Anthony Michael Arata (born October 10, 1957) is an American singer-songwriter. His best known song is " The Dance", a number-one U.S. country hit for

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in 1990 which was nominated at the

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for Best Country Song. He also wrote the 1994 No. 1 U.S. country hit " Dreaming with My Eyes Open" recorded by

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. Other artists who have recorded his songs include

Suzy Bogguss Susan Kay Bogguss (born December 30, 1956) is an American country music singer and songwriter. She began her career in the 1980s as a solo singer. In the 1990s, six of her songs were Top 10 hits, three albums were certified gold, and one album re ...

Lee Roy Parnell Lee Roy Parnell (born December 21, 1956) is an American country music and blues artist, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Active since 1990, he has recorded eight studio albums, and has charted more than twenty singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot ...

Patty Loveless Patty Loveless (born Patricia Lee Ramey, January 4, 1957) is an American country music singer. She began performing in her teenaged years before signing her first recording contract with MCA Records' Nashville division in 1985. While her first ...

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and

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Arata was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2012.Tony Arata
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Arata was born and grew up in

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, attended the

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, and moved to

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in 1986.Tony Arata biography
on CountryMusic.About.com During that time, he released an album called ''Changes'' for

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and Noble Vision. He recorded for Noble Vision Records in 1984, charting two singles on the Hot Country Songs charts. He also released an album, ''The Change.'' In 2000, Arata released his album, ''Way Back Then''.Information a
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I'm Holding My Own "I'm Holding My Own" is a song written by Tony Arata, and recorded by American country music singer Lee Roy Parnell. It was released in January 1994 as the second single from his album '' On the Road''. The song spent 20 weeks on the Hot Countr ...

", a No. 3 hit for Lee Roy Parnell in 1994, "

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", a No. 4 hit for Patty Loveless, released in 1994, "The Man in the Mirror" (#17, Jim Glaser, 1983), and "The Change" (#19, Garth Brooks, 1995).

Discography

Albums

Singles

Song Writing Catalog

References

External links

Official Website

Bibliography

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(1995)
Definitive Country: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Country Music and Its Performers, p. 21-22
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