A Bridge I Didn't Burn

A Bridge I Didn't Burn
A Bridge I Didn't Burn
Studio album by Ricky Van Shelton
Released	August 24, 1993
Recorded	Nightingale Recording; The Doghouse; Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee);
Genre	Country
Length	36:26
Label	Columbia Nashville/TriStar
Producer	Steve Buckingham; Ricky Van Shelton
Ricky Van Shelton chronology
Singles from Greatest Hits Plus
	"A Couple of Good Years Left"; Released: July 1993; "Where Was I"; Released: January 10, 1994;

ReleasedAugust 24, 1993

Recorded

Nightingale Recording
The Doghouse
Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)

GenreCountry

Length36:26

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Entertainment Weekly	(B) link

A Bridge I Didn't Burn is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Ricky Van Shelton. The tracks "A Couple of Good Years Left" and "Where Was I" were released as singles. The first failed to reach the top 40 while the latter peaked at number 20 on the charts.

"Heartache Big As Texas" was originally released in 1991 on a promotional single (CSK 4062) as an extended dance mix. "Linda Lu" is a cover of R&B Artist Ray Sharpe's hit from 1959.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"If They Turn Off Our Lights"	Bobby Braddock	3:06
2.	"A Bridge I Didn't Burn"	Tracy Byrd, Frank Dycus, Billy Yates	3:30
3.	"My First Reaction"	Sonny Throckmorton	3:00
4.	"Where Was I"	Harry Stinson, Gary Burr	3:11
5.	"A Couple of Good Years Left"	Burr	3:35)
6.	"I Know the Way by Broken Heart"	Ronnie Samoset, Craig Wiseman	2:53
7.	"Talking to God"	Lewis Anderson, Layng Martine Jr.	2:58
8.	"Heartache Big as Texas"	L. David Lewis, Royce Porter	2:54
9.	"If It Weren't for Me"	Roger Brown, David Stephenson	3:41
10.	"Linda Lu"	Ray Sharpe	3:40
11.	"Roses After the Rain"	Billy Burnette, Brian Tabor	3:58

Chart (1993)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	17
U.S. Billboard 200	91

v t e Ricky Van Shelton
Studio albums	Wild-Eyed Dream Loving Proof RVS III Backroads Don't Overlook Salvation A Bridge I Didn't Burn Love and Honor Making Plans Fried Green Tomatoes
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Plus Super Hits Super Hits Vol. 2 16 Biggest Hits
Christmas albums	Ricky Van Shelton Sings Christmas Blue Christmas
Notable singles	"Wild-Eyed Dream" "Crime of Passion" "Somebody Lied" "Life Turned Her That Way" "Don't We All Have the Right" "I'll Leave This World Loving You" "From a Jack to a King" "Hole in My Pocket" "Living Proof" "Statue of a Fool" "I've Cried My Last Tear for You" "I Meant Every Word He Said" "Life's Little Ups and Downs" "I Am a Simple Man" "Keep It Between the Lines" "After the Lights Go Out" "Backroads" "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" "Wild Man" "Just as I Am" "Where Was I"
Guest singles	"Rockin' Years" (with Dolly Parton)
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Year	Type	Label	Catalogue
1993	Cassette	Columbia	CT-48992
1993	CD	Columbia	CK-48992