One Voice (Billy Gilman album)

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One Voice
Studio album by Billy Gilman
Released	June 20, 2000 (2000-06-20)
Recorded	1999–2000
Studios	Soundshop Recording Studio 'A' (Nashville, TN)
Genre	Country
Length	36:56
Label	Epic Nashville
Producers	Don Cook David Malloy Blake Chancey
Billy Gilman chronology
One Voice (2000) Classic Christmas (2000)
Singles from One Voice
"One Voice" Released: May 27, 2000 "Oklahoma" Released: October 9, 2000 "There's a Hero" Released: March 2001

Professional ratings

Review scores
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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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Little Things"	Bobby Goldsboro	Don Cook Blake Chancey	2:25
2.	"I Think She Likes Me"	Bob Regan George Teren	Cook Chancey	3:07
3.	"What's Forever For"	Rafe Van Hoy	Cook Chancey	3:27
4.	"One Voice"	Cook David Malloy	Cook Malloy Chancey	4:09
5.	"Spend Another Night"	Skip Ewing Malloy	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"	Gary Baker Frank J. Myers Malloy	Malloy Chancey	3:37
9.	"Oklahoma"	John Allen D. Vincent Williams	Malloy Chancey	4:04
10.	"There's a Hero"	Cook John Barlow Jarvis	Cook Chancey	3:26

Bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"'Til I Can Make It on My Own"	George Richey Billy Sherrill Tammy Wynette	Malloy Chancey	3:11

Personnel

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

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

• Mark Casstevens – gut string guitar, acoustic guitar
• Eric Darken – percussion
• Larry Franklin – fiddle, mandolin
• Carl Gorodetzky – string contractor
• Jim Horn – horn arrangements, tenor saxophone
• John Barlow Jarvis – keyboards
• Blair Masters – drum loops
• Jerry McPherson – gut string guitar, acoustic guitar
• Greg Morrow – drums
• The Nashville String Machine – strings
• Jimmy Nichols – keyboards
• Steve Patrick – trumpet
• Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
• Tom Roady – percussion
• Charles Rose – trombone
• Brent Rowan – electric guitar
• Harvey Thompson – tenor saxophone
• Robby Turner – steel guitar
• Bergen White – string arrangements

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)	77
Canadian Top Country Albums (RPM)	6
US Billboard 200	22
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	2

Year end charts

Chart (2000)	Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)	195
US Billboard 200	115
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	14
Chart (2001)	Position
Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)	39
US Billboard 200	122
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	10

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)	Gold	50,000^
United States (RIAA)	2× Platinum	2,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.