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Post by Old Fart In NC on Mar 28, 2014 14:15:19 GMT -5
The thread about covers by country artists of songs originally by non-country artists got me thinking of non-country artists who themselves placed at least one song on the country chart (not necessarily the Top 40 portion). I'm not including recent artists such as the Lumineers or Avici.
Bob Seger, "Shame on the Moon" (#15) and "Wait for Me" (#52).
Lionel Richie, "Stuck on You" (#24) and "Deep River Woman" (with Alabama; #10); I'm not sure the latter really fits since it was intended to be a country hit.
Dan Fogelberg, "Longer" (#85), "Go Down Easy" (#56), and "Down the Road/Mountain Pass" (#33); the latter two were from his 1985 bluegrass album High Country Snows.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Mar 28, 2014 14:21:53 GMT -5
Agree on the Seger songs. Both of them.
Also a borderline case, but "Lyin' Eyes" is my favorite Eagles song and their only Top 10 hit on country.
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Post by sabre14 on Mar 28, 2014 14:39:02 GMT -5
Bon Jovi with "Who Says You Can't Go Home" with Jennifer Nettles (#1), "(You Want To) Make A Memory" (#35), and "Til We Ain't Strangers Anymore" with LeAnn Rimes (#47) from 2006 to 2007.
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Post by Andy on Mar 28, 2014 15:33:48 GMT -5
Julio Iglesias, with Willie Nelson on "To All the Girls I've Loved Before."
I'm a huge Willie fan, but come to think of it I don't know if I've ever actually heard that song.
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Post by zjames on Mar 28, 2014 20:39:39 GMT -5
"Lay Down Sally" - Eric Clapton (#26)
"Sally G" - Paul McCartney & Wings (#51)
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Post by gonecountry on Mar 28, 2014 20:48:51 GMT -5
Love "Go Down Easy"
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Post by someguy on Mar 28, 2014 21:23:20 GMT -5
She's basically become a country singer, but "Easy" and "Callin' Me When I'm Lonely" by Sheryl Crow are two of my favourite country singles of the last few years.
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Post by ky24941 on Mar 28, 2014 22:18:01 GMT -5
Here's a few I've found
Barbra Streisand: "If You Ever Leave Me" - #62 in 1999 (duet with Vince Gill)
Brett Michaels: "All I Ever Needed" - #45 in 2004 (duet with Jessica Andrews)
Cher: "It's Too Late to Love Me Now" - #87 in 1979
Los Lobos: "La Bamba" - #57 in 1987
Mark Cohn: "Walking in Memphis" - #74 in 1992
Neil Diamond & Barbra Streisand: "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" - #70 in 1978
Neil Diamond: "Forever in Blue Jeans" - #73 in 1979
The Pointer Sisters: "Fairytale" - #37 in 1974
Sheena Easton: "Almost Over You" - #86 in 1984
Stevie Nicks: "After the Glitter Fades" - #70 in 1982
USA for Africa: "We Are the World" - #76 in 1985 (Waylon Jennings, Kenny Rogers, and Willie Nelson were among the vocalists)
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Post by 14887fan on Mar 29, 2014 14:32:44 GMT -5
Justin Timberlake, "Drink You Away"
Not entirely Country, but it's extremely southern and bluesy. It'd be a smash hit on Country radio today.
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Post by sabre14 on Mar 29, 2014 14:42:15 GMT -5
Justin Timberlake, "Drink You Away" Not entirely Country, but it's extremely southern and bluesy. It'd be a smash hit on Country radio today. David Fanning made a country version of "Drink You Away". This damn song is being absolutely played to death on Sirius/XM's The Higway too (Along with dreck like "This Is How We Roll, and "Tippin Point"). I don't know though if it will ever be serviced to terrestrial radio. |
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Post by carriekins on Mar 29, 2014 14:44:06 GMT -5
Justin Timberlake, "Drink You Away" Not entirely Country, but it's extremely southern and bluesy. It'd be a smash hit on Country radio today. David Fanning made a country version of "Drink You Away". This damn song is being absolutely played to death on Sirius/XM's The Higway too (Along with dreck like "This Is How We Roll, and "Tippin Point"). I don't know though if it will ever be serviced to terrestrial radio. Justin's is way better. I LOATHE the David Fanning version and put on Prime Country whenever it comes on. |
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Post by sabre14 on Mar 29, 2014 14:50:36 GMT -5
David Fanning made a country version of "Drink You Away". This damn song is being absolutely played to death on Sirius/XM's The Higway too (Along with dreck like "This Is How We Roll, and "Tippin Point"). I don't know though if it will ever be serviced to terrestrial radio. Justin's is way better. I LOATHE the David Fanning version and put on Prime Country whenever it comes on. I've never heard Justin's version but I hope it's better. The Highway plays David's version All. The. Time. I don't have enough fingers on both hands to count how many horrible songs they are drilling into the ground. They started playing "Live A Little" by a new artist named Dean Alexander off Elektra Records. That song is unbearable. And don't get me started on Meghan Lindsay's version of "Counting Stars" or that ridiculous thing by Old Dominion. I haven't even listed the FGL's of the world they regularly play. Thank God for about 200 other options on the dial. |
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Post by 14887fan on Mar 29, 2014 14:53:28 GMT -5
carriekins sabre14 Justin's is much better than David's, and I'd highly recommend listening to his. It's so much more bluesy and gritty. Easily one of my favorites, and he kills it live!
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Post by sabre14 on Mar 29, 2014 15:03:35 GMT -5
carriekins sabre14 Justin's is much better than David's, and I'd highly recommend listening to his. It's so much more bluesy and gritty. Easily one of my favorites, and he kills it live! Most of the songs I heard from Justin in the past did next to nothing for me, but that's definitely the best song I heard from him. Don't agree most of the time that a pop version of a song is better than a country version, but that one certainly is. More emotion in the performance than David's. Thanks for the heads up. |
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Post by Todd on Mar 29, 2014 15:44:52 GMT -5
Fats Domino - "Whiskey Heaven" (#51)
The Carpenters - "Sweet Sweet Smile" (#8)
Aaron Neville - "The Grand Tour" (#38)
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Post by countryfan4life on Mar 29, 2014 15:45:12 GMT -5
carriekins sabre14 14887fan I agree I love Justin's version. I would not mind hearing his version on country radio. The only song I can think of at the moment would be Daughtry's Tennessee Line. It was not a hit, but easily my favorite by him. I agree with the Jennifer Nettles and Bon Jovi song, I like it, but my local station over played it to the point I don't enjoy it anymore.
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Post by drummerman2009 on Mar 29, 2014 15:52:10 GMT -5
Bonnie Tyler - "It's a Heartache" (#10 in 1978)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2014 20:52:16 GMT -5
Mumford & Sons' "I Will Wait" and The Lumineers' "Ho Hey" charted on country, I believe.
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Post by Libra on Mar 30, 2014 14:10:19 GMT -5
Kid Rock's "Picture". Sung with Sheryl outside of Country, but sung with Allison Moorer for Country release. Reached #21.
Oh and I never knew "All Summer Long" was actually a decent Country hit (#4) for him.
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Post by Old Fart In NC on Mar 30, 2014 14:52:38 GMT -5
^The Sheryl Crow version of "Picture" was climbing through the 30's on the country chart when the Allison Moorer version was released. Kid Rock's label wanted to release the song as a CD single, but Sheryl was on a different label and they couldn't come to an agreement for a commercial release. Allison was on a sister label, so her version was released as a single and achieved Gold certification. When that version came out some country stations changed to that version and others continued playing Sheryl's version. From that point on the song was credited as "Kid Rock featuring Sheryl Crow or Allison Moorer."
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Post by carriekins on Mar 30, 2014 15:28:27 GMT -5
The only version of "Picture" I hear today is the Sheryl Crow version.
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Post by gonecountry on Mar 30, 2014 18:14:59 GMT -5
"The First Cut Is the Deepest" - Sheryl Crow. Loved it - much more than her official country cuts.
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Apr 12, 2014 12:13:51 GMT -5
1982 - Sammy Davis Jr. - "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke" - #89
These are other artists who've had cross over hits but I can't remember which songs they were.
Perry Como
Sammy Davis Jr.
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Jim Croce
James Darren
Judy Collins
Eric Carmen
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Buzz Clifford
Bob Carlisle
Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen
Burton Cummings
Bee Gees
Bobby Darin
Petula Clark
The Beach Boys
Eric Clapton
Susan Ashton
Kim Carnes
Bing Crosby
J.C. Crowley
The Chipmunks
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Post by .indulgecountry on Apr 12, 2014 12:44:26 GMT -5
The Climb - Miley Cyrus
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2014 2:54:40 GMT -5
The only version of "Picture" I hear today is the Sheryl Crow version. I never even knew there was another version of "Picture" until just now. The only one I ever heard on radio (and I heard it a LOT) was the one with Sheryl. |
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Post by onebuffalo on Apr 13, 2014 13:55:10 GMT -5
1982 - Sammy Davis Jr. - "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke" - #89 These are other artists who've had cross over hits but I can't remember which songs they were. Perry Como Sammy Davis Jr. Crosby, Stills & Nash Jim Croce James Darren Judy Collins Eric Carmen Creedence Clearwater Revival Buzz Clifford Bob Carlisle Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen Burton Cummings Bee Gees Bobby Darin Petula Clark The Beach Boys Eric Clapton Susan Ashton Kim Carnes Bing Crosby J.C. Crowley The Chipmunks J.C. Crowley was a country artist during the late 1980s to early 1990s. His biggest hit was Paint The Town And Hang The Moon Tonight (#13 in 1989). |
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Post by thy4568 on Feb 25, 2016 19:54:16 GMT -5
Kim Carnes has a fabulous country album "View from the House," which is quie lovely. Her version of John Prine's "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" is excellent. Also, she gives a heartbreaking version of "Crazy in Love" (later covered by Conway Twitty and Kenny Rogers). And some of the songs there like "Brass and Batons" and "Blood from a Bandit" are stellar.
Not sure what's the story behind this album and how successful it was. But it was a nice one.
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Post by Future Captain on Feb 26, 2016 11:52:43 GMT -5
Justin Timberlake, "Drink You Away" Not entirely Country, but it's extremely southern and bluesy. It'd be a smash hit on Country radio today. Found this thread today, probably a few months late since the duet with Chris Stapleton, but still, quite lol worthy  |
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