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Post by zjames on Apr 11, 2014 23:23:48 GMT -5
What are some songs that surprised you by not becoming as big of hits as you expected?
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Post by drummerman2009 on Apr 11, 2014 23:34:40 GMT -5
Guinevere - Eli Young Band Radio Waves - Eli Young Band All I Ask For Anymore - Trace Adkins Amen - Eden's Edge Be Grateful - The Farm Why - Rascal Flatts Cheap Whiskey - Martina McBride That's Me - Martina McBride Phones Are Ringing All Over Town - Martina McBride It Ain't The Whiskey - Gary Allen (still charting I know but I don't think it's not going to be around much longer) Young Love - Kip Moore Wanted You More - Lady Antebellum Your Side of the Bed - Little Big Town Sober - Little Big Town
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Post by sabre14 on Apr 11, 2014 23:59:58 GMT -5
I'll try and stay away from songs I put in the "favorite singles that never charted high" thread, but there will be some duplicates. There are many songs that I feel should have been bigger hits but I understand why in most cases (label, artist stature, type of song, etc.) *American Radio - Carolina Rain (I thought for sure this was the exact kind of radio-friendly song they needed. I was mistaken) *Two Pink Lines - Eric Church *Me And Emily - Rachel Proctor *Jackson Hole - James Wesley (Seriously, what in the world is there not to love about this song?) *Something Like A Broken Heart - Hanna-McEuen *She Didn't Have Time - Terri Clark *8th Of November - Big & Rich (Maybe the radio edit had something to do with this dying at 15 on mediabase, or the fact it was released in the spring/summer? To me this was a million times better than "Lost In This Moment") *Country Star - Pat Green (I still say "What I'm For" is overrated, and this song would have been an easy top 15 hit if it wasn't for that song being rushed out) *Everyday America - Sugarland (This peaked at #9, but I would have bet money this was #1 bound. Perhaps the anxiousness for "Stay" is the reason why?) *We Rode In Trucks - Luke Bryan (So radio makes "Country Man" a top 10 single but they let this one die in the 30's?) *Radio Waves - Eli Young Band (Completely agree with drummerman2009. Especially coming off their breakthrough single) I also think "Be Grateful" and "It Ain't The Whiskey" are outstanding songs, but sadly, I wasn't surprised at all they weren't hits. They were just too slow, sentimental, and country for today's radio.
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Post by someguy on Apr 12, 2014 0:06:55 GMT -5
Reba McEntire - "We're So Good Together" (following two slower top fives, I thought her first uptempo single in awhile would be a big, possibly even #1, hit...surprised it died out early at #20) Garth Brooks - "Why Ain't I Running" Shania Twain - "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing" Trisha Yearwood - "They Call It Falling For A Reason" Sugarland - "Everyday America" Martina McBride - "How Far" Faith Hill - "Stealing Kisses"
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2014 2:42:19 GMT -5
A few from me:
*David Nail - "Turning Home" (peaked at #20, but should've gone higher)
*Chris Stapleton - "What Are You Listening To?" (maybe not what today's radio plays, so perhaps I shouldn't be surprised...but still. How can you listen to this and not be blown away? Shame on radio)
*Lady Antebellum - "Goodbye Town" (a pretty good peak of #11 but I'm still pretty shocked that it didn't get higher. Their loss of momentum has been staggering)
*Dierks Bentley - "Bourbon In Kentucky" (uh...radio...do you guys even have ears?)
*Jon Pardi - "Missin' You Crazy" (I can't believe this one didn't do at least as well as "Up All Night". This is still my favorite song from Jon)
*Alan Jackson - "You Go Your Way" (I get it...he's "old". But this is one of the 10 best songs to be released in the last several years)
*Eric Church - "Sinners Like Me" (one of his best songs...if this were released today, it'd be a huge #1, I'm pretty sure of that)
*Eric Paslay - "If The Fish Don't Bite" (seriously sounds like a break-out smash...I don't begrudge him for his success with "Friday Night", but I'm surprised radio took to that one so well when "Fish" seems like a much better and even more radio-friendly song)
*Kenny Chesney - "What I Need To Do" (going back all the way to 2000 for this one. It did get up to #8 but it's one of my all-time favorite Chesney songs and I think it's worthy of a #1. I was 10 back then and didn't follow the charts but I wish this one had been bigger)
*Kenny Chesney - "El Cerrito Place" (ok, this one also didn't do poorly, as it managed a #10 peak...but it's an excellent tune, one of the best singles he's released, and while I'm not all that surprised it didn't do better, I wish this one would've gone at least top 3 a la "You And Tequila")
*Chris Young - "Drinkin' Me Lonely" (a flawless debut...and country radio wasn't quite as allergic to country music in 2006 as they are now, so why they didn't jump on this stand-out tune is beyond me)
*Chris Young - "Neon" (not a complete flop--it peaked at #23--but this is a strong song that should've marked his 6th #1 in a row. Instead, he's been unable to hit #1 since "Neon" broke the streak)
*Brett Eldredge - "It Ain't Gotta Be Love" (I loved this one, and it seemed way more radio-friendly than "Raymond" and "Don't Ya". This is my favorite single from Brett and my favorite song he's recorded other than "Signs" and "One Mississippi", but it couldn't even go top 40)
*Tim McGraw f/ Gwyneth Paltrow - "Me And Tennessee" (this should've been huge. I blame Curb)
*Eli Young Band - "Guinevere" (such a powerful song...I guess I shouldn't be surprised that radio didn't play it, but I still am)
*Rodney Atkins - "Chasin' Girls" (I thought this would get him back on track after "15 Minutes" stalled at #20, but CG barely scraped the top 50, and Rodney has really only had 2 big hits since..)
*Rodney Atkins - "Doin' It Right" (not even the top 50? This seemed like a song that today's radio would play, but they barely touched it)
*Andy Gibson - "Summer Back" (shouldn't be surprised, since he went to Curb. He'd have better luck had he stayed with his old label, even though it closed, lol)
*Josh Thompson - "Cold Beer With Your Name On It" (such a great song, I thought it would do better than it did)
*JT Hodges - "Hunt You Down" (one of the coolest debuts in recent memory...but radio barely touched it. Show Dog is really to blame, though. They have one of the weakest promo teams in Nashville)
*JT Hodges - "Goodbyes Made You Mine" (see above comment. This still should've been a smash, though)
*Glen Templeton - "Sing That Song Again" (give this song to Kenny Chesney and it'd smash)
*Aaron Lewis - "Forever" (a really good song that should've been bigger)
*Uncle Kracker f/ Kid Rock - "Good To Be Me" (I really thought this would be as big as "Smile" was for him)
*Chris Cagle - "Dance Baby Dance" (ugh, radio!)
*Christian Kane - "Let Me Go" (I thought this would go at least top 20 but it barely registered on anyone's radar)
*Greg Bates - "Fill In The Blank" (radio doesn't know a hit when it smacks them in the face)
*Randy Montana - "Ain't Much Left Of Lovin' You" (another one of the best debut singles I've heard in a long time...can't believe this wasn't huge)
*Wade Bowen - "Saturday Night" (smh at radio, once again)
*The Dirt Drifters - "There She Goes" (why couldn't these guys be one of Warner Bros' success stories?)
That's all I can think of right now, but I'm sure I'm missing a bunch, especially of older artists/songs and artists who don't currently have record deals.
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Post by sabre14 on Apr 13, 2014 13:30:46 GMT -5
How could I leave out "Saturday Night" by Wade Bowen. One of my top 10 favorites of the past 5 years.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2014 13:36:50 GMT -5
Martina McBride, "Teenage Daughters" Reba McEntire, "When Love Gets A Hold Of You"
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Post by cerulean on Apr 13, 2014 22:50:18 GMT -5
A few from me: *Chris Young - "Neon" (not a complete flop--it peaked at #23--but this is a strong song that should've marked his 6th #1 in a row. Instead, he's been unable to hit #1 since "Neon" broke the streak) *Greg Bates - "Fill In The Blank" (radio doesn't know a hit when it smacks them in the face) *Randy Montana - "Ain't Much Left Of Lovin' You" (another one of the best debut singles I've heard in a long time...can't believe this wasn't huge) *Wade Bowen - "Saturday Night" (smh at radio, once again) Yes yes YES. I could not agree more on these four. Also: Chris Janson - "Better I Don't" Train feat. Ashley Monroe - "Bruises" Kellie Pickler - "Makin' Me Fall In Love Again" Alan Jackson - "So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore" (Ok, I'm not really surprised given the current state of country radio, but this song was just too good. I thought it'd get up there somehow.) Lee Ann Womack - "Solitary Thinkin'" Love and Theft - "Runnin' Out of Air" Tim McGraw - "Right Back Atcha Babe" (I know, the Curb fiasco... but oh, how I wish this was the Big Machine single and "Truck Yeah" was the Curb single.)
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Post by countryfan15 on Apr 17, 2014 22:39:17 GMT -5
I can think of many that make me wonder what radio was thinking.
Tommy Shane Steiner- Tell Me Where It Hurts ( Still not sure why this song stalled)
Brad Martin- Before I Knew Better
Kevin Denney- That's Just Jessie. It'll Go Away ( Severely overlooked artist who should have been huge)
Josh Gracin- Favorite State Of Mind
Randy Travis- Dig Two Graves
George Strait- King Of The Mountain
Alan Jackson- USA Today, - A House With No Curtains, -So You Don't Have To Love Me Anymore
Mark Wills- When You Think Of Me,- Loving Every Minute
Patty Loveless- A Thousand Times A Day
Little Texas- First Time For Everything, - I'd Rather Miss You
Doug Supernaw- Red And Rio Grande
Miranda Lambert- Bring Me Down, - Kereosene
Rick Trevino- Looking For The Light
That"s all i can think of off the top of my head. I may add some more later.
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Post by sabre14 on Apr 17, 2014 22:49:31 GMT -5
Yay! Finally some love for that great AJ song. :) Also liked seeing "Loving Every Minute" and "When You Think Of Me" by Mark Wills; two of his overlooked songs that should have gone higher. I remember getting a season pass for the first time to Six Flags Darien Lake Amusement Park, which is roughly a 40 minute drive from my house I grew up in. "Loving Every Minute" was always on the radio that summer. Looking back on that year (2001), I found out that was released in April of that year, so it was peaking in the summer...ahhh! The others I remember hearing on those long drives to Six Flags was "Ain't Nothin' Bout' You", "What I Really Meant To Say", "Laredo", and "When God Fearin' Woman Get The Blues". Sorry, kinda rambled on there.
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Post by countryfan15 on Apr 17, 2014 22:52:57 GMT -5
^ It's all good, i always enjoy hearing other's stories and input. Afterall that's what we're all here for and the love of country music! :)
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Post by 14887fan on Apr 17, 2014 23:31:34 GMT -5
"All Kinds of Kinds", Miranda Lambert Basically anything Kellie Pickler has released. The fact that she's consistently put out incredible singles that each could've easily acted as breakthroughs and not even one of them has cracked the Top 5 is astonishing.
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Post by midnightprism on Apr 18, 2014 8:48:46 GMT -5
Reba McEntire, "When Love Gets A Hold Of You" Yes! Up tempo, such a classic sounding Reba song. I can't believe it didn't make it higher than 40th.
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Post by bluedog6 on Apr 20, 2014 8:08:05 GMT -5
I'll second Miranda Lambert's "All Kinds of Kinds"
The one that still pisses me off is David Nail's "Sound of a Million Dreams". I thought that would go far especially with some momentum from #1 "Let It Rain". Oh well, I still have it on my mp3 player.
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Post by sabre14 on Apr 23, 2014 19:33:18 GMT -5
Got a couple more I thought of drudging through some old charts.
*Tough - Kellie Pickler
*Wal-Mart Parking Lot - Chris Cagle
*Three Mississippi - Terri Clark
I thought all three of these were destined for a top 10 peak. "Tough" and "Three Mississippi" barely cracked the top 30 and Chris' dies at #41 on R&R in early 2006. Talk about way off.
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Post by Kentucky25 on Apr 24, 2014 18:10:21 GMT -5
Tommy Shane Steiner- Tell Me Where It Hurts ( Still not sure why this song stalled) Kevin Denney- That's Just Jessie. It'll Go Away ( Severely overlooked artist who should have been huge) Does anyone know what happened to either of these guys? I know Denney still writes (My Sittin' Window is one of the prettiest songs I've ever heard), but I'm not sure of much else about either. I really liked both of them.
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Post by countryfan15 on Apr 24, 2014 18:24:08 GMT -5
From what i know Tommy pretty much pulled a James Bonamy and left the country music scene after his singles tanked. I'm not sure why he decided not to try a lead single for a second album.
Kevin supposedly released a second album independently titled "I'm That Country" in 2011 but i have had no luck finding it. I believe he lost his second record deal before it was relased. But he still writes and plays concerts regularly in Nashville.
I agree with you, it's a shame they both faded so quickly. I still listen to their albums quite often.
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Post by Kentucky25 on Apr 24, 2014 19:37:42 GMT -5
From what i know Tommy pretty much pulled a James Bonamy and left the country music scene after his singles tanked. I'm not sure why he decided not to try a lead single for a second album. Kevin supposedly released a second album independently titled "I'm That Country" in 2011 but i have had no luck finding it. I believe he lost his second record deal before it was relased. But he still writes and plays concerts regularly in Nashville. I agree with you, it's a shame they both faded so quickly. I still listen to their albums quite often. Thanks. TSJ had a different look and some different sounding songs (Then Came the Night was cool, I think Trace Adkins recorded it too. Mind of John J. Blanchard, What We're Gonna Do About it was pretty funny, and I Don't Need Another Reason I loved...Just realized every song he has is like 5 words for the title lol.) Denney seemed like a guy that could've blown up big in country music. Great songwriter, great voice, clean-cut look.
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Post by ky24941 on Apr 24, 2014 21:02:38 GMT -5
* Shania Twain - "Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)" (This followed 3 #1 hits and came off one of the biggest country albums ever made) * Kathy Mattea - "455 Rocket" (This won the CMA Video of the Year award.) * SHeDAISY - "I'm Taking the Wheel" (If this would've been a hit, they probably would've been popular for a little while longer.) * Dixie Chicks - "Goodbye Earl" (When I started following the charts, I was shocked to learn this wasn't a #1 hit. I guess the song's content scared some radio stations.) * Clint Black & Martina McBride - "Still Holding On" (This ended his streak of 24 consecutive top 10 hits.) * Kellie Pickler - "Tough" (I truly thought this song would do to her what "White Liar" did to Miranda Lambert.) * Lorrie Morgan - "My Night to Howl" (Not sure why this and every song off her 1994 album tanked. She hadn't missed the top 20 since before she signed with RCA.) * Jason Aldean - "Relentless" (Pretending "1994" doesn't exist, this was his only single that didn't make the top 10. It's also his only single not certified Gold or Platinum.) * Miley Cyrus - "The Climb" (The success of "Ready, Set, Don't Go" should have easily helped get this song into the top 15.)
There's more but this was all I could think of
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2014 21:23:46 GMT -5
A lot of people have mentioned Kellie Pickler; I'm honestly not all that surprised she hasn't taken off yet. Her voice has that "love or hate" twangy tone, and while I commend her love of traditional Country, the kind of material she records probably win her over many young fans, or radio.
Kellie doesn't have two things an artists really needs to succeed, and then add in that's she's female, and she's screwed.
I've suspected over the past two albums, though, that she said "Fuck radio, if they won 't play me" and got her wish in creating the music she wants.
I say good for her :)
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Post by straitfan87 on Apr 28, 2014 15:50:05 GMT -5
A few from me: *Chris Young - "Neon" (not a complete flop--it peaked at #23--but this is a strong song that should've marked his 6th #1 in a row. Instead, he's been unable to hit #1 since "Neon" broke the streak) *Greg Bates - "Fill In The Blank" (radio doesn't know a hit when it smacks them in the face) *Randy Montana - "Ain't Much Left Of Lovin' You" (another one of the best debut singles I've heard in a long time...can't believe this wasn't huge) *Wade Bowen - "Saturday Night" (smh at radio, once again) Yes yes YES. I could not agree more on these four. Also: Chris Janson - "Better I Don't" Train feat. Ashley Monroe - "Bruises" Kellie Pickler - "Makin' Me Fall In Love Again" Alan Jackson - "So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore" (Ok, I'm not really surprised given the current state of country radio, but this song was just too good. I thought it'd get up there somehow.) Lee Ann Womack - "Solitary Thinkin'" Love and Theft - "Runnin' Out of Air" Tim McGraw - "Right Back Atcha Babe" (I know, the Curb fiasco... but oh, how I wish this was the Big Machine single and "Truck Yeah" was the Curb single.) Couldn't agree more with the Young and Bates singles, haven't heard the other two to form an opinion. Really wish Bates would have broke out more, great voice. Really enjoyed the Alan Jackson single, disappointing such a good song wasn't recognized on the charts. IMO Thirty Miles West had some great material.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2014 17:14:47 GMT -5
Couldn't agree more with the Young and Bates singles, haven't heard the other two to form an opinion. Really wish Bates would have broke out more, great voice. Really enjoyed the Alan Jackson single, disappointing such a good song wasn't recognized on the charts. IMO Thirty Miles West had some great material. If you like the Young and Bates songs, I think you would really, really like Wade Bowen's "Saturday Night" as well. It barely scraped the top 40. BNA at least released an album, though. The Given is incredible. A great traditional and Texas red dirt country album. The label dropped him after just the one single, although a 2nd single was released in Texas. Randy Montana's debut single was great too...a bit more of a rock/country song that the others but still very good. Great lyrics. I'm hopeful that Greg Bates will get a shot with another label. I think he will yet.
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Post by sabre14 on Apr 29, 2014 13:40:34 GMT -5
3 more I thought of today.
*I Need A Vacation - Rebecca Lynn Howard (Catchy relatable song on a major label with great vocals. What else must you need?) #49
*Lipstick - Rockie Lynne (This one started out good for a debut single, but it just couldn't get past that 34-29 chart range) #27 on R&R
*Why Wait For Summer - Walker Hayes (Again, fun, catchy, radio friendly song that was sung by a young male singer/songwriter on Capitol freakin' records. Puzzling how this did next to nothing) #42
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Post by sabre14 on Jul 19, 2014 19:40:00 GMT -5
Since I brought this song up in another thread today, I have no clue why "Rainbow Man" by Jeff Bates died so quickly? It's probably my favorite off of Jeff's debut album and I loved most of the songs on it.
While I'm here, I'll throw "Good People" out there too. Not my favorite song of his but this song was plenty radio friendly and had a quick rise up the charts and then had a horrendous update where it fell from #37 to #43 on R&R and even though it regained it's bullet it never fully recovered and #37 would be as high as it could get.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2014 10:03:12 GMT -5
Rascal Flatts- "Why"
Excellent song, and I really thought this one would resonate with Country fans the way What Hurts The Most/I'm Movin' On did. I'll still maintain if this had been released during their peak, it would have been massive.
Kellie Pickler- "Little Bit Gypsy"
This one has always mystified me. A fun, upbeat (but still good) radio-ready tune, and radio still wouldn't touch it. If it was released by any other well-known female, it probably would've smashed. 100 Proof/I Wonder- Both should've been massive, enough said.
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Post by trebor on Jul 20, 2014 10:58:43 GMT -5
Well, this is a bit off, but: Tebey - We Shook Hands (Man To Man) [2003] Sticky & syrupy, I know (tissues ready?). Perfect production and execution. Still on my all-time fave list. Stalled at a disappointing #47
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Post by ericNY2002 on Jul 20, 2014 11:34:26 GMT -5
Here are some off the top of my head:
Blackhawk-Postmarked Birmingham Wade Bowen-Saturday Night (as others have said) Eli Young Band-When It Rains, Radio Waves David Nail-The Sound of A Million Dreams Randy Montana-1,000 faces Sixwire-Look At Me Now any Randy Rogers Band singles (particularly Tonight's Not The Night and One More Sad Song) Jon Pardi-Missin You Crazy The Henningsens-American Beautiful The Cadillac Three-The South Pinmonkey-Let's Kill Saturday Night, I Drove All Night Pat Green-Carry On, Three Days Sons of The Desert-Hand Of Fate, Leaving October, Change
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Jul 20, 2014 12:49:14 GMT -5
Ok lots of great choices from up thread! Here's songs I was sure would be hits.
Trace Adkins & Colbie Caillat's "Watch The World End" #57 - I thought for sure this would get him back on track, it was so unique and maybe that was the problem with it.
Gary Allan's "Kiss Me When I'm Down" #38 - I know he didn't have a lot of momentum but I thought this sounded really great on the radio and it'd climb higher than it got.
Big Kenny's "Long After I'm Gone" #34 - I knew John Rich would be more successful but this was radio friendly enough that I thought it would be at least a top 20 hit. Sad cause his album was pretty good too.
Keith Anderson's "Sunday Morning In America" #28 - I thought Arista was going to break him big and I guess I should've known a song like this wouldn't do well but I had hope.
Jessica Andrews' "There's More To Me Than You" #17 - This came during a time when females couldn't seem to go top 10 so I guess a #17 peak is decent but this still sounds fresh today. Love that there was a ballad version as well which sounds so good as well. Really a shame this didn't smash for her.
Rodney Atkins' "Chasin' Girls" #48 - I know there was a lot of momentum lost with 15 Minutes but I had thought this could've restored momentum, it was super radio friendly and sounded like it fit right in with his big hits. Guess they should've gone with this as the 2nd single.
Sherrie Austin's "Streets Of Heaven" #18 - This came out at in the same time frame as Jessica Andrews' song and I think had radio been more open to females at the time it would've gone to #1. (Is this Broken Bow's first top 20 as a label?)
John Berry's "Everytime My Heart Calls Your Name" #34 - This sounds perfect for radio in 1996, and he was coming off a few successful singles so I was surprised this did so poorly.
Blue County's "Firecrackers And Ferris Wheels" DNC - These guys are seriously underrated and I think this is their best single. Sad to say it's their only one that didn't chart. :(
Suzy Bogguss' "Give Me Some Wheels" #60 - Such a great infectiously fun song and radio barely touched it. I know Suzy wasn't the priority at the time with Garth Brooks & Deana Carter on the label but Capitol could've gotten this to the top 30 at the very least. They just didn't seem to care about her after her 'Something Up My Sleeve' album.
Ash Bowers' "Ain't No Stoppin' Her Now" #44 - Sounded like something Jason Aldean would record and this was released when that was the most popular sound so I'm surprised he couldn't go much higher.
Brooks & Dunn's "God Must Be Busy" #11 - I don't care for this song but I thought this would return them to the top, I guess radio seen that it was basically a weaker version of "Believe".
Luke Bryan's "We Rode In Trucks" #33 - He hasn't missed the top 10 with anything he's sent out except this, and yet it's easily my favorite single he's put out. Why?
Chris Cagle's "Wal-Mart Pakring Lot" #42 - He wasn't an A-lister but he was pretty consistent and I though this would at least make top 20. I never figured out why radio left him so quickly.
Caitlin & Will's "Adress In The Stars" #44 - Killer vocalists, killer song, won a well recieved talent show and had one of the biggest labels backing them...Never heard from again and barely even heard to begin with. ???
Carolina Rain's "American Radio" #53 - I know now that Equity was in trouble but at the time it weirded me out that a song this radio friendly would falter this low on the charts.
Mary Chapin Carpenter's "House Of Cards" #21 - She was on a roll t the time and this brought it to an end basically. What happened here I don't know.
Carter's Chord's "Different Breed" #52 - I think had they been on a stronger label this could've been a breakthrough for them. It sounds cool and it stood out on radio in a good way. Honestly think they could've been huge with the right backing.
Marcel's "Tennessee" DNC - Mercury was trying to find a male star at the time and I can't figure out why this didn't do it for them other than maybe his name? Such a beautiful song and a really great debut album.
Terri Clark's "Three Mississippi" #30 - I remain baffled as to why this failed on radio as it's everything I could've asked for from a Terri song and she was doing pretty well at the time.
Kellie Coffey's "Whatever It Takes" #44 - I believe radio was interested in playing her because the follow up did well but this song just didn't seem to click.
Elizabeth Cook's "Stupid Things" DNC - I'm not even sure if Warner Bros. pushed this or not but I don't think it would've been a big hit but I think she could've went top 40 at least.
Bucky Covington's "A Father's Love (The Only Way He Knew How)" #23 - Given his previous two singles flopped I wasn't overly surprised this didn't do well but I do think it had the potential of going much higher.
Billy Currington's "Love Done Gone" #11 - It wasn't my first choice as 3rd single but I did think it'd continue his #1 streak.
Amy Dalley's "Men Don't Change" #23 - I'm just surprised nothing of hers ever broke out, her material was catchy, fun & radio friendly. She just got Curbed I guess.
Kevin Denney's "A Year At A Time" DNC - His first album while not a roaring success I thought had set him up nicely for a good follow up but this didn't even chart.
Tyler Dickerson's "Tell Your Sister I'm Single" - I really thought this was going to be a breakout hit single and launch his career. I'm not sure if radio balked or if the internal struggles of Lyric Street are what killed the song but this deserved better.
Amber Dotson's "I'll Try Anything" #59 - She was opening for George Strait and I remember there being a good bit of buzz around her but radio barely touched this or it's follow up. I wish she at least stuck around to do an independent album or two but she's completely disappeared.
Dusty Drake's "Say Yes" #36 - This sounds so good on radio and I was more than a little surprised that one of the first releases from Big Machine would die so early. I also find it weird that they never sent out 2nd single.
(That's it for now, when I'm in the mood I'll come back and post more. :)
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sabre14
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Post by sabre14 on Jul 20, 2014 13:40:35 GMT -5
Ok lots of great choices from up thread! Here's songs I was sure would be hits. Keith Anderson's "Sunday Morning In America" #28 - I thought Arista was going to break him big and I guess I should've known a song like this wouldn't do well but I had hope. Blue County's "Firecrackers And Ferris Wheels" DNC - These guys are seriously underrated and I think this is their best single. Sad to say it's their only one that didn't chart. :( Chris Cagle's "Wal-Mart Pakring Lot" #42 - He wasn't an A-lister but he was pretty consistent and I though this would at least make top 20. I never figured out why radio left him so quickly. Carolina Rain's "American Radio" #53 - I know now that Equity was in trouble but at the time it weirded me out that a song this radio friendly would falter this low on the charts. Carter's Chord's "Different Breed" #52 - I think had they been on a stronger label this could've been a breakthrough for them. It sounds cool and it stood out on radio in a good way. Honestly think they could've been huge with the right backing. Terri Clark's "Three Mississippi" #30 - I remain baffled as to why this failed on radio as it's everything I could've asked for from a Terri song and she was doing pretty well at the time. Kellie Coffey's "Whatever It Takes" #44 - I believe radio was interested in playing her because the follow up did well but this song just didn't seem to click. Tyler Dickerson's "Tell Your Sister I'm Single" - I really thought this was going to be a breakout hit single and launch his career. I'm not sure if radio balked or if the internal struggles of Lyric Street are what killed the song but this deserved better. Amber Dotson's "I'll Try Anything" #59 - She was opening for George Strait and I remember there being a good bit of buzz around her but radio barely touched this or it's follow up. I wish she at least stuck around to do an independent album or two but she's completely disappeared. * I think that "Sunday Morning In America" was a mistake for a lead single. It was too long and didn't seem to be catchy or have a good hook. I still enjoyed it but wasn't surprised at all it faltered. "Adaliene" I will continue to bring up til I'm blue in the face. * "Firecrackers And Ferris Wheels" actually was able to sneak in a #58 peak on R&R, but you're absolutely right. I have no clue why radio basically rejected that song. It must have been the vocal arrangement and production cause they did sound different than anything on their debut, but the song was still so good. It was also a "Random Video" I did, though I can't recall what page. I do know it was on the bottom of a page... * I was flat out stunned that "Wal-Mart Parking Lot" bombed. It peaked at #41 on R&R. "Miss Me Baby" even had a hard slow climb up the charts and I don't know why radio never warmed up to his singles post "Chicks Dig It". * Carolina Rain is simply awesome. I thought that their two singles for their sophomore album was exactly what they needed to break out with "American Radio" and "Weight Of The World". Unfortunately Equity was the major reason why they couldn't have either become a hit and the label soon folded. * "Different Breed" is by far my favorite from Carter's Chord. The instrumentation and production was so unique. But they were a female group on Show Dog. * "Three Mississippi" actually had a super difficult time making it's way to the top 30. I don't know why to this day since she was coming off a R&R #1 and a new album. * Never got into "At The End Of The Day" for some reason (though I haven't heard it in a while), but "Whatever It Takes" got radio support early on and then it just stopped in it's tracks on the doorstep of the top 40 and just like that it was gone. * Tyler's age was the reason that "Tell Your Sister I'm Single" failed IMO. Mainly because that's the only reason that fits. Lyric Street put in a radio tour for him and weren't too bad in shape in late 2009/early 2010 but perhaps that was a factor as well. I remember that song was on WYRK's "Friday Night Fight" and people were calling in saying that there was no way he was only 16 years old. Lol * You're guess on why Amber didn't get radio support is as good as mine. Killer material, big label, opened for George, and gorgeous. Am I missing something here?
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Post by trebor on Jul 21, 2014 10:46:55 GMT -5
Neil Coty - "Legacy" & "Breathin'" "Legacy" got to #49 (Billboard Country Airplay), "Breathin'" bombed completely. I still listen to the whole CD "Legacy"; very fond memories. If you do not know him, give him a try. He is a very talented song writer. NB: Don't start with the stand-alone single "Tainted" which followed the CD and is quite a disppointment
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