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Post by tim on Jan 3, 2019 22:08:41 GMT -5
As predicted by most of you "A Soft Place to Fall" leaves in the bottom 5 and yours truly loses his first Top 30 right out of the gate while Kanenrá:ke and Troublemaker lose a Top 20. I have long had a soft spot for this song as I've always loved the movie The Horse Whisperer that it was featured in, however most of you couldn't find that same love in your heart. The song went on to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1999 where Allison also performed the song during the Oscars ceremony. On a side note...if you're a Hays Carll fan you'll want to check out his upcoming album as Allison Moorer co-produced it! |
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Jan 3, 2019 22:11:01 GMT -5
Sorry tim. I don't think I've seen The Horse Whisperer, though. |
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Post by tim on Jan 3, 2019 22:14:29 GMT -5
50. "Feelin' Kind of Lonely Tonight" - Shelby Lynne Total:884
Average: 40.18
Std Dev: 7.804982314 (1st!)
Year Released: 1993
Billboard Hot Country Songs Peak: #69  {Songs Remaining}All the Good Ones Are Gone
Baby Take a Piece of My Heart
Better Things To Do
Come Next Monday
Dark Horse
Did I Shave My Legs for This?
Does He Love You
Down to My Last Teardrop
Eagle When She Flies
Fancy
For Crying Out Loud
Girls With Guitars
Give Me a Ring Sometime
Guys Do It All Time
He Thinks He'll Keep Her
I Didn’t Know My Own Strength
I Fell In Love
I Wanna Fall In Love
I Will Be There for You
I'll Think of a Reason Later
Just My Luck
Little Good-Byes
Love Can Build a Bridge
Lucky In Love
Man! I Feel Like a Woman!
No One Needs to Know
No Place That Far
Now I Know
Now That's All Right With Me
One Way Ticket
Outbound Plane
Please
Single White Female
Some Things Are Meant to Be
Stand Beside Me
Strawberry Wine
Take It Like a Man
That Train Don't Run
Walking Away A Winner
Whatever You Say
When You Are Old
When You Say Nothing at All
Wide Open Spaces
Wild One
XXX’s and OOO’s (An American Girl)
You Can Feel Bad
You Really Had Me Going
You'd Think He'd Know Me Better
You’ll Never Know |
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Post by tim on Jan 3, 2019 22:22:13 GMT -5
The oldest sister of Alison Moorer immediately leaves the rankdown next as Shelby's 1993 single "Feelin' Kind of Lonely Tonight" went on to receive little fanfare (it's also not featured on Spotify or Apple Music which may have attributed to its lower ranking). This song went on to be the least polarizing song of the rankdown, however!
Shelby went on to have success outside of the country genre and with the release of her pop rock album I Am Shelby Lynne saw her achieve greater success which led to her winning the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2001.
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Post by tim on Jan 3, 2019 22:32:03 GMT -5
49. "When You Are Old" - Gretchen Peters Total: 877
Average: 39.86
Std Dev: 11.51518854
Year Released: 1996
Billboard Hot Country Songs Peak: #68  {Songs Remaining}All the Good Ones Are Gone
Baby Take a Piece of My Heart
Better Things To Do
Come Next Monday
Dark Horse
Did I Shave My Legs for This?
Does He Love You
Down to My Last Teardrop
Eagle When She Flies
Fancy
For Crying Out Loud
Girls With Guitars
Give Me a Ring Sometime
Guys Do It All Time
He Thinks He'll Keep Her
I Didn’t Know My Own Strength
I Fell In Love
I Wanna Fall In Love
I Will Be There for You
I'll Think of a Reason Later
Just My Luck
Little Good-Byes
Love Can Build a Bridge
Lucky In Love
Man! I Feel Like a Woman!
No One Needs to Know
No Place That Far
Now I Know
Now That's All Right With Me
One Way Ticket
Outbound Plane
Please
Single White Female
Some Things Are Meant to Be
Stand Beside Me
Strawberry Wine
Take It Like a Man
That Train Don't Run
Walking Away A Winner
Whatever You Say
When You Say Nothing at All
Wide Open Spaces
Wild One
XXX’s and OOO’s (An American Girl)
You Can Feel Bad
You Really Had Me Going
You'd Think He'd Know Me Better
You’ll Never Know |
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Jan 3, 2019 22:38:06 GMT -5
tim my ranking for Shelby and Allison are not correct. I had Allison at 46, not 50 and Shelby at 50, not 51. Also I'm listed twice for Gretchen, but that rank is correct at 51 lol
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Post by tim on Jan 3, 2019 22:41:31 GMT -5
tim my ranking for Shelby and Allison are not correct. I had Allison at 46, not 50 and Shelby at 50, not 51. Also I'm listed twice for Gretchen, but that rank is correct at 51 lol Let me fix them I've been up since 5am and am so tired lol  |
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Post by tim on Jan 3, 2019 22:54:25 GMT -5
Ok fixed zaclord 🌈. Everything's correct I just copied the trajectory numbers into the rankings portion on here  |
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Post by tim on Jan 3, 2019 23:02:04 GMT -5
48. "Baby Take a Piece of My Heart" - Kelly Willis Total: 806
Average: 36.63
Std Dev: 11.47479828
Year Released: 1991
Billboard Hot Country Songs Peak: #51  {Songs Remaining}All the Good Ones Are Gone
Better Things To Do
Come Next Monday
Dark Horse
Did I Shave My Legs for This?
Does He Love You
Down to My Last Teardrop
Eagle When She Flies
Fancy
For Crying Out Loud
Girls With Guitars
Give Me a Ring Sometime
Guys Do It All Time
He Thinks He'll Keep Her
I Didn’t Know My Own Strength
I Fell In Love
I Wanna Fall In Love
I Will Be There for You
I'll Think of a Reason Later
Just My Luck
Little Good-Byes
Love Can Build a Bridge
Lucky In Love
Man! I Feel Like a Woman!
No One Needs to Know
No Place That Far
Now I Know
Now That's All Right With Me
One Way Ticket
Outbound Plane
Please
Single White Female
Some Things Are Meant to Be
Stand Beside Me
Strawberry Wine
Take It Like a Man
That Train Don't Run
Walking Away A Winner
Whatever You Say
When You Say Nothing at All
Wide Open Spaces
Wild One
XXX’s and OOO’s (An American Girl)
You Can Feel Bad
You Really Had Me Going
You'd Think He'd Know Me Better
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Post by tim on Jan 3, 2019 23:10:23 GMT -5
47. "Now That's All Right With Me" - Mandy Barnett Total: 806
Average: 36.63
Std Dev: 9.988304849
Year Released: 1996
Billboard Hot Country Songs Peak: #43  {Songs Remaining}All the Good Ones Are Gone
Better Things To Do
Come Next Monday
Dark Horse
Did I Shave My Legs for This?
Does He Love You
Down to My Last Teardrop
Eagle When She Flies
Fancy
For Crying Out Loud
Girls With Guitars
Give Me a Ring Sometime
Guys Do It All Time
He Thinks He'll Keep Her
I Didn’t Know My Own Strength
I Fell In Love
I Wanna Fall In Love
I Will Be There for You
I'll Think of a Reason Later
Just My Luck
Little Good-Byes
Love Can Build a Bridge
Lucky In Love
Man! I Feel Like a Woman!
No One Needs to Know
No Place That Far
Now I Know
One Way Ticket
Outbound Plane
Please
Single White Female
Some Things Are Meant to Be
Stand Beside Me
Strawberry Wine
Take It Like a Man
That Train Don't Run
Walking Away A Winner
Whatever You Say
When You Say Nothing at All
Wide Open Spaces
Wild One
XXX’s and OOO’s (An American Girl)
You Can Feel Bad
You Really Had Me Going
You'd Think He'd Know Me Better
You’ll Never Know |
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Post by tim on Jan 3, 2019 23:15:10 GMT -5
Mandy Barnett’s “Now That’s All Right With Me” becomes the final song to leave the Bottom 5 which see’s our first Top 10 loss from gardyfan while three others lose a bottom 5 ranking. This song received about as much support as I could expect it to and it’s long been a favorite of mine. Mandy released her self-titled debut album on Asylum Records in 1996 and it’s one that I had on repeat growing up. Unfortunately radio never warmed up to her much and this song went on to be her highest charting single at #43. |
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Post by tim on Jan 3, 2019 23:17:55 GMT -5
I'm going to reveal one more song which will get us to the Top 45!
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Post by tim on Jan 3, 2019 23:30:24 GMT -5
46. "You'd Think He'd Know Me Better" - Bobbie Cryner Total: 786
Average: 35.72
Std Dev: 14.56408439 (3rd Highest!)
Year Released: 1996
Billboard Hot Country Songs Peak: #56  {Songs Remaining}All the Good Ones Are Gone
Better Things To Do
Come Next Monday
Dark Horse
Did I Shave My Legs for This?
Does He Love You
Down to My Last Teardrop
Eagle When She Flies
Fancy
For Crying Out Loud
Girls With Guitars
Give Me a Ring Sometime
Guys Do It All Time
He Thinks He'll Keep Her
I Didn’t Know My Own Strength
I Fell In Love
I Wanna Fall In Love
I Will Be There for You
I'll Think of a Reason Later
Just My Luck
Little Good-Byes
Love Can Build a Bridge
Lucky In Love
Man! I Feel Like a Woman!
No One Needs to Know
No Place That Far
Now I Know
One Way Ticket
Outbound Plane
Please
Single White Female
Some Things Are Meant to Be
Stand Beside Me
Strawberry Wine
Take It Like a Man
That Train Don't Run
Walking Away A Winner
Whatever You Say
When You Say Nothing at All
Wide Open Spaces
Wild One
XXX’s and OOO’s (An American Girl)
You Can Feel Bad
You Really Had Me Going
You’ll Never Know |
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Post by tim on Jan 3, 2019 23:35:47 GMT -5
Our next song to leave came in as the third most polarizing song of the rankdown that see’s three Top 10 loses for kansasmeetsmo , Troublemaker and Kanenrá:ke while .indulgecountry loses his #51. In all honesty I never cared much for this song back when I remember seeing it on CMT, however the song resonated completely differently with me now and going into this I thought it would end up in my bottom 5 but it managed to make it all the way into my top 25. As bboat11 mentioned the song is so well-crafted and this also went on to become one of my favorite re-discoveries for this rankdown. |
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Post by tim on Jan 3, 2019 23:41:55 GMT -5
Encore!
Allison Moorer & Shelby Lynne "The Color of a Cloudy Day" Since they are the only sisters showcased in the rankdown I decided to select a song from their most recent duet album Not Dark Yet. The song was written by Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires.
Gretchen Peters "Arguing With Ghosts" Highlighted from Gretchen's amazing discography is my favorite song from her critically acclaimed album Dancing with the Beast released in early 2018.
Kelly Willis "Heaven's Just a Sin Away" I almost selected this song as it's one I remember seeing on CMT quite a bit back when it was released in 1993. This is from Kelly's third self-titled album released on MCA Records and is a cover of a song made famous by The Kendalls in 1977.
Mandy Barnett "The Whispering Wind" Selected from Mandy's early discography is the second single from her 1999 album I've Got a Right to Cry.
Bobbie Cryner "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" This was the final single from her sophomore album Girl of Your Dreams but unfortunately failed to chart. |
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Post by toomuchboy on Jan 3, 2019 23:44:53 GMT -5
I didn't know before this rankdown that "You'd Think He'd Know Me Better" had been sung by someone else other than Lorrie Morgan. Honestly, I would've ranked it quite a bit higher if it was Morgan's version, since I didn't care for Cryner's voice.
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Post by tim on Jan 4, 2019 0:00:25 GMT -5
I did want to come back around and comment on Gretchen Peters as she's the first singer-songwriter to exit and unfortunately for some of us leaves all too soon as "When You Are Old" garnered two Top 20 rankings as well as three Top 30 rankings. This was the first single selected from Gretchen’s 1996 album The Secret of Life which included songs that went on to become hits for Faith Hill, Martina McBride (“Independence Day”), and Trisha Yearwood (“On a Bus to St. Cloud”). Martina also covered "When You Are Old" on her debut record as well as the song “This Uncivil War” from her album Emotion (and it most recently ranked in at #3 for bboat11 ’s album series!). Alright y’all as I mentioned in a previous post I’ve had quite a long day (and thanks for bearing with me through the initial hiccup!) but I really wanted to get this going for everyone. Here's a quick recap: Bottom 5:51. "A Soft Place to Fall" - Allison Morrer 50. "Feelin' Kind of Lonely Tonight" - Shelby Lynne 49. "When You Are Old" - Gretchen Peters 48. "Baby Take a Piece of My Heart" - Kelly Willis 47. "Now That's All Right With Me" - Mandy Barnett 46. "You'd Think He'd Know Me Better" - Bobbie Cryner I'll be back this weekend to get us to into the Top 40! |
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Post by SHOOTER on Jan 4, 2019 2:33:44 GMT -5
Yay, I didn’t start off as badly as I thought I might. 😂 Shelby’s record was fun and I may have over ranked Kelly’s record a bit but I enjoyed it.
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Post by Troublemaker on Jan 4, 2019 6:36:51 GMT -5
It's a shame Bobbie Cryner never made it to top 50, "Daddy Laid the Blues on Me" and "You'd Think He'd Know Me Better" will always be among my favorites of hers
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jan 4, 2019 7:11:11 GMT -5
So far, so good and nothing unexpected has left.
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Post by someguy on Jan 4, 2019 9:05:40 GMT -5
I’m partial to Lorrie Morgan’s version (which was a single for her in 1998), but I really like “You Think He’d Know Me Better”. It has such great lyrics.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jan 4, 2019 10:18:05 GMT -5
So Lorrie and Bobbie both sang versions of "You Think He’d Know Me Better" and "I Didn't Know My Own Strength"? Because I'm getting confused, lol.
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Post by tim on Jan 4, 2019 10:38:03 GMT -5
So Lorrie and Bobbie both sang versions of "You Think He’d Know Me Better" and "I Didn't Know My Own Strength"? Because I'm getting confused, lol. Lol I knew including that song as an encore would cause some to scratch their heads...but no Lorrie covered and released “You’d Think He’d Know Me Better” which was on her 1997 album Shakin’ Things Up. Bobbie’s “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength” is similar in title only. |
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Jan 4, 2019 20:06:04 GMT -5
Gretchen Peters deserved better but of course it was tanked by people who cannot handle anything that is slow. All the rest I expected to be out early, though I really did not expect to see Allison Moorer out first, I thought people would like that one. I've never been able to get into it myself so glad to see it leave early.
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Jan 4, 2019 21:38:53 GMT -5
Wow I'm gutted with that bottom 5 lol
Allison's always been this severely underrated gem of an artist and I can't believe she came in last. Being near the bottom sure I get that since she wasn't ever big in the mainstream but I was hoping for her to last a bit longer.
Her sister being near the bottom doesn't surprise me either, she's never been well known for her early country material, even I preferred her sister's country output more.
I think if a different Gretchen song were picked she may have lasted a bit longer but lack of familiarity did this one in the most I think.
Kelly like Allison is one of the most slept on artists from the 90's. Her voice is such a beautiful country voice and she had a wonderful run of albums from the 90's-early 2000's. Her album from last year was great as well!
Mandy's sound was always a little older than her contemporaries which I think is why she didn't hit it big, which is a shame as her voice is such a classic sounding one that I would've loved to hear tackle more material. Luckily she has continued to release projects every now and then.
And Bobbie is such a great songwriter and vocalist. "You'd Think He'd Know Me Better" is one of the best singles of the 90's imo and I'm just glad you all had to listen to it even if it wasn't received as well as I'd hoped lol
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Post by tim on Jan 5, 2019 16:08:44 GMT -5
45. "Dark Horse" - Mila Mason Total: 782
Average: 35.54
Std Dev: 11.63216916
Year Released: 1997
Billboard Hot Country Songs Peak: #21  {Songs Remaining}All the Good Ones Are Gone
Better Things To Do
Come Next Monday
Did I Shave My Legs for This?
Does He Love You
Down to My Last Teardrop
Eagle When She Flies
Fancy
For Crying Out Loud
Girls With Guitars
Give Me a Ring Sometime
Guys Do It All Time
He Thinks He'll Keep Her
I Didn’t Know My Own Strength
I Fell In Love
I Wanna Fall In Love
I Will Be There for You
I'll Think of a Reason Later
Just My Luck
Little Good-Byes
Love Can Build a Bridge
Lucky In Love
Man! I Feel Like a Woman!
No One Needs to Know
No Place That Far
Now I Know
One Way Ticket
Outbound Plane
Please
Single White Female
Some Things Are Meant to Be
Stand Beside Me
Strawberry Wine
Take It Like a Man
That Train Don't Run
Walking Away A Winner
Whatever You Say
When You Say Nothing at All
Wide Open Spaces
Wild One
XXX’s and OOO’s (An American Girl)
You Can Feel Bad
You Really Had Me Going
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Post by tim on Jan 5, 2019 16:13:43 GMT -5
Our next reveal is Mila Mason’s “Dark Horse” which was released as the second single from her debut album That’s Enough of That. This song was actually first recorded by Canadian pop single Amanda Marshall and was released as the fifth single from her 1995 self-titled album. Both .indulgecountry and sabre14 lose a Top 15 while two others lose their bottom ranking. While this song was able to garner five Top 30 rankings, the lower rankings in the mid to upper 40’s kept this song hanging close to the Bottom 5 for a period of time before finally settling in at #45. |
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Post by tim on Jan 5, 2019 16:18:10 GMT -5
44. "Just My Luck" - Kim Richey Total: 766
Average: 34.81
Std Dev: 9.016579246 (3rd Lowest)
Year Released: 1995
Billboard Hot Country Songs Peak: #47  {Songs Remaining}All the Good Ones Are Gone
Better Things To Do
Come Next Monday
Did I Shave My Legs for This?
Does He Love You
Down to My Last Teardrop
Eagle When She Flies
Fancy
For Crying Out Loud
Girls With Guitars
Give Me a Ring Sometime
Guys Do It All Time
He Thinks He'll Keep Her
I Didn’t Know My Own Strength
I Fell In Love
I Wanna Fall In Love
I Will Be There for You
I'll Think of a Reason Later
Little Good-Byes
Love Can Build a Bridge
Lucky In Love
Man! I Feel Like a Woman!
No One Needs to Know
No Place That Far
Now I Know
One Way Ticket
Outbound Plane
Please
Single White Female
Some Things Are Meant to Be
Stand Beside Me
Strawberry Wine
Take It Like a Man
That Train Don't Run
Walking Away A Winner
Whatever You Say
When You Say Nothing at All
Wide Open Spaces
Wild One
XXX’s and OOO’s (An American Girl)
You Can Feel Bad
You Really Had Me Going
You’ll Never Know |
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Post by tim on Jan 5, 2019 16:25:21 GMT -5
We say goodbye to our second singer-songwriter Kim Richey as her 1995 single “Just My Luck” leaves just inside the Top 45. austin loses a Top 20 while six others lose a Top 30. This song received one lone Bottom 5 ranking from Cody Wants Out... who also just finished wrapping up his Brooks & Dunn rankdown which featured the Kim Rickey co-write “Every River”. This was another one of my favorite re-discoveries and I had almost all but forgotten about this song even though I do remember seeing it quite a bit on CMT growing up. Kim is still recording music today and just last year released her ninth studio album Edgeland. Kim’s presence remains in the rankdown as she is a co-writer for Mindy McCready’s Top 20 hit “You’ll Never Know”. |
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jan 5, 2019 16:28:15 GMT -5
Wow, I'm shocked Mila Mason is out this early. I thought she'd do much better here. "Dark Horse" is fantastic.
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