Brian Collins (singer)
Encyclopedia
Brian Collins is an American country music
artist. Between 1973 and 1974, he recorded two albums for Dot Records
. In that same time span, he charted three Top 40 singles on the Billboard
country charts. His highest-charting single was a #10 cover of Jack Greene
's "Statue of a Fool."
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist. Between 1973 and 1974, he recorded two albums for Dot Records
Dot Records
Dot Records was an American record label and company that was active between 1950 and 1977. It was founded by Randy Wood. In Gallatin, Tennessee, Wood had earlier started a mail order record shop, known for its radio ads on WLAC in Nashville and its R&B air personality Bill "Hoss" Allen...
. In that same time span, he charted three Top 40 singles on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
country charts. His highest-charting single was a #10 cover of Jack Greene
Jack Greene
Jack Greene is an American country musician nicknamed the "Jolly Green Giant" and well known for his 1966 hit "There Goes My Everything."-Early career:...
's "Statue of a Fool."
Albums
| Year | Album | US Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | This Is Brian Collins | 34 |
| 1974 | That's the Way Love Should Be | — |
Singles
| Year | Single | 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 | |||
| 1971 | "All I Want to Do Is Say I Love You" | 67 | — | singles only |
| 1972 | "There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)" | 47 | — | |
| "Spread It Around" | 61 | — | ||
| 1973 | "I Wish (You Had Stayed)" | 24 | 16 | This Is Brian Collins |
| 1974 | "I Don't Plan on Losing You" | 43 | 31 | |
| "Statue of a Fool Statue of a Fool "Statue of a Fool" is the title of a song written by Jan Crutchfield and recorded by many country artists. It was first recorded in 1969 by country music artist Jack Greene where it was released as a single and became a number 1 hit. Brian Collins would record and release it in 1974 from his second... " |
10 | 6 | ||
| "That's the Way Love Should Be" | 23 | — | That's the Way Love Should Be | |
| 1975 | "I'd Still Be in Love with You" | 84 | — | |
| "Queen of Temptation" | 83 | — | singles only | |
| 1976 | "To Show You That I Love You" | 65 | — | |
| 1977 | "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)" | 83 | — | |
| 1978 | "Old Flames (Can't Hold a Candle to You) Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" was a country song written by Pebe Sebert and Hugh Moffatt. It provided a #14 U.S. country hit for Joe Sun in 1978, and a #86 hit for Brian Collins the same year. It was later covered by Dolly Parton, who took it to the top of the U.S. country charts in... " |
86 | — | |
| 1979 | "Hello Texas" | 94 | — | |
| 1982 | "Before I Got to Know Her" | 80 | — | |
| 1983 | "Nickel's Worth of Heaven" | 80 | — | |