Drive (Steve Wariner album)

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Drive
Studio album by
Steve Wariner
ReleasedJuly 27, 1993
GenreCountry
LabelArista Nashville
ProducerScott Hendricks
Steve Wariner chronology
I Am Ready
(1991)
Drive
(1993)
No More Mr. Nice Guy
(1996)
Singles from Drive
  1. "If I Didn't Love You"
    Released: July 3, 1993
  2. "Drivin' and Cryin'"
    Released: November 13, 1993
  3. "It Won't Be Over You"
    Released: April 9, 1994
  4. "Drive"
    Released: August 1994

Drive is the eleventh studio album by American country music artist Steve Wariner. It was released on July 27, 1993, via Arista Nashville. The album produced four chart singles on the Billboard country charts in "If I Didn't Love You" at number 8, "Drivin' and Cryin'" at number 24, "It Won't Be over You" at number 18, and the title track at number 63.

Critical reception[edit]

Patrick Davitt of The Leader-Post (Regina, Saskatchewan) rated the album 3 out of 5 stars. The reviewer felt that "It Won't Be Over You" was a "hard, bright highlight", while comparing "Drivin' and Cryin'" favorably to the Eagles, as well as the "simpler country tunes" of "(You Could Always) Come Back" and "The Same Mistake Again". He criticized the "unbearably thick and heavy choruses" of "Missing You" and "Married to a Memory", but praised "Sails" as a "pretty" song.[1]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Drive"Steve Wariner, Bill LaBounty3:07
2."If I Didn't Love You"Jon Vezner, Jack White3:17
3."One Believer"Walt Aldridge, Susan Longacre3:53
4."It Won't Be Over You"Trey Bruce, Thom McHugh3:05
5."(You Could Always) Come Back"Marc Beeson, Robert Byrne3:59
6."Drivin' and Cryin'"Rick Giles, Spike Blake4:47
7."The Same Mistake Again"Wariner, Carl Jackson4:15
8."Missing You"Giles, Longacre3:25
9."Married to a Memory"Dave Loggins4:13
10."Sails"Joanna Hall, John Hall3:22

Production[edit]

  • Produced & Mixed By Scott Hendricks
  • Assistant Producer: John Kunz
  • Engineered By Keith Boden, Mike Bradley, Tony Collins, Jon Dickson, Scott Hendricks, Clark Hook, Mike Janas & John Kunz
  • Mastered By Denny Purcell
  • Digital Editing By Don Cobb

Credits[edit]

Chart performance[edit]

Chart (1993) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 51
Canadian RPM Country Albums 19

References[edit]

  1. ^ "She's pounding on the door: Carlene Carter joins country elite with excellent Little Love Letters". The Leader-Post. August 23, 1993. pp. 11, 12. Retrieved February 7, 2020.