Ricochet (Ricochet album)

Ricochet
Ricochet
Studio album by Ricochet
Released	February 6, 1996
Genre	Country
Length	33:28
Label	Columbia
Producer	Ron Chancey; Ed Seay
Ricochet chronology
Singles from Ricochet
	"What Do I Know"; Released: December 4, 1995; "Daddy's Money"; Released: April 22, 1996; "Love Is Stronger Than Pride"; Released: August 5, 1996; "Ease My Troubled Mind"; Released: February 25, 1997;

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic -	^[1]

Ricochet is the debut studio album by the American country music band Ricochet. Released in 1996 on Columbia Records Nashville, it produced four hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts: "What Do I Know", "Daddy's Money" (a Number One), "Love Is Stronger Than Pride", and "Ease My Troubled Mind". The album itself has been certified gold by the RIAA.

Two of the singles were previously recorded by other artists: "What Do I Know" by Linda Davis on 1996's Some Things Are Meant to Be, and "Ease My Troubled Mind" by Tim Ryan on 1993's Idle Hands.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Daddy's Money"	Bob DiPiero, Mark D. Sanders, Steve Seskin	3:03
2.	"What Do I Know"	Stephony Smith, Sunny Russ, Cathy Majeski	3:34
3.	"I Can't Dance"	Jim Robinson, Andy Byrd	3:14
4.	"Love Is Stronger Than Pride"	Rick Bowles, Doug Johnson	3:12
5.	"Ease My Troubled Mind"	Tom Shapiro, Chris Waters, Michael Garvin	3:36
6.	"A Little Bit of Love (Is a Dangerous Thing)"	Robinson, Byrd, Stan Meissner	3:25
7.	"From Good to Bad to Worse to Gone"	Billy Yates, Chris Cummings, Frank Dycus	2:39
8.	"The Truth Is, I Lied"	Bill Anderson, Skip Ewing	3:38
9.	"I Wasn't Ready for You"	Craig Wiseman, Ronnie Samoset	3:23
10.	"Rowdy"	Jeff Stevens, Michael Clark	3:44

Personnel

Ricochet

Jeff Bryant – drums, background vocals
Junior Bryant – fiddle, mandolin, background vocals
Greg Cook – bass guitar, background vocals
Teddy Carr – steel guitar, Dobro, background vocals
Eddie Kilgallon – keyboards, acoustic guitar, saxophone, background vocals
Heath Wright – lead vocals, electric guitar, fiddle

Additional musicians

Bruce Bouton – steel guitar
Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
Joe Chemay – bass guitar
Larry Franklin – fiddle
John Hobbs – piano
Brent Rowan – electric guitar
Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
Lonnie Wilson – drums

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)	12
US Billboard 200^[2]	101
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3]	14
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[4]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	49

References

^ Dillon, Charlotte. "Ricochet review". Allmusic. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
^ "Ricochet, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
^ "Ricochet, CLP". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
^ "Ricochet, TLN". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2021.

[allmusic-1] Dillon, Charlotte. "Ricochet review". Allmusic. Retrieved May 20, 2010.

[2] "Ricochet, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2021.

[3] "Ricochet, CLP". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2021.

[4] "Ricochet, TLN". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2021.

[5] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2021.

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Ricochet
Studio albums	Blink of an Eye What You Leave Behind
Notable singles	"What Do I Know" "Daddy's Money" "Love Is Stronger Than Pride" "Ease My Troubled Mind" "He Left a Lot to Be Desired" "Seven Bridges Road"