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.
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| 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 | |||
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| Singles from No Ordinary Man | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[3] |
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 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 edit
- Eddie Bayers - drums
- Tracy Byrd - lead vocals
- Johnny Lee Carpenter - fiddle
- Pat Flynn - acoustic guitar
- Sonny Garrish - steel guitar
- Steve Gibson - acoustic guitar
- Greg Gordon - background vocals
- Mitch Humphries - piano
- David Hungate - bass guitar
- John Barlow Jarvis - synthesizer
- Brent Mason - electric guitar
- Weldon Myrick - steel guitar
- Kenny Sears - fiddle
- Dennis Wilson - background vocals
- Lonnie Wilson - drums
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
- Curtis Young - background vocals
Production edit
- Produced By Jerry Crutchfield
- Engineers: Craig White, Tim Kish
- Assistant Engineers: Terry Bates, Robert Charles
- Mixing: Lynn Peterzell, Craig White
- Mastering: Hank Williams
Charts edit
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Year-end charts edit
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Notes edit
- ^ No Ordinary Man at AllMusic
- ^ Chicago Tribune review
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ "Tracy Byrd Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- ^ "Tracy Byrd Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
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