country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
artist
John Conlee
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Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
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, released in 1986 via
Columbia Records
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. The album includes the singles "
Harmony
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", "
Got My Heart Set on You
"Got My Heart Set on You" is a song written by Dobie Gray and Bud Reneau, and recorded by American country music artist John Conlee. It was released in May 1986 as the second single from the album ''Harmony''. The song was Conlee's seventh and fina ...
" and " The Carpenter". ''Harmony'' stayed on the country charts for more than a year.
Critical reception
UPI wrote that "Conlee's smooth baritone delivery and excellent choice of material make this LP another winner." The ''
Richmond Times-Dispatch
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Circulation
The ''Times-Dispatc ...
'' opined that "Conlee's voice has a hard-core country quality almost as impressive as that of Merle Haggard."
Track listing
Personnel
Adapted from liner notes.
* Eddie Bayers - drums
*Dennis Burnside - keyboards
*Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
*John Conlee - lead vocals, background vocals
*
Hoot Hester
Hubert Dwane "Hoot" Hester (August 13, 1951 – August 30, 2016) was an American fiddle player, multi-instrumentalist, and country music and bluegrass artist. He was born on a small farm near Louisville, Kentucky, on August 13, 1951. Hester played ...
- fiddle
*Randy McCormick - keyboards
*
Joe Osborn
Joseph Osborn (August 28, 1937 – December 14, 2018Lloyd Green - steel guitar
* Brent Rowan - electric guitar
*Larry Sasser - steel guitar
*Wendy Suits - background vocals
*Judy Taylor - background vocals
*Dennis Wilson - background vocals