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Post by Old Fart In NC on Mar 5, 2014 20:14:45 GMT -5
Yesterday I commemorated Mardi Gras; today Ash Wednesday gets its due.
Artist: The Desert Rose Band Single: "Ashes of Love" Writers: Jack Anglin, Jim Anglin, Johnnie Wright Album: The Desert Rose Band Label: MCA/Curb Records Video Director: N/A (unofficial performance video) Year Released: 1987 Billboard Peak: #26
The Desert Rose Band was a country rock band formed in 1985 by Chris Hillman, formerly of The Byrds and Flying Burrito Brothers. The band was named after Hillman's 1984 solo album, Desert Rose. Other original members were Herb Pedersen, John Jorgenson, Bill Bryson, Jay Dee Maness, and Steve Duncan. In 1990 Maness left the band and was replaced by Tom Brumley, a member of Buck Owens' Buckaroos. Maness in turn replaced Brumley in the Buckaroos. In effect the Desert Rose Band traded Maness to the Buckaroos for Brumley. Trades happen all the time in sports. In country music, not so much.
Their self-titled debut album was released in 1987 and included the singles "Ashes of Love" (#26), "Love Reunited" (#6), "One Step Forward" (#2), and "He's Back and I'm Blue" (their first #1). The follow-up album, Running, was released in 1988 and included the singles "Summer Wind" (#2), "I Still Believe in You" (their second and final #1), "She Don't Love Nobody" (#3), and "Hello Trouble" (#11). 1990 saw the release of Pages of Life, their last studio album to hit the country albums chart. It included three more hits: "Start All Over Again (#6), "In Another Lifetime" (#13), and "Story of Love" (#10; their final Top 10). A greatest hits album, A Dozen Roses--Greatest Hits was released in 1991. It included three new songs: "Will This Be the Day" (#37; their final Top 40), "Come a Little Closer" (#65), and Price I Pay (not released as a single). Also in 1991 came their final U.S. album, True Love. Two singles charted but fell short of the Top 40. A final studio album, Life Goes On, was released in 1993 in Europe only. The group disbanded in 1994, then reunited in 2008. The reunited band played some concerts but has not released any new music. They announced plans for a live album but that project has been tabled until further notice.
Ashes of Love was previously included on the aforementioned Chris Hillman solo album, Desert Rose. For many years it seemed to me to be a lost hit. There was no official video made. It's their only chart single not to have its own Wikipedia page. And it was their only single to that time not to be included on their 1991 greatest hits album. A few years ago, however, the album became available on CD and the song is available for download.
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Post by sabre14 on Mar 6, 2014 0:04:59 GMT -5
Random Video Of The Night:
Artist: Sweethearts Of The Rodeo Single: "Satisfy You" Writers: Janis Gill, Don Shlitz Album: One Time, One Night Label: Columbia Nashville Video Director: Bob Small Year Released: 1988 Billboard Peak: #5
Going back a bit for me. Sweethearts Of The Radio were a girl duo comprised of sisters Janis and Kristine Oliver. They were born and raised in Southern California. After winning the Wrangler Country Showdown in 1985 they were signed to Columbia's roster and released their debut single "Hey Baby Doll" (#21). Their second single would be their first top 10 with "Since I Found You" (#7). It would start a string of 7 straight top 10 finishing singles. Among these were "Midnight Girl/Sunset Town" (#4), "Satisfy You" (#5), "Blue To The Bone" (#5) and "I Feel Fine" (#9). All of their first nine singles were from their self-titled debut and One Time, One Night albums. But after both their Buffalo Zone and Sisters albums failed to produce any top 20 singles, they were dropped from Columbia.
They released their next two albums via independent Sugar Hill records entitled Radio Waltz and Beautiful Lies. Neither would have any charting singles. They have also recorded two more albums since the turn of the century with Anthology (2000) and Restless (2012). Janis Oliver is well known for being married to Vince Gill up until 1997 when the two filed for divorce.
I remember hearing this song for the first time on a all-time favorites weekend on WYRK. The station only did it a handful of times from 2004 to 2005, but it was fantastic. Basically anything from the 70's to the late 90's. I really like the old school feel of this song from a couple of very talented sisters.
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Post by Old Fart In NC on Mar 6, 2014 1:07:50 GMT -5
^Vince recorded two songs about the frustrations of being married to Janis when she was on the road all the time: The up-tempo tongue-in-cheek "Everybody's Sweetheart" and the ballad "The Radio." Both were Top 40 songs from his album The Way Back Home (his last RCA album before moving on to MCA and becoming a superstar). My favorite Sweethearts song is actually their lowest peaking Top 40 song, "If I Never See Midnight Again" (which stopped at #39). Next would be "Satisfy You" and "Midnight Girl/Sunset Town."
A tie-in between the last two videos posted. Sweethearts of the Rodeo were named after an album from The Byrds, which Chris Hillman was a member of before he formed the Desert Rose Band.
ETA: The Ball is one of my favorites; I downloaded it several years ago. When I saw it mentioned in this thread I initially confused it with Brett James' "After All," which was out around the same time (I also downloaded that song).
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Post by onebuffalo on Mar 6, 2014 13:43:42 GMT -5
If I am not mistaken, Satisfy You is the first song from the 1980s sabre14 has saluted. Nice pick. Remember Sweethearts of the Rodeo very well. They were competing at the time with another at Columbia, the O'Kanes.
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Post by sabre14 on Mar 6, 2014 14:38:37 GMT -5
Random Video Of The Day:
Artist: Faith Hill Single: "The Secret Of Life" Writers: Gretchen Peters Album: Faith Label: Warner Bros. Nashville Video Director: Steven Goldmann Year Released: April 26, 1999 Billboard Peak: #4
This was the final single off Faith Hill's album simply titled Faith. It was also the final single before the huge Breathe era. "The Secret Of Life" was written by Gretchen Peters who is a well respected writer in Nashville. Gretchen had an album out entitled The Secret Of Life in 1996 and released the title track to radio. Unfortunately the song did not chart. She is probably best known for writing Martina McBride's classic song "Independence Day". She also wrote Andy Grigg's top 5 single from 2005 "If Heaven" (#5). The video for "The Secret Of Life" according to Wikipedia was supposed to be filmed at The Palace Saloon in Florida, but it suffered extensive damage the night before the shoot. So the exterior shots are the original location while the interior was shot at another business. "The Secret Of Life" finished at #26 on Billboard's year end chart for 1999.
Faith's career would be launched to even bigger star status with the release of her follow up single "Breathe" later that year. She would go on to have two big crossover singles ("Breathe" and "The Way You Love Me") along with Breathe selling over 8 million copies as of 2013. After the success of her comeback single "Mississippi Girl" (#1) in 2005, Faith slowly slowed down with her commercial success. In fact she hasn't had a top 10 single since "Sunshine And Summertime" (#7) in 2006. Her latest two singles "Come Home" and "American Heart" both failed to crack the top 20 and her Illusion album has since been put on hold.
Great song here by Faith. Almost anything from 1998 to 2001 gives me flashbacks from my childhood days. This song is certainly in my all-time favorites from her. I was so thrilled to hear her sing this song when she and Tim came here on the Soul to Soul 2 tour in Mid 2006. That concert was somehow, someway the closes I've ever sat in a concert. Easily one of the highlights of my short life so far. The next night, my Sabres eliminated the Ottawa Senators in the Stanley Cup playoffs. One of the greatest two day stretches ever ;). I like many others wish she would come back with a huge hit again. Hopefully she won't wait to much longer.
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Post by Old Fart In NC on Mar 6, 2014 18:00:35 GMT -5
If I am not mistaken, Satisfy You is the first song from the 1980s sabre14 has saluted. Nice pick. Remember Sweethearts of the Rodeo very well. They were competing at the time with another at Columbia, the O'Kanes. I remember the O'Kanes. Jamie O'Hara and Kieran Kane. They had six Top 40 hits (all of which made the Top 10) from 1986 to 1988. They had one #1, "Can't Stop My Heart from Loving You." My favorite was "Daddies Need to Grow Up Too," which made it to #9. Kieran Kane previously had a solo career with six Top 40 songs, including two which made the Top 20 (he had no Top 10 solo hits). Jamie O'Hara was the writer of the Judds classic "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ol' Days)."
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Post by Andy on Mar 6, 2014 18:09:32 GMT -5
^I've heard good things about the O'Kanes. I really need to get into them. Jamie O'Hara has written some excellent tunes, such as "50,000 Names", "Man to Man", the aforementioned "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ol' Days)", etc.
"The Secret of Life" is my favorite Faith Hill song.
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Post by tim on Mar 6, 2014 18:54:49 GMT -5
The Secret of Life" is my favorite Faith Hill song. Mine too! I've always loved it. "You Can't Lose Me" is a close second.
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Post by Old Fart In NC on Mar 7, 2014 2:32:37 GMT -5
countryhistorian gets an assist for this video, because it was his mention of the O'Kanes in response to the Sweethearts of the Rodeo video that made me think of this song.
Artist: The Judds Single: "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days)" Writer: Jamie O'Hara Album: Rockin' with the Rhythm Label: RCA/Curb Records Video Director: David Hogan Year Released: 1986 Billboard Peak: #1
The Judds were a duo consisting of mother Naomi and daughter Wynonna. Well-known actress Ashley Judd is Naomi's daughter and Wynonna's sister. They were originally from Ashland, Kentucky. That area of Kentucky was a hotbed of country music; acts such as Ricky Skaggs, Patty Loveless, and Billy Ray Cyrus were also from eastern Kentucky. In fact, U.S. Highway 23 in eastern Kentucky is known as Country Music Highway. They released their debut album, Wynonna & Naomi (a six-song mini album) in 1983. Their first single, "Had a Dream (For the Heart)," peaked at #17. One other single was released from the mini-album: "Mama He's Crazy," which was their first #1. That song was also included on their first full-length album, 1984's Why Not Me. Two other songs from the mini-album were subsequently included on later albums and released as singles: "Change of Heart" and "John Deere Tractor." "Mama He's Crazy" began a streak of 11 consecutive #1 hits and 14 of 16, interrupted only by their cover of Elvis Presley's "Don't be Cruel" (#10 in 1987) and "Give a Little Love" (#2 in 1988). Their final #1 was "Let Me Tell You About Love" in 1999. In 1990 they missed the Top 10 for the first time since their debut single when "Guardian Angels" stopped at #16. They then had three more Top 10 hits (including the title cut) from their farewell album, 1990's Love Can Build a Bridge. Naomi had to retire from the music business after being diagnosed with hepatitis, and Wynonna went on to a highly successful solo career (10 Top 10 hits, including 4 #1's). The Judds had a brief reunion in 2000 when Naomi's health had improved. They released a four-song EP, Big Bang Boogie, which was packaged as a bonus with early pressings of Wynonna's solo album New Day Dawning. One single was released from the EP: "Stuck in Love," which reached #26. All told The Judds had 24 singles, all of which reached the Top 40. 20 of those reached the Top 10, with 14 going all the way to #1. All of this (except for the brief comeback) was within a period of about 8 years; chart runs were a lot faster in those days.
The Judds were never one of my favorite artists, although I liked them enough to buy two greatest hits sets. However, I really liked several of their songs. "Grandpa" is one of my all-time favorite songs by anybody. Other favorite Judds songs were "Maybe Your Baby's Got the Blues" (#1 in 1987), "Young Love (Strong Love)" (#1 in 1989), "Guardian Angels" (#16 in 1990), "Love Can Build a Bridge" (#5 in 1990), and "John Deere Tractor" (#29 in 1991; their last single before Naomi's hiatus).
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Mar 7, 2014 12:48:56 GMT -5
"The Secret of Life" is my favorite Faith song too. Which is odd, since she really lost me only one song later. I still think "Breathe" is an overrated hack job, and "The Way You Love Me" nearly unlistenable.
The O'Kanes were good, but probably too traditional for the 80s to have a long life. I have an 80s compilation that has Kieran Kane's version of "Gonna Have a Party", also recorded by Alabama. Kane's version hit #30 and was never put on an album.
I hear a lot of 80s stuff on WATZ, but I've never heard those Desert Rose Band or Sweethearts of the Rodeo songs before. WATZ recently went through a spell where they played DRB's "Summer Wind" a lot.
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Post by sabre14 on Mar 7, 2014 14:40:32 GMT -5
Random Video Of The Day:
Artist: Gary Nichols Single: "Unbroken Ground" Writers: Kris Bergsnes, James Leblanc, Gary Nichols, John Paul White Album: Non-album single Label: Mercury Nashville Video Director: Paul Boyd Year Released: May, 2006 Mediabase Peak: #35 Billboard Peak: #39
Gary Nichols is a 35 year old singer/songwriter from Muscle Shoals, Alabama. He learned guitar at age 6 and had been in numerous talent competitions as a child and teenager. He was able to have his first recording session at age 19 in Nashville. After joining a rock group called Gulliver, they played a private show for some industry reps including Scott Hendricks. He then met Gary and recorded songs with him. From there Hendricks introduced Gary's music to Universal head James Stroud. Stroud offered him a contract with Mercury in 2004. He did not release his first single til 2006 though with "Unbroken Ground". The song would be able to get a good number of stations to add it, but when it reached the top 40 it didn't go much further as it peaked at #35 on Mediabase.
Gary's follow up in late 2006 "I Can't Love You Anymore" only got to #59, and his third and final single "Goin Fast" failed to chart and he was dropped from Mercury's roster. He continued to play shows and write songs in Nashville til 2010 when he was chosen to replace Chris Stapleton as the lead singer for bluegrass band The Steeldrivers.
The passion that Gary delivers with this song is fantastic. I also thought it was a very well written song with the instrumentation coupled with it's clever lyrics. Here were some of the singles around "Unbroken Ground" on Mediabase when it peaked in August of 2006.
Week Ending: 8/18/2006
30. Taylor Swift - Tim McGraw 31. Jason Aldean - Amarillo Sky 32. Darryl Worley - Nothin' But A Love Thang 33. Kenny Chesney - You Save Me 34. Carolina Rain - Get Outta My Way 35. Gary Nichols - Unbroken Ground 36. Carrie Underwood - Before He Cheats 37. Trent Tomlinson - One Wing In The Fire 38. Jo Dee Messina - It's Too Late To Worry 39. Bomshel - Ain't My Day To Care 40. LeAnn Rimes - Some People 41. Joe Nichols - I'll Wait For You 42. Sammy Kershaw - Tennessee Girl
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Post by Old Fart In NC on Mar 8, 2014 1:43:10 GMT -5
Artist: Mike Reid Single: "Walk on Faith" Writers: Mike Reid, Allen Shamblin Album: Turning for Home Label: Columbia Records Video Director: Deaton-Flanigen Productions Year Released: 1990 Billboard Peak: #1
Mike Reid was known for scoring hits on people before on the country music charts. He was an All-American defensive tackle for the Penn State Nittany Lions. In his senior season (1969) he won the Outland Trophy and the Maxwell Award and finished 5th in the Heisman Trophy voting. He was a first round draft pick (#7 overall) by the Cincinnati Bengals in 1970. In his five year NFL career he was an All-AFC selection every year from 1971 through 1974, and he was both an All-Pro selection and Pro Bowl selection in 1972 and 1973. He retired after the 1974 season due to knee and hand injuries and to focus on his music career. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1987 and is also a member of the Penn State Athletic Hall of Fame.
OK, this is a music board, not a football board. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in music from Penn State in 1969. Between seasons in his football career he performed as a pianist for the Utah, Dallas, and Cincinnati symphony orchestras. During that time he met Larry Gatlin, who helped Reid begin his songwriting career. Reid has written or co-written songs for the likes of Ronnie Milsap, Conway Twitty, The Judds, Wynonna Judd (solo), Don Williams, Gene Watson, Tanya Tucker, Willie Nelson, and others. He won the 1984 Grammy Award for Best Country Song for Ronnie Milsap's "Stranger in My House" (the award goes to the songwriter, not the singer). He also co-wrote Bonnie Raitt's pop standard, "I Can't Make You Love Me." In 2005 he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. I have no doubt that he's the only member of both the College Football Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Although best known as a songwriter, he had a brief recording career in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He recorded a duet with Ronnie Milsap, "Old Folks." It was included on Ronnie's album Heart & Soul and reached #2 in 1988. He then recorded two albums for Columbia. The first, Turning for Home, was released in February, 1991, around the time his debut solo single, "Walk on Faith," was peaking at #1. Subsequent singles from the album peaked lower: "Till You Were Gone" (#17), "As Simple as That" (#14), "I'll Stop Loving You" (#23), and "I Got a Life" (#54). His second and final album, Twilight Town, was released in 1992 and included two non-Top 40 singles: "Keep On Walkin'" (#45) and "Call Home" (#43). The album also included his own version of "I Can't Make You Love Me" and "Love Without Mercy," which was a #8 hit for Lee Roy Parnell in 1992. Shortly after Twilight Town failed to produce a Top 40 hit Reid was dropped by Columbia and he never released another single or album.
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Post by tim on Mar 8, 2014 2:58:59 GMT -5
^Talk about nostalgic. This is one of those songs that I can say was one of my first introductions to country music. I can still remember hearing it on the radio as a young boy. Love, love, love this song!
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Post by Andy on Mar 8, 2014 9:25:08 GMT -5
-Nice choice for the Gary Nichols song, sabre14. I completely forgot about that one. It seems like 2006 had an unusually large number of good songs that didn't chart high. -Also a nice one, Old Fart In NC. This is the only Mike Reid song I know, but it's always a pleasure to hear it! Lots of nostalgia.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Mar 8, 2014 12:34:31 GMT -5
^ Seems like late 2004-2006 was a peak period for "good songs that didn't chart high". Ryan Shupe & the RubberBand, anyone?
I remember Mike Reid's "Till You Were Gone" as well. Never understood why he couldn't get another hit.
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Post by sabre14 on Mar 8, 2014 15:47:01 GMT -5
Random Video Of The Day:
Artist: Restless Heart Single: "When She Cries" Writers: Sonny LeMaire, Marc Beeson Album: Big Iron Horses Label: RCA Nashville Video Director: Wayne Miller Year Released: August 31, 1992 Billboard Peak: #9
Now for my older brother's all-time favorite country band :). Restless Heart are a group that consist of John Dittrich, Paul Gregg, Dave Innis, Greg Jennings, and Larry Stewart. Famous producer Tim DuBois put Restless Heart together to record demos for other artist, though the group was impressive enough to be signed to a deal themselves by RCA in 1984. Verlon Thompson was originally in the group but was replaced by Larry Stewart before recording their debut self-titled album. "Let The Heartache Ride" was their first single in 1985 and peaked at #23. That would be the only last time Restless Heart would miss the top 10 in 5 years; as the next 13 singles would prove to make them a well known name. This included 6 straight #1 singles ("That Rock Won't Roll", "I'll Still Be Loving You", "Why Does It Have To Be Wrong Or Right", "Wheels", "The Bluest Eyes In Texas, "A Tender Lie").
Come the 90's their success would taper off though. In fact "When She Cries" was their final trip to the top 10 in late 1992. The song would actually become a crossover single as well. It reached #11 on the Billboard Top 100 and #2 on the AC chart. In 1994 the group would gradually disband. John Dittrich founded The Buffalo Club who had one top 10 single. While Greg Jennings joined Vince Gill's road band. The group would reunite for good in 2002, and would have one final top 30 chart entry in 2004 with "Feel My Way To You" (#29). Their latest album was A Restless Heart Christmas in 2013.
"When She Cries" might be the earliest memories I have of hearing a country song on the radio when I was maybe 5 or 6 years old. They are my brother's favorite country band, though his favorite band of any genre was Little River Band. I think the similar sound that Restless Heart along with BlackHawk is the reason he liked them so much. It's hard to believe that they haven't had a top 10 single in over 20 years. Another fun fact is that "When She Cries" was written by former Burnin' Daylight members Marc Beeson and Sonny LeMaire. Beeson also co-wrote the singles "Be Grateful" by The Farm, "Let Me" by Pat Green, and "We Are Tonight" by Billy Currington. LeMaire is a member of the group Exile.
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Post by onebuffalo on Mar 8, 2014 16:02:50 GMT -5
All the songs from Restless Heart's debut CD (self-titled) were rejected by Alabama!
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Post by Andy on Mar 8, 2014 17:48:22 GMT -5
Good one. I'm not really familiar with Restless Heart beyond four or five of their biggest hits, but I really like all of their songs I've heard. "The Bluest Eyes in Texas" is an amazing song.
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Post by Old Fart In NC on Mar 8, 2014 21:43:19 GMT -5
"I'll Still Be Loving You" was also a crossover hit for Restless Heart. It reached #33 on the Hot 100 and #3 AC. Today a country song reaching #33 on the Hot 100 isn't unusual, but at that time it was basically unheard of. Following the end of the Urban Cowboy era and Kenny Rogers' decline on pop radio country songs hitting the Top 40 was extremely rare. From the mid 1980s through the early 1990s the two Restless Heart songs and Billy Ray Cyrus' "Achy Breaky Heart" are the only country songs I recall hitting the Top 40 on the Hot 100.
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Post by carriekins on Mar 8, 2014 22:28:08 GMT -5
I love "When She Cries!" Good one.
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Post by Old Fart In NC on Mar 9, 2014 2:21:25 GMT -5
Artist: Rodney Crowell Single: "I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried" Writer: Rodney Crowell Album: Diamonds & Dirt Label: Columbia Records Video Director: Bill Pope Year Released: 1988 Billboard Peak: #1
Rodney Crowell is a highly successful singer and songwriter. He was a guitar payer in Emmylou Harris' Hot Band before rcording as a solo artist. He had a Top 40 pop hit before he hit the Top 40 on the country chart ("Ashes by Now," later a #4 country hit for Lee Ann Womack, reached #37 on the Hot 100 in 1980). His first eight country chart records included three Top 40 appearances: "Stars on the Water" (#30), "Victim or a Fool" (#34), and "When I'm Free Again" (#38). His breakthrough came in 1988 when his fifth album, Diamonds & Dirt, made country music history as the first album to yield five #1 country hits. "It's Such a Small World" (with then-wife Rosanne Cash) was followed by "I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried," "She's Crazy for Leavin'," "After All This Time," and "Above and Beyond." Those were the only #1 hits of his career. His follow-up album, Keys to the Highway, yielded "Many a Long and Lonesome Highway" (#3), "If Looks Could Kill" (#6), "My Past is Present" (#22), "Now That We're Alone" (#17), and "Things I Wish I Said" (#72; should have been MUCH higher). Then came Life Is Messy, which had his final two Top 40 hits: "Lovin' All Night" (#10) and "What Kind of Love" (#11). Since then five of his singles have charted but fallen short of the Top 40. A couple notable songs are "Please Remember Me" (#69; later a five-week #1 for Tim McGraw) and "I Walk the Line Revisited" (with former father-in-law Johnny Cash; #61). The latter was from his highly acclaimed The Houston Kid album. Rodney's most recent album is last year's Old Yellow Moon, a duet album with Emmylou Harris. He's scheduled to release Tarpaper Sky on New West Records on April 15, 2014 (Tax Day).
In addition to his own hits Rodney has written numerous hits for other artists, including Waylon Jennings, the Oak Ridge Boys, and Crystal Gayle. Perhaps his biggest songwriting success was "Shame on the Moon," a #2 pop, #1 AC, and #15 country hit for Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Mar 9, 2014 8:16:40 GMT -5
I have the oddest memory of hearing "When She Cries" when I was 5 or 6, sitting in a bathtub full of oatmeal because I had just come down with chicken pox. It's still my favorite RH song, barely edging out "Fast Movin' Train".
Old Fart: I think the only country song to hit Top 40 on the Hot 100 between "When She Cries" and "Any Man of Mine" was David Ball's "Thinkin' Problem".
Rodney Crowell is great, too. "What Kind of Love" and all of the Diamonds & Dirt album are some of the best things I've ever heard.
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Post by Old Fart In NC on Mar 9, 2014 9:57:17 GMT -5
Old Fart: I think the only country song to hit Top 40 on the Hot 100 between "When She Cries" and "Any Man of Mine" was David Ball's "Thinkin' Problem". You could be right. "When She Cries" and Achy Breaky Heart" were both in 1992, but "Achy Breaky Heart" was released several months earlier. I forgot that "Thinking Problem" hit the Top 40, but it reached exactly #40 in 1994.
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Post by Andy on Mar 9, 2014 11:01:43 GMT -5
I love, love Rodney Crowell. Easily among my top 10 favorite artists. The Houston Kid and Diamonds & Dirt are masterpieces in my book, and other albums like Ain't Living Love Like This, Jewel of the South, Fate's Right Hand, and The Outsider aren't far behind. It's always saddened me that other than the Diamonds & Dirt era, radio hasn't cared about him at all.
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Post by Old Fart In NC on Mar 9, 2014 11:48:17 GMT -5
Rodney and Mike Reid seem similar to me in the sense that both had some success as singers but more as songwriters. They both should have had more success as singers.
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Post by onebuffalo on Mar 9, 2014 14:01:22 GMT -5
"I'll Still Be Loving You" was also a crossover hit for Restless Heart. It reached #33 on the Hot 100 and #3 AC. Today a country song reaching #33 on the Hot 100 isn't unusual, but at that time it was basically unheard of. Following the end of the Urban Cowboy era and Kenny Rogers' decline on pop radio country songs hitting the Top 40 was extremely rare. From the mid 1980s through the early 1990s the two Restless Heart songs and Billy Ray Cyrus' "Achy Breaky Heart" are the only country songs I recall hitting the Top 40 on the Hot 100. The biggest crossover hit of the late 1980s involving all three charts (country, pop, and adult contemporary) was Roy Orbison's You Got It in early 1989 (#7 country, #9 pop, and #1 A.C.).
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Post by sabre14 on Mar 9, 2014 14:05:06 GMT -5
Rodney and Mike Reid seem similar to me in the sense that both had some success as singers but more as songwriters. They both should have had more success as singers. Rodney had much more success as a singer and a songwriter than Mike did though. I liked "Walk On Faith" but he really was a one hit wonder with some semi hits, while Rodney is pretty well known to this day and had 5 straight #1 singles.
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Post by onebuffalo on Mar 9, 2014 14:11:06 GMT -5
Rodney and Mike Reid seem similar to me in the sense that both had some success as singers but more as songwriters. They both should have had more success as singers. Rodney had much more success as a singer and a songwriter than Mike did though. I liked "Walk On Faith" but he really was a one hit wonder with some semi hits, while Rodney is pretty well known to this day and had 5 straight #1 singles. As much as I love Rodney Crowell and Mike Reid as singer/songwriters, I think Reid has an edge over Crowell with respect to country hits. Here are the ones Reid has wrote (plus others): “Stranger In My House” - Ronnie Milsap, 1983 (#5) - 1983 Grammy for Best Country Song “Inside” - Ronnie Milsap, 1983 (#1) “Hollywood Heroes” - John Schneider, 1984 “Prisoner Of The Highway”- Ronnie Milsap, 1984 (#6), Mark Wills, 2003 “Show Her” - Ronnie Milsap, 1984 (#1) “Still Losing You” - Ronnie Milsap, 1984 (#1) “I Never Quite Got Back (From Loving You)” - Sylvia, 1984 (#3) “To Me” - Barbara Mandrell & Lee Greenwood, 1984 (#3) “Lost In The Fifties Tonight” - Ronnie Milsap, 1985 (#1) - 1985 ACM Song of the Year; 1986 ASCAP Country Song of the Year “She Keeps The Home Fires Burning” - Ronnie Milsap, 1985 (#1) “It’s Only Over For You” - Tammy Wynette, 1985, Michael Johnson, 1986, Tanya Tucker, 1987 (#8) “In Love” - Ronnie Milsap, 1986 (#1) “Lonely People” - Lee Greenwood, 1986 “While I’m Here” - Dan Seals, 1986 “How Do I Turn You On” - Ronnie Milsap, 1987 (#1) “Fallin’ For You For Years” - Conway Twitty, 1987 (#2) “Love Without Mercy” - Oak Ridge Boys, 1987, Lee Roy Parnell, 1992 (#8), Rita Coolidge, 1998 “Everybody’s Crazy ’Bout My Baby” - Marie Osmond, 1987 “We Fell In Love Anyway” - Kenny Rogers, 1987 “I Wouldn’t Be A Man” - Don Williams, 1988 (#9), Kirk Whalum, 1995, Billy Dean, 1996 (#45) “Old Folks” - Ronnie Milsap & Mike Reid, 1988 (#2) “Where Do The Nights Go” - Ronnie Milsap, 1988 (#1) “Too Soon To Tell” - Michael Johnson, 1988, Bonnie Raitt, 1989 “One Good Well” - Don Williams, 1989 (#4) “The Hurtin’ Side” - Shelby Lynne, 1989, (#38) “Your Love Stays With Me” - Shelby Lynne, 1989, Mike Reid, 1991, Cleve Francis, 1993, Russ Taff, 1994, Gary Chapman, 1998, Sugar Bees, 2000 “One Night” - Etta James, 1989 “Not My Baby” - Judds, 1989 “Born To Be Blue” - Judds, 1990 (#5) “There You Are” - Willie Nelson, 1990 (#8) “He Talks To Me” - Lorrie Morgan, 1990 (#4) “One Night” - Kenny Rogers, 1990 “You Would Do The Same For Me” - Ricky Van Shelton, 1990 “She Makes The Coming Home” - Shenandoah, 1990 “Forever’s As Far As I’ll Go” - Alabama, 1991 (#1) “Walk On Faith” - Mike Reid, 1991 (#1) “She’s In Love” - Conway Twitty, 1991 “I Don’t Go Back Anymore” - George Jones, 1991 “Here And Now” - Andy Williams, 1991 “In Tears” - Lorrie Morgan, 1991 “I Can’t Make You Love Me” - Bonnie Raitt, 1992 (#6 AC / #18 Pop), Nancy Wilson, 1994, Kenny Rogers, 1999 “In This Life” - Collin Raye, 1992 (#1 / #21 AC), Kirk Whalum, 1995, Bette Midler, 1995 “Some Kind Of Trouble” - Tanya Tucker, 1992 (#3) “My Strongest Weakness” - Wynonna, 1993 (#4) “When He Leaves You” - Shania Twain, 1993 “Tell Me I’m Crazy” - Shelby Lynne, 1993 “You Sure Know How To Make A Memory” - Anne Murray, 1994 “I Turn To You” - Kirk Whalum, 1995 “Saved By The Grace Of Your Love” - Lee Roy Parnell, 1995, Neville Brothers, 1996 “To Be Loved By You” - Wynonna, 1996 (#1) “Everywhere” - Tim McGraw, 1997 (#1) “The Only Way I Know” - Kenny Rogers, 1997, Ty Herndon, 1998 “If I Had Left” - Oak Ridge Boys, 1999 “Learning To Live With Love Again” - Wynonna, 2000 “All That You Could Be” - Kenny Rogers, 2000
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Post by sabre14 on Mar 9, 2014 14:31:34 GMT -5
Random Video Of The Day:
Artist: Sugarland Single: "Everyday America" Writers: Kristian Bush, Jennifer Nettles, Lisa Carver Album: Enjoy The Ride Label: Mercury Nashville Video Director: Rodney Schenck Year Released: May 21, 2007 Mediabase Peak: #9 Billboard Peak: #9
"Everyday America" was debuted as Sugarland's third single from their sophomore album Enjoy The Ride at the 2007 ACM Awards in Las Vegas. The song would end up peaking at #9, thus making it the only single off the album to not go #1 ("Stay" was a Mediabase only #1). Sugarland was on their first album without Kristen Hall who left the group in early 2006. Only one song on Enjoy The Ride would have Hall's name to it's credits ("Sugarland"). The third album Love On The Inside would feature another 3 #1 singles ("All I Want To Do", "Already Gone", "It Happens"). "Joey" would only get to #17 in late 2009. Sugarland would only see the top of the Mediabase chart one more time in late 2010 with the lead to their The Incredible Machine album ("Stuck Like Glue"). "Little Miss" would peak at #11 and "Tonight" would be their lone flop as a single (#32).
The music video for "Everday America" was shot inside a local grocery store. The organ and clavinet that is used in the song was played by Kristian's brother Brandon. "Everday America" was also co-written by well respected songwriter Lisa Carver who wrote Maggie Rose's latest single "Looking Back Now". The song would peak in August of 2007. Here were the top 25 singles of the Mediabase chart when "Everday America" saw it's final peak week:
Week Ending: 8/31/2007
1. Rodney Atkins - These Are My People 2. Kenny Chesney - Never Wanted Nothing More 3. Reba McEntire f/Kelly Clarkson - Because Of You 4. Rascal Flatts - Take Me There 5. Brooks & Dunn - Proud Of The House We Built 6. Toby Keith - Love Me If You Can 7. Brad Paisley - Online 8. Luke Bryan - All My Friends Say 9. Sugarland - Everyday America 10. Carrie Underwood - So Small 11. Dierks Bentley - Free And Easy (Down The Road I Go) 12. Tim McGraw - If You're Reading This 13. Craig Morgan - Tough 14. Tim McGraw with Faith Hill - I Need You 15. Jason Michael Carroll - Livin' Our Love Song 16. Martina McBride - How I Feel 17. Clay Walker - Fall 18. Jack Ingram - Measure Of A Man 19. Josh Turner - Firecracker 20. Miranda Lambert - Famous In A Small Town 21. Trent Tomlinson - Just Might Have Her Radio On 22. Sara Evans - As If 23. Joe Nichols - Another Side Of You 24. George Strait - How 'Bout Them Cowgirls 25. Kenny Chesney - Don't Blink
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Post by Andy on Mar 9, 2014 14:33:04 GMT -5
Rodney had much more success as a singer and a songwriter than Mike did though. I liked "Walk On Faith" but he really was a one hit wonder with some semi hits, while Rodney is pretty well known to this day and had 5 straight #1 singles. As much as I love Rodney Crowell and Mike Reid as singer/songwriters, I think Reid has an edge over Crowell with respect to country hits. Here are the ones Reid has wrote (plus others): “Stranger In My House” - Ronnie Milsap, 1983 (#5) - 1983 Grammy for Best Country Song “Inside” - Ronnie Milsap, 1983 (#1) “Hollywood Heroes” - John Schneider, 1984 “Prisoner Of The Highway”- Ronnie Milsap, 1984 (#6), Mark Wills, 2003 “Show Her” - Ronnie Milsap, 1984 (#1) “Still Losing You” - Ronnie Milsap, 1984 (#1) “I Never Quite Got Back (From Loving You)” - Sylvia, 1984 (#3) “To Me” - Barbara Mandrell & Lee Greenwood, 1984 (#3) “Lost In The Fifties Tonight” - Ronnie Milsap, 1985 (#1) - 1985 ACM Song of the Year; 1986 ASCAP Country Song of the Year “She Keeps The Home Fires Burning” - Ronnie Milsap, 1985 (#1) “It’s Only Over For You” - Tammy Wynette, 1985, Michael Johnson, 1986, Tanya Tucker, 1987 (#8) “In Love” - Ronnie Milsap, 1986 (#1) “Lonely People” - Lee Greenwood, 1986 “While I’m Here” - Dan Seals, 1986 “How Do I Turn You On” - Ronnie Milsap, 1987 (#1) “Fallin’ For You For Years” - Conway Twitty, 1987 (#2) “Love Without Mercy” - Oak Ridge Boys, 1987, Lee Roy Parnell, 1992 (#8), Rita Coolidge, 1998 “Everybody’s Crazy ’Bout My Baby” - Marie Osmond, 1987 “We Fell In Love Anyway” - Kenny Rogers, 1987 “I Wouldn’t Be A Man” - Don Williams, 1988 (#9), Kirk Whalum, 1995, Billy Dean, 1996 (#45) “Old Folks” - Ronnie Milsap & Mike Reid, 1988 (#2) “Where Do The Nights Go” - Ronnie Milsap, 1988 (#1) “Too Soon To Tell” - Michael Johnson, 1988, Bonnie Raitt, 1989 “One Good Well” - Don Williams, 1989 (#4) “The Hurtin’ Side” - Shelby Lynne, 1989, (#38) “Your Love Stays With Me” - Shelby Lynne, 1989, Mike Reid, 1991, Cleve Francis, 1993, Russ Taff, 1994, Gary Chapman, 1998, Sugar Bees, 2000 “One Night” - Etta James, 1989 “Not My Baby” - Judds, 1989 “Born To Be Blue” - Judds, 1990 (#5) “There You Are” - Willie Nelson, 1990 (#8) “He Talks To Me” - Lorrie Morgan, 1990 (#4) “One Night” - Kenny Rogers, 1990 “You Would Do The Same For Me” - Ricky Van Shelton, 1990 “She Makes The Coming Home” - Shenandoah, 1990 “Forever’s As Far As I’ll Go” - Alabama, 1991 (#1) “Walk On Faith” - Mike Reid, 1991 (#1) “She’s In Love” - Conway Twitty, 1991 “I Don’t Go Back Anymore” - George Jones, 1991 “Here And Now” - Andy Williams, 1991 “In Tears” - Lorrie Morgan, 1991 “I Can’t Make You Love Me” - Bonnie Raitt, 1992 (#6 AC / #18 Pop), Nancy Wilson, 1994, Kenny Rogers, 1999 “In This Life” - Collin Raye, 1992 (#1 / #21 AC), Kirk Whalum, 1995, Bette Midler, 1995 “Some Kind Of Trouble” - Tanya Tucker, 1992 (#3) “My Strongest Weakness” - Wynonna, 1993 (#4) “When He Leaves You” - Shania Twain, 1993 “Tell Me I’m Crazy” - Shelby Lynne, 1993 “You Sure Know How To Make A Memory” - Anne Murray, 1994 “I Turn To You” - Kirk Whalum, 1995 “Saved By The Grace Of Your Love” - Lee Roy Parnell, 1995, Neville Brothers, 1996 “To Be Loved By You” - Wynonna, 1996 (#1) “Everywhere” - Tim McGraw, 1997 (#1) “The Only Way I Know” - Kenny Rogers, 1997, Ty Herndon, 1998 “If I Had Left” - Oak Ridge Boys, 1999 “Learning To Live With Love Again” - Wynonna, 2000 “All That You Could Be” - Kenny Rogers, 2000 Whoa, I had no idea that Mike Reid was responsible for so many good songs. Learn something new everyday.
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