| "Walk on Faith" | ||||
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| Single by Mike Reid | ||||
| from the album Turning for Home | ||||
| B-side | "Turning for Home" | |||
| Released | November 12, 1990 | |||
| Format | CD single, cassette single | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:11 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Writer(s) | Mike Reid Allen Shamblin |
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| Producer | Steve Buckingham | |||
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"Walk on Faith" is the title of a country music song co-written and recorded by former American football player Mike Reid. His first solo single release, it was also the first single from his Columbia Records album Turning for Home. The song became his only Number One country hit in February 1991.
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The music video was directed by Deaton Flanigen.
Thom Owens of Allmusic cited "Walk on Faith" as a standout track on Reid's album, calling it a "surging hit [single]" and one of the "best moments" on the album.[1] Alanna Nash of Entertainment Weekly also described the song favorably, saying, "His upbeat songs ('Walk on Faith') work as both thoughtful and intimate vignettes and as snappy radio rotation."[2]
Formerly a linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals, Reid turned his focus to songwriting in the 1980s, writing hits for Ronnie Milsap[3] and charting as a guest vocalist on Milsap's "Old Folks", a #2 single in 1988.
"Walk on Faith" was Reid's first solo single, released in 1990 on Columbia Records. It spent twenty weeks on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. It debuted at #64 on the chart dated for November 24, 1990 and peaked at #1 on the chart dated for February 23, 1991. The song was also his only Number One on the RPM Country Tracks charts in Canada.
| Chart (1990-1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Preceded by "Brother Jukebox" by Mark Chesnutt |
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single February 23-March 2, 1991 |
Succeeded by "I'd Love You All Over Again" by Alan Jackson |
| Preceded by "Til I Am Myself Again" by Blue Rodeo |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single March 9-March 16, 1991 |
Succeeded by "If You Want Me To" by Joe Diffie |