No Ordinary Man

For the documentary film, see No Ordinary Man (film).

No Ordinary Man is the second studio album by American country music artist Tracy Byrd. It features the singles "The First Step", "Lifestyles of the Not So Rich and Famous", "Watermelon Crawl", and "The Keeper of the Stars", all of which reached the top five on the Hot Country Songs chart. His best-selling album, No Ordinary Man, was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA for shipments of two million copies in the U.S. Although not a number one, "The Keeper of the Stars" is considered one of Byrd's signature songs.

No Ordinary Man
Studio album by Tracy Byrd
Released	June 7, 1994
Recorded	August–October 1993
Studio	Javalina Recording Studios, Music Mill Studios, Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN
Genre	Country
Length	31:44
Label	MCA
Producer	Jerry Crutchfield
Tracy Byrd chronology
Tracy Byrd (1993) No Ordinary Man (1994) Love Lessons (1995)
Singles from No Ordinary Man
"Lifestyles of the Not So Rich and Famous" Released: April 26, 1994 "Watermelon Crawl" Released: July 26, 1994 "The First Step" Released: November 15, 1994 "The Keeper of the Stars" Released: February 2, 1995

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The First Step"	Doug Crider, Verlon Thompson	2:22
2.	"Lifestyles of the Not So Rich and Famous"	Byron Hill, Wayne Tester	2:51
3.	"No Ordinary Man"	Tracy Byrd, Frank Dycus, Lonnie Williams	3:24
4.	"Anybody Else's Heart but Mine"	Wayland Holyfield, Kent Robbins	2:55
5.	"Watermelon Crawl"	Buddy Brock, Zack Turner	3:01
6.	"The Keeper of the Stars"	Dickey Lee, Danny Mayo, Karen Staley	4:06
7.	"You Never Know Just How Good You've Got It"	Mark Nesler	3:13
8.	"Redneck Roses"	Byrd, Byron Hill	3:22
9.	"Right About Now"	Toni Daie, Joy Swinea	3:16
10.	"Pink Flamingos"	Micki Fuhrman, Wood Newton	3:14

Personnel

• Eddie Bayers - drums
• Tracy Byrd - lead vocals
• Johnny Lee Carpenter - fiddle
• Pat Flynn - acoustic guitar
• Sonny Garrish - steel guitar
• Steve Gibson - acoustic guitar
• Greg Gordon - background vocals
• Mitch Humphries - piano
• David Hungate - bass guitar
• John Barlow Jarvis - synthesizer
• Brent Mason - electric guitar
• Weldon Myrick - steel guitar
• Kenny Sears - fiddle
• Dennis Wilson - background vocals
• Lonnie Wilson - drums
• Glenn Worf - bass guitar
• Curtis Young - background vocals

Production

• Produced By Jerry Crutchfield
• Engineers: Craig White, Tim Kish
• Assistant Engineers: Terry Bates, Robert Charles
• Mixing: Lynn Peterzell, Craig White
• Mastering: Hank Williams

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1994–1995) Peak position Canadian Country Albums (RPM) 11 US Billboard 200[4] 30 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 3

Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 64 Chart (1995) Position US Billboard 200[7] 83 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[8] 14 Chart (1996) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[9] 43