1997 in country music
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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1997.
Events
- July 12 — The song, "It's Your Love," by Tim McGrawTim McGrawSamuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the...
and Faith HillFaith HillFaith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S...
becomes the first song in 20 years to spend six weeks atop Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The last song to do so was 1977's "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)"Luckenbach, Texas " is a popular song sung by Waylon Jennings released in April 1977, at the height of outlaw country on the hit album Ol' Waylon...
" by Waylon JenningsWaylon JenningsWaylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing at eight. He began performing at twelve, on KVOW radio. Jennings formed a band The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J on KVOW, KDAV and KLLL...
. In that span, more than 750 songs had reached No. 1 on the country chart, a majority of them for just one week.
- "It's Your Love" sparks a renewed wave of songs that spend at least five weeks at No. 1, thanks in part to newer chart tracking methods and programming changes at country radio stations. However, as of 2007, no No. 1 song has approached the mega-week No. 1 status (i.e., spending at least 10 weeks at No. 1), a feat that was common through the early 1960s.
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- Jimmie RodgersJimmie Rodgers (country singer)James Charles Rodgers , known as Jimmie Rodgers, was an American country singer in the early 20th century known most widely for his rhythmic yodeling...
is elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of FameRock and Roll Hall of FameThe Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum located on the shore of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It is dedicated to archiving the history of some of the best-known and most influential artists, producers, engineers and others who have, in some major way,...
(as an early influence). - Trisha YearwoodTrisha YearwoodPatricia Lynn Yearwood, professionally known as Trisha Yearwood , is an American country music artist. She is best known for her ballads about vulnerable young women from a female perspective that have been described by some music critics as "strong" and "confident."Trisha Yearwood signed with MCA...
and LeAnn RimesLeAnn RimesLeAnn Rimes is an American country/pop singer. She is known for her rich vocals and her rise to fame as an eight-year-old champion on the original Ed McMahon version of Star Search, followed by the release of the Patsy Cline-intended single "Blue" when Rimes was only age 13, resulting in her...
both record the song "How Do I LiveHow Do I Live"How Do I Live" is the title of a song written by Diane Warren. It was originally recorded by LeAnn Rimes in 1997 and shortly afterward by Trisha Yearwood...
" for the movie Con AirCon AirCon Air is an Academy Award–nominated 1997 American action-thriller film directed by Simon West and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. It stars Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and John Malkovich...
. Producers from the film ask Rimes to record it first but feel her version is not what they have in mind due to the performance itself and her young age. Yearwood then records the song and releases at the same time Rimes releases her song. Although Rimes' version peaked at No. 43 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, her version is shunned from the country charts yet reaches No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100Billboard Hot 100The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
. Yearwood's version, meanwhile, peaks at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & TracksHot Country SongsHot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart and also makes the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, as well as reaching No. 1 in Canada and No. 1 on the US Radio & Records chart.
Top hits of the year
Singles released by American artists
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| 21 | 16 | 455 Rocket | Kathy Mattea Kathy Mattea Kathleen Alice "Kathy" Mattea is an American country music and bluegrass performer who often brings folk, Celtic and traditional country sounds to her music. Active since 1983 as a recording artist, she has recorded seventeen albums and has charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot... |
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| 4 | 4 | All the Good Ones Are Gone All the Good Ones Are Gone "All the Good Ones Are Gone" is a single by American country music artist Pam Tillis. Released in 1997, it was the first new single from her Greatest Hits album. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Pam Tillis Pam Tillis Pamela Yvonne "Pam" Tillis is an American country music singer-songwriter and actress. She is the daughter of country music singer Mel Tillis.... |
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| 2 | 2 | Amen Kind of Love Amen Kind of Love "Amen Kind of Love" is the title of a song written by Trey Bruce and Wayne Tester, and recorded by American country music artist Daryle Singletary. Released in October 1996, it was the first single from the album All Because of You... |
Daryle Singletary Daryle Singletary Daryle Bruce Singletary is an American country music singer. Between 1995 and 1998, he recorded for Giant Records, for which he released three studio albums: Daryle Singletary in 1995, All Because of You in 1996 and Ain't It the Truth in 1998... |
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| 3 | 14 | Another You Another You (song) "Another You" title of a song written by Brad Paisley before his own solo career started. It was recorded in 1996 by country music artist David Kersh for his debut album Goodnight Sweetheart... |
David Kersh David Kersh David Kersh is an American country music singer who made his debut in 1996. His first album, Goodnight Sweetheart, was released that year, producing four singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. A second album, titled If I Never Stop Loving You, was released a year later,... |
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| 2 | 3 | Better Man, Better Off Better Man, Better Off "Better Man, Better Off" is the title of a song written by Stan Paul Davis and Brett Jones. It was recorded by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence on his 1997 album The Coast Is Clear, from which it was released in February 1997 as the first single. Lawrence's eighteenth chart single, it... |
Tracy Lawrence Tracy Lawrence Tracy Lawrence is an American country music artist. He started at a country music restaurant called "Live At Libby's" where owner Libby Knight would help local talent find their way into country music... |
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| 3 | 5 | Big Love Big Love (Tracy Byrd song) "Big Love" is a song recorded by country music artist Tracy Byrd. It is the lead-off single released from his 1996 album of the same name. It peaked at #3 in the United States, and #5 in Canada... |
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| 1 | 1 | Carrying Your Love With Me Carrying Your Love with Me (song) "Carrying Your Love with Me" is the title of a song written by Steve Bogard and Jeff Stevens, and recorded by country music single George Strait. It was released in May 1997 as the second single from his album of the same name. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks... |
George Strait George Strait George Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional... |
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| 30 | 16 | Cold Outside | Big House Big House (band) Big House is an American country music band based in Bakersfield, California. Grounded in the Bakersfield Sound, originally, the band consisted of Monty Byrom , David Neuhauser , Chuck Seaton , Tanner Byrom , Sonny California , and Ron Mitchell... |
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| 1 | 3 | Come Cryin' to Me Come Cryin' to Me "Come Cryin' To Me" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group Lonestar. It was released in April 1997 as the first single from their album, Crazy Nights. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart... |
Lonestar Lonestar Lonestar is an American country music group consisting of Richie McDonald , Michael Britt , Keech Rainwater , Dean Sams , and Michael Hill . McDonald left the band in November 2007 for a solo career before returning in 2011... |
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| 5 | 7 | Count Me In Count Me In (song) "Count Me In" is a song written by Chuck Jones and co-written and recorded by American country artist Deana Carter. It was released in March 1997 as the third single from her debut album, Did I Shave My Legs for This?... |
Deana Carter Deana Carter Deana Carter is a country music artist who broke through in 1996 with the release of debut album Did I Shave My Legs for This?, which was certified 5× Multi-Platinum in the United States for sales of over five million... |
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| 3 | 4 | Dancin', Shaggin' on the Boulevard Dancin', Shaggin' on the Boulevard "Dancin', Shaggin' on the Boulevard" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music band Alabama. It was released in June 1997 as the second single from the album, Dancin' on the Boulevard. The song peaked at No... |
Alabama Alabama (band) Alabama is a country music and southern rock band from Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. The band was founded in 1969 by Randy Owen and his cousin Teddy Gentry , soon joined by Jeff Cook... |
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| 21 | 12 | Dark Horse Dark Horse (Amanda Marshall song) "Dark Horse" is the title of a song co-written and originally recorded by Canadian pop singer Amanda Marshall. It was the fifth single from her 1995 self-titled debut album... |
Mila Mason Mila Mason Mila Mason is an American country music artist. She made her debut on the country music scene in 1996 with the release of her debut album That's Enough of That, which produced three hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, including its title track... |
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| 11 | 12 | Day In, Day Out | David Kersh | |
| 17 | 13 | Don't Love Make a Diamond Shine | Tracy Byrd | |
| 4 | 4 | Don't Take Her She's All I Got | Tracy Byrd | |
| 3 | 2 | Drink, Swear, Steal & Lie Drink, Swear, Steal & Lie "Drink, Swear, Steal & Lie" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Michael Peterson. It was released in May 1997 as the first single from his debut album, Michael Peterson... |
Michael Peterson Michael Peterson (singer) Michael James Peterson is an American country music artist. He made his debut on the country music scene in 1997 with his self-titled debut album, which produced five Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, including the Number One hit "From Here to Eternity"... |
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| 20 | 22 | Ease My Troubled Mind | Ricochet Ricochet (band) Ricochet is an American country music band from Oklahoma. The band was founded in 1993 by brothers Jeff Bryant and Junior Bryant , along with Heath Wright , Greg Cook , Teddy Carr , and Eddie Kilgallon ,After several years of... |
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| 3 | 1 | Everybody Knows Everybody Knows (Trisha Yearwood song) "Everybody Knows" is a single by American country music artist Trisha Yearwood. Released in October 1996, it was the second single from her album Everybody Knows. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in February 1997 and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in... |
Trisha Yearwood Trisha Yearwood Patricia Lynn Yearwood, professionally known as Trisha Yearwood , is an American country music artist. She is best known for her ballads about vulnerable young women from a female perspective that have been described by some music critics as "strong" and "confident."Trisha Yearwood signed with MCA... |
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| 9 | 6 | Everything I Love Everything I Love (song) "Everything I Love" is the title of a country music song written by Harley Allen and Carson Chamberlain. It was recorded by American singer Alan Jackson on his album of the same name. Jackson released the song in January 1997 as the second single from the album, reaching number 9 on the U.S... |
Alan Jackson Alan Jackson Alan Eugene Jackson is an American country music singer, known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. He has recorded 13 studio albums, 3 Greatest Hits albums, 2 Holiday albums, 1 Gospel album and several compilations, all on the Arista... |
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| 1 | 2 | Everywhere Everywhere (Tim McGraw song) "Everywhere" is the title of a song written by Mike Reid and Craig Wiseman, and recorded by American country music singer Tim McGraw. It was released in July 1997 as the second single from his album of the same name. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and... |
Tim McGraw Tim McGraw Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the... |
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| 2 | 5 | The Fool The Fool (Lee Ann Womack song) "The Fool" is the title of a song written by Marla Cannon-Goodman, Gene Ellsworth, Charlie Stefl, and recorded by American country artist Lee Ann Womack. It was released as the second single off of her self titled debut album. The song peaked at #2 on the U.S... |
Lee Ann Womack Lee Ann Womack Lee Ann Womack is an American country music singer and songwriter, who is best known for her old fashioned-styled country music songs that often discuss subjects such as cheating and lost love.... |
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| 2 | 1 | Friends Friends (John Michael Montgomery song) "Friends" is the title of a song written by Jerry Holland and recorded by country music artist John Michael Montgomery. It was released in September 1996 as the second single from his 1996 album What I Do the Best... |
John Michael Montgomery John Michael Montgomery John Michael Montgomery is an American country music artist. He has produced more than thirty singles on the Billboard country charts, including two of Billboard’s Number One country singles of the year: "I Swear" and "Sold "... |
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| 1 | 11 | From Here to Eternity From Here to Eternity (Michael Peterson song) "From Here to Eternity" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist Michael Peterson, who co-wrote the song with Robert Ellis Orrall... |
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| 4 | 4 | A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do) A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do) "A Girl's Gotta Do " is a single by American country music artist Mindy McCready. Released in 1997, it was the fourth single from the album Ten Thousand Angels. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Mindy McCready Mindy McCready Melinda Gayle "Mindy" McCready is an American country music singer. Active since 1996, she has recorded a total of five studio albums. Her debut album, 1996's Ten Thousand Angels, was released on BNA Records and was certified 2× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA, while 1997's If I Don't Stay the... |
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| 3 | 3 | Go Away Go Away (Lorrie Morgan song) "Go Away" is a single by American country music artist Lorrie Morgan. Released in July 1997, it was the first single from her album Shakin' Things Up. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in October 1997.... |
Lorrie Morgan Lorrie Morgan In 1996 Morgan married Jon Randall, a singer/songwriter now credited with writing the 2004 Brad Paisley/Alison Krauss hit "Whiskey Lullaby"; they divorced three years later in 1999.... |
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| 4 | 17 | Good as I Was to You Good as I Was to You "Good as I Was to You" is a single by American country music artist Lorrie Morgan. Released in 1997, it was the third and final single from her album Greater Need... |
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| 6 | 4 | Half Way Up Half Way Up "Half Way Up" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Clint Black. It was released in November 1996 as the second single from his Greatest Hits album. It peaked at number 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and reached number 4 on the... |
Clint Black Clint Black Clint Patrick Black is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and occasional actor. Signed to RCA Records in 1989, Black made his debut with his Killin' Time album, which produced four straight Number One singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country... |
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| 18 | 14 | He Left a Lot to Be Desired | Ricochet | |
| 18 | 22 | Heartbroke Every Day | Lonestar | |
| 18 | 21 | Helping Me Get Over You | Travis Tritt Travis Tritt James Travis Tritt is an American country music singer from Marietta, Georgia. 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 2000s, he released two albums on Columbia Records and one for the defunct... with Lari White Lari White Lari Michele White is an American country music artist and actress. She first gained national attention in 1992 as a winner on You Can Be a Star, a talent competition which aired on The Nashville Network... |
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| 7 | 9 | Her Man Her Man "Her Man" is the title of a song written by Kent Robbins. Originally recorded by American country music artist Waylon Jennings on his 1990 album The Eagle, it was covered in 1996 by Gary Allan on his debut album Used Heart for Sale... |
Gary Allan Gary Allan Gary Allan Herzberg is an American country music artist, known professionally as Gary Allan.Signed to Decca Records in 1996, Allan made his debut on the United States country music scene with the release of his single "Her Man", the lead-off to his gold-certified debut album Used Heart for Sale,... |
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| 4 | 5 | Holdin' Holdin' "Holdin" is the title of a song co-written by Kelly Garrett and Craig Wiseman and recorded by American country music group Diamond Rio. It was released in December 1996 as the fourth and final single from their album, IV... |
Diamond Rio Diamond Rio Diamond Rio is an American Country music/Christian music band formed in 1984 in Nashville, Tennessee. Since its foundation, the group has comprised the same six members: Gene Johnson , Jimmy Olander , Brian Prout , Marty Roe , Dan Truman , and Dana Williams... |
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| 3 | 3 | Honky Tonk Truth Honky Tonk Truth "Honky Tonk Truth" is a single by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. Released as the first single from their CD, The Greatest Hits Collection, it peaked at #3 on the US Country chart.-Music video:... |
Brooks & Dunn Brooks & Dunn Brooks & Dunn was an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, who were both vocalists and songwriters. They were paired by record producer Tim DuBois in 1990. Before the duo's foundation, both members of the duo were solo recording artists... |
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| 4 | 5 | How a Cowgirl Says Goodbye How a Cowgirl Says Goodbye "How a Cowgirl Says Goodbye" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence. It was released in May 1997 as the second single from his 1997 album The Coast Is Clear... |
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| 1 | 2 | How Do I Get There How Do I Get There "How Do I Get There" is the title of a song written by Chris Farren and co-written and recorded by American country artist Deana Carter. It was released in August 1997 as the fourth single from her debut album, Did I Shave My Legs for This?. The song became her third single to reach the top of the... |
Deana Carter | |
| 2 | 1 | How Do I Live How Do I Live "How Do I Live" is the title of a song written by Diane Warren. It was originally recorded by LeAnn Rimes in 1997 and shortly afterward by Trisha Yearwood... |
Trisha Yearwood | |
| 1 | 1 | How Was I to Know How Was I to Know (Reba McEntire song) "How Was I To Know" is a single by country music singer Reba McEntire that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was the second single released from her CD, What If It's You.-Chart positions:-References:... |
Reba McEntire Reba McEntire Reba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma... |
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| 2 | 8 | How Was I to Know How Was I to Know (John Michael Montgomery song) "How Was I to Know" is a song recorded by country music artist John Michael Montgomery. It was the fourth and final single released from his 1996 album What I Do the Best. It peaked at #2 in the United States, and #8 in Canada... |
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| 1 | 1 | How Your Love Makes Me Feel How Your Love Makes Me Feel "How Your Love Makes Me Feel" is a song written by Trey Bruce and Max T. Barnes, and recorded by American country music group Diamond Rio that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was released in May 1997 as the first single from their Greatest Hits album... |
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| 8 | 11 | I Can't Do That Anymore I Can't Do That Anymore "I Can't Do That Anymore" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist Faith Hill. Written by Alan Jackson, it was the fifth and final single from Hill's It Matters to Me album, and peaked at #8 on the Billboard Country charts in 1997.-Concept:The song focuses on the female... |
Faith Hill Faith Hill Faith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S... |
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| 17 | 14 | I Have to Surrender | Ty Herndon Ty Herndon Boyd Tyrone "Ty" Herndon is an American country music and Christian singer. Signed to Epic Records in 1995, Herndon made his debut that year with the Number One single "What Mattered Most", followed by the release of his first album, also entitled What Mattered Most... |
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| 2 | 1 | I Left Something Turned On at Home I Left Something Turned On at Home "I Left Something Turned On at Home" is the title of a song written by Billy Lawson and John Schweers, and recorded by American country music singer Trace Adkins... |
Trace Adkins Trace Adkins Tracy Darrell "Trace" Adkins is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1996 with the album Dreamin' Out Loud, released on Capitol Records Nashville. Since then, Adkins has released seven more studio albums and two Greatest Hits compilations... |
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| 6 | 5 | I Miss You a Little I Miss You a Little "I Miss You a Little" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. It was released in February 1997 as the third single from his 1996 album What I Do the Best. It peaked at #6 in the United States, and #5 in Canada... |
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| 7 | 26 | I Only Get This Way with You I Only Get This Way with You "I Only Get This Way with You" is the title of a song written by Dave Loggins and Alan Ray, and recorded by American country music artist Rick Trevino. Released in March 1997, it was the third single from the album Learning as You Go... |
Rick Trevino Rick Trevino Ricardo Treviño, Jr. , known professionally as Rick Trevino, is a Mexican American country music artist. Signed to Columbia Records in 1993, Trevino began his career that year with the release of his debut single, "Just Enough Rope", the first mainstream country music single to feature separate... |
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| 19 | 18 | I Will, If You Will | John Berry | |
| 2 | 2 | I'd Rather Ride Around with You I'd Rather Ride Around with You "I'd Rather Ride Around with You" is a single by American country music artist Reba McEntire. Released in March 1997, it was the third single from her album, What If It's You. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in July 1997.-Chart performance:... |
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| 9 | 12 | If She Don't Love You If She Don't Love You "If She Don't Love You" is the title of a song written by Trey Bruce and Marc Beeson, and recorded by American country music group The Buffalo Club. It was released in January 1997 as the first single from their self-titled debut album. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles &... |
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| 4 | 7 | If You Love Somebody If You Love Somebody "If You Love Somebody" is the title of a song written by Chris Farren and Jeffrey Steele, and recorded by American country music artist Kevin Sharp. It was released in 1997 as the third single from his debut album, Measure of a Man... |
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| 2 | 2 | In Another's Eyes In Another's Eyes "In Another's Eyes" is a single by American country music artists Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks. Released in 1997, it was the second new single from the album A Collection of Hits. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Trisha Yearwood with Garth Brooks Garth Brooks Troyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart... |
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| 2 | 1 | Is That a Tear Is That a Tear "Is That a Tear" is the title of a song written by John Jarrard and Kenny Beard, and recorded by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence. It was released in October 1996 as the fourth and final single from his 1996 album Time Marches On... |
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| 1 | 5 | It's a Little Too Late It's a Little Too Late (Mark Chesnutt song) "It's a Little Too Late" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Mark Chesnutt. It was released in September 1996 as the lead single from his Greatest Hits album. The song reached number-one on the U.S... |
Mark Chesnutt Mark Chesnutt Mark Nelson Chesnutt is an American country music singer. Chesnutt recorded and released his first album, Doing My Country Thing, in the late-1980s on private independent record label, Axbar Records, with the vinyl album version now a collector's item... |
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| 19 | 14 | It's All the Same to Me | Billy Ray Cyrus Billy Ray Cyrus William "Billy" Ray Cyrus is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist, who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon... |
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| 1 | 1 | It's Your Love It's Your Love "It's Your Love" is a song by Tim McGraw, released as the first single from his album Everywhere. The song, featuring wife Faith Hill, reached number one on Billboards Hot Country Songs chart in its fifth week on the chart. The song stayed there for six weeks, and became McGraw's and Hill's first... |
Tim McGraw with Faith Hill | |
| 19 | 27 | King of the Mountain King of the Mountain (George Strait song) "King of the Mountain" the title of a song written by Larry Boone and Paul Nelson. The song was recorded by American country music artist George Strait, and was released in December 1996 as the fourth single from his album Blue Clear Sky. The song reached #19 in the United States and #27 in Canada... |
George Strait | |
| 5 | 16 | Land of the Living Land of the Living (Pam Tillis song) "Land of the Living" is a single by American country music artist Pam Tillis. Released in 1997, it was the second new single from her Greatest Hits album. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
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| 8 | 16 | Let It Rain Let It Rain (Mark Chesnutt song) "Let It Rain" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. It was released in March 1997 as the second new single from his Greatest Hits album. The song reached number 8 on the U.S... |
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| 11 | 5 | Let Me into Your Heart Let Me into Your Heart "Let Me into Your Heart" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Mary Chapin Carpenter. It was released in September 1996 as the first single from the album A Place in the World... |
Mary Chapin Carpenter Mary Chapin Carpenter Mary Chapin Carpenter is an American folk and country music artist. Carpenter spent several years singing in Washington, D.C. clubs before signing in the late 1980s with Columbia Records, who marketed her as a country singer... |
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| 5 | 13 | The Light in Your Eyes The Light in Your Eyes "The Light in Your Eyes" is a song by LeAnn Rimes, released as the sixth and final single from her major label debut Blue. The song made it to number five on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1997.... |
LeAnn Rimes LeAnn Rimes LeAnn Rimes is an American country/pop singer. She is known for her rich vocals and her rise to fame as an eight-year-old champion on the original Ed McMahon version of Star Search, followed by the release of the Patsy Cline-intended single "Blue" when Rimes was only age 13, resulting in her... |
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| 2 | 6 | A Little More Love A Little More Love (Vince Gill song) "A Little More Love" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Vince Gill. Released in March 1997, it was the fourth single from the album High Lonesome Sound... |
Vince Gill Vince Gill Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a... |
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| 9 | 8 | Little Things Little Things (Tanya Tucker song) "Little Things" is a single by American country music artist Tanya Tucker. Released in 1997, it was the first single from the album Complicated. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... |
Tanya Tucker Tanya Tucker Tanya Denise Tucker is a female American country music artist who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13... |
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| 1 | 1 | Longneck Bottle Longneck Bottle "Longneck Bottle" is a single by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was the first single from his 1997 album Sevens. "Longneck Bottle" was co-written by Steve Wariner, who also plays acoustic guitar and sings background vocals on the song.... |
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| 4 | 3 | Love Is the Right Place Love Is the Right Place "Love Is the Right Place" is a country song co-written by Marcus Hummon and Tommy Sims, and recorded by singer Bryan White on his 1997 album The Right Place. It was the first single from the album and peaked at #4 on the U.S. country chart and at #3 on the Canadian country chart... |
Bryan White Bryan White Bryan White is an American country music artist. Signed to Asylum Records in 1994 at age 20, White released his self-titled debut album that year. Both it and its follow-up, 1996's Between Now and Forever, were certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, and 1997's The... |
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| 2 | 2 | Loved Too Much Loved Too Much "Loved Too Much" is a single by American country music artist Ty Herndon. Released in 1997, it was the third single from his album, Living in a Moment. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in June 1997.... |
Ty Herndon | |
| 1 | 4 | A Man This Lonely A Man This Lonely "A Man This Lonely" is a 1996 song by country duo Brooks & Dunn, found on their album Borderline. It reached #1 on the Hot Country Songs chart.-Music video:The video was directed by Michael Oblowitz. The video takes place in the desert in a building.... |
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| 18 | 11 | Maybe He'll Notice Her Now | Mindy McCready with Richie McDonald Richie McDonald Richard Vance "Richie" McDonald is an American country music artist. From 1992 until his departure in 2007, he was the lead singer of the group Lonestar, which recorded seven studio albums on BNA Records during his tenure as lead vocalist. McDonald co-wrote several of the band's singles, and sang... |
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| 4 | 1 | Maybe We Should Just Sleep on It Maybe We Should Just Sleep on It "Maybe We Should Just Sleep on It" is the title of a song written by Jerry Laseter and Kerry Kurt Phillips, and recorded by country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in October 1996 as the last single from his 1995 album All I Want... |
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| 1 | 6 | Me Too Me Too (song) "Me Too" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer-songwriter Toby Keith. It was released in November 1996 as the third and final single from his album, Blue Moon... |
Toby Keith Toby Keith Toby Keith Covel , best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin, plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of... |
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| 1 | 1 | Nobody Knows Nobody Knows (Tony Rich song) "Nobody Knows" is a song by rhythm and blues artist Tony Rich from his 1996 debut album Words. Released as his debut single, the song peaked at #2 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts... |
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| 2 | 2 | On the Verge On the Verge (song) "On the Verge" is a single by American country music artist Collin Raye. Released in 1997, it was the sixth and final single from Raye's 1995 album I Think About You. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in May 1997.... |
Collin Raye Collin Raye Floyd Collin Wray Floyd Collin Wray Floyd Collin Wray (born August 22, 1959 or 1960,Although multiple online sources all indicate Raye's date of birth as 1959, Raye's MySpace lists his date of birth as 1960. Furthermore, the 2004 Deseret News article cited in this article indicates the singer as... |
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| 1 | 1 | One Night at a Time One Night at a Time "One Night at a Time" is the title of a song written by Roger Cook, Eddie Kilgallon and Earl Bud Lee, and recorded by country music singer George Strait. It was released in March 1997 as the first single from his album, Carrying Your Love With Me. The song reached the top of the U.S... |
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| 18 | 12 | One, Two, I Love You One, Two, I Love You "One, Two, I Love You" is the title of a song written by Ed Hill and Bucky Jones. It was recorded by American country music singer Clay Walker on his 1997 album Rumor Has It and released as the album's second single.... |
Clay Walker Clay Walker Ernest Clayton "Clay" Walker Jr. is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1993 with the single "What's It to You," which reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, as did its follow-up, 1994's "Live Until I Die." Both singles were included on... |
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| 5 | 7 | Places I've Never Been Places I've Never Been "Places I've Never Been" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist Mark Wills. It was released in February 1996 as the third and final single from his 1996 self-titled debut album Mark Wills... |
Mark Wills Mark Wills Daryl Mark Williams is an American country music artist, best known professionally as Mark Wills. Signed to Mercury Records between 1996 and 2003, he released five studio albums for the label — Mark Wills, Wish You Were Here, Permanently, Loving Every Minute and And the Crowd Goes Wild — as well... |
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| 7 | 22 | Please Please (The Kinleys song) "Please" is the title of a song written by Tony Haselden and recorded by American country music duo The Kinleys. It was released in July 1997 as the first single from their debut album, Just Between You and Me. The song reached #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and #67 on the... |
The Kinleys The Kinleys The Kinleys was an American country music duo composed of identical twin sisters Heather and Jennifer Kinley, born November 5, 1970 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Between 1997 and 2000, they recorded two albums for the Epic Records label , also charting eight singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot... |
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| 2 | 3 | Pretty Little Adriana Pretty Little Adriana "Pretty Little Adriana" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Vince Gill. Released in October 1996, it was the third single from the album High Lonesome Sound... |
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| 4 | 5 | The Rest of Mine The Rest of Mine "The Rest of Mine" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Trace Adkins. It was released in 1997 as the first single from his second album, 1997's Big Time. His fifth entry on the Billboard country charts, it peaked at #4 in 1997.-Content:"The Rest of Mine"... |
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| 1 | 1 | Rumor Has It Rumor Has It (Clay Walker song) "Rumor Has It" is a single co-written and recorded by country music singer Clay Walker that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It was the first single released from his album of the same name.-Background:... |
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| 1 | 16 | Running Out of Reasons to Run Running out of Reasons to Run "Running Out of Reasons to Run" is the title of a song written by George Teren and Bob Regan, and recorded by country music artist Rick Trevino. It was released in October 1996 as the second single released from his CD, Learning as You Go. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country... |
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| 2 | 1 | Sad Lookin' Moon Sad Lookin' Moon "Sad Lookin' Moon" is the title of a song recorded by the country music group Alabama. It was released in February 1997 as the lead-off single to their 1997 album Dancin' on the Boulevard. It peaked at #2 in the United States, while it was a number-one hit in Canada.-Background and writing:Owen... |
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| 5 | 7 | The Shake The Shake (Neal McCoy song) "The Shake" is the title of a song by American country music artist Neal McCoy. It was released May 1997 as was the only single from McCoy's Greatest Hits. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in October 1997... |
Neal McCoy Neal McCoy Hubert Neal McGaughey, Jr. is an American country music singer of mixed Irish and Filipino descent. Known professionally as Neal McCoy, he has released ten studio albums on various labels, and has released 34 singles to country radio... |
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| 4 | 2 | She Drew a Broken Heart She Drew a Broken Heart "She Drew a Broken Heart" is a single recorded by Patty Loveless. It was included on her third album with Epic Records, The Trouble with the Truth, her eighth album overall. The single was released in 1996... |
Patty Loveless Patty Loveless Patty Loveless , is an American country music singer.Since her emergence on the country music scene in late 1986 with her first album, Loveless has been one of the most popular female singers of the Neotraditional country movement, although she has also recorded albums in the Country pop and... |
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| 21 | 19 | She Wants to Be Wanted Again | Ty Herndon | |
| 24 | 17 | She's Going Home with Me | Travis Tritt | |
| 1 | 1 | She's Got It All She's Got It All "She's Got It All" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart... |
Kenny Chesney Kenny Chesney Kenneth "Kenny" Arnold Chesney is an American country music singer and songwriter. Chesney has recorded 15 albums, 14 of which have been certified gold or higher by the RIAA. He has also produced more than 30 Top Ten singles on the U.S... |
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| 3 | 4 | She's Sure Taking It Well She's Sure Taking It Well "She's Sure Taking It Well" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist Kevin Sharp. It was released in February 1997 as the second single from his debut album, Measure of a Man. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in June 1997... |
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| 2 | 2 | She's Taken a Shine She's Taken a Shine "She's Taken a Shine" is the title of a song written by Greg Barnhill and Richard Bach, and recorded by American country music artist John Berry. It was released in November 1996 as the second single from the album Faces... |
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| 14 | 21 | Shut Up and Drive Shut Up and Drive (Chely Wright song) Shut Up and Drive is the title of a song written by Rivers Rutherford, Annie Tate and Sam Tate, and recorded by American country music singer Chely Wright. It was the first single from her 1997 album Let Me In, her first album for MCA Nashville... |
Chely Wright Chely Wright Richell Rene "Chely" Wright is an American country music artist and, starting in 2010, gay rights activist. On the strength of her debut album in 1994, the Academy of Country Music named her Top New Female Vocalist in 1995. Wright's first Top 40 country hit came in 1997 with "Shut Up and Drive"... |
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| 1 | 1 | Sittin' on Go Sittin' on Go "Sittin' on Go" is the title of a song written by Rick Bowles and Josh Leo, and recorded by American country music singer Bryan White. Released as the fourth and final single released from his 1996 album Between Now and Forever, the song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks... |
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| 13 | 9 | Six Days on the Road Six Days on the Road "Six Days on the Road" is an American song written by Muscle Shoals Sound Studio songwriter Carl Montgomery and Earl Green, made originally famous by country music singer Dave Dudley... |
Sawyer Brown Sawyer Brown Sawyer Brown is an American country music band founded in 1981 in Apopka, Florida, by five members of country pop singer Don King's road band: Bobby Randall and Jim Scholten , both from Midland, Michigan; Joe Smyth , Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard , and Mark Miller... |
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| 2 | 4 | Something That We Do Something That We Do "Something That We Do" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Clint Black. It was released in August 1997 as the second single from his 1997 album Nothin' but the Taillights. It peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and... |
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| 11 | 1 | Still Holding On Still Holding On "Still Holding On" is the title of a song recorded by American country music singers Clint Black and Martina McBride, written by Black along with Matraca Berg and Marty Stuart. The song was the first single from Black's 1997 album Nothin' but the Taillights, as well as the 26th single release of... |
Clint Black with Martina McBride Martina McBride Martina McBride is an American country music singer and songwriter. McBride has been called the "Céline Dion of Country Music" for her big-voiced ballads and soprano range.... |
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| 31 | 16 | The Swing The Swing (song) "The Swing" is the title of a song written by Robert Ellis Orrall and Bob Regan and recorded by American country music artist James Bonamy. It was released in March 1997 as the lead single from the album, Roots and Wings... |
James Bonamy James Bonamy James Michael Bonamy is an American country music artist. He released two studio albums James Michael Bonamy (born April 29, 1972) is an American country music artist. He released two studio albums James Michael Bonamy (born April 29, 1972) is an American country music artist. He released two... |
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| 2 | 7 | Thank God for Believers Thank God for Believers (song) "Thank God for Believers" is a song co-written by Mark Alan Springer, Roger Springer and Tim Johnson and was recorded by American country music singer Mark Chesnutt. It was released in July 1997 as the title track and lead-off single from his album Thank God for Believers. It peaked at number 2 on... |
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| 15 | 10 | That's Another Song That's Another Song "That's Another Song" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist Bryan White. It was released in October 1996 as the third single from the album Between Now and Forever. The song reached number 15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number... |
Bryan White | |
| 1 | 1 | There Goes There Goes "There Goes" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music singer-songwriter Alan Jackson. It was released in July 1997 as the fourth single from his album, Everything I Love... |
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| 1 | 1 | (This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing (This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing " No Thinkin' Thing" is a single by country music singer Trace Adkins. Released as the third single released from his debut album, Dreamin' Out Loud, the single reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, marking his first Number One single.-Content:" No Thinkin' Thing" is... |
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| 6 | 11 | This Night Won't Last Forever This Night Won't Last Forever "This Night Won't Last Forever" is the title of a song written by Bill LaBounty and originally recorded by him. LaBounty's version of the song was a minor Adult Contemporary and pop hit, reaching #65 on the Billboard Hot 100. One year later, Michael Johnson covered the song and took it to #19 on... |
Sawyer Brown | |
| 3 | 7 | Today My World Slipped Away Today My World Slipped Away "Today My World Slipped Away" is the title of a song written by Mark Wright and Vern Gosdin, and recorded by American country music artist Vern Gosdin. Gosdin's version reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1982. George Strait released a cover of the song in September 1997 as... |
George Strait | |
| 15 | 24 | The Trouble with the Truth The Trouble with the Truth (song) "The Trouble with the Truth" is a song written by Gary Nicholson, and recorded by Patty Loveless. It was included on her third album with Epic Records, The Trouble with the Truth, her eighth album overall. The single was released in 1997... |
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| 3 | 3 | Unchained Melody Unchained Melody "Unchained Melody" is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. It has become one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, by some counts having spawned over 500 versions in hundreds of different languages.... |
LeAnn Rimes | |
| 4 | 13 | Watch This Watch This "Watch This" is the title of a country music song written by Ron Harbin, Aaron Barker and Anthony L. Smith. It was recorded by American singer Clay Walker on his 1997 album Rumor Has It, from which it was released as a single late that year.... |
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| 1 | 1 | We Danced Anyway We Danced Anyway "We Danced Anyway" is the title of a song written by Randy Scruggs and Matraca Berg and recorded by American country artist Deana Carter that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was the second single and second Number One hit from her debut album Did I Shave My... |
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| 2 | 2 | We Were in Love We Were in Love "We Were in Love" is the title of a song written by Chuck Cannon and Allen Shamblin, and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in June 1997 as the lead-off single from his 1997 album Dream Walkin'... |
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| 26 | 19 | What If I Do | Mindy McCready | |
| 15 | 37 | What If It's You | Reba McEntire | |
| 2 | 2 | What the Heart Wants What the Heart Wants "What the Heart Wants" is a single written by Michael Dulaney and recorded by American country music singer Collin Raye. Released in June 1997 as the first single released from his compilation CD, The Best of Collin Raye: Direct Hits, it peaked at #2 on the U.S... |
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| 10 | 12 | Whatever Comes First Whatever Comes First (song) "Whatever Comes First" is the debut single by American country music group Sons of the Desert. It was released in February 1997 as the first single and title track from the album Whatever Comes First. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart... |
Sons of the Desert Sons of the Desert (band) Sons of the Desert was an American country music band founded in 1989 in Waco, Texas by brothers Drew Womack and Tim Womack , along with Scott Saunders , Doug Virden and Brian Westrum... |
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| 2 | 4 | When I Close My Eyes | Kenny Chesney | |
| 13 | 6 | When Love Starts Talkin' When Love Starts Talkin' "When Love Starts Talkin" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist Wynonna Judd. It was released in September 1997 as the first single from the album The Other Side. The song reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number 6 on the... |
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| 6 | 8 | Where Corn Don't Grow Where Corn Don't Grow "Where Corn Don't Grow" is a song written by Roger Murrah and Mark Alan Springer. It was first recorded by Waylon Jennings on his 1990 album The Eagle, peaking at #67 on the country singles charts that year. Six years later, Travis Tritt covered it on his 1996 album The Restless Kind... |
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| 2 | 3 | Who's Cheatin' Who Who's Cheatin' Who "Who's Cheatin' Who" is the title of a country music song written by Jerry Hayes and initially recorded by Charly McClain. It was the title track of her 1980 album for Epic Records, released in November 1980 as a single with "Love Scenes" on the B-side, and in early 1981 became her first Number One... |
Alan Jackson | |
| 8 | 9 | Why Would I Say Goodbye Why Would I Say Goodbye "Why Would I Say Goodbye" is a single by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. Released as the fifth and final single from their CD, Borderline, it reached a peak of #8 on the US Country chart, and #9 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart... |
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| 8 | 8 | You and You Alone You and You Alone (song) "You and You Alone" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Vince Gill. Released in 1997, it was fifth single from the album High Lonesome Sound... |
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| 14 | 37 | You Don't Seem to Miss Me You Don't Seem to Miss Me "You Don't Seem to Miss Me" is a single recorded by Patty Loveless featuring backing vocals from George Jones. It was included on her fourth album with Epic Records, Long Stretch of Lonesome, her ninth album overall. The single was released in 1997... |
Patty Loveless with George Jones George Jones George Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette.... |
Singles released by Canadian artists
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| — | 10 | Ain't No Justice | Greg Hanna Greg Hanna Greg Hanna is a male Canadian country music singer. Signing with an independent label in 1995, Hanna charted several singles on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada, including the top ten hit "Ain't No Justice" from 1997, but his debut album was never issued... |
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| — | 3 | Almost Always | Chris Cummings Chris Cummings Christopher Allen Thomas "Chris" Cummings born August 11, 1975 in Norton, New Brunswick, Canada, is a country music artist. In his career, he has released five studio albums, an EP and two compilations... |
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| — | 4 | The Answer Is Yes | Michelle Wright Michelle Wright Michelle Wright is a Canadian country music artist. She is one of the country's most widely recognized and awarded female country singers of the 1990s, winning the Canadian Country Music Association's Fans' Choice Award twice... |
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| — | 3 | Born Again in Dixieland Born Again in Dixieland "Born Again in Dixieland" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Jason McCoy. Released in June 1997, it was the lead single from his album Playin' for Keeps. The song reached #3 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in September 1997... |
Jason McCoy Jason McCoy Jason McCoy is a Canadian singer/songwriter who performs country music.He was born in Barrie, Ontario and was raised for a time in Camrose, Alberta before his family settled in Anten Mills, Ontario.He has won many awards including the 2001 Male Vocalist of the Year at the Canadian Country Music... |
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| — | 9 | The Craziest Thing | Rick Tippe Rick Tippe Rick Tippe is a Canadian country music artist. Tippe has released seven albums on Moon Tan Records, including a greatest hits collection in 2000. His highest charting single, "The Craziest Thing," peaked at #9 in 1996... |
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| — | 19 | A Dozen Red Roses | Joan Kennedy Joan Kennedy (musician) Joan Kennedy is a female country music singer. She came to fame after winning the Canadian National Talent Contest in 1983 and issued her first album, I'm a Big Girl Now, the following year in 1984... |
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| 10 | 1 | Emotional Girl Emotional Girl "Emotional Girl" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Terri Clark. It was released in January 1997 as the second single from Clark's album Just the Same. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in March 1997 and #10 on the Billboard Hot Country... |
Terri Clark Terri Clark Terri Lynn Sauson , known professionally as Terri Clark, is a Canadian country music artist who has had success in both Canada and the United States. Signed to Mercury Records in 1995, she released her self-titled debut that year... |
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| — | 10 | Girl Out of the Ordinary | Beverley Mahood Beverley Mahood Beverley Mahood is a country music singer-songwriter in Canada. Beverley emigrated from Belfast to Canada as a child. She is also formerly part of the all-female trio Lace, produced by the renowned Los Angeles producer, David Foster. She was also a Canadian television host... |
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| 48 | 7 | God Bless the Child God Bless the Child (Shania Twain song) "God Bless the Child" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Shania Twain. It was released in October 1996 as the eighth and final single from her 1995 album The Woman in Me. The song was written by Twain and an extended version cowritten by Mutt Lange... |
Shania Twain Shania Twain Shania Twain, OC is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. Her album The Woman in Me , brought her fame and her 1997 album Come On Over, became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician in any genre, and the best-selling country album of all time. It has sold over 40 million... |
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| — | 11 | Heaven Help Her Heart | Jason McCoy | |
| — | 7 | I Give You My Word | George Fox George Fox (musician) George Fox is a country/western music singer/songwriter raised in Cochrane, Alberta, the son of cattle ranchers Bert and Gert Fox.His debut single “Angelina” reached #8 on Canadian country music charts... |
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| 39 | 1 | I Meant to Do That I Meant to Do That "I Meant to Do That" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Paul Brandt for his 1996 debut album Calm Before the Storm... |
Paul Brandt Paul Brandt Paul Rennée Belobersycky is a Canadian country music artist, known professionally as Paul Brandt. Growing up in Calgary, he was a pediatric RN at the time of his big break... |
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| — | 1 | I'm Feeling Kind of Lucky Tonight I'm Feeling Kind of Lucky Tonight "I'm Feeling Kind of Lucky Tonight" is a single by Canadian country music artist Charlie Major. Released in 1997, it was the first single from Major's album Everything's Alright. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in December 1997.... |
Charlie Major Charlie Major Charlie Major is a Canadian country music artist. He has recorded six studio albums and released more than twenty singles.... |
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| — | 20 | Indian Woman | Montgomery Steele Montgomery Steele Montgomery Steele is a Canadian country music artist. Steele's 1997 album, First Time Out, became the first 100% Canadian content debut CD to chart five consecutive Top 30 singles on the RPM charts. Steele's Top 30 singles include "Indian Woman," "In This Heart of Mine," "The River Song," "Red Wine... |
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| 49 | 16 | Just the Same | Terri Clark | |
| — | 3 | Let It Rain | Shirley Myers Shirley Myers Shirley Myers is a Canadian country music artist. She was signed to Stony Plain Records and released her debut album, Let It Rain, in 1997. The first single, the title track, reached the Top 5 of the Canadian Country Singles chart. Myers was nominated for a 1998 Juno Award for Best Country Female... |
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| 45 | 1 | A Little in Love A Little in Love "A Little in Love" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Paul Brandt for his 1997 album Outside the Frame. It was released as the first single from that album where it reached #45 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and #1 on the Canadian... |
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| — | 1 | Little Ol' Kisses Little Ol' Kisses "Little Ol' Kisses" is a single by Canadian country music artist Julian Austin. Released in 1997, it was the first single from Austin's album What My Heart Already Knows. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in July 1997.... |
Julian Austin Julian Austin (musician) Julian Austin, born August 24, 1963 in Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada, is a country music singer. He has released more than fifteen singles in his native Canada, including the Number One hit "Little Ol' Kisses"... |
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| — | 12 | A Little Thing Called Love | Beverley Mahood | |
| — | 15 | Lonely Gypsy Wind | Farmer's Daughter | |
| 1 | 1 | Love Gets Me Every Time Love Gets Me Every Time "Love Gets Me Every Time" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the first country single from Shania Twain's record breaking 1997 album, Come on Over. The song was written by Mutt Lange and Shania Twain... |
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| — | 19 | Lying Here with You | Thomas Wade Thomas Wade (singer) Thomas Wade is a Canadian country music artist. He was the lead singer of the group Thomas Wade & Wayward, who released their eponymous debut album in 1996... |
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| — | 10 | Now That I'm On My Own | Farmer's Daughter | |
| — | 4 | One Way Track | Prairie Oyster Prairie Oyster Prairie Oyster is an award-winning Canadian country music group from Ontario. They were named Country Group or Duo of the year six times by both the Canadian Country Music Association and the Juno Awards. The band also won the Bud Country Fans' Choice Award from the CCMA in 1994... |
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| — | 15 | The Real Thing | Rick Tippe | |
| — | 12 | She Won't Be Lonely Long | Prairie Oyster | |
| — | 6 | She's Getting Serious | Thomas Wade | |
| — | 10 | She's Tough | Duane Steele Duane Steele Duane Steele, is a Canadian country music country music artist. He has released five studio albums and one greatest hits album, and has charted multiple singles on the Canadian country singles charts, including the Number One hit "Anita Got Married" in 1996.... |
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| — | 20 | Slow Turning | Sean Hogan Sean Hogan Sean Hogan is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter.-Biography:Born in Sarnia, Ontario, Hogan attended Fanshawe College in London, Ontario, studying music. In 2003 he won the Roots Artist of the Year at the Canadian Country Music Awards and he has also won the Independent Male Artist of the... |
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| 38 | 1 | Take It from Me | Paul Brandt | |
| — | 9 | Tell the Girl | Duane Steele | |
| — | 8 | This Crazy Heart of Mine | Charlie Major | |
| — | 19 | Tonight There's a Blue Moon | Prairie Oyster | |
| — | 4 | What Love Looks Like | Michelle Wright | |
| — | 19 | What's It Gonna Take | Denise Murray Denise Murray Denise Murray is a Canadian female country music singer. Signed to Loggerhead Records in 1997, Murray released her debut album, What You Mean to Me, which included the top ten hit "Has Anybody Seen My Angel", which reached #10 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada... |
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| — | 19 | Wild Rose | Sean Hogan | |
| — | 9 | You Said | Farmer's Daughter | |
| 74 | 15 | Your Love | Jim Brickman Jim Brickman Jim Brickman is an American songwriter and pianist. He has been named the most charted male Adult Contemporary artist to date, with six of his albums receiving Gold and Platinum status. He is known for his solo piano compositions, pop-style instrumentals, and vocal collaborations with artists... with Michelle Wright |
Top new album releases
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| 45 | 8 | An Intimate Evening with Anne Murray An Intimate Evening with Anne Murray -Chart performance:... |
Anne Murray Anne Murray Morna Anne Murray CC, ONS is a Canadian singer in pop, country and adult contemporary styles whose albums have sold over 54 million copies.... |
Capitol |
| 24 | Back to You Back to You (album) Back to You is the debut album by American country music artist Anita Cochran. It was released in 1997 by Warner Bros. Records and peaked at #24 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart... |
Anita Cochran Anita Cochran Anita Renee Cockerham , known professionally as Anita Cochran, is an American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer. Signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1997, she made her debut on the U.S. country charts that year with the release of her first album Back to You... |
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| 23 | 31 | Be Good at It Be Good at It Be Good at It is the sixth studio album released by American country music artist Neal McCoy. Released in late 1997 on Atlantic Records, it features the singles "If You Can't Be Good, Be Good at It", "Party On", and "Love Happens Like That" and "The Shake", which was reprised from McCoy's 1997... |
Neal McCoy Neal McCoy Hubert Neal McGaughey, Jr. is an American country music singer of mixed Irish and Filipino descent. Known professionally as Neal McCoy, he has released ten studio albums on various labels, and has released 34 singles to country radio... |
Atlantic |
| 23 | 11 | The Best of Billy Ray Cyrus: Cover to Cover The Best of Billy Ray Cyrus: Cover to Cover The Best of Billy Ray Cyrus: Cover to Cover is a greatest hits album, released in 1997, by country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus. It features three newly-released tracks — "It's All the Same to Me", "Cover to Cover", and "Bluegrass State of Mind" — as well as a reprise of "Trail of Tears" from his... |
Billy Ray Cyrus Billy Ray Cyrus William "Billy" Ray Cyrus is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist, who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon... |
Mercury Nashville |
| 4 | 3 | The Best of Collin Raye: Direct Hits The Best of Collin Raye: Direct Hits The Best of Collin Raye: Direct Hits is the title of country singer Collin Raye's first greatest hits album. Released by Epic Records, the album contains the greatest hits from his first studio albums plus several new tracks.... |
Collin Raye Collin Raye Floyd Collin Wray Floyd Collin Wray Floyd Collin Wray (born August 22, 1959 or 1960,Although multiple online sources all indicate Raye's date of birth as 1959, Raye's MySpace lists his date of birth as 1960. Furthermore, the 2004 Deseret News article cited in this article indicates the singer as... |
Epic |
| 8 | The Best of John Denver Live | John Denver John Denver Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. , known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer/songwriter, activist, and humanitarian. After growing up in numerous locations with his military family, Denver began his music career in folk music groups in the late 1960s. His greatest commercial success... |
Legacy | |
| 7 | 26 | Big Time Big Time (Trace Adkins album) -Tracks 1-10:*Eddie Bayers – drums*Bruce Bouton – steel guitar*Paul Franklin – steel guitar*Rob Hajacos – fiddle*Mark Horne – acoustic guitar*John Jarvis – keyboards, organ*Brent Mason – electric guitar*Scott Neubert – acoustic guitar... |
Trace Adkins Trace Adkins Tracy Darrell "Trace" Adkins is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1996 with the album Dreamin' Out Loud, released on Capitol Records Nashville. Since then, Adkins has released seven more studio albums and two Greatest Hits compilations... |
Capitol Nashville |
| 24 | Blink of an Eye | Ricochet Ricochet (band) Ricochet is an American country music band from Oklahoma. The band was founded in 1993 by brothers Jeff Bryant and Junior Bryant , along with Heath Wright , Greg Cook , Teddy Carr , and Eddie Kilgallon ,After several years of... |
Columbia | |
| 1 | Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace) Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace) Butterfly Kisses is the third studio album by American Christian music artist Bob Carlisle. It was released by Diadem/Jive Records on May 13, 1997. The album peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.-Track listing:-Chart performance:... |
Bob Carlisle Bob Carlisle Bob Carlisle is a Grammy Award and Dove Award-winning American musician who performs Christian music. He performed with several bands, most notably Allies and Billy Thermal, before launching a solo career... |
DMG | |
| 1 | 1 | Carrying Your Love with Me Carrying Your Love With Me Carrying Your Love With Me is the title of an album released in 1997 by American country music singer George Strait. It was released by MCA Nashville Records and it produced four singles for Strait on the Billboard country charts... |
George Strait George Strait George Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional... |
MCA Nashville |
| 16 | A Celebration of Life/The Last Recordings | John Denver John Denver Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. , known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer/songwriter, activist, and humanitarian. After growing up in numerous locations with his military family, Denver began his music career in folk music groups in the late 1960s. His greatest commercial success... |
River North | |
| 4 | CMT Canada '97 | Various Artists | BMG | |
| 4 | 6 | The Coast Is Clear The Coast Is Clear (Tracy Lawrence album) The Coast Is Clear is the fifth studio album released by country music artist Tracy Lawrence. It produced five singles: "How a Cowgirl Says Goodbye", "Better Man, Better Off", "The Coast Is Clear", "One Step Ahead of the Storm" and "While You Sleep"... |
Tracy Lawrence Tracy Lawrence Tracy Lawrence is an American country music artist. He started at a country music restaurant called "Live At Libby's" where owner Libby Knight would help local talent find their way into country music... |
Atlantic |
| 9 | 8 | Collection Collection (Wynonna Judd album) Collection is the title of the first compilation album released by American country music artist Wynonna Judd. The standard version of the album reprises eleven tracks from her first three studio albums: her 1992 self-titled debut, 1993's Tell Me Why, and 1996's Revelations... |
Wynonna Wynonna Judd Wynonna Ellen Judd is an American country music singer. Her solo albums and singles are all credited to the singular name Wynonna. Wynonna first rose to fame in the 1980s alongside her mother, Naomi, in the country music duo The Judds... |
Curb/MCA Nashville |
| 1 | 1 | Come On Over Come on Over (Shania Twain album) Come On Over is the third studio album recorded by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was released on November 4, 1997. It became the world's best-selling country music album and the best-selling studio album ever released by a female artist in any genre... |
Shania Twain Shania Twain Shania Twain, OC is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. Her album The Woman in Me , brought her fame and her 1997 album Come On Over, became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician in any genre, and the best-selling country album of all time. It has sold over 40 million... |
Mercury/PolyGram |
| 15 | 11 | Complicated Complicated (Tanya Tucker album) Complicated is an album by Country recording artist Tanya Tucker. Instead of longtime producer Jerry Crutchfield, Tucker employed Gregg Brown to produce the album. One track hit the Top Ten in the Billboard Top Country Singles charts, the #9 "Little Things." "Ridin' Out the Heartache" was the only... |
Tanya Tucker Tanya Tucker Tanya Denise Tucker is a female American country music artist who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13... |
Capitol Nashville |
| 12 | A Country Superstar Christmas | Various Artists | Hip-O | |
| 16 | 28 | Crazy Nights Crazy Nights (Lonestar album) Crazy Nights is the second album released by country music band Lonestar. Four singles were released from this album: "Come Cryin' to Me", "You Walked In", "Say When", and "Everything's Changed". "Come Cryin' to Me" reached number one on the Hot Country Songs charts... |
Lonestar Lonestar Lonestar is an American country music group consisting of Richie McDonald , Michael Britt , Keech Rainwater , Dean Sams , and Michael Hill . McDonald left the band in November 2007 for a solo career before returning in 2011... |
BNA |
| 5 | 2 | Dancin' on the Boulevard Dancin' on the Boulevard Dancin' on the Boulevard is the fourteenth studio album by country music band Alabama. It was released on April 8, 1997, via RCA Records. The album includes the singles "Dancin, Shaggin' on the Boulevard", "Sad Lookin' Moon," "She's Got That Look in Her Eyes" and "Of Course I'm Alright"... |
Alabama Alabama (band) Alabama is a country music and southern rock band from Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. The band was founded in 1969 by Randy Owen and his cousin Teddy Gentry , soon joined by Jeff Cook... |
RCA Nashville |
| 8 | Dream Walkin' Dream Walkin' Dream Walkin' is a 1997 studio album from American country music artist Toby Keith. His last studio album for Mercury Records , it was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of 500,000 copies... |
Toby Keith Toby Keith Toby Keith Covel , best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin, plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of... |
Mercury Nashville | |
| 11 | Everything's Alright Everything's Alright (Charlie Major album) Everything's Alright is the fourth album released by Canadian country music singer Charlie Major. The lead single, "I'm Feeling Kind of Lucky Tonight," was a #1 on RPM's country chart.-Track listing:... |
Charlie Major Charlie Major Charlie Major is a Canadian country music artist. He has recorded six studio albums and released more than twenty singles.... |
ViK. | |
| 1 | 1 | Everywhere | Tim McGraw Tim McGraw Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the... |
Curb |
| 4 | 7 | Evolution Evolution (Martina McBride album) Evolution is the fourth album released by Martina McBride. It was released in 1997 via RCA Records. It included the hit singles "Happy Girl", "A Broken Wing" and "Valentine", the latter of which became her first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as her first major crossover hit... |
Martina McBride Martina McBride Martina McBride is an American country music singer and songwriter. McBride has been called the "Céline Dion of Country Music" for her big-voiced ballads and soprano range.... |
RCA Nashville |
| 19 | The Gift | Jim Brickman Jim Brickman Jim Brickman is an American songwriter and pianist. He has been named the most charted male Adult Contemporary artist to date, with six of his albums receiving Gold and Platinum status. He is known for his solo piano compositions, pop-style instrumentals, and vocal collaborations with artists... |
Windham Hill | |
| 10 | Greatest Country Love Songs | Various Artists | MCA | |
| 8 | Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (Diamond Rio album) Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits compilation released by American country music band Diamond Rio. The tracks "How Your Love Makes Me Feel" and "Imagine That" are new to this compilation, and both were released as singles. All of the other tracks from this album are reprised from the band's... |
Diamond Rio Diamond Rio Diamond Rio is an American Country music/Christian music band formed in 1984 in Nashville, Tennessee. Since its foundation, the group has comprised the same six members: Gene Johnson , Jimmy Olander , Brian Prout , Marty Roe , Dan Truman , and Dana Williams... |
Arista Nashville | |
| 5 | Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (Neal McCoy album) Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits compilation released by American country music artist Neal McCoy, released in 1997 on Atlantic Records. The album comprises ten songs, nine of which were previously included on his second through fifth studio albums... |
Neal McCoy Neal McCoy Hubert Neal McGaughey, Jr. is an American country music singer of mixed Irish and Filipino descent. Known professionally as Neal McCoy, he has released ten studio albums on various labels, and has released 34 singles to country radio... |
Atlantic | |
| 5 | 11 | Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (John Michael Montgomery album) Greatest Hits is the first Greatest Hits compilation to be released by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery; it was released in 1997 on Atlantic Records... |
John Michael Montgomery John Michael Montgomery John Michael Montgomery is an American country music artist. He has produced more than thirty singles on the Billboard country charts, including two of Billboard’s Number One country singles of the year: "I Swear" and "Sold "... |
Atlantic |
| 6 | Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (Pam Tillis album) Greatest Hits is a 1997 compilation album from American country music artist Pam Tillis. The album reached #6 on the Billboard country albums charts. It chronicles her greatest hits from her first four albums for Arista Nashville. The tracks "Land of the Living" and "All the Good Ones Are Gone" are... |
Pam Tillis Pam Tillis Pamela Yvonne "Pam" Tillis is an American country music singer-songwriter and actress. She is the daughter of country music singer Mel Tillis.... |
Arista Nashville | |
| 17 | Greatest Hits… and Then Some | Aaron Tippin Aaron Tippin Aaron Dupree Tippin is an American country music artist and record producer. Initially a songwriter for Acuff-Rose Music, he gained a recording contract with RCA Records in 1990... |
RCA Nashville | |
| 2 | 1 | The Greatest Hits Collection The Greatest Hits Collection (Brooks & Dunn album) The Greatest Hits Collection is the first greatest hits compilation by the American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in 1997 on Arista Nashville, and it chronicles the greatest hits from their first four studio albums: 1991's Brand New Man, 1992's Hard Workin' Man, 1994's Waitin'... |
Brooks & Dunn Brooks & Dunn Brooks & Dunn was an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, who were both vocalists and songwriters. They were paired by record producer Tim DuBois in 1990. Before the duo's foundation, both members of the duo were solo recording artists... |
Arista Nashville |
| 5 | Here's Your Sign Here's Your Sign Here’s Your Sign is the debut comedy album of Bill Engvall. It was recorded at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle in Royal Oak, MI. After years of success doing different comedic acts, Engvall released a CD of his material, including his most famous bit... |
Bill Engvall Bill Engvall William Ray "Bill" Engvall, Jr. is an American comedian and actor best known for his work as a stand-up comic and as a member of the Blue Collar Comedy group.-Early life:Bill Engvall was born in Galveston, Texas... |
Warner Bros. | |
| 24 | A Holiday Album to Benefit St. Jude | Various Artists | BNA | |
| 10 | I Will Stand I Will Stand -Personnel:As listed in liner notes.*Eddie Bayers – drums*Kenny Bell – acoustic guitar*Shannon Brown – background vocals*Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar*Melonie Cannon – background vocals*Glen Duncan – fiddle, mandolin*Sonny Garrish – Dobro, steel guitar... |
Kenny Chesney Kenny Chesney Kenneth "Kenny" Arnold Chesney is an American country music singer and songwriter. Chesney has recorded 15 albums, 14 of which have been certified gold or higher by the RIAA. He has also produced more than 30 Top Ten singles on the U.S... |
BNA | |
| 12 | 12 | If I Don't Stay the Night If I Don't Stay the Night -Chart performance:... |
Mindy McCready Mindy McCready Melinda Gayle "Mindy" McCready is an American country music singer. Active since 1996, she has recorded a total of five studio albums. Her debut album, 1996's Ten Thousand Angels, was released on BNA Records and was certified 2× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA, while 1997's If I Don't Stay the... |
BNA |
| 22 | 32 | Just Between You and Me Just Between You and Me (The Kinleys album) Just Between You and Me is the debut album of American country music duo The Kinleys. It was released in 1997 on Epic Records. The album produced four singles, all of which charted on the Billboard country singles charts. The first two — "Please" and the title track — were both Top Twenty hits,... |
The Kinleys The Kinleys The Kinleys was an American country music duo composed of identical twin sisters Heather and Jennifer Kinley, born November 5, 1970 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Between 1997 and 2000, they recorded two albums for the Epic Records label , also charting eight singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot... |
Epic |
| 11 | Kickin' Country 4 | Various Artists | Sony | |
| 5 | 9 | Labor of Love Labor of Love (Sammy Kershaw album) Labor of Love is the fifth studio album released by American country music artist Sammy Kershaw. It was released in 1997 on Mercury Records. It was the third album of his career to achieve RIAA platinum certification... |
Sammy Kershaw Sammy Kershaw Samuel Paul "Sammy" Kershaw is an American country music artist. A third cousin of Cajun fiddler Doug Kershaw and ex-husband of Lorrie Morgan, he has been active in country music since 1991. He has released ten studio albums, with three RIAA platinum certifications and two gold certifications... |
Mercury/PolyGram |
| 1 | Leahy Leahy (album) Leahy is an album by Canadian folk music group Leahy. It was released by Virgin Records in 1997. The album peaked at number 1 on the RPM Country Albums chart.-Track listing:#"B Minor" – 3:55#"Cape Breton Medley" Leahy is an album by Canadian folk music group Leahy. It was released by Virgin... |
Leahy Leahy Leahy is the name of a Canadian folk music group. The eight band members, all from the Leahy family of eleven siblings, are from Lakefield, Ontario and have been actively touring Canada and internationally since the early 1980s when they were known as The Leahy Family... |
Virgin | |
| 9 | Lee Ann Womack Lee Ann Womack (album) Lee Ann Womack is the self-titled, 1997 debut album from country singer Lee Ann Womack. The album was certified gold by the RIAA on January 16, 1998 and platinum on September 24, 1999. Hits that appeared on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart were "Never Again, Again" which peaked at #23, "The... |
Lee Ann Womack Lee Ann Womack Lee Ann Womack is an American country music singer and songwriter, who is best known for her old fashioned-styled country music songs that often discuss subjects such as cheating and lost love.... |
Decca Nashville | |
| 25 | 23 | Let Me In Let Me In (album) Let Me In mainly received positive reviews from critics. Country Standard Times Brian Walhert said that the album's first five songs were "masterfully crafted", calling the third track "Shut Up and Drive" to combine both "sympathy" and "quiet urgency". Walhert also praised the fourth track "Emma... |
Chely Wright Chely Wright Richell Rene "Chely" Wright is an American country music artist and, starting in 2010, gay rights activist. On the strength of her debut album in 1994, the Academy of Country Music named her Top New Female Vocalist in 1995. Wright's first Top 40 country hit came in 1997 with "Shut Up and Drive"... |
MCA Nashville |
| 8 | 10 | Lila Lila (album) Lila is the debut album of American country music singer Lila McCann. Released in 1997 on Asylum Records, the album produced four singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts: "Down Came a Blackbird" , "I Wanna Fall in Love" , a cover of Sheena Easton's "Almost Over You" and... |
Lila McCann Lila McCann Lila Elaine McCann is an American country music singer who made her debut at age sixteen with the single "Down Came a Blackbird." Reaching a peak of #28 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, the song was the first release from her 1997 album Lila, which became the highest-selling... |
Asylum |
| 9 | 31 | Long Stretch of Lonesome Long Stretch of Lonesome Long Stretch of Lonesome is an album by Patty Lovelessin 1997. Three singles charted in the top 20 on the Billboard Top Country Songs chart. Highlights are "High on Love,"#20 "To Have You Back Again"#12 and the George Jones-backed "You Don't Seem to Miss Me,"#14 each of which both charted in the... |
Patty Loveless Patty Loveless Patty Loveless , is an American country music singer.Since her emergence on the country music scene in late 1986 with her first album, Loveless has been one of the most popular female singers of the Neotraditional country movement, although she has also recorded albums in the Country pop and... |
Epic |
| 8 | Love & Gravity Love & Gravity Love & Gravity is the third studio album released by the American country music group Blackhawk. It features the singles "Hole in My Heart" and "Postmarked Birmingham", which peaked at #31 and #37, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts in 1997.All of the songs center... |
BlackHawk | Arista Nashville | |
| 15 | Love Travels Love Travels Love Travels is the ninth studio album released by American country music singer Kathy Mattea. It was released in 1997 as her final album for Mercury Records, the label to which she had been signed since 1984. Three singles were released from it: "455 Rocket", "I'm on Your Side", and "Love Travels"... |
Kathy Mattea Kathy Mattea Kathleen Alice "Kathy" Mattea is an American country music and bluegrass performer who often brings folk, Celtic and traditional country sounds to her music. Active since 1983 as a recording artist, she has recorded seventeen albums and has charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot... |
Mercury/PolyGram | |
| 17 | 13 | Michael Peterson Michael Peterson (album) Michael Peterson is the debut album of American country music artist Michael Peterson. Released in 1997 on Reprise Records, it features the singles "Drink, Swear, Steal & Lie", "From Here to Eternity", "Too Good to Be True", "When the Bartender Cries" and "By the Book", all of which charted on the... |
Michael Peterson Michael Peterson (singer) Michael James Peterson is an American country music artist. He made his debut on the country music scene in 1997 with his self-titled debut album, which produced five Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, including the Number One hit "From Here to Eternity"... |
Reprise |
| 1 | New Country 4 | Various Artists | Warner | |
| 4 | 5 | Nothin' but the Taillights Nothin' but the Taillights Nothin' but the Taillights is a 1997 album by country singer Clint Black. Black co-wrote many of the songs with others and played much of the guitar himself for this album.... |
Clint Black Clint Black Clint Patrick Black is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and occasional actor. Signed to RCA Records in 1989, Black made his debut with his Killin' Time album, which produced four straight Number One singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country... |
RCA Nashville |
| 15 | One of the Fortunate Few | Delbert McClinton Delbert McClinton Delbert McClinton is an American blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and pianist.... |
Rising Tide | |
| 5 | 17 | The Other Side The Other Side (Wynonna Judd album) The Other Side is the title of the fourth studio album released by American country music artist Wynonna Judd. It was released in 1997 on Curb Records in association with Universal Records... |
Wynonna Wynonna Judd Wynonna Ellen Judd is an American country music singer. Her solo albums and singles are all credited to the singular name Wynonna. Wynonna first rose to fame in the 1980s alongside her mother, Naomi, in the country music duo The Judds... |
Curb/Universal |
| 50 | 1 | Outside the Frame Outside the Frame Outside the Frame is the second album by Canadian country music singer Paul Brandt. The album has been certified Platinum by the CRIA. The album's four singles — "A Little in Love", "What's Come Over You", "Yeah!", and "Outside the Frame" — all charted in the top ten on the Canadian RPM Country... |
Paul Brandt Paul Brandt Paul Rennée Belobersycky is a Canadian country music artist, known professionally as Paul Brandt. Growing up in Calgary, he was a pediatric RN at the time of his big break... |
Reprise |
| 17 | Playin' for Keeps Playin' for Keeps Playin' for Keeps is the third album by Canadian country music singer Jason McCoy.-Track listing:# Born Again in Dixieland - 3:25# A Little Bit of You - 2:56... |
Jason McCoy Jason McCoy Jason McCoy is a Canadian singer/songwriter who performs country music.He was born in Barrie, Ontario and was raised for a time in Camrose, Alberta before his family settled in Anten Mills, Ontario.He has won many awards including the 2001 Male Vocalist of the Year at the Canadian Country Music... |
Universal | |
| 7 | 15 | The Right Place The Right Place The Right Place is the third studio album by American country music artist Bryan White. It was released in 1997 on Asylum Records. The album produced four chart singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts... |
Bryan White Bryan White Bryan White is an American country music artist. Signed to Asylum Records in 1994 at age 20, White released his self-titled debut album that year. Both it and its follow-up, 1996's Between Now and Forever, were certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, and 1997's The... |
Asylum |
| 25 | Roots and Wings Roots and Wings (James Bonamy album) Roots and Wings is the second and final studio album released by American country music artist James Bonamy. It was released June 24, 1997 on Epic Records Nashville. The single "The Swing" was a #31 on the Billboard country charts in 1997. "Naked to the Pain" and "Little Blue Dot" were both... |
James Bonamy James Bonamy James Michael Bonamy is an American country music artist. He released two studio albums James Michael Bonamy (born April 29, 1972) is an American country music artist. He released two studio albums James Michael Bonamy (born April 29, 1972) is an American country music artist. He released two... |
Epic | |
| 4 | 7 | Rumor Has It Rumor Has It (Clay Walker album) -Critical reception:Mikel Toombs of The San Diego Union-Tribune gave the album a negative review writing, "An overactive arrangement and a mess of vocal mannerisms fail to hide the song's mundane nature. And Walker's singing also doesn't benefit "Country Boy and City Girl," a failed attempt at a... |
Clay Walker Clay Walker Ernest Clayton "Clay" Walker Jr. is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1993 with the single "What's It to You," which reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, as did its follow-up, 1994's "Live Until I Die." Both singles were included on... |
Giant |
| 1 | 1 | Sevens Sevens (album) Sevens is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on November 25, 1997, and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, and on the Top Country Albums chart. The album also topped the Country album charts in Britain for several months and crossed over into the... |
Garth Brooks Garth Brooks Troyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart... |
Capitol Nashville |
| 9 | Shakin' Things Up Shakin' Things Up Shakin' Things Up is a 1997 country album by Lorrie Morgan, released in 1997 on BNA Records.Billboard charting singles on Shakin' Things Up include "Go Away" at #3, "One of Those Nights Tonight" at #14, "I'm Not That Easy to Forget" at #49, and "You'd Think He'd Know Me Better" at #66... |
Lorrie Morgan Lorrie Morgan In 1996 Morgan married Jon Randall, a singer/songwriter now credited with writing the 2004 Brad Paisley/Alison Krauss hit "Whiskey Lullaby"; they divorced three years later in 1999.... |
BNA | |
| 8 | Six Days on the Road Six Days on the Road (album) Six Days on the Road is the title of the twelfth studio album released by the American country music band Sawyer Brown. It was released in 1997 on Curb Records. Its title track and lead-off single is a cover of the Dave Dudley hit from 1963. This cover reached #13 on the Billboard country charts... |
Sawyer Brown Sawyer Brown Sawyer Brown is an American country music band founded in 1981 in Apopka, Florida, by five members of country pop singer Don King's road band: Bobby Randall and Jim Scholten , both from Midland, Michigan; Joe Smyth , Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard , and Mark Miller... |
Curb | |
| 4 | So Long So Wrong So Long So Wrong So Long So Wrong is the seventh album by Bluegrass group Alison Krauss & Union Station, released March 25, 1997. The album reached number 4 on Billboard's Country Albums chart. Some critics said it was "untraditional" and "likely [to] change quite a few..... |
Alison Krauss & Union Station Alison Krauss Alison Maria Krauss is an American bluegrass-country singer, songwriter and fiddler. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in... |
Rounder | |
| 1 | 1 | (Songbook) A Collection of Hits (Songbook) A Collection of Hits -Australian and Japanese track listing:-Chart performance:-Certifications:... |
Trisha Yearwood Trisha Yearwood Patricia Lynn Yearwood, professionally known as Trisha Yearwood , is an American country music artist. She is best known for her ballads about vulnerable young women from a female perspective that have been described by some music critics as "strong" and "confident."Trisha Yearwood signed with MCA... |
MCA Nashville |
| 22 | 16 | Stone Country: Songs of the Rolling Stones | Various Artists | Tommy Boy |
| 48 | 22 | Sunday Morning to Saturday Night | Matraca Berg Matraca Berg Matraca Maria Berg is an American country music singer and songwriter. She has released five albums: three for RCA Records, one for Rising Tide Records and one for Dualtone Records, and has charted in the top 40 of the U.S. Billboard country charts with "Baby, Walk On" and "The Things You Left... |
Rising Tide |
| 19 | Takin' the Country Back Takin' the Country Back Takin' the Country Back is the seventeenth studio album of country music artist John Anderson. It was released in 1997 under the Mercury Records label. The album produced the singles: "Somebody Slap Me", which peaked at 22 on Country charts, "Small Town", which peaked at 44 and the title track,... |
John Anderson John Anderson (musician) John David Anderson is an American country music artist with a successful career that has lasted more than 30 years... |
Mercury Nashville | |
| 25 | Thank God for Believers Thank God for Believers Thank God for Believers is the seventh studio album released by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. His third album for Decca Records, it produced four singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts between 1997 and 1998: the title track , "It's Not Over" , "I Might Even Quit Lovin'... |
Mark Chesnutt Mark Chesnutt Mark Nelson Chesnutt is an American country music singer. Chesnutt recorded and released his first album, Doing My Country Thing, in the late-1980s on private independent record label, Axbar Records, with the vinyl album version now a collector's item... |
Decca Nashville | |
| 1 | Tremolo Tremolo (album) Tremolo is a 1997 album by Blue Rodeo.On this album, the band attempted to maintain a more immediate vibe than on 1995's Nowhere to Here, which had been labelled as overly mannered by many critics... |
Blue Rodeo Blue Rodeo Blue Rodeo is a Canadian pop and country rock band, which was formed in 1984 in Toronto, Ontario. They have been signed with Warner Music Group since their debut album Outskirts in March 1987... |
Warner | |
| 1 | 1 | Unchained Melody: The Early Years Unchained Melody: The Early Years Jose F. Promis of Allmusic gave the album two and a half out of five stars stating that it's "a tad bizarre" due to the album consisting of recordings released prior to Blue, that were recorded when Rimes was eleven years old, as a flow up to her debut album.... |
LeAnn Rimes LeAnn Rimes LeAnn Rimes is an American country/pop singer. She is known for her rich vocals and her rise to fame as an eight-year-old champion on the original Ed McMahon version of Star Search, followed by the release of the Patsy Cline-intended single "Blue" when Rimes was only age 13, resulting in her... |
Curb |
| 8 | 8 | Under the Covers Under the Covers (Dwight Yoakam album) Under the Covers is a 1997 album of cover songs recorded by Dwight Yoakam. It peaked at No. 8 on Billboards Top Country Albums chart, and No... |
Dwight Yoakam Dwight Yoakam Dwight David Yoakam is an American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music... |
Reprise |
| 9 | What My Heart Already Knows What My Heart Already Knows What My Heart Already Knows is the debut album by Canadian country music artist Julian Austin. It was released by ViK. Recordings on May 6, 1997... |
Julian Austin Julian Austin (musician) Julian Austin, born August 24, 1963 in Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada, is a country music singer. He has released more than fifteen singles in his native Canada, including the Number One hit "Little Ol' Kisses"... |
ViK. | |
| 1 | 1 | You Light up My Life: Inspirational Songs You Light up My Life: Inspirational Songs You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs is the third album by American country singer LeAnn Rimes, released in the United States by Curb Records on September 9, 1997, when Rimes was 15 years old. The album was hugely successful but many critics thought that much of the material did not do Rimes'... |
LeAnn Rimes LeAnn Rimes LeAnn Rimes is an American country/pop singer. She is known for her rich vocals and her rise to fame as an eight-year-old champion on the original Ed McMahon version of Star Search, followed by the release of the Patsy Cline-intended single "Blue" when Rimes was only age 13, resulting in her... |
Curb |
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| 26 | Across My Heart Across My Heart - Overview :The album was produced by Magnatone Records, and features a wide array of superstar talent collaborating with Rogers on various songs on the album. The album did hit the charts, with it s strongest showing on the country charts #26... |
Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur... |
Magnatone | |
| 40 | Amazing Grace 2 – A Country Salute to Gospel | Various Artists | Sparrow | |
| 75 | Annabelle's Wish Soundtrack | Various Artists | Rising Tide | |
| 45 | The Best of Country | Various Artists | Madacy | |
| 29 | The Best of Roy Orbison | Roy Orbison Roy Orbison Roy Kelton Orbison was an American singer-songwriter, well known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country & western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis... |
Virgin | |
| 33 | Big House | Big House Big House (band) Big House is an American country music band based in Bakersfield, California. Grounded in the Bakersfield Sound, originally, the band consisted of Monty Byrom , David Neuhauser , Chuck Seaton , Tanner Byrom , Sonny California , and Ron Mitchell... |
MCA Nashville | |
| 56 | Billy Yates | Billy Yates Billy Yates (singer) Billy Yates is an American country music artist. He has released eight studio albums and has charted four singles on the Billboard country charts, including the #36 "Flowers" in 1997... |
Almo Sounds | |
| 53 | Bitter Sweet | Kim Richey Kim Richey Kimberly Kay "Kim" Richey is an American singer/songwriter. Though her work fits into the general country music category, her sound is not easily categorized. Her songs have been hits on both the country and pop charts... |
Mercury/PolyGram | |
| 45 | Bluegrass Rules! Bluegrass Rules! Bluegrass Rules! is an album by Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, released through Rounder Records on October 21, 1997. In 1999, the album won the group the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album.- Track listing :# "J.D.'s Words of Wisdom" Bluegrass Rules! is an album by Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky... |
Ricky Skaggs Ricky Skaggs Rickie Lee "Ricky" Skaggs is a country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, and banjo.-Early career:... |
Rounder | |
| 75 | Born Country | Alabama Alabama (band) Alabama is a country music and southern rock band from Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. The band was founded in 1969 by Randy Owen and his cousin Teddy Gentry , soon joined by Jeff Cook... |
BMG | |
| 69 | The Buffalo Club | The Buffalo Club | Rising Tide | |
| 74 | Burnin' Daylight | Burnin' Daylight Burnin' Daylight Burnin' Daylight was an American country music band composed of Marc Beeson , Kurt Howell , and Sonny LeMaire . Howell was formerly a member of Southern Pacific, and LeMaire a former member of Exile... |
Curb | |
| 39 | Butterfly Kisses | Jeff Carson Jeff Carson Jeffrey Lee Herndon , known professionally as Jeff Carson, is an American country music artist. Originally a session musician in Branson, Missouri and later a demo singer, he was signed to Curb Records in 1995, releasing his self-titled debut album that year, followed by Butterfly Kisses in 1998... |
Curb | |
| 32 | Come On Christmas Come on Christmas Come On Christmas is a Christmas album by Dwight Yoakam released in 1997 on Reprise Records. It peaked at No. 32 on Billboards Top Country Albums chart.-Track listing:# "Come On Christmas" - 3:24... |
Dwight Yoakam Dwight Yoakam Dwight David Yoakam is an American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music... |
Reprise | |
| 75 | Country Lovin' Songs from the Heart | Various Artists | Rhino | |
| 33 | The Country Roads Collection | John Denver John Denver Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. , known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer/songwriter, activist, and humanitarian. After growing up in numerous locations with his military family, Denver began his music career in folk music groups in the late 1960s. His greatest commercial success... |
RCA | |
| 44 | Cowboy Up – The Official PRCA Rodeo Album | Various Artists | Edel America | |
| 75 | Elvis Greatest Jukebox Hits | Elvis Presley Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".... |
RCA | |
| 53 | Every Night's a Saturday Night Every Night's a Saturday Night Every Night's a Saturday Night is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Lee Roy Parnell. It was released via Career Records, a sister label of Arista Nashville, on June 17, 1997... |
Lee Roy Parnell Lee Roy Parnell Lee Roy Parnell is an American country music artist. Active since 1990, he has recorded eight studio albums, and has charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts... |
Arista Nashville | |
| 47 | Gospel Super Hits Amazing Grace | Various Artists | Epic | |
| 74 | The Girl Next Door | Crystal Bernard Crystal Bernard Crystal Lynn Bernard is an American actress and singer, most widely known for her seven-year-long role on the situation comedy Wings. While her main work has been on television, she has appeared in some films, and also attempted to pursue a music career as a songwriter/performer.-Early... |
River North | |
| 42 | Hallelujah, He Is Born Hallelujah, He Is Born Hallelujah, He Is Born is the title of a Christmas music album by the American country music band Sawyer Brown. It was released in 1997 on Curb Records... |
Sawyer Brown Sawyer Brown Sawyer Brown is an American country music band founded in 1981 in Apopka, Florida, by five members of country pop singer Don King's road band: Bobby Randall and Jim Scholten , both from Midland, Michigan; Joe Smyth , Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard , and Mark Miller... |
Curb | |
| 60 | Hill Country Christmas | Willie Nelson Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized... & Bobbie Nelson |
Finer Arts | |
| 75 | Hits | Johnny Cash Johnny Cash John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century... |
Legacy | |
| 60 | Hopechest Hopechest Hopechest is the only album released by country music artist Stephanie Bentley. It was released in 1996 on Epic Records Nashville and it accounted for four singles, in addition to reprising a single from Ty Herndon's debut album What Mattered Most on which Bentley provided duet vocals. The album... |
Stephanie Bentley Stephanie Bentley Stephanie Kay Bentley is an American country music artist. She made her debut in 1996 as a duet partner on Ty Herndon's single "Heart Half Empty", which peaked at #21 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts... |
Epic | |
| 51 | Hot Country '97 | Various Artists | K-Tel | |
| 39 | How Big a Boy Are Ya? | Roy D. Mercer Roy D. Mercer Roy D. Mercer is a fictional character created by disc jockeys Brent Douglas and Phil Stone on radio station KMOD-FM in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Douglas, who performs Mercer's voice, uses the character as a vehicle for comedy sketches in which he performs prank calls. Seventeen Roy D... |
Capitol Nashville | |
| 43 | How Big a Boy Are Ya? Volume 2 | Roy D. Mercer Roy D. Mercer Roy D. Mercer is a fictional character created by disc jockeys Brent Douglas and Phil Stone on radio station KMOD-FM in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Douglas, who performs Mercer's voice, uses the character as a vehicle for comedy sketches in which he performs prank calls. Seventeen Roy D... |
Capitol Nashville | |
| 31 | How Big a Boy Are Ya? Volume 3 | Roy D. Mercer Roy D. Mercer Roy D. Mercer is a fictional character created by disc jockeys Brent Douglas and Phil Stone on radio station KMOD-FM in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Douglas, who performs Mercer's voice, uses the character as a vehicle for comedy sketches in which he performs prank calls. Seventeen Roy D... |
Capitol Nashville | |
| 53 | I'd Be with You | Kippi Brannon Kippi Brannon Kippi Rolynn Binkley is an American country music singer known as Kippi Brannon. She made her debut on the country music scene as a teenager, releasing four singles on MCA Records in the early 1980s before leaving her career in favor of a college education... |
Curb | |
| 50 | It's on the House | Emilio Emilio Emilio Navaira III is an American musician of Mexican descent, who performs both Country and Tejano music. Known to most by the mononym Emilio, he has charted more than ten singles on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks charts, in addition to six singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks... |
Capitol Nashville | |
| 47 | Little Texas Little Texas (album) Little Texas is a self-titled album released in 1997 by the country music group Little Texas. It was their last album for Warner Bros. Records... |
Little Texas Little Texas Little Texas is an American country music band founded in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1988 by Tim Rushlow , Brady Seals , Del Gray , Porter Howell , Dwayne O'Brien , and Duane Propes . Signed to Warner Bros... |
Warner Bros. | |
| 26 | Live | Chris LeDoux Chris LeDoux Chris Ledoux was an American country music singer-songwriter, bronze sculptor and rodeo champion.During his career LeDoux recorded 36 albums which have sold more than six million units in the United States as of January 2007... |
Capitol Nashville | |
| 32 | Live at the Cimarron Ballroom Live at the Cimarron Ballroom Live At the Cimarron Ballroom is a live album released by MCA Records to promote a concert by legendary Country singer Patsy Cline performing live in 1961.... |
Patsy Cline Patsy Cline Patsy Cline , born Virginia Patterson Hensley in Gore, Virginia, was an American country music singer who enjoyed pop music crossover success during the era of the Nashville sound in the early 1960s... |
MCA Nashville | |
| 75 | Merry Texas Christmas Y'all | Asleep at the Wheel Asleep at the Wheel Asleep at the Wheel is a American country music group that was formed in Paw Paw, West Virginia, but based in Austin, Texas. Altogether, they have won nine Grammy Awards since their 1970 inception. In their career, they have released more than twenty studio albums, and have charted more than twenty... |
High Street | |
| 61 | One Ride in Vegas | Deryl Dodd Deryl Dodd Deryl Dwaine Dodd is an American Texas Country artist. Originally a regular on the Texas club circuit, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, soon finding work as a background vocalist and songwriter... |
Columbia | |
| 31 | Peace in the Valley | Various Artists | Arista Nashville | |
| 69 | Ray Stevens Christmas | Ray Stevens Ray Stevens Ray Stevens is an American country music, pop singer-songwriter who has become known for his novelty songs.-Early career:... |
MCA Nashville | |
| 31 | The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers – A Tribute | Various Artists | Columbia | |
| 47 | Tammy Graham | Tammy Graham Tammy Graham -Track listing:#"I Stopped Looking" – 3:07#"Tell Me Again" – 3:23#"When the Blues and My Baby Collide" – 3:17#"More About Love" – 3:28... |
Career | |
| 44 | 36 | The Truth The Truth (Brady Seals album) The Truth is the debut studio album of American country music singer Brady Seals, and his first solo album after leaving the country band Little Texas. It was released on February 25, 1997 on Reprise Records. The album includes the singles "Another You, Another Me", "Still Standing Tall" and... |
Brady Seals Brady Seals Brady Seals is an American country music artist. He is the cousin of Jim Seals and Dan Seals and Johnny Duncan, the nephew of Troy Seals, and the husband of former BNA Records recording artist Lisa Stewart... |
Reprise |
| 56 | Three Chords and the Truth | Sara Evans Sara Evans Sara Lynn Evans is an American country singer and songwriter.Evans was one of the few traditional-styled singers to emerge from Nashville in the late 1990s, according to Allmusic. Since emerging in the late 1990s, Evans has made five No. 1 Country hits and Gold and Platinum-certified albums by... |
RCA Nashville | |
| 33 | Twice Upon a Time | Joe Diffie Joe Diffie Joe Logan Diffie is an American country music singer known for his ballads and novelty songs. Between 1990 and 2004, Diffie charted 35 cuts on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, including five number one singles: his debut release "Home", "If the Devil Danced ", "Third Rock from the Sun",... |
Epic | |
| 39 | We Can't All Be Angels We Can't All Be Angels We Can't All Be Angels is the third studio album released by American country music artist David Lee Murphy. It was also his final studio album for MCA, and it produced two singles on the Hot Country Songs charts: "All Lit up in Love" and "Just Don't Wait Around 'Til She's Leavin'".The album's... |
David Lee Murphy David Lee Murphy David Lee Murphy is an American country music artist. Signed to MCA Nashville Records in 1994, Murphy made his first appearance on the Billboard country charts that year with "Just Once", a song from the soundtrack to the 1994 film 8 Seconds. A year later, Murphy's debut album Out with a Bang was... |
MCA Nashville | |
| 38 | Whatever Comes First Whatever Comes First Whatever Comes First is the debut album of the American country music band Sons of the Desert. The album was released in 1997 on Epic Records... |
Sons of the Desert Sons of the Desert (band) Sons of the Desert was an American country music band founded in 1989 in Waco, Texas by brothers Drew Womack and Tim Womack , along with Scott Saunders , Doug Virden and Brian Westrum... |
Epic | |
| 41 | Words | Sherrié Austin Sherrié Austin Sherrie Veronica Krenn is an Australian actress and singer, known professionally as Sherrié Austin. Active as a singer since her teenage years, Sherrié initially recorded as one half of the duo Colorhaus, which also featured Phil Radford... |
Arista Nashville |
Deaths
- January 21 — Colonel Tom ParkerColonel Tom Parker"Colonel" Thomas Andrew "Tom" Parker born Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk, was a Dutch-born entertainment impresario known best as the manager of Elvis Presley...
, 87, manager of prolific country singers Eddy ArnoldEddy ArnoldRichard Edward Arnold , known professionally as Eddy Arnold, was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a so-called Nashville sound innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second only to George Jones. He sold more...
and Hank SnowHank SnowClarence Eugene "Hank" Snow was a Canadian-American country music artist. He charted more than 70 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980...
, comedienne Minnie PearlMinnie PearlSarah Ophelia Colley Cannon , known professionally as Minnie Pearl, was an American country comedienne who appeared at the Grand Ole Opry for more than 50 years and on the television show Hee Haw from 1969 to 1991.-Early life:Sarah Colley was born in Centerville, in Hickman County, Tennessee,... - June 19 — Bobby HelmsBobby HelmsRobert Lee Helms , better known as Bobby Helms, was an American country music singer who enjoyed his peak success in 1957 with his hit, "Jingle Bell Rock". He was mostly known for the Christmas song...
, 62, singer who enjoyed his peak popularity in 1957; best known for "Jingle Bell RockJingle Bell Rock"Jingle Bell Rock" is the name of a popular Christmas song first released by Bobby Helms in 1957. It has received frequent airplay in the United States during every Christmas time since then. "Jingle Bell Rock" was composed by Joseph Carleton Beal , and James Ross Boothe...
." - October 12 — John DenverJohn DenverHenry John Deutschendorf, Jr. , known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer/songwriter, activist, and humanitarian. After growing up in numerous locations with his military family, Denver began his music career in folk music groups in the late 1960s. His greatest commercial success...
, 53, country crossover artist of the 1970s; also a singer and songwriter (plane crash). - December 21 — Amie ComeauxAmie ComeauxAmie Noelle Comeaux was an American country music singer who gained fame in her teens. Her debut album, Moving Out, was released on Polydor Records in 1994, and it produced the single "Who's She to You", a #64 on the Billboard country charts...
, 21, a newcomer artist of the mid '90s (car accident). - December 31 — Floyd CramerFloyd CramerFloyd Cramer was an American Hall of Fame pianist who was one of the architects of the "Nashville sound." He popularized the "slip note" piano style where an out-of-tune note slides effortlessly into the correct note...
, 64, prolific session pianist.
Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
- Harlan HowardHarlan HowardHarlan Perry Howard was a prolific American songwriter, principally in country music. In a career spanning six decades, Howard wrote a large number of popular and enduring songs, recorded by a variety of different artists...
(1927-2002) - Brenda LeeBrenda LeeBrenda Mae Tarpley , known as Brenda Lee, is an American performer who sang rockabilly, pop and country music, and had 37 US chart hits during the 1960s, a number surpassed only by Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Ray Charles and Connie Francis...
(born 1944) - Cindy WalkerCindy WalkerCindy Walker was a prolific American songwriter, as well as a country music singer and dancer. As a songwriter Walker was responsible for a large number of popular and enduring songs recorded by many different artists. She adopted a craftsman-like approach to her songwriting, often tailoring...
(1915-2006)
Grammy Awards
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "How Do I LiveHow Do I Live"How Do I Live" is the title of a song written by Diane Warren. It was originally recorded by LeAnn Rimes in 1997 and shortly afterward by Trisha Yearwood...
," Trisha YearwoodTrisha YearwoodPatricia Lynn Yearwood, professionally known as Trisha Yearwood , is an American country music artist. She is best known for her ballads about vulnerable young women from a female perspective that have been described by some music critics as "strong" and "confident."Trisha Yearwood signed with MCA... - Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "Pretty Little Adriana," Vince GillVince GillVincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a...
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "Looking in the Eyes of Love," Alison Krauss & Union StationAlison KraussAlison Maria Krauss is an American bluegrass-country singer, songwriter and fiddler. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in...
- Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "In Another's Eyes," Garth BrooksGarth BrooksTroyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart...
and Trisha Yearwood - Best Country Instrumental Performance — "Little Liza JaneLi'l Liza JaneLi'l Liza Jane, also known as Little Liza Jane and Liza Jane, is a song dating back at least to the 1910s. It has become a perennial standard both as a song and an instrumental in traditional jazz, folk music, and bluegrass, and versions have repeatedly appeared in other genres including rock and...
," Alison Krauss & Union Station - Best Country Song — "Butterfly KissesButterfly Kisses (song)"Butterfly Kisses" is the title of a song written by Bob Carlisle and Randy Thomas from Carlisle's third studio album Butterfly Kisses . The song was written for his daughter Brooke's 16th birthday. Carlisle also wrote a journal entitled Butterfly Kisses for fathers and their daughters...
," Bob CarlisleBob CarlisleBob Carlisle is a Grammy Award and Dove Award-winning American musician who performs Christian music. He performed with several bands, most notably Allies and Billy Thermal, before launching a solo career...
/ Jeff CarsonJeff CarsonJeffrey Lee Herndon , known professionally as Jeff Carson, is an American country music artist. Originally a session musician in Branson, Missouri and later a demo singer, he was signed to Curb Records in 1995, releasing his self-titled debut album that year, followed by Butterfly Kisses in 1998...
/ The Raybon Brothers - Best Country Album — Unchained, Johnny CashJohnny CashJohn R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
- Best Bluegrass Album — So Long So WrongSo Long So WrongSo Long So Wrong is the seventh album by Bluegrass group Alison Krauss & Union Station, released March 25, 1997. The album reached number 4 on Billboard's Country Albums chart. Some critics said it was "untraditional" and "likely [to] change quite a few.....
, Alison Krauss & Union Station
Juno Awards
- Country Male Vocalist of the Year — Paul BrandtPaul BrandtPaul Rennée Belobersycky is a Canadian country music artist, known professionally as Paul Brandt. Growing up in Calgary, he was a pediatric RN at the time of his big break...
- Country Female Vocalist of the Year — Shania TwainShania TwainShania Twain, OC is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. Her album The Woman in Me , brought her fame and her 1997 album Come On Over, became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician in any genre, and the best-selling country album of all time. It has sold over 40 million...
- Country Group or Duo of the Year — Farmer's Daughter
Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer of the Year — Garth BrooksGarth BrooksTroyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart...
- Song of the Year — "It's Your LoveIt's Your Love"It's Your Love" is a song by Tim McGraw, released as the first single from his album Everywhere. The song, featuring wife Faith Hill, reached number one on Billboards Hot Country Songs chart in its fifth week on the chart. The song stayed there for six weeks, and became McGraw's and Hill's first...
," Stephony Smith - Single of the Year — "It's Your Love," Tim McGrawTim McGrawSamuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the...
and Faith HillFaith HillFaith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S... - Album of the Year — Carrying Your Love with MeCarrying Your Love With MeCarrying Your Love With Me is the title of an album released in 1997 by American country music singer George Strait. It was released by MCA Nashville Records and it produced four singles for Strait on the Billboard country charts...
, George StraitGeorge StraitGeorge Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional... - Top Male Vocalist — George Strait
- Top Female Vocalist — Trisha YearwoodTrisha YearwoodPatricia Lynn Yearwood, professionally known as Trisha Yearwood , is an American country music artist. She is best known for her ballads about vulnerable young women from a female perspective that have been described by some music critics as "strong" and "confident."Trisha Yearwood signed with MCA...
- Top Vocal Duo or Group — Brooks & DunnBrooks & DunnBrooks & Dunn was an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, who were both vocalists and songwriters. They were paired by record producer Tim DuBois in 1990. Before the duo's foundation, both members of the duo were solo recording artists...
- Top New Male Vocalist — Kenny ChesneyKenny ChesneyKenneth "Kenny" Arnold Chesney is an American country music singer and songwriter. Chesney has recorded 15 albums, 14 of which have been certified gold or higher by the RIAA. He has also produced more than 30 Top Ten singles on the U.S...
- Top New Female Vocalist — Lee Ann WomackLee Ann WomackLee Ann Womack is an American country music singer and songwriter, who is best known for her old fashioned-styled country music songs that often discuss subjects such as cheating and lost love....
- Top New Vocal Duo or Group — The KinleysThe KinleysThe Kinleys was an American country music duo composed of identical twin sisters Heather and Jennifer Kinley, born November 5, 1970 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Between 1997 and 2000, they recorded two albums for the Epic Records label , also charting eight singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot...
- Video of the Year — "It's Your Love," Tim McGraw and Faith Hill (Director: Sherman Halsey)
- Vocal Event of the Year — "It's Your Love," Tim McGraw with Faith Hill
Canadian Country Music Association
- CMT Maple Leaf Foods Fans' Choice Award — Terri ClarkTerri ClarkTerri Lynn Sauson , known professionally as Terri Clark, is a Canadian country music artist who has had success in both Canada and the United States. Signed to Mercury Records in 1995, she released her self-titled debut that year...
- Male Artist of the Year — Paul BrandtPaul BrandtPaul Rennée Belobersycky is a Canadian country music artist, known professionally as Paul Brandt. Growing up in Calgary, he was a pediatric RN at the time of his big break...
- Female Artist of the Year — Terri Clark
- Group or Duo of the Year — Farmer's Daughter
- SOCAN Song of the Year — "I DoI Do (Paul Brandt song)"I Do", also known as Robin's Song, is the title of a song written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Paul Brandt for his 1996 debut album Calm Before the Storm. It was released as the second single from that album where it reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart...
," Paul Brandt - Single of the Year — "I Do," Paul Brandt
- Album of the Year — Just the SameJust the SameJust the Same is the second studio album by Canadian country music singer Terri Clark. It was released in late 1996 on Mercury Records. In the U.S., this album produced the singles "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" , "Emotional Girl", and the title track, which respectively reached #5, #10 and #49 on the...
, Terri Clark - Top Selling Album — The Woman in Me, Shania TwainShania TwainShania Twain, OC is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. Her album The Woman in Me , brought her fame and her 1997 album Come On Over, became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician in any genre, and the best-selling country album of all time. It has sold over 40 million...
- Video of the Year — "I Do," Paul Brandt
- Wrangler Rising Star Award — Julian AustinJulian Austin (musician)Julian Austin, born August 24, 1963 in Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada, is a country music singer. He has released more than fifteen singles in his native Canada, including the Number One hit "Little Ol' Kisses"...
- Vocal Collaboration of the Year — "Two Names on an Overpass," Duane SteeleDuane SteeleDuane Steele, is a Canadian country music country music artist. He has released five studio albums and one greatest hits album, and has charted multiple singles on the Canadian country singles charts, including the Number One hit "Anita Got Married" in 1996....
and Lisa BrokopLisa brokopLisa Brokop is a Canadian country music singer/songwriter and actress. Active since 1990 in the country music field, she has released a total of six studio albums, and has charted more than twenty singles on the country music charts in her native Canada...
Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year — Garth BrooksGarth BrooksTroyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart...
- Song of the Year — "Strawberry WineStrawberry Wine (Deana Carter song)"Strawberry Wine" is the title of a song written by Matraca Berg and Gary Harrison, and recorded by American country artist Deana Carter. It was released in August 1996 as Carter's debut single and served as the lead-off to her debut album, Did I Shave My Legs for This?. The song went on to peak at...
," Matraca BergMatraca BergMatraca Maria Berg is an American country music singer and songwriter. She has released five albums: three for RCA Records, one for Rising Tide Records and one for Dualtone Records, and has charted in the top 40 of the U.S. Billboard country charts with "Baby, Walk On" and "The Things You Left...
and Gary Harrison - Single of the Year — "Strawberry Wine," Deana CarterDeana CarterDeana Carter is a country music artist who broke through in 1996 with the release of debut album Did I Shave My Legs for This?, which was certified 5× Multi-Platinum in the United States for sales of over five million...
- Album of the Year — Carrying Your Love with MeCarrying Your Love With MeCarrying Your Love With Me is the title of an album released in 1997 by American country music singer George Strait. It was released by MCA Nashville Records and it produced four singles for Strait on the Billboard country charts...
, George StraitGeorge StraitGeorge Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional... - Male Vocalist of the Year — George Strait
- Female Vocalist of the Year — Trisha YearwoodTrisha YearwoodPatricia Lynn Yearwood, professionally known as Trisha Yearwood , is an American country music artist. She is best known for her ballads about vulnerable young women from a female perspective that have been described by some music critics as "strong" and "confident."Trisha Yearwood signed with MCA...
- Vocal Duo of the Year — Brooks & DunnBrooks & DunnBrooks & Dunn was an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, who were both vocalists and songwriters. They were paired by record producer Tim DuBois in 1990. Before the duo's foundation, both members of the duo were solo recording artists...
- Vocal Group of the Year — Diamond RioDiamond RioDiamond Rio is an American Country music/Christian music band formed in 1984 in Nashville, Tennessee. Since its foundation, the group has comprised the same six members: Gene Johnson , Jimmy Olander , Brian Prout , Marty Roe , Dan Truman , and Dana Williams...
- Horizon Award — LeAnn RimesLeAnn RimesLeAnn Rimes is an American country/pop singer. She is known for her rich vocals and her rise to fame as an eight-year-old champion on the original Ed McMahon version of Star Search, followed by the release of the Patsy Cline-intended single "Blue" when Rimes was only age 13, resulting in her...
- Music Video of the Year — "455 Rocket," Kathy MatteaKathy MatteaKathleen Alice "Kathy" Mattea is an American country music and bluegrass performer who often brings folk, Celtic and traditional country sounds to her music. Active since 1983 as a recording artist, she has recorded seventeen albums and has charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot...
(Director: Steven Goldmann) - Vocal Event of the Year — "It's Your LoveIt's Your Love"It's Your Love" is a song by Tim McGraw, released as the first single from his album Everywhere. The song, featuring wife Faith Hill, reached number one on Billboards Hot Country Songs chart in its fifth week on the chart. The song stayed there for six weeks, and became McGraw's and Hill's first...
," Tim McGrawTim McGrawSamuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the...
(featuring Faith HillFaith HillFaith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S...
) - Musician of the Year — Brent Mason
RPM Big Country Awards
- Canadian Country Artist of the Year — Paul BrandtPaul BrandtPaul Rennée Belobersycky is a Canadian country music artist, known professionally as Paul Brandt. Growing up in Calgary, he was a pediatric RN at the time of his big break...
- Best Country Album — Calm Before the StormCalm Before the Storm (Paul Brandt album)Calm Before the Storm is the debut album of Canadian country music artist Paul Brandt, released in 1996 on Reprise Records. The album has been certified 3× Platinum by the CRIA and gold by the RIAA, and it is his most successful album in the United States...
, Paul Brandt - Best Country Single — "My Heart Has a HistoryMy Heart Has a History"My Heart Has a History" is the title of a country music song written by Paul Brandt and Mark D. Sanders. Released as Brandt's debut single, it is the first single from his debut album, Calm Before the Storm...
", Paul Brandt - Male Artist of the Year — Paul Brandt
- Female Artist of the Year — Terri ClarkTerri ClarkTerri Lynn Sauson , known professionally as Terri Clark, is a Canadian country music artist who has had success in both Canada and the United States. Signed to Mercury Records in 1995, she released her self-titled debut that year...
- Group of the Year — Farmer's Daughter
- Outstanding New Artist — Chris CummingsChris CummingsChristopher Allen Thomas "Chris" Cummings born August 11, 1975 in Norton, New Brunswick, Canada, is a country music artist. In his career, he has released five studio albums, an EP and two compilations...
- Canadian Country Video — "My Heart Has a History", Paul Brandt
- Top Country Composer(s) — Shania TwainShania TwainShania Twain, OC is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. Her album The Woman in Me , brought her fame and her 1997 album Come On Over, became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician in any genre, and the best-selling country album of all time. It has sold over 40 million...
Further reading
- Kingsbury, Paul, "The Grand Ole Opry: History of Country Music. 70 Years of the Songs, the Stars and the Stories," Villard Books, Random House; Opryland USA, 1995
- Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
- Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
- Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.