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Pure Country (soundtrack)
''Pure Country'' is the soundtrack album to the 1992 film Pure Country, of the same name, and the thirteenth studio album by American country music singer George Strait. The film stars Strait as fictional country singer Dusty Chandler, and the album consists mostly of songs sung by Dusty in the film. The ''Pure Country'' soundtrack is Strait's first soundtrack album. It was released in 1992 by MCA Records. Although the film was a mild success, garnering box office receipts of over $15 million against a $10 million budget, the film's soundtrack album is Strait's most commercially successful album, having sold over six million copies. Content This was the first album of Strait's career to feature Tony Brown (record producer), Tony Brown, who produced all of Strait's subsequent albums, until ''Cold Beer Conversation'' (2015). Strait and Brown produced the entire album except for the main title sequence version of "Heartland", which was produced by Steve Dorff. Music videos were made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Strait
George Harvey Strait Sr. (born May 18, 1952) is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer. Strait is considered one of the most influential and popular recording artists of all time. In the 1980s, he was credited for igniting the neotraditional country movement, famed for his authentic cowboy image and roots-oriented sound at a time when the Nashville music industry was dominated by country pop crossover acts. His influential and record-breaking legacy of his pioneering neotraditionalist country style has garnered him as the " King of Country Music." Strait's success began when his first single " Unwound" was a hit in 1981, signaling the mainstream ascendance of the neotraditional movement and rebuke of pop-country. During the 1980s, seven of his albums reached number one on the country charts. In the 2000s, Strait was named Artist of the Decade by the Academy of Country Music, elected into the Country Music Hall of Fame, and won his first Grammy awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cold Beer Conversation
''Cold Beer Conversation'' is the twenty-ninth studio album by American country music artist George Strait. It was released on September 25, 2015 via MCA Nashville. The album's first single, "Let It Go", was released to radio on April 20, 2015. Commercial performance ''Cold Beer Conversation'' debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 4 and Top Country Albums at No. 1, selling 86,000 units, 83,000 of which are pure album sales. It reached No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart in its second week, with another 30,000 units sold, making it Strait's 26th No. 1 on this chart. The album has sold 231,500 copies in the US as of April 2016. Track listing Personnel From ''Cold Beer Conversation'' liner notes. Musicians * George Strait – lead vocals * Mike Rojas – acoustic piano, Hammond B3 organ, synthesizers, accordion * J. T. Corenflos – electric guitars * Stuart Duncan – acoustic guitar, fiddle, mandolin * Brent Mason – acoustic guitar, electric guitars * Mac McAnall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bettis
John Gregory Bettis (born October 24, 1946) is an American lyricist. He was originally part of the band Spectrum, which also featured Richard and Karen Carpenter. He wrote the lyrics for " Top of the World", a hit for both Lynn Anderson and The Carpenters. He wrote several more hits for The Carpenters, including " Only Yesterday", "Goodbye to Love" and " Yesterday Once More". He later wrote hits for other artists including Madonna (" Crazy for You"), Michael Jackson ("Human Nature"), The Pointer Sisters ("Slow Hand"), Diana Ross ("When You Tell Me That You Love Me"), Jennifer Warnes ("Nights Are Forever"), Peabo Bryson ("Can You Stop the Rain"), George Strait ("Heartland"), Ronnie Milsap (" Only One Love in My Life"), and Barbara Mandrell ("One of a Kind Pair of Fools"). 38 Special (" Like No Other Night") New Kids on the Block (" If You Go Away") Barbra Streisand ("Sweet Forgiveness") Whitney Houston (" One Moment in Time") He has been nominated four times and won two Emmy Aw ... [...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] |
It Only Hurts When I Laugh (album)
''It Only Hurts When I Laugh'' is the second album by Jann Browne. Among its highlights are a cover of Nanci Griffith's "I Wish It Would Rain," the title song "It Only Hurts When I Laugh" (penned by Kostas and Marty Stuart), "Where the Sidewalk Ends" (later recorded by George Strait for the soundtrack to his acting debut in the motion picture, ''Pure Country''), and the old country standard "My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You." Track listing #"Better Love Next Time" ( Gail Davies, Paul Kennerley) – 2:54 #"I Wish It Would Rain" (Nanci Griffith) – 3:01 #"It Only Hurts When I Laugh" ( Kostas, Marty Stuart) – 2:35 #"I Knew Enough to Fall in Love with You" ( Gary Nicholson, Hank DeVito) – 3:18 #"Blue Heart in Memphis" (Jann Browne, Pat Gallagher) – 3:38 #"My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You" (Lee Ross, Bob Wills) – 2:55 #"Who's Gonna Be Your Next Love" (Browne, Gallagher) – 2:42 #"I Don't Do Floors" (Don Cook, Chick Rains) – 2:59 #"Where the Sidewalk Ends" (Jim Lauder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jann Browne
Jann Browne (born March 14, 1954 in Anderson, Indiana) is an American country music singer. She moved to Southern California in 1978 where she performed in a number of Orange County country bars. From 1981 through 1983, before her solo career, she was a vocalist with the Western swing group Asleep at the Wheel. She has recorded four studio albums, and has charted three singles on the Hot Country Songs charts. Her highest single is the 1990s "Tell Me Why" at No. 18. She was named "Female Entertainer of the Year", and her song "Louisville" was named "Song of the Year", by the California Country Music Association. In 1990, she was nominated for Top New Female Vocalist at the Academy of Country Music Awards, along with Daniele Alexander and Mary Chapin Carpenter Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Call Me Crazy
''Call Me Crazy'' is the seventh studio album by American country music singer Lee Ann Womack, released on October 21, 2008 via MCA Nashville Records. It is her first studio release in three years, as her previous album (2006's ''Finding My Way Back Home'') was not released. The lead-off single to this album is "Last Call" which in late 2008 became Womack's first Top 20 country hit in three years. The album's second single, "Solitary Thinkin", was released in April 2009 and reached the Top 40 of the country charts, peaking at #39 in June 2009. The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Country Album on December 2, 2009. Background Womack told ''The Early Show'', "Well, I always like to tell people, really, a lot of the songs just come from real life, whether I wrote them or other writers. You know, that's the beauty of country music, it's about real-life situations. And so I look for songs that really mean something to me, either I've been through it or I know somebod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Ann Womack
Lee Ann Womack Liddell (; born August 19, 1966) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Her 2000 single, " I Hope You Dance" was a major crossover music hit, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Country Chart and the Top 15 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming her signature song. When Womack emerged as a contemporary country artist in 1997, her material resembled that of Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette, except for the way Womack's music mixed an old-fashioned style with contemporary elements. Her 2000 album '' I Hope You Dance'' had an entirely different sound, using pop music elements instead of traditional country. It was not until the release of ''There's More Where That Came From'' in 2005 that Womack returned to recording traditional country music. After a hiatus in 2008, Womack returned in 2014 with a new album ('' The Way I'm Livin''') and a new sound which blended country and Americana. Womack has released a total of nine studio albums and two co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wings (Mark Chesnutt Album)
''Wings'' is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt, and his second for Decca Records. Released in late 1995, it features the singles "Trouble", "It Wouldn't Hurt to Have Wings", and "Wrong Place, Wrong Time". Respectively, these reached #18, #7, and #37 on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts. Unlike Chesnutt's first five albums, which were produced by Mark Wright, ''Wings'' was produced by Tony Brown. This was the first album of Chesnutt's career not to achieve RIAA certification. "The King of Broken Hearts" was previously recorded by George Strait on the soundtrack of the 1992 film ''Pure Country'', and was later covered by Lee Ann Womack on her 2008 album ''Call Me Crazy''. "Trouble" was originally recorded by Todd Snider on his 1994 debut album '' Songs for the Daily Planet''. Track listing Personnel * Larry Byrom – electric guitar * Mark Chesnutt – lead vocals * Paul Franklin – steel guitar * Rob Hajacos – fiddle * Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Chesnutt
Mark Nelson Chesnutt (born September 6, 1963) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Between 1990 and 1999, he had his greatest chart success recording for Universal Music Group Nashville's MCA and Decca branches, with a total of eight albums between those two labels. During this timespan, Chesnutt also charted twenty top-ten hits on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts, of which eight reached number one: "Brother Jukebox", " I'll Think of Something", " It Sure Is Monday", " Almost Goodbye", " I Just Wanted You to Know", " Gonna Get a Life", " It's a Little Too Late", and a cover of Aerosmith's " I Don't Want to Miss a Thing". His first three albums for MCA ('' Too Cold at Home'', '' Longnecks & Short Stories'', and '' Almost Goodbye'') along with a 1996 ''Greatest Hits'' package issued on Decca are all certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); 1994's '' What a Way to Live'', also issued on Decca, is certified gold. After a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Lauderdale
James Russell Lauderdale (born April 11, 1957) is an American country, bluegrass, and Americana singer-songwriter. Since 1986, he has released 31 studio albums, including collaborations with artists such as Dr. Ralph Stanley, Buddy Miller, and Donna the Buffalo. A "songwriter's songwriter," his songs have been recorded by dozens of artists, notably George Strait, Gary Allan, Elvis Costello, Blake Shelton, the Dixie Chicks, Vince Gill, and Patty Loveless. Early life Lauderdale was born in Troutman, North Carolina, the son of Barbara Ann Lauderdale (née Hobson) and Dr. Wilbur "Chap" Chapman Lauderdale. Lauderdale's mother was originally from Kansas. In addition to her work as a public school and piano teacher, she was active in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Churches in Troutman, Charlotte, and Due West, South Carolina, where she served as music director, church organist, and choir director. His father was born in Lexington, VA, the son of Reverend David Thomas and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You're Only Lonely
''You're Only Lonely'' is the third album by American singer-songwriter J. D. Souther, released in 1979. The title song charted as a single on '' Billboard'', reaching No.1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. "White Rhythm & Blues" was covered by Linda Ronstadt on her album '' Living in the USA''. Reception In his retrospective review for Allmusic, critic William Ruhlmann gave the album a 4-star rating, highlighting "White Rhythm and Blues" as well as the solo version of the Souther–Hillman–Furay Band song "Trouble in Paradise". Track listing Personnel * J.D. Souther – vocals, guitar * David Sanborn – alto saxophone * Tom Scott – tenor saxophone * Glenn Frey – guitar * Don Felder – rhythm guitar * Danny Kortchmar – guitar * Waddy Wachtel – guitar, harmony vocals * Fred Tackett – acoustic guitar * Dan Dugmore – steel guitar * Kenny Edwards – bass guitar, harmony vocals * Don Grolnick – piano * Jai Winding – organ * John Sebastian – harmonica * Jac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
