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© 1997 Capitol Records Nashville
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1Popularity 5/10
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4Popularity 4/10
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5Popularity 2/10
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7Popularity 1/10
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8Popularity 2/10
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9Popularity 2/10
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Technically, the Ranch was a country trio consisting of Peter Clarke, Jerry Flowers, and future superstar Keith Urban. In practice, though, it was a group of equals to the same extent as the Jimi Hendrix Experience, which is to say, it wasn't a group of equals at all. Clarke provides drums and percussion on this debut album, Flowers plays bass, and Urban does everything else. That means singing lead vocals, playing a variety of stringed instruments, handling keyboards, and co-writing nine of the album's 12 songs. The album is essentially a showcase for Urban, the up-and-coming Aussie performer who left his homeland, moved to Nashville, and would eventually become one of the city's biggest stars. Urban is a triple threat here: he writes songs steeped in country traditions (but avoids music that's purely traditionalist), sings them with confidence, and, most impressively, picks a guitar authoritatively. His pop/country/rock sound occasionally recalls the 1980s style of Rodney Crowell, particularly on one of the songs he didn't write, "Just Some Love." His is an approach that takes the history of country into consideration while also looking forward. He may plead "Hank Don't Fail Me Now" in one song title, but he never really sounds like Hank Williams. He sounds modern instead, and the album reveals a broad, budding talent not far from fully flowering. Not surprisingly, after the commercial failure of this release, the Ranch broke up and Urban went solo, breaking through to success shortly after. ~ William Ruhlmann
1. Walkin' The Country
by Keith Urban, The Ranch
- Composer
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Keith Urban
Vernon Rust - Primary Artist
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Keith Urban
The Ranch - Mastering Engineer
- Denny Purcell
- Mixing
- John Guess
- Producer
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Keith Urban
Miles Copeland - Studio Personnel
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John Guess
Denny Purcell
2. Homespun Love
by Keith Urban, The Ranch
- Performer
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Richard Nord
Vernon Rust - Primary Artist
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Keith Urban
The Ranch - Vocals
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Vernon Rust
Richard Nord - Composer
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Keith Urban
Vernon Rust - Mastering Engineer
- Denny Purcell
- Mixing
- Richard Dodd
- Producer
- The Ranch
- Studio Personnel
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Richard Dodd
Denny Purcell
3. Just Some Love
by Keith Urban, The Ranch
- Primary Artist
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Keith Urban
The Ranch - Fiddle
- Eric Silver
- Hammond B3 Organ
- Johnny Neel
- Performer
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Johnny Neel
Eric Silver - Composer
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Cyril Rawson
Scott Phelps - Mastering Engineer
- Denny Purcell
- Mixing
- John Guess
- Producer
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Monty Powell
Keith Urban - Studio Personnel
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John Guess
Denny Purcell
4. Some Days You Gotta Dance
by Keith Urban, The Ranch
- Composer
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Troy Johnson
Marshall Morgan - Primary Artist
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Keith Urban
The Ranch - Mastering Engineer
- Denny Purcell
- Mixing
- Richard Dodd
- Producer
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Keith Urban
Monty Powell - Studio Personnel
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Richard Dodd
Denny Purcell
5. My Last Name
by Keith Urban, The Ranch
- Fiddle
- Joe Spivey
- Primary Artist
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Keith Urban
The Ranch - Performer
- Joe Spivey
- Composer
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Keith Urban
Vernon Rust - Mastering Engineer
- Denny Purcell
- Mixing
- Richard Dodd
- Producer
- The Ranch
- Studio Personnel
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Denny Purcell
Richard Dodd
6. Desiree
by Keith Urban, The Ranch
- Primary Artist
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Keith Urban
The Ranch - Glockenspiel
- Tony Harrell
- Organ
- Tony Harrell
- Performer
- Tony Harrell
- Composer
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Vernon Rust
Keith Urban - Mastering Engineer
- Denny Purcell
- Mixing
- Richard Dodd
- Producer
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Keith Urban
Monty Powell - Studio Personnel
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Richard Dodd
Denny Purcell
7. Freedom's Finally Mine
by Keith Urban, The Ranch
- Hammond B3 Organ
- Johnny Neel
- Primary Artist
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Keith Urban
The Ranch - Performer
- Johnny Neel
- Composer
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Vernon Rust
Keith Urban - Mastering Engineer
- Denny Purcell
- Mixing
- Richard Dodd
- Producer
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Miles Copeland
Keith Urban - Studio Personnel
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Denny Purcell
Richard Dodd
8. Hank Don't Fail Me Now
by Keith Urban, The Ranch
- Composer
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Keith Urban
Vernon Rust - Primary Artist
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Keith Urban
The Ranch - Mastering Engineer
- Denny Purcell
- Mixing
- David Thoener
- Producer
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Keith Urban
Miles Copeland - Studio Personnel
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Denny Purcell
David Thoener
9. Tangled Up In Love
by Keith Urban, The Ranch
- Composer
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Keith Urban
Vernon Rust - Primary Artist
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Keith Urban
The Ranch - Mastering Engineer
- Denny Purcell
- Mixing
- Richard Dodd
- Producer
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Keith Urban
Monty Powell - Studio Personnel
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Richard Dodd
Denny Purcell
10. Clutterbilly
by Keith Urban, The Ranch
- Composer
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Keith Urban
Peter Clarke
Gregory Holden - Primary Artist
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Keith Urban
The Ranch - Mastering Engineer
- Denny Purcell
- Mixing
- Richard Dodd
- Producer
- The Ranch
- Studio Personnel
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Richard Dodd
Denny Purcell
11. Man Of The House
by Keith Urban, The Ranch
- Performer
- Buck Reid
- Primary Artist
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Keith Urban
The Ranch - Steel Guitar
- Buck Reid
- Composer
- Vernon Rust
- Mastering Engineer
- Denny Purcell
- Mixing
- Richard Dodd
- Producer
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Monty Powell
Keith Urban - Studio Personnel
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Denny Purcell
Richard Dodd
12. Ghost In This Guitar
by Keith Urban, The Ranch
- Primary Artist
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Keith Urban
The Ranch - Performer
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The Nashville String Machine
Tony Harrell
Carl Marsh
Keith Urban
Monty Powell - Piano
- Tony Harrell
- Strings
- The Nashville String Machine
- Composer
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Vernon Rust
Keith Urban - Strings Arrangement
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Keith Urban
Monty Powell
Carl Marsh - Conductor
- Carl Marsh
- Mastering Engineer
- Denny Purcell
- Mixing
- Mike Poole
- Producer
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Monty Powell
Keith Urban - Studio Personnel
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Mike Poole
Denny Purcell
13. Stuck In The Middle With You
by Keith Urban, The Ranch
- Composer
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Gerry Rafferty
Joe Egan - Primary Artist
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Keith Urban
The Ranch - Producer
- Monty Powell
14. Billy
by Keith Urban, The Ranch
- Composer
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Keith Urban
Monty Powell
Gary Burr - Primary Artist
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Keith Urban
The Ranch - Producer
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Keith Urban
Monty Powell
Technical Specifications
- Volume
- 1 volume only
- Tracks
- 14 tracks available
- Type
- ALBUM
- Format
- Digital Media
- Duration
- 50 minutes and 22 seconds
- Explicit
- None
- Coverart
- Available and up to 1000x1000 px
- Booklet
- Not available
- Max Quality
CD Quality (Lossless)
16bit / 44.1 kHz
Stereo
- Audio Extension
Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF
Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA
- Archive Format
- Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR
- Lyrics
- 13/14 tracks have lyrics
- Synchronized Lyrics
- 6/14 tracks have synced lyrics
- Genres
- Country, Country-Folk, Country Pop, Cosmopolitan, Country Rock, New Traditional
- Label
- Capitol Nashville
- Music Distribution Service
- UMG Global
- Country
United States- Language
- English (United States)
- Popularity
- Popularity 1/10
- Release Date
- Dec 31, 1996
- Track Preview
- Available
- Delivery Charge
- Free
- Delivery Method
- Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site
- UPC
- 724359401959
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