Bobbie Cryner
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Bobbie Cryner is a female country singer-songwriter
born in Woodland, California on September 13, 1961. She released her debut album, the bluesy Bobbie Cryner
, in 1993 on Epic Records
. The album featured six original Cryner songs, as well as four songs by outside writers, including a duet with Dwight Yoakam
on the Buck Owens
cover "I Don't Care." The album charted three singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, including "Daddy Laid the Blues On Me," #63 on July 3, 1993; "He Feels Guilty," #68 on November 20, 1993; and "You Could Steal Me," #72 on May 14, 1994.
Cryner left Epic Records for MCA Records
to record her second album, Girl of Your Dreams
. The album was produced by Tony Brown, head of MCA Records. The second album featured a more straight-ahead, contemporary country. As with the first, Cryner wrote five of the songs on the album, with the other five coming from outside songwriters, including her cover of "Son of a Preacher Man
". The album was heralded by the first single and video, "I Just Can't Stand To Be Unhappy," which was written by noted songwriter Hugh Prestwood and entered the country charts on October 14, 1995. It peaked at #63 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks. The second single and video, "You'd Think He'd Know Me Better," entered the charts on March 2, 1996 and peaked at #56. A third single and video, Cryner's autobiographical "I Didn't Know My Own Strength," was released in late summer 1996. Cryner left MCA in 1997.
Cryner continued writing songs for other artists, including Trisha Yearwood
's "Real Live Woman" (#16), Suzy Bogguss
' "Nobody Love, Nobody Gets Hurt" (#75), and Lee Ann Womack
's "Stronger Than I Am." Cryner is currently writing material for an upcoming album scheduled for release in late 2010.
Bobbie Cryner appeared briefly in the 1995 film Something To Talk About
starring Julia Roberts
, Dennis Quaid
, and Robert Duvall
.
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
born in Woodland, California on September 13, 1961. She released her debut album, the bluesy Bobbie Cryner
Bobbie Cryner (album)
Bobbie Cryner is the self-titled debut from country music singer-songwriter Bobbie Cryner. It was released on Epic Records in 1993. It features 10 songs; three of them are from outside writers, two are co-writes, and the rest are self-penned....
, in 1993 on Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
. The album featured six original Cryner songs, as well as four songs by outside writers, including a duet with Dwight Yoakam
Dwight Yoakam
Dwight David Yoakam is an American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music...
on the Buck Owens
Buck Owens
Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr. , better known as Buck Owens, was an American singer and guitarist who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band, the Buckaroos...
cover "I Don't Care." The album charted three singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, including "Daddy Laid the Blues On Me," #63 on July 3, 1993; "He Feels Guilty," #68 on November 20, 1993; and "You Could Steal Me," #72 on May 14, 1994.
Cryner left Epic Records for MCA Records
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
to record her second album, Girl of Your Dreams
Girl of Your Dreams (Bobbie Cryner album)
Girl Of Your Dreams is the second record from country music singer-songwriter Bobbie Cryner. It was her first album on MCA Records.This disc does share some similarities with the first record; mainly that of the 10 songs, three are self-penned, two are co-written, and the others are from outside...
. The album was produced by Tony Brown, head of MCA Records. The second album featured a more straight-ahead, contemporary country. As with the first, Cryner wrote five of the songs on the album, with the other five coming from outside songwriters, including her cover of "Son of a Preacher Man
Son of a Preacher Man
"Son of a Preacher Man" is a song recorded by Dusty Springfield in September 1968 and featured on the album, Dusty in Memphis. It was written by John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins. The rights to cover "Son of a Preacher Man" were originally offered to Aretha Franklin, who turned it down...
". The album was heralded by the first single and video, "I Just Can't Stand To Be Unhappy," which was written by noted songwriter Hugh Prestwood and entered the country charts on October 14, 1995. It peaked at #63 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks. The second single and video, "You'd Think He'd Know Me Better," entered the charts on March 2, 1996 and peaked at #56. A third single and video, Cryner's autobiographical "I Didn't Know My Own Strength," was released in late summer 1996. Cryner left MCA in 1997.
Cryner continued writing songs for other artists, including 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...
's "Real Live Woman" (#16), Suzy Bogguss
Suzy Bogguss
Susan Kay "Suzy" Bogguss is an American country music singer. In the 1980s and 90s she released one platinum and three gold albums and charted six top ten singles, winning the Academy of Country Music's award for Top New Female Vocalist and the Country Music Association's Horizon Award.After...
' "Nobody Love, Nobody Gets Hurt" (#75), and 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....
's "Stronger Than I Am." Cryner is currently writing material for an upcoming album scheduled for release in late 2010.
Bobbie Cryner appeared briefly in the 1995 film Something To Talk About
Something to Talk About (film)
Something to Talk About is a 1995 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Lasse Hallström, from a screenplay written by Callie Khouri. It stars Julia Roberts and Dennis Quaid as an estranged couple, Kyra Sedgwick as Roberts's sister, and Robert Duvall and Gena Rowlands as their parents. The...
starring Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts
Julia Fiona Roberts is an American actress. She became a Hollywood star after headlining the romantic comedy Pretty Woman , which grossed $464 million worldwide...
, Dennis Quaid
Dennis Quaid
Dennis William Quaid is an American actor known for his comedic and dramatic roles. First gaining widespread attention in the 1980s, his career rebounded in the 1990s after he overcame an addiction to drugs and an eating disorder...
, and Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall
Robert Selden Duvall is an American actor and director. He has won an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards and a BAFTA over the course of his career....
.
Albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Bobbie Cryner Bobbie Cryner (album) Bobbie Cryner is the self-titled debut from country music singer-songwriter Bobbie Cryner. It was released on Epic Records in 1993. It features 10 songs; three of them are from outside writers, two are co-writes, and the rest are self-penned.... |
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| Girl of Your Dreams Girl of Your Dreams (Bobbie Cryner album) Girl Of Your Dreams is the second record from country music singer-songwriter Bobbie Cryner. It was her first album on MCA Records.This disc does share some similarities with the first record; mainly that of the 10 songs, three are self-penned, two are co-written, and the others are from outside... |
Universal Music Group Nashville Universal Music Group Nashville is Universal Music Group's country music subsidiary. Some of the labels in this group include MCA Nashville Records, Mercury Nashville Records, and Lost Highway Records... |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot 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... |
CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
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| 1993 | "Daddy Laid the Blues on Me" | 63 | 72 | Bobbie Cryner |
| "He Feels Guilty" | 68 | 48 | ||
| 1994 | "You Could Steal Me" | 72 | — | |
| 1995 | "I Just Can't Stand to Be Unhappy" | 63 | 55 | Girl of Your Dreams |
| 1996 | "You'd Think He'd Know Me Better" | 56 | — | |
| "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" | — | 90 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | "Daddy Laid the Blues on Me" | Michael Salomon Michael Salomon Michael Salomon is a music video/film director, who has directed many music videos, including many of Toby Keith's music videos... |
| 1995 | "I Just Can't Stand to Be Unhappy" | John Lloyd Miller |
| 1996 | "You'd Think He'd Know Me Better" | |
| "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" |