Don't Go Near the Water (album)

Don't Go Near the Water
Studio album by Sammy Kershaw
Released	October 8, 1991
Studio	Music Mill Recording Studios, Nashville, TN
Genre	Country
Length	31:56
Label	Mercury
Producer	Buddy Cannon, Norro Wilson
Sammy Kershaw chronology
Don't Go Near the Water (1991) Haunted Heart (1993)
Singles from Don't Go Near the Water
"Cadillac Style" Released: October 1, 1991 "Don't Go Near the Water" Released: January 1992 "Yard Sale" Released: June 15, 1992 "Anywhere but Here" Released: September 28. 1992

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B[2]

Don't Go Near the Water is the debut studio album by American country music artist Sammy Kershaw. Released in 1991 on Mercury Records, the album produced four singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts: "Cadillac Style", the title track, "Yard Sale", and "Anywhere but Here", which peaked at numbers 3, 12, 17, and 10, respectively. Also included is "What Am I Worth", a song previously recorded by George Jones on his 1957 debut Grand Ole Opry's New Star. Jones's style has been cited as one of Kershaw's primary influences.^[1] Don't Go Near the Water is certified platinum in the United States.^[3]