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Post by Andy on Feb 21, 2014 17:07:18 GMT -5
I too love "The Call." Should have been a much bigger hit than it was.
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Post by Old Fart In NC on Feb 22, 2014 1:43:20 GMT -5
Artist: New Grass Revival Single: "Callin' Baton Rouge" Writer: Dennis Linde Album: Friday Night in America Label: Capitol Video Director: Michael Salomon Year Released: 1989 Billboard Peak: #37
New Grass Revival was formed in 1971 and originally included Sam Bush, Curtis Burch, Courtney Johnson, and Ebo Walker. In 1974 Walker left the band and was replaced by Butch Robins for a brief time, then John Cowan. That lineup remained intact until 1981, when Johnson and Burch left and were replaced by Bela Fleck and Pat Flynn. The group was best known as a bluegrass band, but they did have some success on the country charts during their latter years. Their 1986 self-titled album was their only appearance on the country album chart (#66), but they did have 6 songs appear on the country singles chart between 1986 and 1989: "What You Do to Me" (#78), "Ain't That Peculiar" (#53), "Unconditional Love" (#44), "Can't Stop Now" (#45), "Callin' Baton Rouge" (#37), and "You Plant Your Fields" (#58). The group disbanded in 1989. Johnson died of lung cancer in 1996; Bush, Fleck, Cowan, and Burch reunited for a concert at the Ryman to benefit Johnson's widow.
Callin' Baton Rouge was originally recorded by the Oak Ridge Boys on their 1978 album Room Service; it was not released as a single. Garth Brooks included the song on his 1993 album In Pieces, and in 1994 it became the 5th and final single from the album, peaking at #2. Although New Grass Revival had disbanded by then, the members of the group provided instrumental backing for Garth's version and a couple of the members provided harmony vocals. A few years later they joined Garth when he performed "Do What You Gotta Do" (written by Flynn) on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
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Post by sabre14 on Feb 22, 2014 14:26:29 GMT -5
Random Video Of The Day:
Artist: Jo Dee Messina Single: "Bye, Bye" Writers: Rory Michael Bourke, Phil Vassar Album: I'm Alright Label: Curb Video Director: Jon Small Year Released: January 5, 1998 Billboard Peak: #1
Jo Dee Messina was one of the biggest hit makers during the mid to late 90's in country music. The 43 year old was born in Framingham, Massachusetts and moved to Nashville at age 19. She was able to meet Byron Gallimore who brought her to Curb Records executives and led to her being signed to the label in 1995. Her debut single was also one of the biggest and most well known hits "Heads Carolina, Tails California" (#2). The single was off her self-titled debut album. The second single would go top 10 with "You're Not In Kansas Anymore" (#7). After the third and fourth singles would fail to crack the top 50, Jo Dee needed another hit to be a successful artist. Luckily she was able to cut the song "Bye, Bye" which was co-written by Phil Vassar who would soon later sign his own record deal. The song was the lead from her I'm Alright album and was her first #1 single. The next two singles from the record would also go #1 ("I'm Alright", "Stand Beside Me"). The fourth single "Lesson In Leavin" most weeks would have been a #1, but it only peaked at #2 for 7 weeks thanks to the mega hit "Amazed" by Lonestar. "Because You Love Me" (#8) would round out the record. Jo Dee's second most successful album Burn would be released in 2000, and feature the #1 hits "That's The Way", and "Bring On The Rain". As well as "Burn" (#2), and "Downtime" (#5). The last single "Dare To Dream" would only peak at #23.
Unfortunately Jo Dee would only have one more top 10 single after Burn. It was also a #1 in 2005 in "My Give A Damn's Busted". She had one top 15 with "I Wish" (#15) which was off her Greatest Hits album. Her last top 20 single was the #20 peaking "Delicious Surprise (I Believe It)" in 2005 though it only got to #21 on Billboard. Her last four charting singles were "Not Going Down" (#28), "It's Too Late To Worry" (#29 on Mediabase), "Biker Chick" (#48), and "I'm Done" (#34). She finally completed her contract obligation with Curb in 2012 and started her own label called Dreambound Records. Her latest single was the non charting "Peace Sign", and will soon release another single entitled "A Woman's Rant".
Other than Shania, Jo Dee was the other female I would hear the most when I was a little kid. Great memories flood my brain whenever I hear songs like "Bye, Bye", "I'm Alright", "That's The Way", and "Downtime". She did have a clunker in there (At least to me) with "Biker Chick", and I wasn't the biggest fan of "My Give A Damn's Busted". I did enjoy "Delicious Surprise", though I may be in the minority on that one. Most of her singles I did like a good deal though. I wish she would get back to having hits though being on a small independent label like Dreambound it looks like Jo Dee's best days are behind her though I like the fact she's continuing to make music. I can't believe her last charting single was almost 6 years ago.
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Post by Markus Meyer on Feb 22, 2014 14:55:47 GMT -5
Awww yeah. "Bye, Bye" is one of my all-time faves.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Feb 22, 2014 15:25:24 GMT -5
Matt Kennon's "The Call" was amazing. I remember that the week it hit Top 40, I couldn't find an iota of information on him online, which was bizarre. I also remember that I was in a really bad mood when I reviewed his album, but I still gave it 5/5 because it had some great songs on it. Heck, it could've had "The Call" and 30 minutes of armpit farts, and I still would've given it 5/5.
Kelleigh Bannen went through the same thing: she was at #41 and NOTHING on her. No Internet footprint at all despite being just outside Top 40. (That was part of the reason why I reviewed "Sorry on the Rocks" — because I really liked the song and wanted to get the word out.) And yet there're artists who have never charted at all, like Jason Sturgeon, who have more than enough to sustain a Wikipedia article.
Jo Dee Messina seemed very one-note as her career pushed on, but "Bye, Bye" is still near the top for me. Pretty much everything from "Downtime" backward is incredibly solid, although I honestly have no recollection of ever hearing "Because You Love Me" on the radio. (I guess it fell into the same black hole for me as "This Woman Needs" and "She's in Love" did around the same time. And yet I remember "Lonely and Gone" like it was yesterday…) That said, "Heads Carolina, Tails California" is probably my favorite.
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Post by someguy on Feb 22, 2014 22:50:15 GMT -5
I agree, Jo Dee had an excellent catalogue of music in the late 90s and into the early 2000s. "I'm Alright" is probably my favourite of her songs, but I also loved "Bye Bye" and "Heads Carolina, Tails California". It's a shame she fell off as quickly as she did. I thought that her last full length album, Delicious Surprise, was excellent, but the some of the single choices were terrible. As far as her string of flop singles goes, I really liked "I'm Done", but didn't like "Biker Chick", "That's God" or "Shine".
I'm not expecting it to do too much, but I'm glad that her new album Me is getting a full release. The fact that "Peace Sign" nearly made the Indicator top 40 is somewhat promising that people are aware that she has new music coming, and are at least somewhat interested in it.
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Post by Old Fart In NC on Feb 23, 2014 2:26:15 GMT -5
Artist: McBride & the Ride Single: "Sacred Ground" Writers: Kix Brooks, Vernon Rust Album: Sacred Ground Label: MCA Records Video Director: Bill Young Year Released: 1992 Billboard Peak: #2
McBride & the Ride was formed in 1989 with the assistance of producer Tony Brown. It was originally a trio consisting of Terry McBride, Ray Herndon, and Billy Thomas. Their debut album, Burnin' Up the Road, was released in 1991. The first two singles, "Felicia" and "Every Step of the Way," failed to chart. The third single, "Can I Count on You," peaked at #15, followed by "Same Old Star" (#28). The second album, Sacred Ground, was their big breakthrough. It became their only Gold album and yielded three Top 5 singles: The title song (#2), "Going Out of My Mind" (#5), and "Just One Night" (also #5). Their third album, Hurry Sundown, did not fare as well. The lead single, "Love on the Loose, Heart on the Run," reached #3, but that was their final Top 10 hit. The only other single from the album was the title song (#17). Next came their contribution to the 8 Seconds soundtrack, "No More Cryin'" (#26; their final Top 40 appearance). MCA then decided to shift the focus from their harmony sounds (which is what I liked so much about them) to McBride. Herndon and Thomas didn't want to be pushed to the background and left the group. Other members came and went, but the next album only included McBride and Gary Morse. The group was re-named Terry McBride & the Ride, which was also the name of the album. Three singles were released: "Been There" (#45), "High Hopes and Empty Pockets" (#72), and "Somebody Will" (#57). The band broke up in 1995, but in 2000 the original lineup reunited under the original name. In 2002 they recorded the album Amarillo Sky for Dualtone Records. The only chart single from the album was "Anything That Touches You" (#50). The other two singles from the album are better known for recordings by other artists: "Squeeze Box" (The Who) and the title song (Jason Aldean). The group then disbanded permanently. McBride became a member of Brooks & Dunn's road band and co-wrote songs for them and other artists. Herndon released one solo album, Livin' the Dream, in 2005. And Thomas joined the Little River Band for a few years.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Feb 23, 2014 5:23:55 GMT -5
^ I got the "Sacred Ground" album in the mail way back in the late 90s from one of those Columbia House style catalogs (we got a lot of CDs that way, but the only other one I recall offhand is Kevin Sharp's debut), but somehow never opened it until about 2003 or so. I had no recollection of the band at the time other than their name, but I remembered "Love on the Loose, Heart on the Run", and after I got their other albums, all the other singles rang a bell too.
I even created McBride & the Ride's Wikipedia article a long time ago and got it to "Good Article" status.
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Post by Andy on Feb 23, 2014 8:02:06 GMT -5
Artist: New Grass Revival Single: "Callin' Baton Rouge" Writer: Dennis Linde Album: Friday Night in America Label: Capitol Video Director: Michael Salomon Year Released: 1989 Billboard Peak: #37 Very cool! I first learned of New Grass Revival through Garth's "Callin' Baton Rouge" cover, and subsequently acquired a couple of their most acclaimed albums, but haven't gotten around to listening to them yet. They definitely seem like an artist I'd like to get into. Random Video Of The Day:Artist: Jo Dee Messina Single: "Bye, Bye" Writers: Rory Michael Bourke, Phil Vassar Album: I'm AlrightLabel: Curb Video Director: Jon Small Year Released: January 5, 1998 Billboard Peak: #1 Good one! Always a pleasure to hear her late '90s stuff. So much nostalgia. Artist: McBride & the Ride Single: "Sacred Ground" Writers: Kix Brooks, Vernon Rust Album: Sacred Ground Label: MCA Records Video Director: Bill Young Year Released: 1992 Billboard Peak: #2 Great song. Occasionally, I've heard people rave about this band, but I never heard them on the radio growing up. I picked up all of their albums for dirt cheap online a couple years ago, and listened to "Sacred Ground" for the first time about a month ago. They're quite good and I'm kicking myself for not discovering them earlier. ^ I got the "Sacred Ground" album in the mail way back in the late 90s from one of those Columbia House style catalogs (we got a lot of CDs that way, but the only other one I recall offhand is Kevin Sharp's debut), but somehow never opened it until about 2003 or so. I had no recollection of the band at the time other than their name, but I remembered "Love on the Loose, Heart on the Run", and after I got their other albums, all the other singles rang a bell too. I even created McBride & the Ride's Wikipedia article a long time ago and got it to "Good Article" status. I remember those kinds of catalogs growing up. We got those in the mail all the time. And then there were those "music club" offers (not sure if it's the same thing as the catalogs you mention), where you could do something like pay a monthly fee and get to select several CDs sent to your door. I remember wanting to sign up for them, but my mom wouldn't let me. I have no idea if they were actually a good deal or not (probably not).
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Post by sabre14 on Feb 23, 2014 13:59:09 GMT -5
Random Video Of The Day:
Artist: Darryl Worley Single: "If Something Should Happen" Writers: Jim Brown, Dan Demay, Dave Turnbull Album: Darryl Worley Label: Dreamworks Nashville Video Director: Shaun Silva Year Released: February 28, 2005 Radio And Records Peak: #9 Billboard Peak: #9
Second Darryl video I've done, so rather than his career synopsis, I'll just talk about this single.
"If Something Should Happen" was released in February 2005 as the follow up to Darryl's #1 single "Awful Beautiful Life". Darryl said twice, once with CMT's Lance Smith and again with Lon Helton on Country Countdown USA, that when he heard the demo of this song, he actually called up one of the writers to see if they had done research on him for this particular song, because the names in the song matched real people in his family. The song peaked at #9 for two weeks on Radio And Records in early July, 2005. Here are the top 15 singles the week Darryl had his last bulleted week:
Week Ending: 7/15/2005 1. Fast Cars And Freedom - Rascal Flatts 2. As Good As I Once Was - Toby Keith 3. Something More - Sugarland 4. Mississippi Girl - Faith Hill 5. You'll Be There - George Strait 6. Keg In The Closet - Kenny Chesney 7. Play Something Country - Brooks & Dunn 8. Alcohol - Brad Paisley 9. If Something Should Happen - Darryl Worley 10. Pickin' Wildflowers - Keith Anderson 11. Don't Worry Bout A Thing - SheDaisy 12. Goodbye Time - Blake Shelton 13. Do You Want Fries With That - Tim McGraw 14. Help Somebody - Van Zant 15. My Sister - Reba McEntire
The video was directed by Shaun Silva. Darryl said he was nervous leaning against those windows so high up in the air, but overcame his fears eventually. The follow up single was "I Love Her, She Hates Me" in August, 2005. But the song would only reach #56 and Dreamworks would close for good that year.
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Post by Andy on Feb 23, 2014 14:22:42 GMT -5
Flat-out amazing song. "Awful, Beautiful Life" and this was a ridiculously good one-two punch. For some reason, I thought this song bombed - happy to see it made the top 10.
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Post by Almost Honest on Feb 23, 2014 21:38:28 GMT -5
Going back to the Jo Dee for a second I want to mention her song "You're Not In Kansas Anymore" is one of her other hits that often gets overlooked which is sad because it's one of the few country songs that actually knocks the "mayberry" lifestyle.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Feb 23, 2014 23:35:47 GMT -5
^ I agree that "If Something Should Happen" was a great song that gets overlooked. Same thing with Jo Dee's Kansas. Odd that she did two "state" songs in a row.
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Post by countryfan15 on Feb 24, 2014 0:20:30 GMT -5
Artist: McBride & the Ride Single: "Sacred Ground" Writers: Kix Brooks, Vernon Rust Album: Sacred Ground Label: MCA Records Video Director: Bill Young Year Released: 1992 Billboard Peak: #2 McBride & the Ride was formed in 1989 with the assistance of producer Tony Brown. It was originally a trio consisting of Terry McBride, Ray Herndon, and Billy Thomas. Their debut album, Burnin' Up the Road, was released in 1991. The first two singles, "Felicia" and "Every Step of the Way," failed to chart. The third single, "Can I Count on You," peaked at #15, followed by "Same Old Star" (#28). The second album, Sacred Ground, was their big breakthrough. It became their only Gold album and yielded three Top 5 singles: The title song (#2), "Going Out of My Mind" (#5), and "Just One Night" (also #5). Their third album, Hurry Sundown, did not fare as well. The lead single, "Love on the Loose, Heart on the Run," reached #3, but that was their final Top 10 hit. The only other single from the album was the title song (#17). Next came their contribution to the 8 Seconds soundtrack, "No More Cryin'" (#26; their final Top 40 appearance). MCA then decided to shift the focus from their harmony sounds (which is what I liked so much about them) to McBride. Herndon and Thomas didn't want to be pushed to the background and left the group. Other members came and went, but the next album only included McBride and Gary Morse. The group was re-named Terry McBride & the Ride, which was also the name of the album. Three singles were released: "Been There" (#45), "High Hopes and Empty Pockets" (#72), and "Somebody Will" (#57). The band broke up in 1995, but in 2000 the original lineup reunited under the original name. In 2002 they recorded the album Amarillo Sky for Dualtone Records. The only chart single from the album was "Anything That Touches You" (#50). The other two singles from the album are better known for recordings by other artists: "Squeeze Box" (The Who) and the title song (Jason Aldean). The group then disbanded permanently. McBride became a member of Brooks & Dunn's road band and co-wrote songs for them and other artists. Herndon released one solo album, Livin' the Dream, in 2005. And Thomas joined the Little River Band for a few years. This is probably my favorite single from them. Kix Brooks also cut this on his 1989 solo album but i didn't think it was near as good as theirs. They should have been way bigger then they were imo.
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Post by Old Fart In NC on Feb 24, 2014 1:39:31 GMT -5
^I feel their popularity might have been hurt by their label's change in direction when they focused more on Terry and the other original members left. It was the harmony sound in songs such as "Can I Count On You" and "Sacred Ground" that I liked so much.
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Post by bamafan2102 on Feb 24, 2014 2:24:11 GMT -5
Love that Daryl Worley album. I Love Her, She Hates Me should have been huge and If I Could Tell The Truth was a great song too.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Feb 24, 2014 2:52:10 GMT -5
^I feel their popularity might have been hurt by their label's change in direction when they focused more on Terry and the other original members left. It was the harmony sound in songs such as "Can I Count On You" and "Sacred Ground" that I liked so much. From what I gather, most critics found them really boring and unremarkable on the first two albums, except for "Sacred Ground". I know the third album with "Love on the Loose, Heart on the Run" got good reviews, but for some reason, MCA blunted that album after only 2 singles. ("Hurry Sundown" was a great song and a rare co-write by guitarist Brent Mason.)
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Post by Todd on Feb 24, 2014 12:42:52 GMT -5
It's a stretch to call this one country, but I'm going to throw it out there anyway.
One day, back sometime in the late 1990's, I heard a song on the radio that the dj said was by a "mystery artist." I think it was even a mystery to her, as to who was singing the song. She invited listeners to call in and tell who they thought the mystery artist was. Naturally, I listened extra close to see if I recognized the voice. This wasn't a country music radio station; it fell under the format called Adult Alternative, so country artists never crossed my mind. I had no clue who the singer was, but many years later, I heard the song again somewhere and finally put two and two together. This is the song:
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Post by sabre14 on Feb 24, 2014 14:56:18 GMT -5
Random Videos Of The Day: 1998
Artist: Gary Allan Single: "It Would Be You" Writers: Dan Hunt Black, Kent Robbins Album: It Would Be You Label: Decca Records Video Director: Gerry Wenner Year Released: February 10, 1998 Billboard Peak: #7
Artist: Toby Keith Single: "Dream Walkin'" Writers: Toby Keith, Chuck Cannon Album: Dream Walkin' Label: Mercury Nashville Video Director: Michael Salomon Year Released: January 26, 1998 Billboard Peak: #3
Artist: Lee Ann Womack Single: "A Little Past Little Rock" Writers: Jess Brown, Brett Jones, Tony Lane Album: Some Things I Know Label: MCA Nashville Video Director: Thom Oliphant Year Released: June 22, 1998 Billboard Peak: #2
A little different here. I decided to feature three songs from the year 1998. The year would feature 26 #1 Billboard singles. 11 were male artist, 8 were female, 5 singles held by a group, and 2 duets. The 5 biggest hits of the year were "Just To See You Smile" by Tim McGraw (6 weeks at #1), "Wide Open Spaces" by the Dixie Chicks (4 weeks at #1), "Where The Green Grass Grows" by Tim McGraw (4 weeks at #1), "This Kiss" by Faith Hill" (3 weeks at #1), and "I'm Alright" by Jo Dee Messina (3 weeks at #1).
The country world would lose valuable members to it's community including Eddie Rabbitt, Tammy Wynette, Roy Rogers, and Gene Autry. The Entertainer of the year at the CMA's would be Garth Brooks. The Song of the year would go to "Holes In The Floor Of Heaven" by Steve Wariner. The Album of the year would be Everywhere by Tim McGraw. The Male vocalist would be George Strait and the Female would go to Trisha Yearwood. The top group was awarded to the Dixie Chicks, who would also win the horizon award. The duo would of course go to Brooks & Dunn.
These three songs were among my absolute favorite hits of the year. I was only 8 years old when two of these were released, and I had just turned 9 when Lee Ann's was released.
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Post by Andy on Feb 24, 2014 17:02:32 GMT -5
I'm a big Lee Ann Womack fan but somehow am not really familiar with "A Little Past Little Rock." Isn't that weird? Very good song though.
The Toby song is one of my favorites of his. '90s uptempo contemporary country at its best.
The Gary Allan song is great. Gary's earlier output is often overshadowed by what came after, but his two first albums are pretty solid and had some excellent tunes, including this one. Another superb track from that same album is this dark masterpiece written by Allen Shamblin ("The House That Built Me"), which had to be included as a hidden bonus track, apparently because it was just too damn depressing and real:
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Feb 24, 2014 18:31:12 GMT -5
For some reason, 90s Gary just looks and sounds so different from his current self. Amazing how different a hat makes someone look.
Toby's "Dream Walkin'" and "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" are two of his best IMO. I wonder why "Double Wide Paradise" flopped so hard... probably because this was around the time he was starting to feud with Mercury.
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Post by sabre14 on Feb 25, 2014 15:25:37 GMT -5
Random Video Of The Day:
Artist: Jason Michael Carroll Single: "I Can Sleep When I'm Dead" Writers: Jim Collins, Rivers Rutherford, Jason Michael Carroll Album: Waitin' In The Country Label: Arista Nashville Video Director: David McClister Year Released: February 4, 2008 Mediabase Peak: #19 Billboard Peak: #21
Jason Michael Carroll is a 35 year old singer from Youngsville, North Carolina. He won a singing competition in 2004 called Gimme The Mic on his local WRAZ TV in North Carolina. After moving to Nashville, he met producer Rusty Harmon. He would later sign a deal with Arista Nashville in 2006. Everyone remembers his debut single "Alyssa Lies" which would peak at #5 on Mediabase in early 2007. Jason struggled to write the emotional song, and it took him well over a year span to finish it. The song was based on a true story. His second single would be a single which to me felt like it lasted forever on the charts "Livin' Our Love Song" (#5). The final release was "I Can Sleep When I'm Dead" in February 2008. The song would peak at #19 on Mediabase that summer. All three songs were off his debut album Waitin' In The Country.
In late 2008 he would release the lead single for his next album "Where I'm From". It would get to #11 on Billboard and #10 on Mediabase. The only other single from his Growing Up Is Getting Old album was "Hurry Home" in 2009. Immediately after it peaked at #14, it was announced that Jason had exited Arista's roster. He would sign with QuaterBack/Grassroots which would release his Numbers album exclusively through Cracker Barrel stores. It's only charting single would be the title track (#60). His latest single was "Close Enough" which is off a soon to be titled album.
This is actually one of my favorite singles from 2008. Being a night owl myself and regularly depriving myself of needed sleep most nights, makes me get a kick out of this song. The bridge is by far my most favorite lyric in the song. I thought it was very interesting he left Arista so quickly after "Hurry Home" peaked. Plus it was a solid top 15 single. I've heard stories about how he might have been difficult to work with back then and had friction with his label, which I don't know that to be true or not, but I asume something was up if he left after two fairly successful singles. The only single of his I didn't like was "Livin' Our Love Song". That song was sooo overplayed, especially on my local station in 2007. If I never hear that song again it will be too soon.
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Post by Todd on Feb 26, 2014 12:49:05 GMT -5
Gary Allan put out some great music during the late 90's. It's interesting to compare his success with that of another singer who debuted around the same time, David Kersh. Gary has had a sustained career in the busines for over 15 years now. David seemed to fizzle out just as quickly as he arrived. I don't know what happened to him, but Goodnight Sweetheart was definitely one of my favorite songs of the 90's.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Feb 26, 2014 13:34:40 GMT -5
^ From what I hear, Kersh quit because he just didn't like the biz anymore. Or because he was on Curb. Or because he was one of the very last of the "hat act"s and really had no personality to speak of despite a few good songs. ("If I Never Stop Loving You" was great.)
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Post by tim on Feb 26, 2014 13:49:20 GMT -5
^Here's a Country Weekly article from 2002 about David Kersh's difficulties with the music business. Not sure what he's been up to since then though.
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Post by sabre14 on Feb 26, 2014 14:57:52 GMT -5
Random Video Of The Day:
Artist: BlackHawk Single: "There You Have It" Writers: Steve Bogard, Rick Giles Album: The Sky's The Limit Label: Arista Nashville Video Director: Michael Obliwitz Year Released: August 17, 1998 Billboard Peak: #4
BlackHawk are a band founded in 1992. The originally consisting of Henry Paul, Van Stephenson, and Dave Robbins. Throughout the band's history they have had other backing musicians of the band as well, but not until recently have they become part of the band's lineup. The group's debut single off Arista Nashville was in 1993 with "Goodbye Says It All". The song peaked at #11, but is still one of the groups signature hits to this day. They would have 6 consecutive top 10 singles after their debut including "Every Once In A While" (#2), "Down In Flames" (#10), and "I'm Not Strong Enough To Say No" (#2). After "Almost A Memory Now", and "Big Guitar" went top 20 in 1996, they would have a few disappointing charting singles before their final trip to the top 10 in 1998 with "There You Have It" (#4).
Believe it or not the group never had a #1 single. Unfortunately in 2000 Stepehenson would leave the group to deal with his diagnosis with skin cancer. He would pass away in 2001. Van was replaced by Randy Threet, who was with the group for two years before being replaced by Anthony Crawford, then Michael Randall. Threet would rejoin in 2010. BlackHawk would leave Arista for Columbia in 2002. They would make one album entitled Spirit Dancer. The highest single was "Days Of America" (#37). Columbia would drop them in 2003. They would sign with Rust Records in 2006, but the label would shutter after just two singles. Since then they have been part of Radiance and Airline Records. Their last album was in 2011 entitled Down From The Mountain. They are currently working on a new album with Loud and Proud Records.
This is one of my brother's two favorite bands (Restless Heart). He's 14 years older than I am, so he is much more familiar with BlackHawk then I am. This is still my favorite song from them with "Goodbye Says It All", and "Postmarked Birmingham" being a close second and third. They will certainly go down as one of the most underrated artist or groups in country music history.
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Ten Pound Hammer
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I watched it all on my radio
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Feb 26, 2014 15:06:00 GMT -5
Love me some Blackhawk. "That's Just About Right" is my favorite of theirs. I also loved "Gloryland", even moreso when Keni Thomas redid it and had them sing the backing vocals.
Stephenson and Robbins wrote a lot of Restless Heart's 80s material.
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Andy
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Post by Andy on Feb 26, 2014 16:13:25 GMT -5
I love Blackhawk as well. I have their first three studio albums and revisit them frequently. I always thought Henry Paul (I believe that's the lead singer's name) has an awesome and unique voice.
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kw9461
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Post by kw9461 on Feb 26, 2014 21:21:15 GMT -5
Absolutely love Blackhawk. Their first album may be the best debut I own. Every Once In A While & That's Just About Right are two of absolute favorite 90's songs. They weren't as consistent after that, but I still love a lot of their singles (I'm Not Strong Enough To Say No, Postmarked Birmingham, One Night In New Orleans stand out in particular).
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Post by Old Fart In NC on Feb 27, 2014 1:08:32 GMT -5
Artist: Sara Evans Single: "Three Chords and the Truth" Writers: Sara Evans, Ron Harbin, Aimee Mayo Album: Three Chords and the Truth Label: RCA Nashville Video Director: Susan Johnson Year Released: 1997 Billboard Peak: #44
Sara's first album, Three Chords and the Truth (released in 1997), was very traditional and loved by critics. Billboard, Washington Post, and others ranked it among the top 10 country albums of the year. Country radio was not impressed, however. All three singles failed to reach the Top 40: "True Lies" (#59), the title song (#44), and "Shame About That" (#48). Her second album, 1998's No Place That Far, also started slow. The debut single, "Cryin' Game," only made it to #56. The title song, however, not only became her first Top 40, it went all the way to #1. The song included vocals from Vince Gill, although I don't recall whether he was officially credited. The third and final single, "Fool, I'm a Woman," stalled at #32, and I questioned whether she'd go down as a one-hit wonder. Her third album, Born to Fly, answered that loud and clear. The first single, the title song, became her second #1. That was followed by "I Could Not Ask for More" (#2), "Saints & Angels" (#16), and "I Keep Looking" (#5). Since then she has scored five more Top 10 hits, including three more #1's: "Suds in the Bucket," "A Real Fine Place to Start," and "A Little Bit Stronger." Her chart fortunes have waned in recent years, as "A Little Bit Stronger" is her only Top 10 appearance since 2005. She has always been somewhat inconsistent, as she has never had more than two Top 10 hits in a row. Her new album, Slow Me Down, is scheduled for release in a couple weeks. The lead single and title song is currently living up to its name, slowly climbing the airplay charts.
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