T. G. Sheppard
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T. G. Sheppard is an American
country music
singer, who had 14 number one hits during the 1970s and 1980s.
, but was one credit away from doing so. He ran away from his home at the age of 15 to become involved in the music industry in Memphis, Tennessee
. Initially he worked in the record business and tried recording
pop music
under the name Brian Stacy, before adopting the Sheppard pseudonym.
, and recorded the song
"Devil in the Bottle
," which became a No. 1 hit on Billboard
's Hot Country Singles chart
and also became a Top 60 Pop hit in 1975. The follow-up, "Tryin' to Beat the Morning Home," also went to No. 1 and cracked the Top 100 during the summer of 1975. Several subsequent releases during 1975-1977 also made the Top 10 like "Motels and Memories" and "Show Me A Man".
Early in his career, TG became close friends with Elvis Presley
. Elvis gave TG his first tour bus and TG even lived at Graceland
for a while during their friendship. A relative of TG's at a performance of his in his hometown of Humboldt, TN gave a first-hand account of TG mentioning the recent passing of his friend, Elvis, beginning to honor him by singing one of Elvis' songs, & having to leave the stage to compose himself before returning to finish the song. TG & Elvis were very close.
In 1977, Sheppard signed with Warner Bros. Records
, where he enjoyed his greatest success. Starting with that summer's "When Can We Do This Again," he had a series of fifteen consecutive Top 10 releases, including 10 No. 1 songs. The biggest included "Last Cheater's Waltz
" (1979); "I'll Be Coming Back for More
" and "Do You Wanna Go to Heaven
" (1980); "I Loved 'Em Every One
" and "Party Time
" (1981); "Only One You
," "Finally
" and "War is Hell (On the Homefront Too)
" (1982). Another major hit came in 1984: "Slow Burn
." "I Loved 'Em Everyone" also reached the top-forty on the U.S. pop singles charts. In 1984 he recorded, as a duet with Judy Collins, the title track of "Home Again", her final album for Elektra Records.
In 1985, he moved from Warner Bros. to Columbia Records
, where he continued to enjoy success. After just missing the top 20 with "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" (a remake of the Elvin Bishop
hit), he returned to the top 10, with his biggest success during this time frame coming with 1986's "Strong Heart
" (the last of his 14 No. 1 hits, as it turned out). Three more songs peaked at No. 2 in 1987: "Half Past Forever (Till I'm Blue in the Heart)," "You're My First Lady" and "One for the Money."
Sheppard's success continued until about 1988
, when rootsy neo-traditionalist artists
began to eclipse more polished pop-country artists like Sheppard on the country charts. He continued to tour and play throughout the 1990s
, but did not sign a new record contract, and did not release any new material until his 2002 live release, T.G. Sheppard: Live at Billy Bob's
, which found Sheppard performing his classic hits for an enthusiastic crowd at the famed honky tonk in Fort Worth, Texas
. In 1995, he took a two-year hiatus from the road to perform exclusively for eight months a year at T.G. Sheppard's Theater In The Smokies, a state-of-the-art theater in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains. When the theater was sold in 1997, he returned to the road.
He has a new CD out called "Timeless" which has him singing songs from the big band era. In the mid to late 1980s T.G. Sheppard was an associate sponsor on the #25 Folgers
Chevrolet
driven on the Nascar Winston Cup circuit by Tim Richmond
and Ken Schrader
. In 1990 the Folgers sponsorship moved to Roush racing and driver Mark Martin
.
.
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country music
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...
singer, who had 14 number one hits during the 1970s and 1980s.
Early life
He never graduated from high schoolHigh school
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, but was one credit away from doing so. He ran away from his home at the age of 15 to become involved in the music industry in Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
. Initially he worked in the record business and tried recording
Sound recording and reproduction
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pop music
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
under the name Brian Stacy, before adopting the Sheppard pseudonym.
Recording career
In 1974, Sheppard signed with Melodyland (later Hitsville) Records, which was a short-lived country label that was owned by Motown RecordsMotown Records
Motown is a record label originally founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation in Detroit, Michigan, United States, on April 14, 1960. The name, a portmanteau of motor and town, is also a nickname for Detroit...
, and recorded the song
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
"Devil in the Bottle
Devil in the Bottle
"Devil in the Bottle" is the 1974 debut single by T. G. Sheppard and reached number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single spent a single week at number one and a total of ten weeks on the chart. "Devil in the Bottle" was written by Bobby David....
," which became a No. 1 hit on Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
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's Hot Country Singles chart
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and also became a Top 60 Pop hit in 1975. The follow-up, "Tryin' to Beat the Morning Home," also went to No. 1 and cracked the Top 100 during the summer of 1975. Several subsequent releases during 1975-1977 also made the Top 10 like "Motels and Memories" and "Show Me A Man".
Early in his career, TG became close friends with 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"....
. Elvis gave TG his first tour bus and TG even lived at Graceland
Graceland
Graceland is a large white-columned mansion and estate that was home to Elvis Presley in Memphis, Tennessee. It is located at 3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard in the vast Whitehaven community about 9 miles from Downtown and less than four miles north of the Mississippi border. It currently serves as...
for a while during their friendship. A relative of TG's at a performance of his in his hometown of Humboldt, TN gave a first-hand account of TG mentioning the recent passing of his friend, Elvis, beginning to honor him by singing one of Elvis' songs, & having to leave the stage to compose himself before returning to finish the song. TG & Elvis were very close.
In 1977, Sheppard signed with Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
, where he enjoyed his greatest success. Starting with that summer's "When Can We Do This Again," he had a series of fifteen consecutive Top 10 releases, including 10 No. 1 songs. The biggest included "Last Cheater's Waltz
Last Cheater's Waltz
"Last Cheater's Waltz" is the title track from Sonny Throckmorton's 1978 album. Throckmorton released the song as a double-A-side with "Smooth Sailin'" and charted at number 47 on the Hot Country Songs charts that year....
" (1979); "I'll Be Coming Back for More
I'll Be Coming Back for More
"I'll Be Coming Back for More" is a 1979 single written by Curly Putman and Sterling Whipple and recorded by T.G. Sheppard. "I'll Be Coming Back for More" would be T.G. Sheppard's fourth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of eleven...
" and "Do You Wanna Go to Heaven
Do You Wanna Go to Heaven
"Do You Wanna Go to Heaven" is a 1980 single written by Curly Putman and Bucky Jones and recorded by T.G. Sheppard. "Do You Wanna Go to Heaven" would be T.G. Sheppard's fifth number one on the country chart...
" (1980); "I Loved 'Em Every One
I Loved 'Em Every One
"Loved 'Em Every One" is a 1981 single written by Phil Sampson and recorded by T.G. Sheppard. "I Loved 'Em Every One" would be T.G. Sheppard's seventh number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent ten weeks on the country chart...
" and "Party Time
Party Time (T.G. Sheppard song)
"Party Time" is a 1981 single written by Bruce Channel and recorded by T.G. Sheppard. "Party Time" would be T.G. Sheppard's eighth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart.-Chart performance:-References:...
" (1981); "Only One You
Only One You
"Only One You" is a 1981 single written by Michael Garvin and Bucky Jones and recorded by T.G. Sheppard.Released during the peak of Sheppard's early-1980s popularity, "Only One You" became his ninth No...
," "Finally
Finally (T.G. Sheppard song)
"Finally" is a 1982 single written by Gary Chapman and recorded by T.G. Sheppard. "Finally" would be T.G. Sheppard's tenth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of ten weeks on the country chart ....
" and "War is Hell (On the Homefront Too)
War Is Hell (On the Homefront Too)
"War is Hell " is the title of a song written by Curly Putman, Bucky Jones, and Dan Wilson and recorded by American country music artist T.G. Sheppard. The song became Sheppard's 11th No. 1 song on the Hot Country Singles chart in the fall of 1982...
" (1982). Another major hit came in 1984: "Slow Burn
Slow Burn
Slow Burn is an American drama thriller film starring Ray Liotta, Jolene Blalock and LL Cool J, which is notable for the extended period between production and eventual release...
." "I Loved 'Em Everyone" also reached the top-forty on the U.S. pop singles charts. In 1984 he recorded, as a duet with Judy Collins, the title track of "Home Again", her final album for Elektra Records.
In 1985, he moved from Warner Bros. to Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
, where he continued to enjoy success. After just missing the top 20 with "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" (a remake of the Elvin Bishop
Elvin Bishop
Elvin Bishop is an American blues and rock and roll musician and guitarist.-Career:Bishop was born in Glendale, California, and grew up on a farm near Elliott, Iowa. His family moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, when he was ten years old...
hit), he returned to the top 10, with his biggest success during this time frame coming with 1986's "Strong Heart
Strong Heart
Strong Heart is the tenth album of original recordings by Patty Loveless. The album was released on August 29, 2000 in the United States. It first charted on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart on September 16 , and remaining on the charts for 34 weeks until May 19, 2001. The album also...
" (the last of his 14 No. 1 hits, as it turned out). Three more songs peaked at No. 2 in 1987: "Half Past Forever (Till I'm Blue in the Heart)," "You're My First Lady" and "One for the Money."
Sheppard's success continued until about 1988
1988 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1988.-Events:* May 21 — Country music stars highlight a concert at Madison Square Garden in New York. Featured: Alabama, The Judds, George Strait and Randy Travis.-No dates:...
, when rootsy neo-traditionalist artists
Musician
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began to eclipse more polished pop-country artists like Sheppard on the country charts. He continued to tour and play throughout the 1990s
1990s in music
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, but did not sign a new record contract, and did not release any new material until his 2002 live release, T.G. Sheppard: Live at Billy Bob's
Billy Bob's
Billy Bob's Texas is a popular country & western nightclub in the Fort Worth Stockyards, Texas, United States. It promotes itself as "The World's Largest Honky Tonk" with 127,000 square feet . Billy Bob's opened April 1, 1981 to national attention with Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers as the...
, which found Sheppard performing his classic hits for an enthusiastic crowd at the famed honky tonk in Fort Worth, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. In 1995, he took a two-year hiatus from the road to perform exclusively for eight months a year at T.G. Sheppard's Theater In The Smokies, a state-of-the-art theater in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains. When the theater was sold in 1997, he returned to the road.
He has a new CD out called "Timeless" which has him singing songs from the big band era. In the mid to late 1980s T.G. Sheppard was an associate sponsor on the #25 Folgers
Folgers
Folgers Coffee is a major brand of coffee in the United States, part of the food and beverage division of The J.M. Smucker Co.-Company history:...
Chevrolet
Chevrolet
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driven on the Nascar Winston Cup circuit by Tim Richmond
Tim Richmond
Tim Richmond was an American race car driver from Ashland, Ohio. He competed in IndyCar racing before transferring to NASCAR's Winston Cup Series . Richmond was one of the first drivers to change from open wheel racing to NASCAR stock cars full-time, which has since become an industry trend...
and Ken Schrader
Ken Schrader
Kenneth Schrader is a second-generation race car driver. He currently races on local dirt and asphalt tracks around the country while driving part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the ARCA Racing Series for his own Ken Schrader Racing. He also runs part time in the NASCAR Camping...
. In 1990 the Folgers sponsorship moved to Roush racing and driver Mark Martin
Mark Martin
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.
Personal life
TG is married to a fellow song-writer / singer, Kelly Lang, and they currently reside in Hendersonville, TennesseeHendersonville, Tennessee
Hendersonville is a city in Sumner County, Tennessee, United States, on Old Hickory Lake. The population was 51,372 at the 2010 census. Hendersonville is part of the Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area and is located 18 miles northeast of downtown Nashville. The city was settled around 1784 by...
.
Albums
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
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| 1975 | T.G. Sheppard | 12 | — | Melodyland |
| 1976 | Motels and Memories | 28 | — | |
| Solitary Man | 16 | — | Hitsville | |
| 1978 | T.G. | 42 | — | Warner/Curb |
| 1979 | Daylight | — | — | |
| 3/4 LonelyA | 4 | — | ||
| 1980 | Smooth Sailin | 19 | — | |
| 1981 | I Love 'Em All | 7 | 119 | |
| 1982 | Finally! | 4 | 152 | |
| Perfect Stranger | 25 | — | ||
| 1983 | Greatest Hits | 5 | 189 | |
| Slow Burn | 17 | 204 | ||
| 1984 | One Owner Heart | 26 | — | |
| 1985 | Livin' on the Edge | 26 | — | Columbia |
| T.G. | 54 | — | Warner/Curb | |
| Greatest Hits 2 | — | — | ||
| 1986 | It Still Rains in Memphis | 26 | — | Columbia |
| 1987 | One for the Money | 47 | — | |
| 1988 | Biggest Hits | — | — | |
| Crossroads | — | — | ||
| 1997 | Nothin' on But the Radio | — | — | Outwest |
| 2002 | Live at Billy Bob's Texas | — | — | Smith Music |
| 2004 | Timeless | — | — | Aspirion Records |
| 2007 | Partners In Rhyme (2 CDs + DVD) | — | — | |
- A3/4 Lonely also peaked at #8 on the RPMRPM (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,...
Country Albums chart in Canada.
Singles
| Year | Title | 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... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The 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... |
US AC Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States... |
CAN Country | CAN AC | |||
| 1974 | "Devil in the Bottle Devil in the Bottle "Devil in the Bottle" is the 1974 debut single by T. G. Sheppard and reached number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single spent a single week at number one and a total of ten weeks on the chart. "Devil in the Bottle" was written by Bobby David.... " |
1 | 54 | — | 1 | — | T.G. Sheppard |
| 1975 | "Tryin' to Beat the Morning Home Tryin' to Beat the Morning Home "Tryin' to Beat the Morning Home" is a 1975 single by T.G. Sheppard, who co-wrote the song with Elroy Kahanek and Red Williams. "Trying to Beat the Morning Home" was T.G. Sheppard's second hit on the country chart as well as his second number one. The single stayed at number one for a single week... " |
1 | 95 | — | 2 | — | |
| "Another Woman" | 14 | — | — | 17 | — | ||
| "Motels and Memories Motels and Memories "Motels and Memories" is a single by American country music artist T. G. Sheppard. Released in November 1975, it was the first single from his album Motels and Memories. The song peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart... " |
7 | 102 | — | 1 | — | Motels and Memories | |
| 1976 | "Solitary Man" | 14 | 100 | — | 11 | 24 | Solitary Man |
| "Show Me a Man" | 8 | — | — | 13 | — | ||
| 1977 | "May I Spend Every New Years with You" | 37 | — | — | — | — | single only |
| "Lovin' On" | 20 | — | — | 18 | — | T.G. | |
| "Mister D.J." | 13 | — | — | 27 | — | ||
| 1978 | "Don't Ever Say Goodbye" | 13 | — | — | 18 | — | |
| "When Can We Do This Again" | 5 | — | — | 29 | — | Daylight | |
| "Daylight" | 7 | — | — | 9 | — | ||
| "Happy Together Happy Together (song) "Happy Together" is a 1967 song from The Turtles' album of the same name. Released in February 1967, the song knocked The Beatles' "Penny Lane" out of the #1 slot for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. It was the group's only chart-topper. "Happy Together" reached #12 on the UK Singles Chart in... " |
8 | — | — | 6 | — | ||
| 1979 | "You Feel Good All Over You Feel Good All Over "You Feel Good All Over" is a single by American country music artist T.G. Sheppard. Released in 1979, it was the first single from the album 3/4 Lonely. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... " |
4 | — | — | 20 | — | 3/4 Lonely |
| "Last Cheater's Waltz Last Cheater's Waltz "Last Cheater's Waltz" is the title track from Sonny Throckmorton's 1978 album. Throckmorton released the song as a double-A-side with "Smooth Sailin'" and charted at number 47 on the Hot Country Songs charts that year.... " |
1 | — | — | 7 | — | ||
| "I'll Be Coming Back for More I'll Be Coming Back for More "I'll Be Coming Back for More" is a 1979 single written by Curly Putman and Sterling Whipple and recorded by T.G. Sheppard. "I'll Be Coming Back for More" would be T.G. Sheppard's fourth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of eleven... " |
1 | — | — | 23 | — | ||
| 1980 | "Smooth Sailin' Smooth Sailin' (song) "Smooth Sailin" is a song co-written by Curly Putman and Sonny Throckmorton. Throckmorton released his version of the song in 1979 on Mercury Records as a double-A-side with "Last Cheater's Waltz". This double-sided single peaked at number 47 on the country music charts that year.A year later, T.G.... " |
6 | — | — | 7 | — | Smooth Sailin |
| "Do You Wanna Go to Heaven Do You Wanna Go to Heaven "Do You Wanna Go to Heaven" is a 1980 single written by Curly Putman and Bucky Jones and recorded by T.G. Sheppard. "Do You Wanna Go to Heaven" would be T.G. Sheppard's fifth number one on the country chart... " |
1 | — | — | 15 | — | ||
| "I Feel Like Loving You Again I Feel Like Loving You Again "I Feel Like Loving You Again" is a 1980 single written by Bobby Braddock and Sonny Throckmorton and recorded by T.G. Sheppard. "I Feel Like Loving You Again" would be T.G. Sheppard's sixth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of ten... " |
1 | — | — | 3 | — | ||
| 1981 | "I Loved 'Em Every One I Loved 'Em Every One "Loved 'Em Every One" is a 1981 single written by Phil Sampson and recorded by T.G. Sheppard. "I Loved 'Em Every One" would be T.G. Sheppard's seventh number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent ten weeks on the country chart... " |
1 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 8 | I Love 'Em All |
| "Party Time Party Time (T.G. Sheppard song) "Party Time" is a 1981 single written by Bruce Channel and recorded by T.G. Sheppard. "Party Time" would be T.G. Sheppard's eighth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart.-Chart performance:-References:... " |
1 | — | — | 2 | — | ||
| "Only One You Only One You "Only One You" is a 1981 single written by Michael Garvin and Bucky Jones and recorded by T.G. Sheppard.Released during the peak of Sheppard's early-1980s popularity, "Only One You" became his ninth No... " |
1 | 68 | 20 | 1 | — | Finally! | |
| 1982 | "Finally Finally (T.G. Sheppard song) "Finally" is a 1982 single written by Gary Chapman and recorded by T.G. Sheppard. "Finally" would be T.G. Sheppard's tenth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of ten weeks on the country chart .... " |
1 | 58 | 17 | 10 | — | |
| "War is Hell (On the Homefront Too) War Is Hell (On the Homefront Too) "War is Hell " is the title of a song written by Curly Putman, Bucky Jones, and Dan Wilson and recorded by American country music artist T.G. Sheppard. The song became Sheppard's 11th No. 1 song on the Hot Country Singles chart in the fall of 1982... " |
1 | — | — | 5 | — | Perfect Stranger | |
| "Faking Love Faking Love "Faking Love" is a 1982 duet by T.G. Sheppard and Karen Brooks. "Faking Love" was written by Matraca Berg and Bobby Braddock and was the only single T.G. Sheppard and Karen Brooks released as a duo. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks within the Top... " (with Karen Brooks Karen Brooks Karen Brooks is an American country music singer who is best known for a series of Top 40 hits on the Billboard Country Chart in the early 1980s, including "Faking Love," a duet with T.G. Sheppard which topped the country chart in February 1983.Brooks was born in Dallas, Texas in 1954. Attended... ) |
1 | — | — | 1 | — | ||
| 1983 | "Without You" | 12 | — | — | 10 | — | Greatest Hits |
| "Slow Burn Slow Burn (T.G. Sheppard song) "Slow Burn" is a 1983 single written by Tommy Rocco and Charlie Black and recorded by T. G. Sheppard.A song about a deeply emotional but long-lasting love affair, "Slow Burn" was Sheppard's 13th number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, and spent one week atop the chart as part of a... " |
1 | — | — | 1 | — | Slow Burn | |
| 1984 | "Make My Day" (with Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood Clinton "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. is an American film actor, director, producer, composer and politician. Eastwood first came to prominence as a supporting cast member in the TV series Rawhide... ) |
12 | 62 | — | 11 | — | |
| "Somewhere Down the Line Somewhere Down the Line "Somewhere Down the Line" is a single by American country music artist T.G. Sheppard. Released in 1984, it was the third single from the album Slow Burn. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... " |
3 | — | — | 5 | — | ||
| "Home Again" (with Judy Collins Judy Collins Judith Marjorie "Judy" Collins is an American singer and songwriter, known for her eclectic tastes in the material she records ; and for her social activism. She is an alumna of the University of Colorado.-Musical career:Collins was born and raised in Seattle, Washington... ) |
57 | — | 42 | — | — | One Owner Heart | |
| "One Owner Heart One Owner Heart "One Owner Heart" is a single by American country music artist T.G. Sheppard. Released in 1984, it was the second single and title track from the album One Owner Heart. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... " |
4 | — | — | 3 | — | ||
| 1985 | "You're Going Out of My Mind You're Going Out of My Mind "You're Going Out of My Mind" is a single by American country music artist T.G. Sheppard. Released in 1985, it was the third single from the album One Owner Heart. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... " |
10 | — | — | 8 | — | |
| "Fooled Around and Fell in Love Fooled Around and Fell in Love "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" was a single by blues guitarist Elvin Bishop. It appeared on his 1975 album Struttin' My Stuff and was released as a single the following year. Bishop does not sing lead vocals on the track; feeling that his gravelly voice didn't do the song justice, he invited... " |
21 | — | — | 34 | — | Livin' on the Edge | |
| "Doncha? Doncha? "Doncha?" is a single by American country music artist T.G. Sheppard. Released in 1985, it was the second single from the album Livin' on the Edge. The song reached #8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... " |
8 | — | — | 5 | — | ||
| "In Over My Heart In Over My Heart "In Over My Heart" is a single by American country music artist T.G. Sheppard. Released in 1986, it was the third single from the album Livin' on the Edge. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... " |
9 | — | — | 28 | — | ||
| 1986 | "Strong Heart Strong Heart (T.G. Sheppard song) "Strong Heart" is a 1986 song written by Tommy Rocco, Charlie Black, and Austin Roberts and recorded by T. G. Sheppard. "Strong Heart" was Sheppard's fourteenth and last number-one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single spent one week at the top of the chart in August 1986.-Chart... " |
1 | — | — | 1 | — | It Still Rains in Memphis |
| "Half Past Forever (Till I'm Blue in the Heart) Half Past Forever (Till I'm Blue in the Heart) "Half Past Forever " is a single by American country music artist T.G. Sheppard. Released in 1986, it was the second single from the album It Still Rains in Memphis. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... " |
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| 1987 | "You're My First Lady You're My First Lady "You're My First Lady" is a single by American country music artist T.G. Sheppard. Released in 1987, it was the third single from the album It Still Rains in Memphis. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... " |
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| "One for the Money One for the Money (song) "One for the Money" is a single by American country music artist T.G. Sheppard. Released in 1987, it was the first single and title track from the album One for the Money. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was Sheppard's last Top 10 hit.-Chart performance:... " |
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| 1988 | "Don't Say It with Diamonds" | 48 | — | — | 63 | — | Crossroads |
| "You Still Do" | 14 | — | — | * | — | ||
| 1991 | "Born in a High Wind" | 63 | — | — | — | — | single only |