Frazier River was an American country music group formed in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1991 and disbanded in 1996. The group consisted of lead singer Danny Frazier and five musicians, Chuck Adair, Greg Amburgy, Brian "Gigs" Baverman, Jim Morris and Bob Wilson. Frazier River recorded one album for

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Nashville and released three

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s, two of which charted on the ''

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) charts.

History

Frazier River was founded in 1991 in Cincinnati, Ohio by Danny Frazier (

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, guitar), Chuck Adair (guitar), Greg Amburgy (

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, guitars, background vocals), Brian "Gigs" Baverman (

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), Jim Morris (

, background vocals) and Bob Wilson (background vocals, bass guitar). They signed to

Nashville in 1996 and released a self-titled debut album for the label. This album produced two chart singles on the ''

'' country charts: "She Got What She Deserves" at number 57 and "Tangled Up in Texas" at number 67. '' Country Standard Time'' critic Robert Loy gave a mostly favorable review of the album, comparing Frazier's "almost operatic" voice to that of

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and saying that his "voice even rescues lesser songs" on the album. He cited "Last Request" and "Heaven Is Smiling" as standout tracks. After Frazier River disbanded, Frazier, Morris and Baverman founded a second band called the Danny Frazier Band, with Chris Goins and Jerry Owen.

''Frazier River'' (1996)

Track listing

#"Everything About You" (Jim Daddario, Greg Barnhill) – 4:32 #"That's Why I'm Here" (Bill Luther) – 3:26 #"Money Don't Make People" (

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, Mark Wright) – 2:38 #"She Got What She Deserves" (Jenny Yates, Bobby Fischer,

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) – 2:58 #"Last Request" (Mark Alan Springer,

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) – 3:42 #"I Don't Want to See You Again" (Jackson Leap) – 3:37 #"Tangled Up in Texas" (

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, Alex Harvey) - 3:10 #"Heaven Is Smiling" (Rick Crawford, Brian Tankersley, Morgan Cryer) – 4:12 #"It Won't Bring Her Back" ( Jimmy Webb) – 3:43

Personnel

Frazier River

*Chuck Adair – guitars *Greg Amburgy – background vocals,

, guitars *Brian "Gigs" Baverman –

*Danny Frazier –

, guitars *Jim Morris – background vocals, keyboards *Bob Wilson – background vocals, bass guitar

Additional musicians

*Bruce Bouton –

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– guitars * Chad Cromwell – drums *B. James Lowry – guitars *Duncan Mullins – bass guitar *Steve Nathan – keyboards * Brent Rowan – guitars * Biff Watson – guitars

Singles

Music videos

References

External links

Danny Frazier
{{Authority control American country music groups Musical groups established in 1991 Musical groups from Cincinnati Decca Records artists Musical groups disestablished in 1996 1991 establishments in Ohio