Steam is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Ty Herndon. It features the singles "Steam", "No Mercy", and "A Love Like That", all of which entered the Billboard country music charts; "You Can Leave Your Hat On" also entered the charts from unsolicited airplay. This album was less successful than its predecessors as far as the peak positions of its chart singles. The highest-peaking, which was the title track, reached number 18, while "No Mercy" peaked at number 26. "A Love Like That" peaked at number 58, becoming the second single of Herndon's career to miss the Top 40.
Track listing
Personnel Compiled from liner notes.
Musicians and Vocals Ty Herndon – lead vocals John Hobbs – acoustic piano, organ, synthesizers Steve Nathan – synthesizers Chris Leuzinger – electric guitars Brent Rowan – electric guitars Biff Watson – acoustic guitars Dan Dugmore – steel guitar, dobro Glen Duncan – mandolin, fiddle Gary Lunn – bass guitar Paul Leim – drums, percussion Eric Darken – percussion Carl Gorodetzky – strings (8) Jim Grosjean – strings (8) Bob Mason – strings (8) Pamela Sixfin – strings (8) Tommy Cooper – string arrangements (8) Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson – harmonica (10) Jim Horn – saxophones (10) Chris McDonald – trombone (10) Mike Haynes – trumpet (10) Bob Bailey – backing vocals Joe Chemay – backing vocals Lisa Cochran – backing vocals Tabitha Fair – backing vocals Kim Fleming – backing vocals Vicki Hampton – backing vocals Anthony Martin – backing vocals Neil Thrasher – backing vocals Chris Willis – backing vocals
Production Anthony Martin – A&R producer Joe Scaife – producer Jim Cotton – associate producer, additional engineer Steve Marcantonio – recording, mixing Chris Davie – assistant engineer Greg Fogie – assistant engineer Melissa Mattey – assistant engineer J. C. Monterosa – assistant engineer Randy LeRoy – digital editing at Final Stage Mastering (Nashville, Tennessee) Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee) Leigh Brannon – production coordinator Tonya Derry –A&R coordinator Kay Smith – A&R coordinator Bill Johnson – art direction, design Rollow Welch – art direction, design Kyle Hempel – art assistance Russ Harrington – photography Dana Miller Management – management
Charts Chart (1999) Peakposition
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