L.A. to Miami
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| Released | October 28, 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Studio | Music City Music Hall and Eleven Eleven Studio (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 29:43 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Blake Mevis | |||
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| Singles from L.A. to Miami | ||||
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L.A. to Miami is the debut studio album by American country music singer Keith Whitley. It was released in October 1985 by RCA Records. The album includes the singles "I've Got the Heart for You", "Miami, My Amy", "Ten Feet Away", "Homecoming '63" and "Hard Livin'", all of which charted on Billboard Hot Country Singles (now Hot Country Songs) between 1985 and 1987. Also included are two songs that later became singles for other artists: "On the Other Hand" and "Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her", which were number ones for Randy Travis and George Strait, respectively, in 1986. The latter was previously a No. 25 country hit for its writer, Dean Dillon, in 1980.
Critical reception
Al Campbell of AllMusic gave the album two stars out of five, saying that it "suffers as a whole from a lack of tempo change".[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Miami, My Amy" |
| 3:28 |
| 2. | "I've Got the Heart for You" |
| 2:39 |
| 3. | "I Get the Picture" | 2:56 | |
| 4. | "On the Other Hand" | 3:12 | |
| 5. | "Hard Livin'" | David Halley | 2:56 |
| 6. | "Ten Feet Away" | 3:23 | |
| 7. | "That Stuff" |
| 3:24 |
| 8. | "Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her" | Dillon | 2:28 |
| 9. | "Homecoming '63" |
| 3:00 |
| 10. | "Quittin' Time" |
| 2:54 |
Personnel
Adapted from liner notes.[2]
Musicians
- Keith Whitley – lead vocals
- Mitch Humphries – keyboards
- Gary Prim – keyboards
- Brent Rowan – lead guitars, dobro
- Don Potter – rhythm guitars
- Bobby Thompson – rhythm guitars
- Chip Young – rhythm guitars
- Sonny Garrish – steel guitar, fretless dobro
- David Hungate – bass guitar
- Larry Paxton – bass guitar
- Jerry Kroon – drums
- Denis Solee – saxophone
- Carol Chase – backing vocals
- Curtis Young – backing vocals
Production
- Blake Mevis – producer
- Bill Harris – engineer
- Ron Reynolds – engineer
- Doug Crider – assistant engineer
- Randy Kling – mastering at Disc Mastering, Inc. (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Del Boyd – A&R coordinator
- Tal Howell Design – art direction
- Jim Shea – photography
- Don Light – management
Chart performance
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 26[3] |
References
- ^ Campbell, Al. "L.A. to Miami review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 20, 2009.
- ^ L.A. to Miami (CD booklet). Keith Whitley. RCA Records. 1985. CPL1-7043.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Keith Whitley chart history: Top Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2017.