Tompall & the Glaser Brothers
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Tompall & The Glaser Brothers was an American country music
group composed of three brothers: Chuck, Jim
, and Tompall Glaser
, all of whom also had success in the 1970s as solo artists. Between 1960 and 1975, the trio recorded ten studio albums, and charted nine singles on the Billboard
Hot Country Singles (now Hot Country Songs
) charts. The Glasers were selected Vocal Group Of The Year at the 1970 Country Music Association Awards
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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 three brothers: Chuck, Jim
Jim Glaser
Jim Glaser is an American country music artist. The brother of country singers Chuck and Tompall Glaser, he has performed as both a solo artist and alongside his two brothers in the group Tompall and the Glaser Brothers...
, and Tompall Glaser
Tompall Glaser
Tompall Glaser is an American country music artist. Active since the 1950s, he has recorded both as a solo artist and with his brothers Chuck and Jim in the trio Tompall & the Glaser Brothers...
, all of whom also had success in the 1970s as solo artists. Between 1960 and 1975, the trio recorded ten studio albums, and charted nine 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 (now 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...
) charts. The Glasers were selected Vocal Group Of The Year at the 1970 Country Music Association Awards
Country Music Association Awards
The Country Music Association Awards, also known as the CMA Awards, or the CMAs, and not to be confused with the ACM Awards, are voted on by business members of the Country Music Association. The first CMA awards were presented at an untelevised ceremony in Nashville's Municipal Auditorium in 1967...
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Albums
| Year | Album | US Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | This Land - Folk Songs | — |
| 1967 | Country Folks | — |
| Tompall & the Glaser Brothers | 41 | |
| 1968 | Through the Eyes of Love | 18 |
| The Wonderful World of the Glaser Brothers | — | |
| 1969 | Now Country | — |
| 1970 | Soundtrack From "...tick...tick...tick..." | 42 |
| 1971 | The Award Winners | — |
| 1972 | Rings and Things | 33 |
| 1973 | Charlie | — |
| 1974 | Greatest Hits | — |
| 1975 | Vocal Group of the Decade | — |
| 1981 | Lovin' Her Was Easier | 36 |
| 1982 | After All These Years | 54 |
| 2002 | The Best of Tompall Glaser & the Glaser Brothers | — |
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 | |||
| 1959 | "She Loves the Love I Give Her" | — | — | This Land - Folk Songs |
| 1966 | "Gone, On the Other Hand" | 24 | — | Tompall & the Glaser Brothers |
| 1967 | "Through the Eyes of Love" | 27 | — | Through the Eyes of Love |
| 1968 | "The Moods of Mary" | 42 | — | |
| "One of These Days" | 36 | — | The Wonderful World of the Glaser Brothers | |
| 1969 | "California Girl (And the Tennessee Square)"A | 11 | — | Now Country |
| "Wicked California" | 24 | — | ||
| "Walk Unashamed" | 30 | — | ||
| 1970 | "All That Keeps Ya Goin'" | 33 | — | |
| "Gone Girl" | 23 | — | single only | |
| 1971 | "Faded Love Faded Love "Faded Love" is a Western swing song written by Bob Wills, his father John Wills, and his brother, Billy Jack Wills. The tune is considered to be an exemplar of the Western swing fiddle component of American fiddle.The melody came from an old fiddle tune Bob learned from his father, John Wills.... " (with Leon McAuliffe Leon McAuliffe Leon McAuliffe , born William Leon McAuliffe, was an American Western swing musician from Houston, Texas... and the Cimarron Boys) |
22 | — | The Award Winners |
| "Rings Rings (song) Rings is song recorded by Tompall & the Glaser Brothers in 1971. The song spent fifteen weeks on the Billboard country singles charts, reaching a peak of number seven.-Chart performance:... " |
7 | 21 | Rings and Things | |
| 1972 | "Sweet, Love Me Good Woman" | 23 | 41 | |
| "Ain't It All Worth Living For" (with The Nashville Studio Band) | 15 | — | singles only | |
| 1973 | "A Girl Like You" | 46 | — | |
| "Charlie" | 47 | 85 | Charlie | |
| 1980 | "Weight of My Chains" | 43 | — | single only |
| "Sweet City Woman Sweet City Woman Sweet City Woman is a 1971 song by Canadian rock band The Stampeders. The song appeared on their debut album Against the Grain... " |
34 | 39 | ||
| 1981 | "Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) "Lovin' Her Was Easier " is the title of a song written and recorded by Kris Kristofferson. It was also released by Roger Miller, who included it on his album The Best of Roger Miller and released it as a single in July 1971... " |
2 | 2 | Lovin' Her Was Easier |
| "Just One Time" | 17 | — | ||
| 1982 | "It'll Be Her" | 19 | — | |
| "I Still Love You (After All These Years)" | 28 | — | After All These Years | |
| "Maria Consuela" | 88 | — | ||
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