Stop on a Dime
Encyclopedia
"Stop on a Dime" is the title of a song recorded by country music
group Little Texas
. It was released in May 1994 as the third single from their second album, Big Time
. It was co-written by the band's lead guitarist Porter Howell, keyboardist and vocalist Brady Seals
, and Dwayne O'Brien. The song reached #14 on the Billboard
Hot Country Songs
chart. It also peaked at #13 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "rip-roaring tune." She goes on to say that the "picking is slick and the harmonies are Texas-tight."
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 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...
. It was released in May 1994 as the third single from their second album, Big Time
Big Time (Little Texas album)
Big Time is the second studio album released by country music band Little Texas. Released in 1993 on Warner Bros. Records, it produced the singles "What Might Have Been", "God Blessed Texas", "My Love", and "Stop on a Dime". Respectively, these peaked at #2, #4, #1, and #14 on the Hot Country Songs...
. It was co-written by the band's lead guitarist Porter Howell, keyboardist and vocalist 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...
, and Dwayne O'Brien. The song reached #14 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 Songs
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. It also peaked at #13 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price, of BillboardBillboard (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...
magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "rip-roaring tune." She goes on to say that the "picking is slick and the harmonies are Texas-tight."
Chart performance
"Stop on a Dime" debuted at number 66 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 21, 1994.Chart (1994) | Peak position |
---|---|
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 14 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 13 |