Living in a Moment

This article is about the Ty Herndon album. For the title song, see Living in a Moment (song).
Living in a Moment
Studio album by
Ty Herndon
ReleasedAugust 13, 1996 (1996-08-13)
GenreCountry
Length37:54
LabelEpic
ProducerDoug Johnson
Ty Herndon chronology
What Mattered Most
(1995) 		Living in a Moment
(1996) 		Big Hopes
(1998)
Singles from Living in a Moment
  1. "Living in a Moment"
    Released: June 17, 1996
  2. "She Wants to Be Wanted Again"
    Released: November 2, 1996
  3. "Loved Too Much"
    Released: March 10, 1997
  4. "I Have to Surrender"
    Released: September 20, 1997
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Living in a Moment is the second studio album by American country music artist Ty Herndon. The album was released in 1996 (see 1996 in country music) via Epic Records. Like his debut album What Mattered Most, the album has been certified gold by the RIAA. It features the singles "Living in a Moment", "She Wants to Be Wanted Again", "Loved Too Much" and "I Have to Surrender".

The video for Living in a Moment was filmed at Sunset Station in San Antonio, Texas. The depot was owned by VIA Metropolitan Transit and was, at the time, a stopping point for Amtrak.

Content

Living in a Moment is led off by its title track, which is also the first single release from it. This song became Herndon's second Number One hit on the Billboard country singles charts in 1996. Following this song were the #21 "She Wants to Be Wanted Again", the #2 "Loved Too Much" and the #17 "I Have to Surrender".

Four of this album's songs have also been recorded by other artists. "She Wants to Be Wanted Again" was originally recorded by Larry Stewart on his 1994 album Heart Like a Hurricane, and later by Western Flyer on their 1996 album Back in America. "I Know How the River Feels" was later released in 1999 as a single by Diamond Rio from their 1998 album Unbelievable, and again by McAlyster in 2000. In addition, Gary Allan recorded "Don't Tell Mama" on his 1999 album Smoke Rings in the Dark, as did Doug Stone on his 2007 album My Turn. Stone's version was a single in 2008. Kevin Sharp recorded "Her Heart Is Only Human" on his 1998 album Love Is. Frankie Ballard recorded and under the title "Don't Tell Mama I Was Drinking" on his 2014 album Sunshine & Whiskey.

Doug Virden and Drew Womack, members of the band Sons of the Desert at the time, provided background vocals on this album, as did Blue Miller, formerly of the Silver Bullet Band and Gibson/Miller Band. Both the Gibson/Miller Band and Sons of the Desert recorded for Epic as well.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Living in a Moment"Pat Bunch, Doug Johnson3:52
2."Returning the Faith""Sam Lorber, Thom Hardwell4:09
3."She Wants to Be Wanted Again"Steven Dale Jones, Billy Henderson3:54
4."Before There Was You"Tommy Conners, Terry Brown3:13
5."Don't Tell Mama"Jerry Laseter, Buddy Brock, Kim Williams4:12
6."Loved Too Much"Don Schlitz, Billy Livsey3:41
7."Her Heart Is Only Human"Kent Blazy, Steve Dorff, Williams3:35
8."Love Don't Work That Way"Tony Haselden, Stan Munsey, Shane Sutton3:26
9."I Have to Surrender"Bunch, Johnson3:25
10."I Know How the River Feels"Jones, Amy Powers4:25

Personnel

Background vocalists

Chart performance

Chart (1996) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 6
U.S. Billboard 200 65
Canadian RPM Country Albums 18

References

  • Allmusic (see infobox)
  • Living in a Moment (Media notes). Ty Herndon. Epic Records. 1996.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)