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wrote that "For the most part, Herndon comes on like a confident newcomer worthy of attention." He praised the title track, "Pretty Good Thing", "Hat Full of Rain", and "I Want My Goodbye Back" for Herndon's vocal delivery, but criticized the same on the "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" cover. He
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Country Singles charts. Following it were "I Want My Goodbye Back," "Heart Half Empty" (another Gary Burr co-write), and "In Your Face." Respectively, these reached 7, 21, and 63 on the U.S. Country charts. "Heart Half Empty," a duet with
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was favorable, saying that "With a rich, expressive voice that is equally suited to pensive ballads and rollicking, uptempo tunes, Herndon is one of country's most impressive newcomers."
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in 1992. It peaked at number 9 on the former chart. In addition, the album had the highest first-day shipment in the history of Epic Records' Nashville division.
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also panned "Heart Half Empty", "You Just Get One", and "In Your Face" for their "unduly shallow" lyrics. An uncredited review in
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Nashville. The album is led off by its title track, which is also the first single from it. Written by
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produced the entire album, with additional production from Ed Seay on "Heart Half Empty".
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Ed Seay - production (track 5 only), engineering, mixing
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What Mattered Most (song)

Studio album
Ty Herndon
Genre
Country
Label
Epic
Producer
Doug Johnson
Ty Herndon
Living in a Moment
Singles
What Mattered Most
I Want My Goodbye Back
Heart Half Empty
country music
Ty Herndon
Epic Records
Billboard
Hot Country Songs
Stephanie Bentley
Doug Johnson
Epic Records
Gary Burr
Vince Melamed
Billboard
RPM
Stephanie Bentley
Hopechest

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