Chance (band)
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Chance was an American country music
group composed of Jeff Barosh (vocals, fiddle, steel guitar, sax, guitar), Mick Barosh (drums), John Buckley (guitar), Jon Mulligan (keyboards) and Billy Hafer (bass). The group recorded one album for Mercury Nashville
in 1985 which included the Top 40 singles "To Be Lovers" and "She Told Me Yes." Previously know in the south Texas area as "Texas Pride", they changed their name to "Chance" after securing a record deal and gaining national recognition in the mid-1980s. Keyboard player Jon Mulligan was killed by a drunk driver in 1987 on the way home from one of the group's local Texas concerts. Keyboardist Clay Hemphill filled the duty on the keys from 1987 to 1993 during the transition years from "Chance" to "Jeff Chance". Bill Hafer retired in 1993 to pursue his custom flight case business, "Hafer Case". Bruce Repka joined the band in 1993 on keyboards & steel. Fred Rice (bass) came aboard, but left a year later. Darrell Jozwiak filled the role as bass guitarist from 1994 until the band played their last gig together in October 1995.
Lead singer Jeff Barosh launched a solo career in the late 1980s - early 1990s as Jeff Chance
and charted three singles on the Billboard
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
chart. Shania Twain
sang background vocals on his 1992 album Walk Softly On The Bridges. Barosh died on December 12, 2008 at the age of 53.
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...
group composed of Jeff Barosh (vocals, fiddle, steel guitar, sax, guitar), Mick Barosh (drums), John Buckley (guitar), Jon Mulligan (keyboards) and Billy Hafer (bass). The group recorded one album for Mercury Nashville
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...
in 1985 which included the Top 40 singles "To Be Lovers" and "She Told Me Yes." Previously know in the south Texas area as "Texas Pride", they changed their name to "Chance" after securing a record deal and gaining national recognition in the mid-1980s. Keyboard player Jon Mulligan was killed by a drunk driver in 1987 on the way home from one of the group's local Texas concerts. Keyboardist Clay Hemphill filled the duty on the keys from 1987 to 1993 during the transition years from "Chance" to "Jeff Chance". Bill Hafer retired in 1993 to pursue his custom flight case business, "Hafer Case". Bruce Repka joined the band in 1993 on keyboards & steel. Fred Rice (bass) came aboard, but left a year later. Darrell Jozwiak filled the role as bass guitarist from 1994 until the band played their last gig together in October 1995.
Lead singer Jeff Barosh launched a solo career in the late 1980s - early 1990s as Jeff Chance
Jeff Chance
Jeffrey Barosh, Sr. was an American country music singer, known professionally as Jeff Chance. He was initially a member of the five-piece band Chance, which recorded one album for Mercury Records Nashville and charted five country singles in the mid-1980s...
and charted three 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...
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
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...
chart. 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...
sang background vocals on his 1992 album Walk Softly On The Bridges. Barosh died on December 12, 2008 at the age of 53.
Albums
| Year | Album | US Country | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Chance | 65 | Mercury |
Singles
| Year | Single | 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... |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | "To Be Lovers" | 35 | Chance |
| "You Could Be the One Woman" | 45 | ||
| "She Told Me Yes" | 30 | ||
| 1986 | "I Need Some Good News Bad" | 53 | |
| "What Did You Do with My Heart" | 60 |