayer" (with Melissa Manchester) |
| 3:35 |
| 5. | "When You Wish Upon a Star" | 2:46 | |
| 6. | "Cool Cat" |
| 2:28 |
| 7. | "Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral (An Irish Lullaby)" | James Royce Shannon | 2:50 |
| 8. | "Hearts Are For When You Want to Love Someone" |
| 2:20 |
| 9. | "The Dream Son" |
| 3:27 |
| 10. | "When You Say Your Prayers" |
| 3:12 |
| 11. | "Stay Awake" | 1:38 | |
| Total length: | 31:10 | ||
- All track information was taken from the CD liner notes.[2]
Personnel
- Joe Chemay - bass guitar, background vocals
- Jim Cox - keyboards, Hammond organ
- Steve Gibson - electric guitar, mandolin
- Tom Hemby - acoustic guitar
- Wes Hightower - background vocals
- John Hobbs - keyboards, Hammond organ, piano, synthesizer
- John Jorgenson - clarinet, dulcimer, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, tin whistle, ukulele
- Paul Leim - drums, snare drums, percussion
- Melissa Manchester - vocals on "A Mother and Father's Prayer"
- Liana Manis - background vocals
- Steve Nathan - keyboards, Hammond organ, piano
- Dean Parks - acoustic guitar
- Larry Paxton - upright bass
- Collin Raye - lead vocals
- John Robinson - drums, snare drums
- Leland Sklar - bass guitar
- Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
- Dennis Wilson - background vocals
References
- Collin Raye - A Voice Undefeated 1586178172 2014- Page 132 "A creative new songwriter, Robert Ellis Orrall, wrote two awesome songs for this album, the most notable of which was the title song, “Counting Sheep”, which sounds very much like a McCartney/ Lennon creation, except that it's about kids ..."
- Raye, Collin. “Counting Sheep”. Sony. 2000.
External links
- LA Times, A Lively Album by a Cool Country Cat Archived 2012-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
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