Extremes is the third studio album by American country music artist Collin Raye. As with Raye's first two albums, Extremes received platinum certification in the United States for sales of over one million copies. The singles released from this album were "That's My Story", "Man of My Word", "My Kind of Girl", "If I Were You" and "Little Rock". "My Kind of Girl" was a Number One hit on the Hot Country Songs charts, while the other singles all reached Top Ten.

Extremes
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 25, 1994
Recorded1993 at The Money Pit, Nashville, TN
GenreCountry
Length35:24
LabelEpic
ProducerJohn Hobbs
Ed Seay
Paul Worley
Collin Raye chronology
In This Life
(1992)
Extremes
(1994)
I Think About You
(1995)
Singles from Extremes
  1. "That's My Story"
    Released: December 13, 1993
  2. "Little Rock"
    Released: March 28, 1994
  3. "Man of My Word"
    Released: August 2, 1994
  4. "My Kind of Girl"
    Released: November 29, 1994
  5. "If I Were You"
    Released: April 3, 1995
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"Dreaming My Dreams with You" is a cover of the Waylon Jennings song from his album of the same name, and "A Bible and a Bus Ticket Home" was later recorded by Confederate Railroad on their album Keep On Rockin'.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."That's My Story"Lee Roy Parnell, Tony Haselden3:03
2."Man of My Word"Gary Burr, Allen Shamblin3:23
3."My Kind of Girl"Monty Powell, John Jarrard, Debi Cochran2:55
4."Little Rock"Tom Douglas3:58
5."A Bible and a Bus Ticket Home"James Dean Hicks, Craig Wiseman3:55
6."Nothin' a Little Love Won't Cure"Larry Boone, Rick Bowles, Don Cook3:26
7."If I Were You"John Hobbs, Chris Farren4:06
8."To the Border and Beyond"Collin Raye2:55
9."Angel of No Mercy"Jim McBride, Chapin Hartford3:38
10."Dreaming My Dreams with You"Allen Reynolds3:56

Personnel

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Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[5] Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[6] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Collin Raye Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "Collin Raye Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Collin Raye – Extremes". Music Canada. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "American album certifications – Collin Raye – Extremes". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 21, 2021.