One Voice is the debut studio album by American country music singer Billy Gilman. The album was released on June 20, 2000, by Epic Records Nashville. It reached number two on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, and was certified 2× Platinum by RIAA. The highest-charting single from the album was its title track, which reached 20 on Hot Country Songs and 38 on the Billboard Hot 100. It made Gilman the youngest male artist in history (at 12 years old) to have a solo top 40 hit on the country charts.
Track listing
Personnel Credits for One Voice adapted from the album's liner notes. Vocals Billy Gilman – lead vocals Wes Hightower – background vocals Liana Manis – background vocals Anthony Martin – background vocals Jimmy Nichols – background vocals Cindy Richardson-Walker – background vocals Lisa Silver – background vocals
Instruments Mark Casstevens – gut string guitar, acoustic guitar Eric Darken – percussion Larry Franklin – fiddle, mandolin Carl Gorodetzky – string contractor Jim Horn – horn arrangements, tenor saxophone John Barlow Jarvis – keyboards Blair Masters – drum loops Jerry McPherson – gut string guitar, acoustic guitar Greg Morrow – drums The Nashville String Machine – strings Jimmy Nichols – keyboards Steve Patrick – trumpet Michael Rhodes – bass guitar Tom Roady – percussion Charles Rose – trombone Brent Rowan – electric guitar Harvey Thompson – tenor saxophone Robby Turner – steel guitar Bergen White – string arrangements
Technical Mike Bradley – recording engineer Mark Capps – assistant engineering Derek Bason – additional engineering, vocal editing Tony Castle – additional engineering, vocal editing Graham Lewis – additional engineering Billy Sherrill – additional engineering Julian King – mixing George Massenburg – mixing Rich Hanson – assistant mixing Jenny Rosato – assistant mixing Denny Purcell – mastering Eric Conn – digital editing Carlos Grier – digital editing
Imagery Tracy Baskette – art direction Bill Johnson – art direction Eddie Malluk – cover photo Mary Beth Felts – hair/make-up Rudy Sotomayor – hair/make-up Marina Chavez – photography Renee Fowler – stylist Richie Owings – stylist
Charts Weekly charts Chart (2000) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA Charts) 77 Canadian Top Country Albums (RPM) 6
Year end charts Chart (2000) PositionCanadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) 195 US Billboard 200 115 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 14 Chart (2001) Position Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) 39 US Billboard 200 122 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 10
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