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Greatest Hits (Clay Walker Album)
''Greatest Hits'' is the first compilation album by American country music singer Clay Walker. It was released in 1998. Two previously unreleased tracks ("Ordinary People" and "You're Beginning to Get to Me") are included on this album; both were issued as singles in 1998. The former peaked at #35 on the ''Billboard'' country charts, while the latter was a #2 hit for Walker. Background In an interview with '' Tulsa World'', Walker stated about the album, "I'm just kind of funny about the word "great' being used with my name, putting "great' with something I do ... I don't know. I'm really not that kind of guy" Track listing Personnel * Eddie Bayers – drums * Bruce Bouton – steel guitar * Mike Brignardello – bass guitar * Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar, electric guitar * Jimmy Carter – bass guitar * Steve Dorff – conductor, string arrangements * Dan Dugmore – steel guitar * Glen Duncan – fiddle * Stuart Duncan – fiddle, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clay Walker
Ernest Clayton Walker Jr. (born August 19, 1969) is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1993 with the single " What's It to You", which reached Number One on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart, as did its follow-up, 1994's "Live Until I Die". Both singles were included on his self-titled debut album, released in 1993 via Giant Records. He stayed with the label until its 2001 closure, later recording for Warner Bros. Records, RCA Records Nashville, and Curb Records. Clay Walker has released a total of eleven studio albums, including a greatest hits package and an album of Christmas music. His first four studio albums all achieved platinum certification in the United States and his greatest hits collection and fifth studio album were each certified gold. He has charted more than thirty singles on Hot Country Songs, of which six have reached number one: "What's It to You", "Live Until I Die", Dreaming with My Eyes Ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Woman And This Man
"This Woman And This Man" is a song written by Jeff Pennig and Michael Lunn, and recorded by American country music singer Clay Walker. It was released in December 1994 as the second single from his album ''If I Could Make a Living''. The song reached the top of the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Background Walker told ''The Dallas Morning News'', "I felt this song speaks to the listener, it definitely spoke to me. I've lived that song as well as everybody else who has been in love before."Tarradell, Mario. ''The Dallas Morning News'' Honky-tonk rigors prepared Texas singer for trek to the top. (March 24, 1995) Critical reception Larry Flick of ''Billboard'' gave the song a positive review writing "Walker has never sounded better than he does on this midtempo tale of a frustrating relationship. It is nice to see that even with all his success Walker intends to grow into that hat." Mario Tarradell of ''The Dallas Morning News ''The Dallas Morning News'' is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Murrah
Roger Alan Murrah (born November 20, 1946) is a songwriter and independent music publisher who has written hits for artists including Waylon Jennings, Alan Jackson, Al Jarreau, and Alabama."Indie Publisher Spotlight:Mentoring Role Helps Murrah Music Thrive" Kevin Zimmerman, BMI ''MusicWorld'', June 27, 2006. Biography Early life Roger Murrah was born on November 20, 1946, in .Career After working in the late 1960s as a staff writer, he opened his own studio in |
Alan Jackson
Alan Eugene Jackson (born October 17, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter. He is known for blending traditional honky-tonk and mainstream country pop sounds (for a style widely regarded as "neotraditional country"), as well as penning many of his own songs. Jackson has recorded 16 studio albums, three greatest-hits albums, two Christmas albums, and two gospel albums. Jackson is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold over 75 million records worldwide, with 44 million sold in the United States alone. He has had 66 songs appear on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart; of the 66 titles, and six featured singles, 38 have reached the top five and 35 have claimed the number one spot. Out of 15 titles to reach the ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums chart, nine have been certified multi-platinum. He is the recipient of two Grammy Awards, 16 CMA Awards, 17 ACM Awards and nominee of multiple other awards. He is a member of the Grand Ole Opry, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If I Could Make A Living (song)
"If I Could Make a Living" is a song written by Alan Jackson, Keith Stegall and Roger Murrah, and recorded by American country music artist Clay Walker. It was released in September 1994 as the first single and title track from his album of the same name. It was Walker's fifth chart entry, and became his fourth Number One hit on the ''Billboard'' country charts in November 1994. It also reached #21 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 charts, and on the Canadian ''RPM'' country charts, it followed Jackson's " Livin' on Love" at Number One. ("Living" topped the charts two weeks after "Livin' on Love" spent its third week at Number One on the Billboard country charts.) Background In an interview with ''The Columbus Dispatch'' Walker revealed he was mildly dissatisfied with the single and stated, "I didn't pick the musicians or anything for If I Could Make a Living. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with doing songs with pop melodies, but I find the more mature I get with my music, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where Do I Fit In The Picture
"Where Do I Fit in the Picture" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Clay Walker. It was released in February 1994 as the third single from his self-titled debut album. It peaked at number 11 in the United States and reached number 6 in Canada. Before its single release, it was the B-side to Walker's debut single " What's It to You". Critical reception Logan Neill of the ''St. Petersburg Times'' wrote, "The haunting Where Do I Fit in the Picture gave evidence that he takes his singing seriously. Shelly Fabian of ''About.com Dotdash Meredith (formerly About.com) is an American digital media company based in New York City. The company publishes online articles and videos about various subjects across categories including health, home, food, finance, tech, beauty, l ...'' called it a "steel-soaked country weeper". Leeann Ward of ''Country Universe'' listed "Where Do I Fit in the Picture" as the 382nd best country single of the 1990s and wrote, "Sure, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randy Sharp
Randy Sharp is an American, three time Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter, guitarist and producer. He has major success in many genre of music with his greatest successes in Pop, Country, and Alternative. He has composed for film and television as well. Over the past 40 years Sharp has been signed as an artist to major record labels as well as producing in the Pop, Alternative and Country genres. His songs have been recorded by artists including Linda Ronstadt, Art Garfunkel, Blood Sweat and Tears, Delaney Bramlett, Glen Campbell, Exile, Anne Murray, Restless Heart, Reba McEntire, Alabama, The Oak Ridge Boys, Holly Dunn, Tanya Tucker, Edgar Winter, Clay Walker, Kathy Mattea, Dixie Chicks, Kenny Rogers, and Emmylou Harris, as well as his daughter, singer-songwriter-artist Maia Sharp. As a writer Sharp's publishing associations have been Gee Sharp Music/Albert Hall Music in the 1970s, Warner Brothers Music Publishing in the 1980s and his own With Any Luck Music which he opene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Vezner
Jon Vezner (born June 6, 1951) is an American country music songwriter. He is best known for his work with Kathy Mattea, to whom he has been married since 1988. Vezner began working as a songwriter in Minnesota and later moved to Nashville, Tennessee. He set up a publishing company underneath the apartment in which Mattea lived, and befriended her after jump-starting her car. They began dating in 1986, and married on February 14, 1988. Vezner wrote several of Mattea's songs, including "Where've You Been", "A Few Good Things Remain", "Time Passes By", and " Whole Lotta Holes". He also wrote " Then What?" for Clay Walker, " If I Didn't Love You" by Steve Wariner, and " You're Gone" by Diamond Rio. He performs with Don Henry as The Don Juans; they accompanied Tom Paxton Thomas Richard Paxton (born October 31, 1937) is an American folk singer-songwriter who has had a music career spanning more than fifty years. In 2009, Paxton received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Then What?
"Then What?" is a song written by Jon Vezner and Randy Sharp, and recorded by American country music artist Clay Walker that reached the Top 5 on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Hot Country Songs, Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart. It was released in January 1998 as the fourth and final single from his album ''Rumor Has It (Clay Walker album), Rumor Has It''. Content The song's subject concerns Thou shalt not commit adultery#Christian doctrines about adultery, advising a man against committing adultery, and the consequences that infidelity would bring for the rest of his life. Background In an interview with ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Walker stated, "Music should provoke some type of emotion in people, whether it be sad, romantic, or happy, and 'Then What?' is definitely a pick-me-upper." He also stated, "As an entertainer, being on the road so much, I hope to have a song that will go over good live. And this is probably the best song live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Dorff
Stephen Hartley Dorff (born April 21, 1949) is an American songwriter and composer whose work is mainly in the field of country music. Career Dorff has written several songs for other artists, including "Hypnotize the Moon" and " My Heart Will Never Know" for Clay Walker, " The Man in Love with You" and " I Cross My Heart" by George Strait, " Don't Underestimate My Love for You" by Lee Greenwood, "Every Which Way but Loose" by Eddie Rabbitt and " Through the Years" by Kenny Rogers. He also composed the themes for '' Spenser: For Hire'', '' Murphy Brown'', '' The Singing Bee'', ''Just the Ten of Us'' and others. In addition, Dorff was a co-writer of the song "I Just Fall in Love Again" with composers Larry Herbstritt, Harry Lloyd, and Gloria Sklerov. "I Just Fall in Love Again", originally recorded by The Carpenters but not released as a single, became a major pop hit for Anne Murray, peaking at #12 on the Billboard Top 100 in 1979. Steve Dorff also wrote the music score for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Kaz
Eric Justin Kaz (born January 21, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter born in Brooklyn, New York. Besides his solo work, Kaz was a member of Blues Magoos for their fourth and fifth albums, ''Never Goin' Back to Georgia'' and ''Gulf Coast Bound''. Kaz has had many songwriting accolades and awards from ASCAP and CMA, top-ten hits in pop and R&B, number one country hits by George Strait and many others, as well as adult contemporary hits, including the number one hit song 'That's What Love is All About' by Michael Bolton. He also was a member of the band American Flyer along with Craig Fuller of Pure Prairie League, Steve Katz of Blood, Sweat & Tears, and Doug Yule of The Velvet Underground for two albums released on the United Artists label in the late 1970s. Biography Music Although Eric Kaz never achieved great commercial success as a performer, he has consistently been in the spotlight as a songwriter through the decades. Among his most popular compositions are: * "Love Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypnotize The Moon (song)
"Hypnotize the Moon" is a song written by Steve Dorff and Eric Kaz, and recorded by American country music singer Clay Walker. It was released in January 1996 as the second single and title track from Walker's CD ''Hypnotize the Moon ''Hypnotize the Moon'' is the third studio album by American country music singer Clay Walker. It was released October 17, 1995, on Giant Records. It was the third consecutive album of his career to earn RIAA platinum certification for U.S. shipme ...''. It peaked at #2 on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart, behind " No News" by Lonestar. Critical reception Larry Flick of '' Billboard'' gave the song a positive review: "The pretty melody and sentimental lyrics should prove popular with country radio listeners."Larry Flick, Billboard Magazine, January 13, 1996Billboard Magazine/ref> Music video The music video was directed by Bill Young. It starts out in a house museum with a boy who is on a tour, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
