Turning for Home

Turning for Home, released in February 1991 by Columbia Records, is the debut album by American country music artist Mike Reid. It produced the number-one single "Walk on Faith",[3] as well as four more singles, three of which entered the country top twenty chart. The album peaked at No. 22 on the Country Albums chart.[4]

Turning for Home
Studio album by
Mike Reid
ReleasedFebruary 2, 1991
GenreCountry
Length37:38
LabelColumbia
ProducerSteve Buckingham
Mike Reid chronology
Turning for Home
(1991)		 Twilight Town
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]

Critical reception

Thom Owens wrote in his AllMusic review that, "Turning for Home is Mike Reid's most consistent release, demonstrating not only his talent for crafting a fine contemporary country song, but also his ability to deliver it. Reid had long been known for writing terrific commercial songs, but with Turning for Home, he showed that he could sing them with emotion as well as any other singer."[1]

Alanna Nash reviews the album for Entertainment Weekly and writes, "Now comes his debut vocal album, Turning for Home, one of the best surprises of the new year. Reid is an all-around winner: His upbeat songs ("Walk on Faith") work as both thoughtful and intimate vignettes and as snappy radio rotation. And as a singer, he's alternately gruff and sensitive, with a gift for emotional directness."[2]

People Magazine concludes their review with, "While the songs are articulate and smooth, especially the up-tempo "I'll Stop Loving You," they are easier to tune out than they might be. Vocal charisma is hard to define; nonetheless, there aren't many signs of it on this album."[5]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Walk on Faith"
3:11
2."Till You Were Gone"
3:01
3."I'll Stop Loving You"
3:22
4."I Got a Life"
  • Reid
  • Bourke
3:24
5."Turning for Home"Reid3:36
6."As Simple as That"
  • Reid
  • Shamblin
3:28
7."Everything to Me"
  • Reid
  • Shamblin
3:22
8."Constant Companion"
3:40
9."This Road"
3:26
10."Even a Strong Man"
  • Reid
  • Shamblin
3:59
11."Your Love Stays With Me"
  • Reid
  • Bourke
3:09
Total length:37:38

Personnel

Musicians

Backing vocalists

Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]

Chart performance

Singles
Year Single Chart Positions
US Country CAN Country
1990 "Walk on Faith" 1[3] 1
1991 "Till You Were Gone" 17[9] 8
"As Simple as That" 14[10] 11
1992 "I'll Stop Loving You" 23[11] 11
"I Got a Life" 54[12] 81

References
  1. Owens, Thom. "Turning for Home review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
  2. Nash, Alanna (February 22, 1991). "Turning for Home review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
  3. "Walk On Faith". billboard.com. Billboard. 22 February 1991. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  4. "Turning For Home (Top Country Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard. 29 March 1991. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  5. "Picks and Pans Review: Turning for Home". People Magazine. February 25, 1991. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  6. Turning for Home (liner notes). Mike Reid. Columbia. 1991. CK 46141.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. "Mike Reid Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  8. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  9. "Till You Were Gone". billboard.com. Billboard. 21 June 1991. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  10. "As Simple as That". billboard.com. Billboard. 18 October 1991. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  11. "I'll Stop Loving You". billboard.com. Billboard. 7 February 1992. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  12. "I Got a Life". billboard.com. Billboard. 8 May 1992. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
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