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''Contemporary Country'' was a 22-volume series issued by Time-Life during the early 1990s, spotlighting
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of the 1970s through mid 1990s. Each volume in the series chronicled a specific time period – the early-1970s, the mid-1970s, the late-1970s, the early-1980s, the mid-1980s, the late-1980s, the early-1990s and the mid-1990s. Each volume was issued on a
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. Individual volumes contained 22 tracks, and represented the highlighted time period's most popular and noteworthy tracks. Also included was a booklet, containing liner notes written by some of the most respected historians of the genre, photographs of the artists, and information on the songs (writers, performers and peak position on ''
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s country charts). All told, the entire series contains 484 tracks.


History

"Contemporary Country" was first issued during the summer of 1991, and essentially picked up where Time-Life Music left off with its Country USA series; the earlier series covered country music from the 1950s through early 1970s. This series continued Time-Life's attempt at chronicling country music's post-1950 history. During its peak, the "Contemporary Country" series was advertised in television and magazine advertisements. The series was available by subscription (by calling a
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); those who purchased the series in that fashion received a new volume roughly every other month (on the format of their choice), and had the option of keeping the volumes they wanted. Each volume was also offered for individual sale. New volumes continued to be issued through 1993, the final one being a volume covering country music from the early 1990s. Another volume – "The Mid-1990s," with 20 tracks from 1991-1998 – was released as part of the series in 2000, seven years after the last disc was issued. Time-Life continued to offer "Contemporary Country" through the early 2000s (decade). The series has essentially been replaced four series: * "
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," a series cataloging the music from the 1940s through mid-1980s (with some additional volumes containing post-1984 music). * "
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," covering the 1980s through mid-1990s. Three volumes of "Contemporary Country" have been repackaged as part of this series. Also part of this series is " Country's Got Heart," providing post-1990 country music highlights. * " Superstars of Country," containing highlights from the mid-1960s through mid-1980s. * " Lifetime of Country Romance," similar to "Superstars of Country" but focusing more on ballads and love-themed songs.


The series

As with many of Time-Life Records' multi-volume releases, the volumes were not issued in a logical, sequential order by date or era of the subject; that is, issuing volumes covering the early 1970s before progressing to the mid-1970s. In the track information section, the volumes will be listed sequentially by era; the following list is the order in which the volumes were released.


1991

* Contemporary Country: The Mid ‘80s * Contemporary Country: The Late ‘70s * Contemporary Country: The Early ‘80s * Contemporary Country: The Mid ‘70s * Contemporary Country: The Late ‘80s


1992

* Contemporary Country: The Early ‘70s * Contemporary Country: The Mid '80s Pure Gold * Contemporary Country: The Mid '70s Pure Gold * Contemporary Country: The Early '80s Pure Gold * Contemporary Country: The Late '70s Pure Gold * Contemporary Country: The Late '80s Pure Gold * Contemporary Country: The Early '70s Pure Gold * Contemporary Country: The Mid '80s Hot Hits


1993

* Contemporary Country: The Late '70s Hot Hits * Contemporary Country: The Early '80s Hot Hits * Contemporary Country: The Mid '70s Hot Hits * Contemporary Country: The Late '80s Hot Hits * Contemporary Country: The Early '70s Hot Hits * Contemporary Country: The '70s Pure Gold * Contemporary Country: The '80s Pure Gold * Contemporary Country: The Early '90s


2000

* Contemporary Country: The Mid '90s


Track listing


Contemporary Country: The '70s Pure Gold

* "(Ghost) Riders In The Sky" –
Johnny Cash John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American country singer-songwriter. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his ca ...
* "It's Been a Great Afternoon" – Merle Haggard * "If I Could Only Win Your Love" –
Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. She has released dozens of albums and singles over the course of her career and has won 14 Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, and numerous other honors, including ...
* "All Of Me" –
Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country musician. The critical success of the album ''Shotgun Willie'' (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of ''Red Headed Stranger'' (1975) and '' Stardust'' (197 ...
* "
Room Full of Roses "Room Full of Roses", written by Tim Spencer, is a song first recorded in 1949 by country music singer George Morgan. The original George Morgan version was released in the summer of 1949, and reached No. 4 on the ''Billboard'' country chart that ...
" – Mickey Gilley * "Among My Souvenirs" – Marty Robbins * "You're the One" –
Oak Ridge Boys The Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel vocal quartet originating in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The group was founded in the 1940s as the Oak Ridge Quartet. They became popular in Southern gospel during the 1950s. Their name was change ...
* "Rated 'X'" – Loretta Lynn * "Don't Be Angry" –
Donna Fargo Donna may refer to the short form of the honorific ''nobildonna'', the female form of Don (honorific) in Italian. People *Donna (given name); includes name origin and list of people and characters with the name * Roberto Di Donna (born 1968), Ita ...
* "I May Never Get To Heaven" –
Conway Twitty Harold Lloyd Jenkins (September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993), better known by his stage name Conway Twitty, was an American singer and songwriter. Initially a part of the 1950s rockabilly scene, Twitty was best known as a country music performer. ...
* "A Picture Of Me (Without You)" – George Jones * "Ruby (Are You Mad)" – Buck Owens * "Baby Boy" – Mary Kay Place (as Loretta Haggers) * "Rednecks, White Socks And Blue Ribbon Beer" - Johnny Russell * " Sometimes" – Bill Anderson and
Mary Lou Turner Mary Lou Turner (born June 13, 1947) is an American country music artist. She began her career as a regular on the ''Wheeling Jamboree'' in the early 1970s and in 1974 signed to replace Jan Howard as the "girl singer" (who had left to pursue her ...
* "Feelin's" –
Conway Twitty Harold Lloyd Jenkins (September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993), better known by his stage name Conway Twitty, was an American singer and songwriter. Initially a part of the 1950s rockabilly scene, Twitty was best known as a country music performer. ...
and Loretta Lynn * "Before My Time" –
John Conlee John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...
* "I'll Go To My Grave Loving You" –
Statler Brothers The Statler Brothers (sometimes simply referred to as The Statlers) were an American country music, gospel, and vocal group. The quartet was formed in 1955 performing locally, and from 1964 to 1972, they sang as opening act and backup singers fo ...
* "Me and Bobby McGee" –
Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935October 28, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Nicknamed "The Killer", he was described as "rock & roll's first great wild man". A pioneer of rock and roll and rockabilly music, Lewis made ...
* "Say It Again" – Don Williams * "
Broken Down in Tiny Pieces "Broken Down in Tiny Pieces" is a song written by John Adrian., and recorded by American country singer Billy "Crash" Craddock, with Janie Fricke performing background vocals on the song. It was released in October 1976 as the first single from ...
" – Billy "Crash" Craddock * "Secret Love" – Freddy Fender


Contemporary Country: The Early '70s

* "
The Fightin' Side of Me "The Fightin' Side of Me" is a song written and performed by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in January 1970 as the first single and title track from the album ''The Fightin' Side of Me''. The song ...
" – Merle Haggard * "Coal Miner's Daughter" – Loretta Lynn * "Easy Loving" –
Freddie Hart Frederick Segrest (December 21, 1926 – October 27, 2018), known professionally as Freddie Hart, was an American country musician and songwriter best known for his chart-topping country song and lone pop hit "Easy Loving," which won the Cou ...
* "Woman (Sensuous Woman)" – Don Gibson * " Hello Darlin'" –
Conway Twitty Harold Lloyd Jenkins (September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993), better known by his stage name Conway Twitty, was an American singer and songwriter. Initially a part of the 1950s rockabilly scene, Twitty was best known as a country music performer. ...
* "Would You Take Another Chance On Me" –
Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935October 28, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Nicknamed "The Killer", he was described as "rock & roll's first great wild man". A pioneer of rock and roll and rockabilly music, Lewis made ...
* "He Loves Me All The Way" –
Tammy Wynette Tammy Wynette (born Virginia Wynette Pugh; May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was an American country music artist, as well as an actress and author. She is considered among the genre's most influential and successful artists. Along with Loretta Ly ...
* "Loving You Could Never Be Better" – George Jones * "Empty Arms" – Sonny James * "Help Me Make It Through The Night" –
Sammi Smith Jewel Fay Smith (August 5, 1943 – February 12, 2005), known professionally as Sammi Smith, was an American country music singer and songwriter. She is best known for her 1971 country-pop crossover hit "Help Me Make It Through the Night", whi ...
* "For The Good Times" – Ray Price * "Joshua" –
Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album d ...
* "
Kiss an Angel Good Morning "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'" is a song written by Ben Peters, and recorded by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in October 1971 as the first single from the album '' Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs''. The song has sinc ...
" – Charley Pride * "The Happiest Girl In The Whole USA" –
Donna Fargo Donna may refer to the short form of the honorific ''nobildonna'', the female form of Don (honorific) in Italian. People *Donna (given name); includes name origin and list of people and characters with the name * Roberto Di Donna (born 1968), Ita ...
* "Made In Japan" – Buck Owens * "Behind Closed Doors" –
Charlie Rich Charles Allan Rich (December 14, 1932July 25, 1995) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. His eclectic style of music was often difficult to classify, encompassing the rockabilly, jazz, blues, country music, country, sou ...
* "When You're Hot You're Hot" –
Jerry Reed Jerry Reed Hubbard (March 20, 1937 – September 1, 2008) was an American singer, guitarist, composer, and songwriter as well as an actor who appeared in more than a dozen films. His signature songs included " Guitar Man", " U.S. Male", "A Thi ...
* "Rose Garden" –
Lynn Anderson Lynn Renée Anderson (September 26, 1947 – July 30, 2015) was an American country singer and television personality. Her crossover signature recording, "Rose Garden," was a number one hit in the United States and internationally. She charte ...
* "Lead Me On" –
Conway Twitty Harold Lloyd Jenkins (September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993), better known by his stage name Conway Twitty, was an American singer and songwriter. Initially a part of the 1950s rockabilly scene, Twitty was best known as a country music performer. ...
and Loretta Lynn * "The Year That Clayton Delaney Died" –
Tom T. Hall Thomas Hall (May 25, 1936 – August 20, 2021), known professionally as Tom T. Hall and informally nicknamed "the Storyteller," was an American country music singer-songwriter and short-story author. He wrote 12 No. 1 hit songs, with 26 more ...
* "
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" – Kris Kristofferson * "Sunday Morning Coming Down" –
Johnny Cash John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American country singer-songwriter. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his ca ...


Contemporary Country: The Early '70s Pure Gold

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You're Lookin' At Country "You're Lookin' at Country" is a country music song written and made famous by Loretta Lynn in 1971. The song peaked at #5 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs and reached #1 on the Canada Country Tracks chart on ''RPM''. About the song Lynn ...
" – Loretta Lynn * "I Ain't Never" – Mel Tillis * "How I Got To Memphis" – Bobby Bare * "It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)" – Merle Haggard * "How Much More Can She Stand" – Conway Twitty * "Lovin' On Back Streets" – Mel Street * "She's All I Got" – Johnny Paycheck * "After The Fire Is Gone" – Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn * "The Lord Knows I'm Drinking" – Cal Smith * "A Good Year For The Roses" – George Jones * "My Hang-Up Is You" –
Freddie Hart Frederick Segrest (December 21, 1926 – October 27, 2018), known professionally as Freddie Hart, was an American country musician and songwriter best known for his chart-topping country song and lone pop hit "Easy Loving," which won the Cou ...
* "
Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms "Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms" is an American traditional song. It seems to have developed from lyrics in the cowboy song "My Lula Gal", itself a development of bawdy British and Appalachian songs generally known as "Bang Bang Rosie" or "Bang Away ...
" – Buck Owens * "Coat Of Many Colors" – Dolly Parton * "Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone" – Charley Pride * "Soul Song" – Joe Stampley * "Flesh And Blood" – Johnny Cash * "Think About It Darlin'" – Jerry Lee Lewis * "What's Your Mama's Name" – Tanya Tucker * "Ridin' My Thunb To Mexico" – Johnny Rodriguez * "'Til I Get It Right" – Tammy Wynette * "
It's Four in the Morning "It's Four in the Morning" (also known as "Four in the Morning") is a song made famous by country music singer Faron Young. Released in 1971, the song was his first No. 1 hit single on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart since 1961's "He ...
" – Faron Young * "I Won't Mention It Again" – Ray Price


Contemporary Country: Early '70s Hot Hits

* "Mr. Lovemaker" – Johnny Paycheck * "We're Gonna Hold On" – George Jones and Tammy Wynette * "Borrowed Angel" – Mel Street * "Good Hearted Woman" – Waylon Jennings * "Man in Black" – Johnny Cash * "I'm Just Me" – Charley Pride * "One's On The Way" – Loretta Lynn * "Do You Remember These" – Statler Brothers * "You Always Come Back (To Hurting Me)" – Johnny Rodriguez * "Fifteen Years Ago" – Conway Twitty * "Once More With Feeling" – Jerry Lee Lewis * "
I'm a Truck "I'm a Truck" is a song recorded by American country music singer Red Simpson. It was released in November 1971 as the first single and title track from the album ''I'm a Truck''. The song — sometimes known as "Hello, I'm a Truck" — became Si ...
" – Red Simpson * "Big In Vegas" – Buck Owens * "The Pool Shark" – Dave Dudley * "We Can Make It" – George Jones * "It's Just a Matter Of Time" – Sonny James * "Daddy Was An Old Time Preacher Man" – Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton * "Come Sundown" – Bobby Bare * "Just One Time" – Connie Smith * "Got The All Overs For You (All Over Me)" –
Freddie Hart Frederick Segrest (December 21, 1926 – October 27, 2018), known professionally as Freddie Hart, was an American country musician and songwriter best known for his chart-topping country song and lone pop hit "Easy Loving," which won the Cou ...
* "If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry" – Jerry Wallace * "Eleven Roses" – Hank Williams Jr.


Contemporary Country: The Mid '70s

* " The Grand Tour" – George Jones * "She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)" – Gary Stewart * "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man" – Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn * " You're My Best Friend" – Don Williams * "Together Again" – Emmylou Harris * "
Before The Next Teardrop Falls ''Before The Next Teardrop Falls'' is an album by Freddy Fender. His first album, it was released in 1974. The album includes the number-one hits "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" and "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights". It peaked at No. 20 on the ...
" – Freddy Fender * "Don't The Girls All Get Prettier At Closing Time" – Mickey Gilley * "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" - B.J. Thomas * "Would You Lay With Me (In A Field Of Stone)" – Tanya Tucker * " Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" – Willie Nelson * "El Paso City" – Marty Robbins * "Rhinestone Cowboy" – Glen Campbell * "The Most Beautiful Girl" – Charlie Rich * "You've Never Been This Far Before" – Conway Twitty * "Jolene" – Dolly Parton * "If We Make It Through December" – Merle Haggard * "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" – Waylon Jennings * "Satin Sheets" – Jeanne Pruett * "I Love" – Tom T. Hall * "I'm Not Lisa" – Jessi Colter * "Till The Rivers All Run Dry" – Don Williams * "Reconsider Me" – Narvel Felts


Contemporary Country: The Mid '70s Pure Gold

* "I Can Help" – Billy Swan * "All These Things" – Joe Stampley * "Love Is Like A Butterfly" – Dolly Parton * "(Turn Out The Light And) Love Me Tonight" – Don Williams * "The Door" – George Jones * "
Wasted Days and Wasted Nights "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" is an American country and pop song recorded by Freddy Fender. It is considered by many to belong to the swamp pop idiom of south Louisiana and southeast Texas that had such a major musical impact on Fender. Song ...
" – Freddy Fender * "Hank Williams You Wrote My Life" – Moe Bandy * "Drinkin' Thing" – Gary Stewart * "I Never Go Around Mirrors" – Lefty Frizzell * "Country Bumpkin" – Cal Smith * "Sweet Dreams" – Emmylou Harris * "Faster Horses (The Cowboy And The Poet)" – Tom T. Hall * "Love Is The Foundation" – Loretta Lynn * "(I'm A) Stand By My Woman Man" – Ronnie Milsap * "'Til I Can Make It On My Own" – Tammy Wynette * "I See The Want To In Your Eyes" – Conway Twitty * "Just Get Up And Close The Door" – Johnny Rodriguez * "A Very Special Love Song" – Charlie Rich * "San Antonio Stroll" – Tanya Tucker * "If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time" – Willie Nelson * "One Piece At A Time" – Johnny Cash * "Convoy" – C.W. McCall


Contemporary Country: The Mid '70s Hot Hits

* "
As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone "As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone" is a song written by American country artist Conway Twitty, and recorded by Twitty and Loretta Lynn as a duet. It was released in 1974 as the first single from the album ''Country Partners ''Country Partners'' i ...
" – Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn * "Out of Hand" – Gary Stewart * "I'm a Ramblin' Man" – Waylon Jennings * "Stranger" – Johnny Duncan * "Once You've Had The Best" – George Jones * "Devil In The Bottle" – T.G. Sheppard * "Blood Red And Goin' Down" – Tanya Tucker * "It's Time To Pay The Fiddler – Cal Smith * "The Bargain Store" – Dolly Parton * "Love In The Hot Afternoon" – Gene Watson * "Somebody Somewhere (Don't Know What He's Missin' Tonight)" – Loretta Lynn * "
Rub It In "Rub It In" is a song written and originally recorded by Layng Martine Jr., and credited as Layng Martine. His version, released on the Barnaby Records label, was produced by Ray Stevens and was a U.S. chart single in the fall of 1971, reaching num ...
" – Billy "Crash" Craddock * "Daydreams About Night Things" – Ronnie Milsap * "After All The Good Is Gone" – Conway Twitty * "Golden Ring" – George Jones and Tammy Wynette * "I Wouldn't Want To Live If You Didn't Love Me" – Don Williams * "9,999,999 Tears" – Dickey Lee * "You'll Lose A Good Thing" – Freddy Fender * "Country Sunshine" – Dottie West * "
Blanket on the Ground "Blanket on the Ground" is a song written by Roger Bowling, and recorded by American country music singer Billie Jo Spears. It was released in February 1975 as the second single and title track from the album '' Blanket on the Ground''. Irish ...
" – Billie Jo Spears * "I Just Can't Get Her Out Of My Mind" – Johnny Rodriguez * "Teddy Bear" – Red Sovine


Contemporary Country: The Late '70s

* "Family Tradition" – Hank Williams Jr. * "Heaven's Just A Sin Away" – The Kendalls * "It's A Cheating Situation" – Moe Bandy * "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys" – Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson * "
It Was Almost Like a Song "It Was Almost Like a Song" is a song written by Hal David and Archie Jordan, and recorded by American country music singer Ronnie Milsap. It was released in May 1977 as the first single and title track from the album '' It Was Almost Like a Song' ...
" – Ronnie Milsap * "Ramblin' Fever" – Merle Haggard * "Here You Come Again" – Dolly Parton * "
If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me "If I Said You Have a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me" is a song written by David Bellamy, and recorded by American country music duo The Bellamy Brothers. It was released in March 1979 as the second single from the album '' The Two a ...
" – Bellamy Brothers * "Near You" – George Jones and Tammy Wynette * "Happy Birthday Darlin'" – Conway Twitty * "Blue Skies" – Willie Nelson * "Two More Bottles Of Wine" – Emmylou Harris * "Take This Job And Shove It" – Johnny Paycheck * "Rose Colored Glasses" – John Conlee * "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" – Crystal Gayle * "Moody Blue" – Elvis Presley * "Tulsa Time" – Don Williams * " Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)" – Waylon Jennings * "Southern Nights" – Glen Campbell * "Bartender's Blues" – George Jones (feat. James Taylor) * "Sleeping Single In A Double Bed - Barbara Mandrell * "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" – Charlie Daniels Band


Contemporary Country: The Late '70s Pure Gold

* "Just Good Ol' Boys" – Moe Bandy and Joe Stampley * "Whiskey Bent And Hell Bound" – Hank Williams Jr. * "I'm Always On a Mountain When I Fall" – Merle Haggard * "Don't Take It Away" – Conway Twitty * "Talking In Your Sleep" – Crystal Gayle * "She Can Put Her Shoes Under My Bed (Anytime)" – Johnny Duncan * "It's All Wrong But It's All Right" – Dolly Parton * "Last Cheater's Waltz" – T.G. Sheppard * "She's Got You" – Loretta Lynn * "Amanda" – Waylon Jennings * "Middle Age Crazy" – Jerry Lee Lewis * "It Must Be Love" – Don Williams * "Do You Know You Are My Sunshine" – Statler Brothers * "Why Have You Left The One You Left Me For" – Crystal Gayle * "Y'All Come Back Saloon" – Oak Ridge Boys * "Farewell Party" – Gene Watson * "Georgia On My Mind" – Willie Nelson * "Blue Bayou" – Linda Ronstadt * "Rollin' With The Flow" – Charlie Rich * "Backside Of Thirty" – John Conlee * "You Needed Me" – Anne Murray * "Only One Love In My Life" – Ronnie Milsap


Contemporary Country: The Late '70s Hot Hits

* "Out Of My Head And Back In My Bed" – Loretta Lynn * "I've Always Been Crazy" – Waylon Jennings * "I've Already Loved You In My Mind" – Conway Twitty * "Back On My Mind Again" – Ronnie Milsap * "Way Down" – Elvis Presley * "I'm The Only Hell (My Mama Ever Raised)" – Johnny Paycheck * "It Couldn't Have Been Any Better" – Johnny Duncan * "I'm Just A Country Boy" – Don Williams * "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" – Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings * "Paper Rosie" – Gene Watson * "Someone Loves You Honey" – Charley Pride * "Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out Of Hand" – Waylon Jennings * "If We're Not Back In Love By Monday" – Merle Haggard * "I Cheated Me Right Out Of You" – Moe Bandy * "Sweet Desire" – The Kendalls * "On My Knees" – Charlie Rich (with Janie Fricke) * "Heartbreaker" – Dolly Parton * "Golden Tears" – Dave and Sugar * "Lady Lay Down" – John Conlee * "The Rains Came" – Freddy Fender * "Nobody Likes Sad Songs" – Ronnie Milsap * "Where Do I Put Her Memory" – Charley Pride


Contemporary Country: The '80s Pure Gold

* "Am I Blue" – George Strait * "Hey Bartender" – Johnny Lee * "(Do You Love Me) Just Say Yes – Highway 101 * "I'll Come Back As Another Woman" - Tanya Tucker * "She Can't Say That Anymore" – John Conlee * "Still Doin' Time" – George Jones * "How Blue" – Reba McEntire * "I Think I'll Just Say Here And Drink" – Merle Haggard * "I've Been Around Enough To Know" – John Schneider * "Fool For Your Love" – Mickey Gilley * "Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning" – Willie Nelson * "Dixieland Delight" – Alabama * "Are You Ever Gonna Love Me" – Holly Dunn * "
My Baby's Got Good Timing "My Baby's Got Good Timing" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Dan Seals. It was released in October 1984 as the second single from his album '' San Antone''. It peaked at #2, thus becoming his first top 5 hit. Th ...
" – Dan Seals * "Can't Stop My Heart From Loving You" – O'Kanes * "No Place Like Home" – Randy Travis * "Chiseled In Stone" – Vern Gosdin * "You're Out Doing What I'm Here Doing Without" – Gene Watson * "Black Sheep" – John Anderson * "Crazy Over You" – Foster & Lloyd * "But You Know I Love You" – Dolly Parton * "Beneath Still Waters" – Emmylou Harris


Contemporary Country: The Early '80s

* "Somewhere Between Right And Wrong" – Earl Thomas Conley * "Wild And Blue" – John Anderson * "Seven Year Ache" – Rosanne Cash * "You're Gonna Ruin My Bad Reputation" – Ronnie McDowell * "Love In The First Degree" – Alabama * "Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer To You)" – Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers * "Slow Hand" – Conway Twitty * "
(There's) No Gettin' Over Me "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me" is a song written by Walt Aldridge and Tom Brasfield, and recorded by American country music singer Ronnie Milsap. It was released in June 1981 as the first single from the album '' There's No Gettin' Over Me''. Kn ...
" – Ronnie Milsap * "Crying My Heart Out Over You" – Ricky Skaggs * "I Will Always Love You" – Dolly Parton * "A Country Boy Can Survive" – Hank Williams Jr. * " Big City" – Merle Haggard * "Lookin' For Love" – Johnny Lee * "You're The First Time I've Thought About Leaving" – Reba McEntire * "You're The Reason God Made Oklahoma" – David Frizzell and Shelly West * "He Stopped Loving Her Today" – George Jones * "I Love A Rainy Night" – Eddie Rabbitt * "American Made" - Oak Ridge Boys * "Islands In The Stream" – Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton * "I Believe In You" – Don Williams * "Could I Have This Dance" – Anne Murray * "
On The Road Again On the Road Again may refer to: Albums * ''On the Road Again'', a 1976 D. J. Rogers album * ''On the Road Again'', a 1978 Rockets album * ''On the Road Again'', a 1979 Roy Wood album * ''On the Road Again'', a 1989 compilation album by Canned ...
" – Willie Nelson


Contemporary Country: The Early '80s Pure Gold

* "I Ain't Living Long Like This" – Waylon Jennings * "Heartbroke" – Ricky Skaggs * "Fourteen Carat Mind" – Gene Watson * "I Always Get Lucky With You" – George Jones * "All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)" – Hank Williams Jr. * "Can't Even Get The Blues" – Reba McEntire * "Night Games" – Charley Pride * "My Heart" – Ronnie Milsap * "Pancho And Lefty" – Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard * "The Closer You Get" – Alabama * "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool" – Barbara Mandrell (with George Jones) * " Swingin'" – John Anderson * "I'd Love To Lay You Down" – Conway Twitty * "Elvira" – Oak Ridge Boys * "Somebody's Knockin'" – Teri Gibbs * "Good Ole Boys Like Me" – Don Williams * " Amarillo by Morning" – George Strait * "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" – Willie Nelson * "I'm Gonna Hire A Wino To Decorate Our Home" – David Frizzell * "Thirty-Nine And Holding" – Jerry Lee Lewis * "Blue Moon With Heartache" – Rosanne Cash * "My Favorite Memory" – Merle Haggard


Contemporary Country: The Early '80s Hot Hits

* "My Baby Thinks He's A Train" – Rosanne Cash * "I'm Just An Old Chuck Of Coal (But I'm Gonna Be A Diamond Someday)" – John Anderson * "
Bobbie Sue ''Bobbie Sue'' is the seventh album by The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released on February 10, 1982. Its title song was a #1 country chart hit (on April 3, 1982) and a #12 hit on the Hot 100 singles chart. The album also featured cover versions of ...
" – Oak Ridge Boys * "Love Is On A Roll" – Don Williams * "Tennessee Whiskey" – George Jones * "Always On My Mind" – Willie Nelson * "Theme From The Dukes Of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)" – Waylon Jennings * "Party Time" – T.G. Sheppard * "Pickin' Up Strangers" – Johnny Lee * "You Win Again" – Charley Pride * "Are The Good Times Really Over (I Wish A Buck Was Still Silver)" – Merle Haggard * "Mountain Music" – Alabama * "Guitar Man" – Elvis Presley * "Common Man" – John Conlee * "Older Women" – Ronnie McDowell * "Dancin' Cowboys" – Bellamy Brothers * "9 To 5" – Dolly Parton * "Fire And Smoke" – Earl Thomas Conley * "Two Story House" – George Jones and Tammy Wynette * " Any Day Now" – Ronnie Milsap * "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)" –Juice Newton * "
She Left Love All Over Me "She Left Love All Over Me" is a song written by Chester Lester, and recorded by American country music artist Razzy Bailey. It was released in December 1981 as the first single from the album ''Feelin' Alright''. The song reached No. 1 on the ''B ...
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Razzy Bailey Rasie Michael "Razzy" Bailey (February 14, 1939 – August 4, 2021) was an American country music. In the early 1980s, he scored 5 No. 1's on the ''Billboard'' country music charts. Early life Bailey was born in Five Points, Alabama, United St ...


Contemporary Country: The Mid '80s

* "Guitars Cadillacs" – Dwight Yoakam * "Guitar Town" – Steve Earle * "Mama He's Crazy" – The Judds * "Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind" – George Strait * "Highwayman" – Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash & Kris Kristofferson * "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do" – Anne Murray and Dave Loggins * "I Can Tell By The Way You Dance (You're Gonna Love Me Tonight)" – Vern Gosdin * "Morning Desire" – Kenny Rogers * "Too Much On My Heart" – Statler Brothers * "That's The Way Love Goes" – Merle Haggard * "
Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night) "Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In The Still of the Night)", a single released by country music singer Ronnie Milsap. It is a medley of "Lost in the Fifties Tonight" written by Mike Reid and Troy Seals and a cover of The Five Satins' 1956 hit " In ...
" – Ronnie Milsap * "Mind Your Own Business" – Hank Williams Jr. * "Never Be You" – Rosanne Cash * "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On" – Mel McDaniel * " Bop" – Dan Seals * "Real Love" – Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers * "Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)" – Alabama * "Modern Day Romance" – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band * "On The Other Hand" – Randy Travis * "Mama's Never Seen Those Eyes" – Forester Sisters * "Dixie Road" – Lee Greenwood * "Country Boy" – Ricky Skaggs


Contemporary Country: The Mid '80s Pure Gold

* "Diggin' Up Bones" – Randy Travis * "Let's Chase Each Other Around the Room" – Merle Haggard * "She Sure Got Away With My Heart" – John Anderson * "I'll Never Stop Loving You" – Gary Morris * "
Whoever's in New England ''Whoever's in New England'' is the tenth studio album of American country music artist Reba McEntire released on February 10, 1986, through MCA Nashville. It is her first #1 album on the Billboard country albums chart, producing two singles th ...
" – Reba McEntire * "High Horse" – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band * "Desperado Love" – Conway Twitty * "Elizabeth" – Statler Brothers * "She's Single Again" – Janie Frickie * "Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile" – David Allan Coe * "Cry" – Crystal Gayle * " Honky Tonk Man" – Dwight Yoakam * "Have Mercy" – The Judds * "She's My Rock" – George Jones * "I Fell In Love Again Last Night" – Forester Sisters * "
She Keeps the Home Fires Burning "She Keeps the Home Fires Burning" is a song written by Mike Reid, Don Pfrimmer and Dennis Morgan, and recorded by American country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern ...
" – Ronnie Milsap * "You're The Last Thing I Needed Tonight" – John Schneider * "Tennessee Homesick Blues" – Dolly Parton * "I Got Mexico" – Eddy Raven * "If You're Gonna Play In Texas (You've Gotta Have A Fiddle In The Band)" - Alabama * "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" – Hank Williams Jr. * "Old Hippie" – Bellamy Brothers


Contemporary Country: The Mid '80s Hot Hits

* "I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me" – Rosanne Cash * "Life's Highway" – Steve Wariner * "Why Not Me" – The Judds * "What's A Memory Like You (Doing In A Love Like This)" – John Schneider * "Somebody Should Leave" – Reba McEntire * "(There's A) Fire In The Night" – Alabama * "Thank God For The Radio" – The Kendalls * "Forgiving You Was Easy" – Willie Nelson * "Natural High" – Merle Haggard (with Janie Fricke) * "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes" – George Jones * "1982" – Randy Travis * "Uncle Pen" – Ricky Skaggs * "Hello Mary Lou" – Statler Brothers * "Country State Of Mind" – Hank Williams Jr. * "The Chair" – George Strait * "Radio Heart" – Charly McClain * "Touch A Hand Make A Friend" – Oak Ridge Boys * "I Tell It Like It Used To Be" – T. Graham Brown * "Until I Met You" – Judy Rodman * "In My Eyes" – John Conlee * "That's The Thing About Love - Don Williams * "Only A Lonely Heart Knows" – Barbara Mandrell


Contemporary Country: The Late '80s

* "A Better Man" – Clint Black * "Cry, Cry, Cry" – Highway 101 * "I Told You So" – Randy Travis * "I'll Always Come Back" – K.T. Oslin * "I Wonder Do You Think Of Me" – Keith Whitley * "The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder" – Michael Johnson * "There's A Tear In My Beer" – Hank Williams Jr. & Sr. * "Set 'Em Up Joe" – Vern Gosdin * "
The Bluest Eyes in Texas "The Bluest Eyes in Texas" (originally released as "Bluest Eyes in Texas") is a song written by Tim DuBois, Dave Robbins and Van Stephenson, and recorded by American country music group Restless Heart. It was released in May 1988 as the lead singl ...
" – Restless Heart * "If You Change Your Mind" – Rosanne Cash * "What Am I Gonna Do About You" – Reba McEntire * "Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star" – Merle Haggard * "Fishin' In The Dark" – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band * "Strong Enough To Bend" – Tanya Tucker * "Ocean Front Property" – George Strait * "Cry Myself To Sleep" – The Judds * " Somebody Lied" – Ricky Van Shelton * "Joe Knows How To Live" – Eddy Raven * "The Wanderer" – Eddie Rabbitt * "Timber, I'm Falling In Love" – Patty Loveless * " High Cotton" – Alabama * "
Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses "Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses" is a song written by Paul Nelson and Gene Nelson, and recorded by American country music artist Kathy Mattea. It was released in March 1988 as the second single from her album ''Untasted Honey ''Untasted Hone ...
" – Kathy Mattea * "A Woman In Love" – Ronnie Milsap * "We Believe In Happy Endings" – Earl Thomas Conley & Emmylou Harris


Contemporary Country: The Late '80s Pure Gold

* "Streets Of Bakersfield" – Dwight Yoakam and Buck Owens * "Blue Side Of Town" – Patty Loveless * "I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried" – Rodney Crowell * "The Way We Make A Broken Heart" – Rosanne Cash * "Don't Close Your Eyes" – Keith Whitley * "The Church On Cumberland Road" – Shenandoah * "Darlene" – T. Graham Brown * "Somewhere Tonight" – Highway 101 * "The Last One To Know" – Reba McEntire * " Deeper Than the Holler" – Randy Travis * " Living Proof" – Ricky Van Shelton * "Born To Boogie" – Hank Williams Jr. * "This Crazy Love" – Oak Ridge Boys * "New Shade Of Blue" – Southern Pacific * "Love Me Like You Used To" – Tanya Tucker * "I Got Dreams" – Steve Wariner * "Change Of Heart" – The Judds * "
Song of the South ''Song of the South'' is a 1946 American Live-action animated film, live-action/animated musical film, musical drama film directed by Harve Foster and Wilfred Jackson; produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures. ...
" – Alabama * "Do Ya'" – K.T. Oslin * "I've Been Lookin'" – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band * "(I'd Choose) You Again" – Forester Sisters * " A Long Line of Love" – Michael Martin Murphey


Contemporary Country: The Late '80s Hot Hits

* "All My Ex's Live In Texas" – George Strait * "A Little Bit In Love" – Patty Loveless * "I Sang Dixie" – Dwight Yoakam * "Don't Go To Strangers" – T. Graham Brown * "80's Ladies" – K.T. Oslin * "I'm No Stranger To The Rain" – Keith Whitley * "If It Don't Come Easy" – Tanya Tucker * "Lynda" – Steve Wariner * "Love Someone Like Me" – Holly Dunn * "One Promise Too Late" – Reba McEntire * "Chill Factor" – Merle Haggard * "Too Gone Too Long" – Randy Travis * "Whiskey If You Were A Woman" – Highway 101 * "She's Got A Single Thing In Mind" – Conway Twitty * "Fallin' Again" – Alabama * "Goin' Gone" – Kathy Mattea * "Rose In Paradise" – Waylon Jennings * "Midnight Girl-Sunset Town" – Sweethearts Of The Rodeo * "Gonna Take a Lot Of River" – Oak Ridge Boys * "Sunday In The South" – Shenandoah * "Mornin' Ride" – Lee Greenwood * "Burnin' a Hole In My Heart" – Skip Ewing


Contemporary Country: The Early '90s

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Brand New Man ''Brand New Man'' is the debut studio album by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released on August 13, 1991, by Arista Records. Produced by Don Cook and Scott Hendricks, the album produced four consecutive Number One singles on ...
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Brooks & Dunn Brooks & Dunn are an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, both of whom are vocalists and songwriters. The duo was founded in 1990 through the suggestion of Tim DuBois. Before their formation, both members were solo ...
* "Some Girls Do" –
Sawyer Brown Sawyer Brown is an American country music band. It was founded in 1981 in Apopka, Florida, by Mark Miller (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard (keyboards, vocals), Bobby Randall (lead guitar, vocals), Joe "Curly" Smyth (drums), and ...
* "
Jealous Bone "Jealous Bone" is a song written by Steve Bogard and Rick Giles, and recorded by American country music artist Patty Loveless. It was released in January 1992 as the second single from her album ''Up Against My Heart''. Music video The music vi ...
" – Patty Loveless * "
It Only Hurts When I Cry "It Only Hurts When I Cry" is a song co-written by American country music artists Dwight Yoakam and Roger Miller, and recorded by Yoakam. It was released in December 1991 as the fourth single from his album ''If There Was a Way''. It peaked at # ...
" – Dwight Yoakam * "
Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares) "Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Travis Tritt. It was released in May 1991 as the lead-off single to his album '' It's All About to Change''. It peaked at number 2 in both ...
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Travis Tritt James Travis Tritt (born February 9, 1963) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1989, releasing seven studio albums and a greatest hits package for the label between then and 1999. In the 20 ...
* "Cadillac Style" – Sammy Kershaw * "Come on Back" – Carlene Carter * "
Love's Got a Hold on You "Love's Got a Hold on You" is a song written by Carson Chamberlain and Keith Stegall, and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released in July 1992 as the final single from Jackson's second album, ''Don't Rock the Jukebo ...
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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 o ...
* " Mirror, Mirror" –
Diamond Rio Diamond Rio is an American country music band. The band was founded in 1982 as an attraction for the Opryland USA theme park in Nashville, Tennessee, and was originally known as the Grizzly River Boys, then the Tennessee River Boys. It was foun ...
* "Small Town Saturday Night" – Hal Ketchum * " Take It Like a Man" – Michelle Wright * "
There Ain't Nothin' Wrong with the Radio "There Ain't Nothin' Wrong with the Radio" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Aaron Tippin. It was released in February 1992 as the first single from his album '' Read Between the Lines''. The song is not only his ...
" – Aaron Tippin * "Old Flames Have New Names" –
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 ei ...
* " Better Class of Losers" –
Randy Travis Randy Bruce Traywick (born May 4, 1959), known professionally as Randy Travis, is an American country music and gospel music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor. Active from 1978 until being incapacitated by a stroke in 2013, he has recor ...
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Down to My Last Teardrop "Down to My Last Teardrop" is a song written by Paul Davis, and recorded by American country music artist Tanya Tucker. It was released in June 1991 as the first single from Tucker's album '' What Do I Do with Me''. The song reached number 2 on ...
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Tanya Tucker Tanya Denise Tucker (born October 10, 1958) is an American country music singer and songwriter who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13. Over the succeeding decades, Tucker became one of the few child performers to mature int ...
* " Runnin' Behind" – Tracy Lawrence * "Liza Jane" –
Vince Gill Vincent Grant Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American country music singer, songwriter and musician. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman of the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s and as a solo artist b ...
* "Hillbilly Rock" –
Marty Stuart John Marty Stuart (born September 30, 1958) is an American country and bluegrass music singer, songwriter, and musician. Active since 1968, Stuart initially toured with Lester Flatt, and then in Johnny Cash's road band before beginning work as a ...
* "Don't Tell Me What to Do" – Pam Tillis * "
Lovin' All Night "Lovin' All Night" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Rodney Crowell. It was released in March 1992 as the first single from his album ''Life Is Messy''. The song peaked at number 10 on the ''Billboard (magazine), Bi ...
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Rodney Crowell Rodney Crowell (born August 7, 1950) is an American musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music. Crowell has had five number one singles on Hot Country Songs, all from his 1988 album '' Diamonds & Dirt''. ...
* "We Both Walk" – Lorrie Morgan * "Beer and Bones" – John Michael Montgomery


Contemporary Country: The Mid '90s

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Don't Rock the Jukebox ''Don't Rock the Jukebox'' is the second studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on May 14, 1991, and produced five singles on the Hot Country Songs charts; the title track, "Someday", "Dallas", and "Love's Go ...
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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 o ...
* " It's a Little Too Late" –
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 ei ...
* " The Shoes You're Wearing" –
Clint Black Clint Patrick Black (born February 4, 1962) is an American country music singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. Signed to RCA Nashville in 1989, Black's debut album '' Killin' Time'' produced four straight number one singles on the ...
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Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life) "Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Pam Tillis. It was released in November 1994 as the third single from the album, ''Sweetheart's Dance''. She co-wrote the song with Jess Leary, and co ...
" – Pam Tillis * "
Blame It On Your Heart "Blame It On Your Heart" is a song written by Harlan Howard and Kostas, and recorded by American country music artist Patty Loveless. It was released in April 1993 as the first single from her album '' Only What I Feel''. A cover version by Debo ...
" – Patty Loveless * " Down Home" –
Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...
* " Pickup Man" – Joe Diffie * "
Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away "Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Vince Gill that reached the top of the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart. It was released in October ...
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Vince Gill Vincent Grant Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American country music singer, songwriter and musician. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman of the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s and as a solo artist b ...
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Love a Little Stronger Love a Little Stronger is the third studio album by American country music band Diamond Rio. Released in 1994 on Arista Records, the album was certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of one million copies in the U.S. Four singles were released fr ...
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Diamond Rio Diamond Rio is an American country music band. The band was founded in 1982 as an attraction for the Opryland USA theme park in Nashville, Tennessee, and was originally known as the Grizzly River Boys, then the Tennessee River Boys. It was foun ...
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Why Didn't I Think of That "Why Didn't I Think of That" is a song written by Bob McDill and Paul Harrison, and recorded by American country music singer Doug Stone. The song reached the top of the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was released in June ...
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Doug Stone Doug Stone (born Douglas Jackson Brooks; June 19, 1956) is an American country music singer and actor. He debuted in 1990 with the single "I'd Be Better Off (In a Pine Box)", the first release from his 1990 self-titled debut album for Epic Recor ...
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No News "No News" is a song recorded by American country music band Lonestar. It was released in January 1996 as the second single from their debut album, '' Lonestar''. "No News" reached the top of the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart i ...
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Lonestar Lonestar (formerly known as Texassee) is an American country music group from Nashville, Tennessee. The group consists of Drew Womack (lead vocals, acoustic guitar), Michael Britt (lead guitar, background vocals), Dean Sams (keyboards, acousti ...
* " Six Days on the Road" –
Sawyer Brown Sawyer Brown is an American country music band. It was founded in 1981 in Apopka, Florida, by Mark Miller (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard (keyboards, vocals), Bobby Randall (lead guitar, vocals), Joe "Curly" Smyth (drums), and ...
* " This Woman and This Man" – Clay Walker * "
That's as Close as I'll Get to Loving You "That's as Close as I'll Get to Loving You" is a song recorded by American country music artist Aaron Tippin. It was released in August 1995 as the lead-off single from the album ''Tool Box''. It peaked at number one in the United States, and No. ...
" – Aaron Tippin * "
What Part of No "What Part of No" is a song written by Wayne Perry and Gerald Smith, and recorded by American country music artist Lorrie Morgan Loretta Lynn Morgan (born June 27, 1959) is an American country music singer and actress. She is the daughter of G ...
" – Lorrie Morgan * "
I See It Now ''I See It Now'' is the third studio album by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence. Released in 1994 on Atlantic Records, the album produced four singles: the title track, "If the World Had a Front Porch", "Texas Tornado", and "As Any Fo ...
" – Tracy Lawrence * " Money in the Bank" –
John Anderson John Anderson may refer to: Business *John Anderson (Scottish businessman) (1747–1820), Scottish merchant and founder of Fermoy, Ireland * John Byers Anderson (1817–1897), American educator, military officer and railroad executive, mentor of ...
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Every Once in a While "Every Once in a While" is a song recorded by American country music band Blackhawk. It was released in April 1994 as the second single from their self-titled debut album. It peaked at number 2 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tr ...
" – BlackHawk * "
Heads Carolina, Tails California "Heads Carolina, Tails California" is a song written by Tim Nichols and Mark D. Sanders and recorded by American country music artist Jo Dee Messina. The song was released in January 1996 as her debut single and served as the lead-off single for ...
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Jo Dee Messina Jo Dee Marie Messina (born August 25, 1970) is an American country music artist. She has charted six number-one singles on the ''Billboard'' country music charts. She has been honored by the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country ...
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I Can Still Make Cheyenne "I Can Still Make Cheyenne" is a song written by Aaron Barker and Erv Woolsey, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in August 1996 as the third single from Strait's album ''Blue Clear Sky''. The song also a ...
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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 ...


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