One Voice (Billy Gilman album)

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One Voice
Studio album by
Billy Gilman
ReleasedJune 20, 2000 (2000-06-20)
Recorded1999–2000
StudioSoundshop Recording Studio 'A' (Nashville, TN)
GenreCountry
Length36:56
LabelEpic Nashville
Producer
Billy Gilman chronology
One Voice
(2000) 		Classic Christmas
(2000)
Singles from One Voice
  1. "One Voice"
    Released: May 27, 2000
  2. "Oklahoma"
    Released: October 9, 2000
  3. "There's a Hero"
    Released: March 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

One Voice is the debut studio album by American country music singer Billy Gilman. The album was released on June 20, 2000, by Epic Records Nashville. It reached number two on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, and was certified 2× Platinum by RIAA. The highest-charting single from the album was its title track, which reached 20 on Hot Country Songs and 38 on the Billboard Hot 100. It made Gilman the youngest male artist in history (at 12 years old) to have a solo top 40 hit on the country charts.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Little Things"Bobby Goldsboro
2:25
2."I Think She Likes Me"
  • Cook
  • Chancey
3:07
3."What's Forever For"Rafe Van Hoy
  • Cook
  • Chancey
3:27
4."One Voice"
  • Cook
  • Malloy
  • Chancey
4:09
5."Spend Another Night"
  • Malloy
  • Chancey
3:46
6."Little Bitty Pretty One"Robert Byrd
  • Malloy
  • Chancey
2:32
7."The Snake Song"Bobby Braddock
  • Cook
  • Chancey
3:12
8."I Wanna Get to Ya"
  • Malloy
  • Chancey
3:37
9."Oklahoma"
  • Malloy
  • Chancey
4:04
10."There's a Hero"
  • Cook
  • Chancey
3:26
Bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."'Til I Can Make It on My Own"
  • Malloy
  • Chancey
3:11

Personnel

Credits for One Voice adapted from the album's liner notes.[2]

Vocals
  • Billy Gilman – lead vocals
  • Wes Hightower – background vocals
  • Liana Manis – background vocals
  • Anthony Martin – background vocals
  • Jimmy Nichols – background vocals
  • Cindy Richardson-Walker – background vocals
  • Lisa Silver – background vocals
Instruments
Technical
  • Mike Bradley – recording engineer
  • Mark Capps – assistant engineering
  • Derek Bason – additional engineering, vocal editing
  • Tony Castle – additional engineering, vocal editing
  • Graham Lewis – additional engineering
  • Billy Sherrill – additional engineering
  • Julian King – mixing
  • George Massenburg – mixing
  • Rich Hanson – assistant mixing
  • Jenny Rosato – assistant mixing
  • Denny Purcell – mastering
  • Eric Conn – digital editing
  • Carlos Grier – digital editing
Imagery
  • Tracy Baskette – art direction
  • Bill Johnson – art direction
  • Eddie Malluk – cover photo
  • Mary Beth Felts – hair/make-up
  • Rudy Sotomayor – hair/make-up
  • Marina Chavez – photography
  • Renee Fowler – stylist
  • Richie Owings – stylist

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[3] 77
Canadian Top Country Albums (RPM)[4] 6
US Billboard 200[5] 22
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 2

Year end charts

Chart (2000) Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[7] 195
US Billboard 200[8] 115
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[9] 14
Chart (2001) Position
Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[10] 39
US Billboard 200[11] 122
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[12] 10

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[13] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[14] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ One Voice at AllMusic
  2. ^ One Voice (liner notes). Billy Gilman. Epic Nashville. 2000. EK 62086.{cite AV media notes}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 113.
  4. ^ "RPM Top 30 Country Albums". Collections Canada. RPM. August 7, 2000. Archived from the original (Volume 71, No. 14) on December 27, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  5. ^ "Billy Gilman Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  6. ^ "Billy Gilman Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  7. ^ "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  8. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  9. ^ "Country Albums - Year-End 2000". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  10. ^ "Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  11. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  12. ^ "Country Albums - Year-End 2001". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  13. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Billy Gilman – One Voice". Music Canada. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  14. ^ "American album certifications – Billy Gilman – One Voice". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 26, 2016.