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What Mattered Most
''What Mattered Most'' is the debut studio album by American country music artist Ty Herndon, issued in 1995 on Epic Records. The album's title track, which was Herndon's debut single, reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in mid-1995. Other singles from the album were, in order, "I Want My Goodbye Back," "Heart Half Empty" (a duet with Stephanie Bentley) and "In Your Face." Doug Johnson produced the entire album, with additional production from Ed Seay on "Heart Half Empty". Content ''What Mattered Most'' was released on April 18, 1995, via Epic Records Nashville. The album is led off by its title track, which is also the first single from it. Written by Gary Burr and Vince Melamed, this song became Herndon's first No. 1 country hit in May 1995, peaking on both the U.S. ''Billboard'' Country Singles charts and Canadian ''RPM'' Country Singles charts. Following it were "I Want My Goodbye Back," "Heart Half Empty" ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ty Herndon
Boyd Tyrone Herndon (born May 2, 1962), known professionally as Ty Herndon, is an American country music singer and songwriter. His music career began in the 1980s as a member of the Tennessee River Boys, a predecessor to the country band Diamond Rio. Herndon quit the band early on and gained his first national exposure as a competitor on ''Star Search''. He then played at various honky-tonks in Texas. After signing to Epic Records in 1993, Herndon made his debut in 1995 with his number one single, "What Mattered Most (song), What Mattered Most". This was followed that same year by the release of his first album, also titled ''What Mattered Most''. Herndon released three more studio albums and a compilation for Epic: ''Living in a Moment'' (1996), ''Big Hopes'' (1998), ''Steam (Ty Herndon album), Steam'' (1999), and ''This Is Ty Herndon: Greatest Hits'' (2002). He recorded a Christmas album in 2002 before a recording hiatus. He returned with his fifth studio album, ''Right About ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Croce
James Joseph Croce (; January 10, 1943 – September 20, 1973) was an American folk and rock singer-songwriter. Between 1966 and 1973, he released five studio albums and numerous singles. During this period, Croce took a series of odd jobs to pay bills while he continued to write, record, and perform concerts. After he formed a partnership with songwriter and guitarist Maury Muehleisen, his fortunes turned in the early 1970s. His breakthrough came in 1972; his third album, ''You Don't Mess Around with Jim'', produced three charting singles, including "Time in a Bottle", which reached No. 1 after his death. The follow-up album, '' Life and Times'', included the song " Bad, Bad Leroy Brown", which was the only No. 1 hit he had during his lifetime. On September 20, 1973, at the height of his popularity and the day before the lead single to his fifth album ''I Got a Name'' was released, Croce and five others died in a plane crash. His music continued to chart throughout the 1970s fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Bunch
Pat Bunch is an American country music songwriter. Much of her earlier chart hits resulted from collaborations with fellow songwriters Mary Ann Kennedy and Pam Rose Pam Rose is an American country music songwriter. In her career, she has been a member of the groups Calamity Jane and Kennedy Rose, both times pairing with fellow songwriter Mary Ann Kennedy. Rose's co-writing credits include the Grammy Award- .... Since 1995 Bunch has also had multiple chart successes co-writing with Doug Johnson. Bunch's co-writing credits include the Grammy Award-nominated song "I'll Still Be Loving You" by Restless Heart. Other songs that she has written include "Wild One (Faith Hill song), Wild One" by Faith Hill and "Living in a Moment (song), Living in a Moment" by Ty Herndon. Chart singles The following is a list of Pat Bunch compositions that were chart hits. References American women country singers American country singer-songwriters Living people Year of birth missing ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Want My Goodbye Back
"I Want My Goodbye Back" is a song written by Pat Bunch, Doug Johnson and Dave Berg, and recorded by American country music artist Ty Herndon. It was released in June 1995 as the second single from his debut album, '' What Mattered Most''. The song reached number 7 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in September 1995. Critical reception Michael McCall of ''New Country'' wrote that the song "displays his humor and energy". Personnel From ''What Mattered Most'' liner notes. * Joe Chemay - bass guitar * Dan Dugmore - steel guitar * Rob Hajacos - fiddle * Paul Leim - drums * Steve Nathan - keyboards * Brent Rowan - electric guitar * Ron Wallace - background vocals * Biff Watson - acoustic guitar Music video The music video was directed by Steven Goldmann Steven Harvey Goldmann (August 18, 1961 – April 30, 2015) was a Canadian music video and film director. He directed over 200 music videos. Goldmann also directed the movies ''Broken Bridges'' and ''Tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desmond Child
John Charles Barrett (born October 28, 1953), known professionally as Desmond Child, is an American songwriter and producer. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2008. His hits as a songwriter include Kiss's "I Was Made for Lovin' You"; Joan Jett & the Blackhearts' "I Hate Myself for Loving You"; Bon Jovi's "You Give Love a Bad Name", "Livin' on a Prayer", " Bad Medicine", and "Born to Be My Baby "; Aerosmith's "Dude (Looks Like a Lady), "Angel", " What It Takes" and "Crazy"; Cher's "We All Sleep Alone" and "Just Like Jesse James"; Alice Cooper's "Poison"; Michael Bolton's "How Can We Be Lovers?"; and Ricky Martin's "The Cup of Life" and "Livin' la Vida Loca". Career Child's career started when he formed an R&B-influenced pop rock band, Desmond Child & Rouge in 1975 with singers Myriam Valle, Maria Vidal, and Diana Grasselli, backed by hired musicians. The band was known for their inclusion on the soundtrack to '' The Warriors'' in 1979, with the song "Last o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heart Half Empty
"Heart Half Empty" is a song written by Gary Burr and Desmond Child, and recorded by American country music artists Ty Herndon and Stephanie Bentley. It was released in October 1995 as the third single from his debut album ''What Mattered Most''. The song reached number 21 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It later appeared on Bentley's debut album ''Hopechest'', which like ''What Mattered Most'' was released on Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America Sony Corporation of America (SONAM, also known as SCA), is the American arm of the Japanese conglomerate Sony Group .... Content The song is a ballad about two lovers who, in the emotion following a breakup, ask "Is my heart half full of the love you gave me / Or is my heart half empty, because your love is gone?" Chart performance References 1996 singles 1995 songs Ty Herndon songs Stephanie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Don't Mess Around With Jim (song)
"You Don't Mess Around with Jim" is a 1972 strophic (all verses have the same tune) story song by Jim Croce from his album of the same name. It was Croce's debut single, released on ABC Records as ABC-11328. ABC Records promotion man Marty Kupps took it to KHJ 930 AM in Los Angeles, CA where it first aired. It made the KHJ "30" chart (at #27) that week of June 6, 1972. After spending 11 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, the song peaked at No. 8 the week ending September 9. Croce performed the song on ''American Bandstand'' on August 12, 1972. ''Billboard'' ranked it as the No. 68 song for 1972. Content The lyrics are set around an underground pool hall on 42nd Street in New York City. "Big" Jim Walker, a pool hustler who is not too bright but is respected because of his tough reputation, his considerable strength and size, and his skill at pool, has formed a sort of gang of "bad folks" who regularly gather at night in the pool hall. Their recurring words of advice is as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Dillon
Dean Dillon (born Larry Dean Flynn; March 26, 1955) is an American country musician and songwriter. Between 1982 and 1993, he recorded six studio albums on various labels, and charted several singles on the '' Billboard'' country charts. Since 1993, Dillon has continued to write hit songs for other artists, most notably George Strait. In 2002, Dillon was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2020, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Early life Dean Dillon was born Larry Dean Flynn on March 26, 1955 in Lake City, Tennessee, where he was raised. He began playing the guitar at the age of seven, and when he was 15 he made his first public appearance as a singer and performer in the Knoxville variety show ''Jim Clayton Startime''. After completing Oak Ridge High School in 1973 he hitchhiked to Nashville with hopes of starting a music career. Dillon first recorded on the Plantation label as Dean Rutherford, and then as Dean Dalton. Upon moving to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hank Cochran
Garland Perry "Hank" Cochran (August 2, 1935 – July 15, 2010) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Starting during the 1960s, Cochran was a prolific songwriter in the genre, including major hits by Patsy Cline, Ray Price, Eddy Arnold, and others. Cochran was also a recording artist between 1962 and 1980, scoring seven times on the '' Billboard'' country music charts, with his greatest solo success being the No. 20 "Sally Was a Good Old Girl." In 2014, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Biography Hank Cochran was born August 2, 1935, in Isola, Mississippi, during the Great Depression. By the time he turned three, Cochran already had pneumonia, whooping cough, measles, and mumps. The doctor feared he wouldn't survive to adulthood. His parents divorced when he was nine years old. He then moved with his father to Memphis, Tennessee, and was placed in an orphanage. After running away twice, he then was sent to live with his grandparents, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walt Aldridge
James Walton Aldridge Jr. (born November 12, 1955 in Florence, Alabama) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, engineer and record producer. Aldridge is known primarily as a Nashville songwriter. He has written dozens of hit country songs including the Number One hits "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me" by Ronnie Milsap (1981), 'Till You're Gone by Barbara Mandrell (1982), "Holding Her and Loving You" by Earl Thomas Conley (1982), " Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde" by Travis Tritt (2000), and "I Loved Her First" (2006) by Heartland. He is listed as a "Music Achiever" by the Alabama Music Hall of Fame, which is a precursor to future induction and has been awarded a star on their Walk of Fame. In the late 1980s, Aldridge also sang lead vocals in the band The Shooters, a country band which charted seven singles for Epic Records. He worked for 17 years at Fame Recording Studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama as a producer, songwriter, and back-up musician. The studio was the subject of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Mattered Most (song)
"What Mattered Most" is a song written by Gary Burr and Vince Melamed, and recorded by American country music singer Ty Herndon. It was released in February 1995 as Herndon's debut single and served as the lead single and title track from his debut album ''What Mattered Most''. It became Herndon's first number-one single on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. History Upon its release, the song was added to the playlists of 133 radio stations surveyed by ''Billboard'', breaking a record set by Tracy Lawrence for the most adds in one week. The song was later included as the B-side to Herndon's early-1996 single "In Your Face," which peaked at 63 on the country charts. Critical reception Deborah Evans Price of ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' magazine reviewed the song unfavorably saying that while Herndon turns in a "credible vocal performance", it is "a shame that this formulaic, by-the-numbers song, written by two Nashville pros, doesn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Some Gave All
''Some Gave All'' is the debut studio album by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. It was his first album for Mercury Records in 1992 and became the best selling album of that year in the United States, selling over 9 million copies in the first 12 months of release. It produced four hit singles on the ''Billboard'' country charts. The first of these was Cyrus's breakthrough song "Achy Breaky Heart", which topped the charts in several countries. In the US it was a five-week number one on the Hot Country Songs chart, as well as a top 5 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It became the first single ever to achieve triple Platinum status in Australia and was the best-selling single of 1992 in the same country. Thanks to the video of the song, there was an explosion of line dancing into the mainstream, becoming a craze. The song earned Grammy Award nominations for Cyrus in the categories Record of the Year and Best Country Vocal Performance, Male. That same year, Cyrus also received a Gram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
