A Bridge I Didn't Burn

A Bridge I Didn't Burn is the sixth studio (eighth overall) album by Country music artist Ricky Van Shelton. The tracks "A Couple of Good Years Left" and "Where Was I" were released as singles. The first failed to reach the top 40 while the latter peaked at number 20 on the charts.

"Heartache as Big as Texas" was originally released in 1991 on a promotional single (CSK 4062) as an extended dance mix. "Linda Lu" is a cover of R&B Artist Ray Sharpe's hit from 1959.

Track listing

Release history

Musicians

• Tommy Wells – Drums
• Eddie Bayers – Drums
• Tom Robb – Bass
• Roy Huskey – Double bass
• Steve Gibson – Guitar, Mandolin
• Brent Mason – Guitar
• Bill Lloyd – Electric guitar
• Don Potter – Acoustic guitar
• Mark Casstevens – Acoustic Guitar
• Barry Beckett – Piano
• Randy McCormick – Piano
• Paul Franklin – Steel guitar, Pedabro
• Sonny Garrish – Steel Guitar
• Rob Hajacos – Fiddle
• Jerry Douglas – Dobro
• Mark O'Connor – Fiddle
• Jim Horn – Saxophone
• Gary Nicholson – Electric Guitar
• Terry McMillan – Harmonica

Background Vocals

• John Wesley Ryles
• Dennis Wilson
• Gary Burr
• Harry Stinson
• Billy Yates

Personnel

• Chief Engineers

• Marshall Morgan
• Gary Laney
• Toby Seay
• Joe Bogan

• Assistant Engineers: Ken Hutton & John Kunz
• Mastered By: Denny Purcell
• Art Direction: Bill Johnson & Rollow Welch
• Photography: Mark Hanauer & Terry Calonge (Cover)
• Cover Art: Jeff Wack & Steve Flatt

Chart performance

Sources

• Allmusic (See Reviews in infobox)
• Liner Notes: “A Bridge I Didn't Burn.” Ricky Van Shelton. Columbia, 1993.