Don't Go Near the Water (album)

Don't Go Near the Water
Studio album by
Sammy Kershaw
ReleasedOctober 8, 1991
StudioMusic Mill Recording Studios, Nashville, TN
GenreCountry
Length31:56
LabelMercury
ProducerBuddy Cannon, Norro Wilson
Sammy Kershaw chronology
Don't Go Near the Water
(1991) 		Haunted Heart
(1993)
Singles from Don't Go Near the Water
  1. "Cadillac Style"
    Released: October 1, 1991
  2. "Don't Go Near the Water"
    Released: January 1992
  3. "Yard Sale"
    Released: June 15, 1992
  4. "Anywhere but Here"
    Released: September 28. 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[2]

Don't Go Near the Water is the debut studio album by American country music artist Sammy Kershaw. Released in 1991 on Mercury Records, the album produced four singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts: "Cadillac Style", the title track, "Yard Sale", and "Anywhere but Here", which peaked at numbers 3, 12, 17, and 10, respectively. Also included is "What Am I Worth", a song previously recorded by George Jones on his 1957 debut Grand Ole Opry's New Star. Jones's style has been cited as one of Kershaw's primary influences.[1] Don't Go Near the Water is certified platinum in the United States.[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Real Old-Fashioned Broken Heart"Bob McDill3:22
2."Don't Go Near the Water"Chapin Hartford, Jim Foster3:04
3."I Buy Her Roses"Roger Brown, Glenn Ray3:52
4."Cadillac Style"Mark Petersen2:54
5."Kickin' In"Roger Murrah, Keith Stegall3:22
6."What Am I Worth"Darrell Edwards, George Jones2:28
7."Yard Sale"Larry Bastian, Dewayne Blackwell3:28
8."Anywhere but Here"Buddy Cannon, Bob DiPiero, John Scott Sherrill2:29
9."Every Third Monday"Larry Cordle, Larry Shell, Billy Henderson2:47
10."Harbor for a Lonely Heart"Kostas, Jenny Yates4:10

Personnel

  • Kenny Bell – acoustic guitar
  • David Briggs – keyboards
  • Costo Davis – keyboards
  • Glen Duncan – fiddle
  • Sonny Garrish – steel guitar, Dobro
  • Rob Hajacos – fiddle
  • John Hughey – steel guitar
  • Sammy Kershaw – lead vocals
  • Jerry Kroon – drums
  • Brent Mason – electric guitar
  • Danny Parks – acoustic guitar, fiddle
  • Larry Paxton – bass guitar, keyboards
  • Billy Sanford – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Dennis Wilson – background vocals
  • Curtis Young – background vocals

Chart performance

Chart (1991) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 17
U.S. Billboard 200[4] 95
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 5
Canadian RPM Country Albums 5

References

  1. ^ a b Mansfield, Brian. "Don't Go Near the Water review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
  2. ^ "Music Review: Don't Go Near the Water, by Sammy Kershaw". Entertainment Weekly. December 13, 1991. Archived from the original on May 18, 2007.
  3. ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  4. ^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 46. Nov 14, 1992. p. 90.