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Post by kw9461 on Mar 9, 2014 18:10:17 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. Talk about a random song to do so. Achy Breaky & When She Cries both has crossover success, but Thinkin' Problem is as honky-tonk as neo-trad county gets. I loved the Mike Reid video, one of my all time favorite songs. Just inexplicable that he couldn't build on that success. When She Cries isn't my favorite RH song, but it is strong. I've always been a big fan of Larry Stewart as a vocalist, but that song shows they could harmonize just fine without him. It's a shame nobody picked them up after Koch closed down. Feel My Way To You was fantastic.
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Post by matty005 on Mar 9, 2014 19:00:00 GMT -5
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. Talk about a random song to do so. Achy Breaky & When She Cries both has crossover success, but Thinkin' Problem is as honky-tonk as neo-trad county gets. I loved the Mike Reid video, one of my all time favorite songs. Just inexplicable that he couldn't build on that success. When She Cries isn't my favorite RH song, but it is strong. I've always been a big fan of Larry Stewart as a vocalist, but that song shows they could harmonize just fine without him. It's a shame nobody picked them up after Koch closed down. Feel My Way To You was fantastic. I agree. I love David Ball (hint hint can someone post "When The Thought Of You Catches Up With Me??) but what a random song to make the top 40.
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Post by sabre14 on Mar 9, 2014 19:11:50 GMT -5
Talk about a random song to do so. Achy Breaky & When She Cries both has crossover success, but Thinkin' Problem is as honky-tonk as neo-trad county gets. I loved the Mike Reid video, one of my all time favorite songs. Just inexplicable that he couldn't build on that success. When She Cries isn't my favorite RH song, but it is strong. I've always been a big fan of Larry Stewart as a vocalist, but that song shows they could harmonize just fine without him. It's a shame nobody picked them up after Koch closed down. Feel My Way To You was fantastic. I agree. I love David Ball (hint hint can someone post "When The Thought Of You Catches Up With Me??) but what a random song to make the top 40. Ask and you shall receive. ;) Artist: David Ball Single: "When The Thought Of You Catches Up With Me" Writers: David Ball Album: Thinkin' ProblemLabel: Warner Bros. Nashville Video Director: Chris Rogers Year Released: August 29, 1994 Billboard Peak: #7
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Post by matty005 on Mar 9, 2014 19:14:24 GMT -5
I agree. I love David Ball (hint hint can someone post "When The Thought Of You Catches Up With Me??) but what a random song to make the top 40. Ask and you shall receive. ;) Artist: David Ball Single: "When The Thought Of You Catches Up With Me" Writers: David Ball Album: Thinkin' ProblemLabel: Warner Bros. Nashville Video Director: Chris Rogers Year Released: August 29, 1994 Billboard Peak: #7 You are the man! One of my all time favorite songs. Whenever I hear it (and usually it's just on my iPhone or computer) I stop what I am doing to listen to it. Thanks again!
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Post by sabre14 on Mar 10, 2014 14:59:02 GMT -5
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Artist: LeAnn Rimes Single: "Probably Wouldn't Be This Way" Writers: John Kennedy, Tammi Kidd Album: This Woman Label: Asylum/Curb Video Director: David McClister Year Released: April, 2005 Radio And Records Peak: #2 Billboard Peak: #3
LeAnn Rimes was born in Jackson, Mississippi in August of 1982. She is well known for being one of country music's biggest female starts during the 90's and 2000's. She signed a recording contract with Curb at just 13, and released her debut single "Blue" which was written by Bill Mack in the 50's and recorded by Mack in 1956. "Blue" peaked at #10 in 1996 and her album of the same name was released in July of 1996. After "Hurt Me" failed to make the top 40 (#43), she hit the top 5 three times off the record including her first #1 ("One Way Ticket (Because I Can)"). Though her star level was high then along with numerous crossover success, she had sporadic success on the country singles charts. In fact she only had 4 top 10 singles from 1998 to 2004, which included "Big Deal" (#6) and "I Need You" (#8), which also peaked at #11 on the pop charts.
In 2004, LeAnn came out with This Woman which turned out to give her three huge hits ("Nothin' Bout Love Makes Sense" (#5), "Probably Wouldn't Be This Way" (#2), and the Mediabase only #1 "Something's Gotta Give"). The last single would be the #34 peaking "Some People". Her final top 20 hit was "Nothin Better To Do" in 2007 (#14). Her final top 40 was "Crazy Woman" (#40) in 2011 and her last charting single was "Give" (#47) in 2011 as well. LeAnn's last obligated album under her contract with Curb was 2013's Spitfire.
"Probably Wouldn't Be This Way" was one of 2005's most well received and most viewed country music videos. The song itself did not peak until late October of 2005 at #2 on Radio and Records. This remains my favorite single from LeAnn with "Big Deal" also being a personal favorite. Here was the top 10 the week that LeAnn peaked.
Week Ending: 10/28/2005
1. Keith Urban - Better Life 2. LeAnn Rimes - Probably Wouldn't Be This Way 3. Rascal Flatts - Skin 4. Craig Morgan - Redneck Yacht Club 5. Jamie O'Neal - Somebody's Hero 6. Kenny Chesney - Who You'd Be Today 7. Josh Gracin - Stay With Me (Brass Bed) 8. Joe Nichols - Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off 9. Dierks Bentley - Come A Little Closer 10. Lonestar - You're Like Comin' Home
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Post by Andy on Mar 10, 2014 16:41:56 GMT -5
-Love the David Ball song. I'm a huge fan of his music and have always felt that he is very underrated as far as popularity and chart success go. When it comes to '90s neotraditionalists, I actually like him almost as much as George Strait and Alan Jackson. He's that good IMO.
-Yes! The LeAnn Rimes song is hands down my favorite of hers, and it's one of my favorite singles of the '00s, by any artist. Such a powerful song. I wasn't aware it reached as high as #2. If only songs like that could get on the radio today.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Mar 10, 2014 16:49:03 GMT -5
I see "You're Like Comin' Home" by Lonestar. This was the point that Lonestar won me back over for a while. I had won a radio contest and got to see them at the casino in Sault Ste. Marie, MI in August 2005, and the show was incredibly energetic. The rawer performances really made even "Amazed" (not bad, just overrated) and "I'm Already There" (which I used to think was eye-rollingly bad) palatable. And "You're Like Comin' Home", plus some of the other tracks they sang off that album, had a lot more grit to them than their usual fare at the time.
I just find it odd that Lonestar covered not one, but TWO Emerson Drive songs on that album ("You're Like Comin' Home" and the weak "I'll Die Tryin'"), and even released both as singles.
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Post by Andy on Mar 10, 2014 17:01:23 GMT -5
I agree that "You're Like Coming Home" is one of Lonestar's best. Looking at the top ten in October 2005, that's a pretty decent batch of songs. I always forget about "Who You'd Be Today", easily one of Kenny's better efforts. I hated "Better Life" when it was current because it was so overplayed, but I can enjoy it today. I love "Somebody's Hero", especially the final verse. "Nothin' to Lose" is the song I most associate with Josh Gracin, so I'm always forgetting about how good "Stay With Me (Brass Bed)" is.
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Post by someguy on Mar 10, 2014 19:59:33 GMT -5
I love "Everyday America". I'll never understand why that didn't do as well as the other singles from Enjoy The Ride.
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Post by tim on Mar 10, 2014 23:12:00 GMT -5
-Love the David Ball song. I'm a huge fan of his music and have always felt that he is very underrated as far as popularity and chart success go. When it comes to '90s neotraditionalists, I actually like him almost as much as George Strait and Alan Jackson. He's that good IMO. David has put out some stellar music. His follow-up album Starlight Lounge didn't see any of the success as it's predecessor, but I always enjoyed the lead off single "Circle of Friends" as well as the album cut "I'll Never Make It Through This Fall." One of his most underrated albums was 1999's Play. I thought for sure that album would find him back on the charts, especially the great "I Want To With You." I had that album on repeat. All ten tracks are great, and I've always found myself going back to this album now and then for a listen. He also did a cut of "What Do You Say To That" that George Strait released the same year. -Yes! The LeAnn Rimes song is hands down my favorite of hers, and it's one of my favorite singles of the '00s, by any artist. Such a powerful song. I wasn't aware it reached as high as #2. If only songs like that could get on the radio today. I second that! This is one of LeAnn's best songs. I thought LeAnn was on a roll with her This Woman album and would see more chart success after that, but alas she did not. I was an on and off fan of her's back then, but going back through her repertoire one could say she has become an underrated and under-appreciated artist. She really has some great songs out there. I can only assume her personal life has gotten in the way with some of that success.
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Post by countryfan15 on Mar 10, 2014 23:46:53 GMT -5
David Ball is most definitely one of my favorite artists from the 90's. Matter of fact i had "Play" playing in the car on the way to work today. It's probably my favorite album behind the flawless "Thinkin Problem" but i agree "Play" was flawless too.
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Post by sabre14 on Mar 11, 2014 14:03:15 GMT -5
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Artist: Billy Dean Single: "Only The Wind" Writers: Tom Shapiro, Chuck Jones Album: Billy Dean Label: Capitol Nashville Video Director: Bill Young Year Released: December 30, 1991 Billboard Peak: #4
Billy Dean is a 51 year old singer from Quincy, Florida. Billy made the finals on the Wrangler Star Search competition along with a male singer win on the famous show Star Search. He also sang on multiple demos before being signed to EMI Nashville. His debut single "Only Here For A Little While" peaked at #3 and set the release of his album Young Man in 1990. There was only one other single from the album, but is widely regarded as one of his signature songs "Somewhere In My Broken Heart" (#3). His second album, which was self-titled, would be his most successful as it produced four top 5 singles ("You Don't Count The Cost" (#4), "Only The Wind" (#4), "Billy The Kid" (#4), "If There Hadn't Been You" (#3)). "If There Hadn't Been You" though hit #1 on Radio And Records and remains his only #1 single. He would only have four more top 10 singles throughout the 90's. These included "We Just Disagree" and his 1996 top 5 hits "It's What I Do" (#4) and "That Girl's Been Spying On Me" (#5). After some failed singles including a cover of Don Williams' "I Wouldn't Be A Man" (#45), Billy left Capitol Records.
Billy is known for some part time acting as well, as he appeared in numerous commercials before becoming a singer. He went back to the acting stage as he appeared in the TV specials A Face To Kill For and Blue Valley Songbird. He also sang background vocals for Kenny Rogers comeback hit "Buy Me A Rose" in 1999 with Alison Krauss. After a non-album song in 2001, he returned to the studio in 2003 with View 2 Records and later picked up by Asylum/Curb. "I'm In Love With You" (#52) failed to be a comeback hit but he did get back to the top 30 with another remake "Thank God I'm A Country Boy" (#27) in 2004. His third release for the label would be his comeback top 10 single "Let Them Be Little" (#8) in late 2004 and peaked in early 2005. There were three more singles from his Let Them Be Little album, but none caught on enough to make the top 40. "This Is The Life" (#48 on Radio And Records), "Race You To The Bottom" (#51 on Radio And Records), and "Swinging For The Fence" (#58 on Radio And Records).
I picked this because I figured most would remember "Somewhere In My Broken Heart" very well. But I love this song and is probably one of his forgotten hits. Billy was much too underrated in my eyes. He had some big hits but seems to get lost in the shuffle when talking about 90's country artists. My favorite two singles from him are "Billy The Kid" and 2006's "Swinging For The Fence". Something about the latter song really gets it done for me. I can't help but sing along to that one when it comes on. Such a shame it couldn't have been the baseball themed summer hit that year instead of the awful "Swing" by Trace Adkins. I also enjoyed the other two flops from that comeback album "This Is The Life" and "Race You To The Bottom" as well.
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Post by Andy on Mar 11, 2014 15:49:59 GMT -5
Good song. Never heard that one before. In fact, I only know a handful of Billy Dean songs offhand, all of which I really like ("We Just Disagree" and "Billy the Kid" in particular are my favorites).
I tried looking up "Swinging for the Fences" but could only find a karaoke version on Youtube. Anyone know where I can hear it online?
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Post by sabre14 on Mar 11, 2014 16:42:30 GMT -5
Good song. Never heard that one before. In fact, I only know a handful of Billy Dean songs offhand, all of which I really like ("We Just Disagree" and "Billy the Kid" in particular are my favorites). I tried looking up "Swinging for the Fences" but could only find a karaoke version on Youtube. Anyone know where I can hear it online? "Swinging For The Fence" is on Billy's Let Them Be Little album. So you can hear it on iTunes or listen to it on Spotify here. :) play.spotify.com/album/1M8cVKKIePis9WRkRl2iZK
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Post by Old Fart In NC on Mar 11, 2014 20:25:24 GMT -5
"If There Hadn't Been You" is my favorite Billy Dean song (one of my all-time favorites). "Somewhere In My Broken Heart," "Only the Wind," and "You Don't Count the Cost" would come next (in no particular order). "We Just Disagree" is a cover of a Dave Mason pop hit from 1977. That version reached #12 on the Hot 100.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Mar 11, 2014 21:41:36 GMT -5
I remember hearing "I'm in Love with You" many years ago when View 2 released it. I can't find any info at all on View 2. Looks like they only ever released three singles: the first two off Billy Dean's Let Them Be Little album, and Jamie Lee Thurston's "It Can All Be Gone".
Oddly, WKJC played all three of those singles repeatedly, even though they rarely touched indie stuff and rarely added songs that were outside the Top 40.
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Post by Old Fart In NC on Mar 12, 2014 0:04:24 GMT -5
Artist: Eddy Raven Single: "Island" Writers: Eddy Raven, Troy Seals Album: Temporary Sanity Label: Capitol Nashville Video Director: Larry Boothby Year Released: 1990 Billboard Peak: #10
Eddy Raven was born Edward Garvin Futch in 1944 in Lafayette, Louisiana. He was known for recording Cajun-influenced country. His recording career extended from the early 1960's through the mid 2000's, but the bulk of his success was in the 1980's and very early 1990's. He released 2 singles in the 1960's; both failed to chart. His first chart single was "Last of the Sunshine Cowboys" (#63 in 1974) and his first Top 40 was "Good News, Bad News" (#27 in 1975). His only other Top 40 single in the 1970's was "Free to Be" (#34, also in 1975). Both of those were from his second album, Thank God for Kids, released on MCA in 1974. The title cut from that album (not released as a single) later became a hit for the Oak Ridge Boys and has become a standard at Christmas time. Eddy finally achieved some consistency with his 1981 Elektra album Desperate Dreams. The 4 singles released from that album all made the Top 15, and the 4th single, "She's Playing Hard to Forget," peaked at #10. By the time he finally reached the Top 10 he had released 24 singles, 6 of which failed to chart altogether and 8 more which fell short of the Top 40. Persistence does pay sometimes. Due to management issues Eddy left Elektra after that one album and signed with RCA. His first RCA album wasn't released until 1984, a gap between albums of nearly 3 years (an eternity back then). He did release one non-album single during that gap, "San Antonio Nights" (#25 in 1982). When his first RCA album, I Could Use Another You, was released in 1984, his career really took off. The first single from the album, "I Got Mexico," became his first #1 hit and began a string of 17 consecutive Top 10 hits. His next 3 singles all peaked at #9. He then broke out of that rut when "I Wanna Hear It From You" reached #8. Then came another rut, with his next 4 singles all peaking at #3. That streak was followed by 3 consecutive #1's: "Shine, Shine, Shine," "I'm Gonna Get You," and "Joe Knows How to Live." His next hit, "Til You Cry," stopped at #4. That was followed by his last 2 #1's, "In a Letter to You" and "Bayou Boys." Those were the first 2 singles from his 1989 album Temporary Sanity. The next 2 singles from the album were "Sooner or Later" (#6) and "Island" (#10). By then the country music landscape was changing, with established artists like Eddy, Dan Seals, Don Williams, and others being shown the door by country radio in favor of the famed "Class of 1989" and the hat act movement. Much like was the case with Seals and Williams Eddy's decline at country radio was sudden, not gradual. A 5th single from Temporary Sanity, "Zydeco Lady," only made it to #56. Since then he has only 3 chart singles, all peaking in the 60's. All told Eddy has 18 Top 10 hits (including the 17 in a row) of which 6 went all the way to #1. I like many of his songs, but my 2 favorites are "I Got Mexico" and "Island" (interestingly, the first and the last of his consecutive Top 10 streak).
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Mar 12, 2014 8:58:44 GMT -5
Love me some Eddy Raven. I bought his obscure album on Dimension Records a while back just to see what's on it. A friend of mine is in the process of getting a nice clean rip of it.
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Post by sabre14 on Mar 12, 2014 12:55:53 GMT -5
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Artist: Trent Tomlinson Single: "One Wing In The Fire" Writers: Trent Tomlinson, Bobby Pinson Album: Country Is My Rock Label: Lyric Street Video Director: Shaun Silva Year Released: May 30, 2006 Mediabase Peak: #10 Billboard Peak: #11
Promised a fellow poster I'd get to this song at some point, so what better day than another blizzard warning here in Buffalo.
"One Wing In The Fire" was Trent Tomlinson's second career single. It was released in the late spring of 2006. Trent has said how important this song is to him, as it's a biography about his father. Tomlinson says my father wasn't perfect and far from the straightened arrow. This song speaks to him, along with others who have contacted Trent about how this song hits home with them as well. Don Tomlinson (Trent's father) was a former NBA player in the 70's for the Cleveland Cavaliers before retiring because of a knee injury. Tomlinson said that his father was supportive of the song and is glad he let him write about the good with the bad.
This would be Trent's only top 10 siingle (Mediabase). He hit the top 15 with "Drunker Than Me" (#14 on Radio And Records), and top 25 with "Just Might Have Her Radio On" (#21 on Mediabase). Unfortunately he never had another song do as well as those three singles after the former peaked in 2007. "That's How It Still Oughta Be" got to #34 on Billboard and "Henry Cartwrights Produce Stand" peaked at #44 on Mediabase in 2009. He currently has a co-write on the charts with Parmalee's "Close Your Eyes". Here were the 20 top songs on Mediabase the week "One Wing In The Fire" peaked in early 2007.
Week Ending 2/9/2007
1. Rodney Atkins - Watching You 2. George Strait - It Just Comes Natural 3. Trace Adkins - Ladies Love Country Boys 4. Keith Urban - Stupid Boy 5. Jason Aldean - Amarillo Sky 6. Martina McBride - Anyway 7. Craig Morgan - Little Bit Of Life 8. Jason Michael Carroll - Alyssa Lies 9. Kenny Chesney - Beer In Mexico 10. Trent Tomlinson - One Wing In The Fire 11. Wreckers - My, Oh My 12. Tim McGraw - Last Dollar (Fly Away) 13. Joe Nichols - I'll Wait For You 14. Taylor Swift - Tim McGraw 15. Carrie Underwood - Wasted 16. Sara Evans - You'll Always Be My Baby 17. Brooks & Dunn - Hillbilly Deluxe 18. Sugarland - Settlin' 19. Darryl Worley - I Just Came Back From A War 20. Gary Allan - A Feelin' Like That
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Post by Andy on Mar 12, 2014 16:52:01 GMT -5
-Thanks sabre14. I really ought to use Spotify more. Really good song! I agree that this is vastly better than "Swing." I really should listen to Billy Dean more. -Good song, Old Fart In NC. I've heard the name Eddy Raven before, and I think I've heard "I Got Mexico" once or twice, but am not really familiar with him at all. Definitely an artist to check out more. -I've posted my thoughts on Trent Tomlinson before, so I'll just say GREAT song.
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Post by sabre14 on Mar 13, 2014 14:04:24 GMT -5
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Artist: Shenandoah Single: "Next To You, Next To Me" Writers: Robert Ellis Orrall, Curtis Wright Album: Extra Mile Label: Columbia Video Director: Larry Boothby Year Released: June, 1990 Billboard Peak: #1
Shenandoah are a five man group that originally consisted of Marty Raybon, Ralph Ezell, Stan Thorn, Jim Seales, and Mike McGuire. The group formed in 1984 in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Columbia Nashville signed the group after hearing their demo, and suggested the name Shenandoah which the group accepted. Their debut single was "They Don't Make Love Like We Used To" in 1987. The song would only peak at #54, and the second single "Stop The Rain" got to #28 the same year. Though the third time was the charm as, "She Doesn't Cry Anymore" became the group's first top 10 single (#9). That would start a string of 10 consecutive singles to hit the top 10, including some of their most well known hits ("Church On Cumberland Road" (#1), "Sunday In The South" (#1), "Two Dozen Roses" (#1), "Next To You, Next To Me" (#1), and "The Moon Over Georgia" (#9) to name but a few).
After the group's Extra Mile album, numerous bands sued Shenandoah, claiming naming rights violations. After money lost in legal battles, Shenandoah filed for bankrupcy and ended their contract with Columbia, which the label tried to stop, claiming they unlawfully voided their contract. Shenandoah would pick themselves up with RCA Nashville in 1992. They scored three more top 5 hits with RCA ("Rock My Baby" (#2), "I Want To Be Loved Like That" (#3), and "If Bubba Can Dance (I Can Too)" (#1)). They moved on to Libery Records in 1994, and would have their final two top 10's ("Somewhere In The Vicinity Of The Heart" (#7), "Darned If I Don't (Danged If I Do)" (#4)). Shenandoah would slowly disband including Marty Raybon who sold the naming rights so the band could carry on the name. Some of the new members who came in the late 90's through the 2000's who are no longer with Shenandoah are Rocky Thacker, Curtis Wright, Brent Lamb, Mike Folsom, and Jimmy Yeary who took on lead vocals from 2007 to 2011. The current lead singer is Doug Stokes. Marty Raybon went on to have a solo career with 9 albums and one charting single in 2000 called "Cracker Jack Diamond" (#63).
"Next To You, Next To Me" was written by duo singer/songwriters Orrall and Wright. They had a self-titled album in 1994 with one top 50 single "She Loves Me Like She Means It" (#47). The duo also wrote Carolina Rain's top 25 single "Get Outta My Way" in 2006. Curtis Wright co-wrote "Too Much Fun" by Daryle Singletary. This is my favorite song from Shenandoah, and one of my all-time favorites ever in country music. When I was a little kid, I didn't know who sang it, but I loved it and would sing along every time it came on, which was often as WYRK frequently played it throughout the 90's. My second favorite is probably "Church On Cumberland Road".
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Post by Andy on Mar 13, 2014 21:51:04 GMT -5
Great song. I had no idea Orrall & Wright wrote it. I love how informative this thread is.
Marty Raybon has a killer voice, in my opinion. I've always enjoyed Shenandoah. "Two Dozen Roses," "Sunday in the South," "She Doesn't Cry Anymore", "Moon Over Georgia" and others I'm sure I'm forgetting... so many great tunes.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Mar 13, 2014 22:18:08 GMT -5
Curtis Wright also wrote "Rock My Baby". I think it's interesting that he wrote two of their songs well before taking over for Marty Raybon.
I saw them in concert a few years back when Jimmy Yeary was the lead singer. I was amazed, because I had found NOTHING confirming him in that role at the time, and he sounded almost exactly like Raybon.
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Post by Old Fart In NC on Mar 14, 2014 0:30:53 GMT -5
Artist: Pirates of the Mississippi Single: "Fighting for You" Writers: Roger Murrah, Bill McCorvey Album: Walk the Plank Label: Capitol Nashville Video Director: Marius Penczner Year Released: 1991 Billboard Peak: #41
Pirates of the Mississippi was formed in 1987 by Rich Alves, Bill McCorvey, Jimmy Lowe, Pat Severs, and Dean Townson. They released their self-titled debut album on Capitol Nashville in 1990. Their debut single was a cover of a Hank Williams song, "Honky Tonk Blues." It reached #26 on the Billboard country chart. The follow-up, "Rollin' Home," stopped at #49. The third single was their biggest hit, "Feed Jake," which peaked at #15 (their only Top 20 hit). The final single from the debut album, "Speak of the Devil," made it to #29. Their second album, Walk the Plank, led off with "Fighting for You," which only reached #41 (should have been higher). That was followed by "Til I'm Holding You Again" (#22) and "Too Much" (#36). After a restructuring at Capitol Nashville they were transferred to Liberty Records where they released their third (A Street Man Named Desire, 1992) and fourth (Dream You, 1993) albums. Only the title cut from each album charted. "A Street Man Named Desire" reached #56 and "Dream You" stalled at #63. They do not have any chart singles since then. A compilation album was released in 1994, then they parted ways with Liberty. They signed with Giant Records and released one album, Paradise, in 1995. None of the singles charted, but the title cut was later a Top 40 hit for John Anderson. The group then disbanded, with Alves and McCorvey focusing on songwriting careers. McCorvey's writing credits include "Lonely and Gone" (#5 for Montgomery Gentry) and "I'm Not Gonna Do Anything Without You" (#31 for Mark Wills with Jamie O'Neal). Alves and McCorvey reunited as a duo in 2000, still under the name Pirates of the Mississippi. They released one album, Heaven and a Dixie Night, on the Evergreen label in 2006. The album yielded 4 singles but none of them charted. They disbanded again for good in 2007. "Fighting for You" is my favorite of their songs, followed by "Too Much" and "Feed Jake" (probably in that order). "Too Much" was co-written by Lee Roy Parnell.
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Post by tim on Mar 14, 2014 0:36:29 GMT -5
^I'm sure I've mentioned this previously, but Pirates of the Mississippi was the first country concert I ever attended. They performed at our local county fair in Platte County, Nebraska. I remember it quite well. It was the summer of 1991 and my mom took me just a year after my father passed. I'll never forget it. George might be my favorite artist, but I'll always hold a special place in my heart for the Pirates. I think their debut album gave way to groups such as Confederate Railroad and others during the mid 90's. They were the one's that I felt laid down the ground work for radio to accept other groups with their same sound. Unfortunately radio didn't quite accept the Pirates. Thanks Old Fart In NC!
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Post by countryfan15 on Mar 14, 2014 1:57:39 GMT -5
Great song. I had no idea Orrall & Wright wrote it. I love how informative this thread is. Marty Raybon has a killer voice, in my opinion. I've always enjoyed Shenandoah. "Two Dozen Roses," "Sunday in the South," "She Doesn't Cry Anymore", "Moon Over Georgia" and others I'm sure I'm forgetting... so many great tunes. I love every Shenandoah song mentioned here, but "Ghost In This House" has to be my absolute favorite by them. Such a haunting song that is sung beautifully by Raybon. Also Allison Krauss and Union Station did a pretty good cover as well back in the early 00's.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Mar 14, 2014 2:58:26 GMT -5
Feed Jake is one of the best songs of the 90s period. I love that they had the guts to put out a pro-gay message in one of the most conservative music genres in 1991.
Ghost in This House and Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart (speaking of Shenandoah + Alison Krauss!) are two of Shenandoah's best.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2014 11:14:00 GMT -5
Artist: Andy Griggs Single: "If Heaven" Writers: Gretchen Peters Album: "This I Gotta See" Label: RCA Year Released: 2004 Video Director: Roman White Billboard Peak: #5
Andrew Tyler "Andy" Griggs (born August 13, 1973, in West Monroe, Louisiana) is an American country music artist. He has released three albums for RCA Records Nashville (You Won't Ever Be Lonely, Freedom, and This I Gotta See) and a fourth (The Good Life) for Montage Music Group. These four albums have accounted for 13 singles on the Billboard country charts, of which the highest are "You Won't Ever Be Lonely" and "She's More", both which peaked at number 2. He also charted "Grow Young With You," a cut from the soundtrack to the film Where the Heart Is.
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Post by sabre14 on Mar 14, 2014 13:44:40 GMT -5
Random Album Cut Of The Day:
Artist: Brad Paisley Single: "The Best Thing I Had Goin'" Writers: Jerry Salley, Chris Stapleton Album: Mud On The Tires Label: Arista Nashville Album Release Year: June 22, 2003 Producer: Frank Rogers
Rather than a single, I'll do an album cut today. "The Best Thing I Had Goin'" was track #10 on Brad Paisley's Mud On The Tires album which was his third studio album released in the early summer of 2003. The album's singles started off with "Celebrity" (#3) in March of 2003. It was followed by "Little Moments" (#2) in late 2003, the highly praised "Whiskey Lullaby" with Alison Krauss (#3) in March of 2004 and ended with "Mud On The Tires" (#1) in late 2004, and eventually peaked in early 2005. Some of the highlight's from the album include "Ain't Nothin' Like" which was written by Don Sampson and Wynn Varble. Another standout was "Hold Me In Your Arms (And Let Me Fall)". There was also another celebrity themed song called "Famous People" which was written by Chris DuBois and Chris Wallin. Wallin co-wrote Montgomery Gentry's #1 single from 2005 "Something To Be Proud Of". Then there was the "Spaghetti Western Swing" which featured the first appearance from the Kong Pao Buckaroos (Little Jimmy Dickens, Bill Anderson, and George Jones). The album as of 2013 as sold over 2 million copies.
"The Best Thing I Had Goin'" remains my favorite song never to be released by Brad and is probably in my top 5 songs ever recorded by him. Looking at the single selections, you can't really poke holes in the decisions made like other albums. Maybe they could have released this as the last single after the title track. The song was written by two outstanding and well respected writers. Jerry Salley is a country and bluegrass music songwriter who has been writing songs for over 30 years. Some of his single credits include "I'm Gonna Take That Mountain" by Reba, "I Fell In The Water" by John Anderson, "How Do You Sleep At Night" by Wade Hayes, and "You Can't Break The Fall by Joe Nichols. Chris Stapleton who is now a recording artist himself, has many writing credits including "Never Wanted Nothing More" by Kenny Chesney, "Love's Gonna Make It Alright" by George Strait, "Come Back Song" by Darius Rucker and "Home Sweet Holiday Inn" by Trent Willmon.
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Post by Andy on Mar 14, 2014 17:18:22 GMT -5
I love every Shenandoah song mentioned here, but "Ghost In This House" has to be my absolute favorite by them. Such a haunting song that is sung beautifully by Raybon. Also Allison Krauss and Union Station did a pretty good cover as well back in the early 00's. Couldn't agree more, "Ghost in this House" is fantastic. I knew I was forgetting some. "Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart" is up there for me as well. Alison's and Marty's voices blend together so beautifully. The Pirates of the Mississippi song Old Fart In NC posted was new to me. Good stuff. I'm not particularly familiar with them, but I've also always liked "A Streetman Named Desire", a song I randomly remembered the other day after not hearing it for years. I also agree with Ten Pound Hammer that "Feed Jake" is one of the great songs of the '90s. Great pick, @cjbhab. Andy Griggs has a killer voice, and his recording of Gretchen Peters' "If Heaven" is wonderful. Haven't heard it in some time, thanks for reminding me of it. sabre14: Definitely with you on this one. "The Best Thing I Had Goin'" is a great song and could have easily been released as a single. Brad's first few albums in general are top to bottom extremely song, in my opinion.
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