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Totally Country
''Totally Country'' is the first country music album in the Totally Hits series. Released in 2002 via BNA Records, it includes seventeen country hit singles from 2000 to 2002. With the exception of Dwight Yoakam's cover of Cheap Trick's "I Want You to Want Me" and Billy Gilman's "One Voice", all of the songs on this compilation were Top Ten hits. Track listing #" Only in America" – Brooks & Dunn (4:29) #"She Couldn't Change Me" – Montgomery Gentry (4:21) #" With Me" – Lonestar (3:53) #" Without You" – Dixie Chicks (3:31) #"On a Night like This" – Trick Pony (3:31) #"I Lost It" – Kenny Chesney (3:54) #"Angels in Waiting" – Tammy Cochran (3:37) #"Born to Fly" – Sara Evans (5:35) #" Austin" – Blake Shelton (3:49) #" One Voice" – Billy Gilman (4:10) #"Where the Blacktop Ends" – Keith Urban (2:59) #" One More Day" – Diamond Rio (3:37) #"It's a Great Day to Be Alive" – Travis Tritt (4:02) #"I Want You to Want Me" – Dwight Yoakam (3:28) #" The Little Girl" – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Country Music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, old-time, and American folk music forms including Appalachian, Cajun, Creole, and the cowboy Western music styles of Hawaiian, New Mexico, Red Dirt, Tejano, and Texas country. Country music often consists of ballads and honky-tonk dance tunes with generally simple form, folk lyrics, and harmonies often accompanied by string instruments such as electric and acoustic guitars, steel guitars (such as pedal steels and dobros), banjos, and fiddles as well as harmonicas. Blues modes have been used extensively throughout its recorded history. The term ''country music'' gained popularity in the 1940s in preference to ''hillbilly music'', with "country music" being used today to describe many styles and subgenres. It came to encompas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On A Night Like This (Trick Pony Song)
"On a Night Like This" is a song written by Doug Kahan and Karen Staley, and recorded by American country music group Trick Pony. It was released in April 2001 as the second single from the album ''Trick Pony''. The song reached number 4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100. Music video The music video was directed by Peter Zavadil Peter Zavadil is an American music video director who works primarily in the field of country music. He has directed many music videos since the late 1990s. He has won the Country Music Association Award for Video of the Year twice from seven nom ... and premiered in early 2001. Chart performance "On a Night Like This" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Country Singles & Tracks for the chart week of May 5, 2001. Year-end charts References 2001 singles 2001 songs Trick Pony songs Music videos directed by Peter Zavadil Warner Records singles Songs written by Karen Stal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One More Day (Diamond Rio Song)
"One More Day" is a song written by Bobby Tomberlin and Steven Dale Jones, and recorded by American country music group Diamond Rio. It was released in October 2000 as the second single and title track from their album '' One More Day'', in addition to gaining popularity after the death of NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt. The song reached the top of the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart. It peaked at number 29 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, making it a minor crossover hit. After falling from the charts, it received heavy recurrent rotation as a tribute to the people who died in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Content The narrator has a dream that a wish was granted to him. He talks about how he didn't wish for any extravagant gift like a "mansion in Malibu", he wished for one more day with his lover. Reception Keyboardist Dan Truman recalled the beginning of the songs popularity, “It all started in Los Angeles, when RCA Nashville ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Urban
Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967) is an Australian-American musician, singer, guitarist and songwriter known for his work in country music. Recognized with four Grammy Awards, Urban also received fifteen Academy of Country Music Awards, including the Jim Reeves International Award, thirteen CMA Awards and six ARIA Music Awards. Urban wrote and performed the song "For You" from the film '' Act of Valor'', which earned him nominations at both the 70th Golden Globe Awards and at the 18th Critics' Choice Awards in the respective Best Original Song categories. Urban has released 11 studio albums (one of which was released only in Australia), as well as one album with the Ranch. He has charted 37 singles on the US Hot Country Songs chart, 18 of which went to number one, counting a duet with Brad Paisley ("Start a Band") and the 2008 single "You Look Good in My Shirt". Urban also worked with numerous artists from different music genres, such as Pink, Nelly Furtado, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where The Blacktop Ends
"Where the Blacktop Ends" is a song written by Allen Shamblin and Steve Wariner and recorded by Australian country music singer Keith Urban. It was released in April 2001 as the fourth and final single from Urban's first American self-titled album. The song became the Urban's third (consecutive) Top 5 hit on the US ''Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertis ...'' Hot Country Singles and Tracks chart after reaching number 3. Chart positions "Where the Blacktop Ends" debuted at number 55 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 14, 2001. Year-end charts References 2001 singles Keith Urban songs Songs written by Steve Wariner Music videos directed by Peter Zavadil Songs written by Allen Shamblin Capitol Records Nashvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Voice (Billy Gilman Song)
"One Voice" is a song written by David Malloy and Don Cook, and recorded by American country music singer Billy Gilman. It was released in May 2000 as the lead-off single and title track from Gilman's debut studio album '' One Voice''. The song became Gilman's first and only top 20 single on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart as well as his only top 40 single on the all-genre ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Gilman was only 12 years old at the time of the song's release, making him the youngest male artist in history to have a solo top 40 hit on the country charts. "One Voice" was nominated at the 43rd Grammy Awards for Best Male Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Song for the songwriters, Don Cook and David Malloy. Content The song is about violence from the viewpoint of a child. Music video Directed by Trey Fanjoy Trey Fanjoy is an American music video director. Fanjoy has directed over 150 major label music videos. Her videos hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blake Shelton
Blake Tollison Shelton (born June 18, 1976) is an American country music singer and television personality. In 2001, he made his debut with the single " Austin". The lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, "Austin" spent five weeks at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart. The now Platinum-certified debut album also produced two more top 20 entries ("All Over Me" and "Ol' Red"). His second and third albums, 2003's ''The Dreamer'' and 2004's '' Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill'', are gold and platinum, respectively. His fourth album, '' Pure BS'' (2007), was re-issued in 2008 with a cover of Michael Bublé's pop hit "Home" as one of the bonus tracks. His fifth album, '' Startin' Fires'' was released in November 2008. It was followed by the extended plays '' Hillbilly Bone'' and '' All About Tonight'' in 2010, and the albums '' Red River Blue'' in 2011, '' Based on a True Story...'' in 2013, '' Bringing Back the Sunshine'' in 2014, '' If I'm Honest'' in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin (Blake Shelton Song)
"Austin" is a song written by David Kent and Kirsti Manna and recorded by American country music artist Blake Shelton. It was released in April 2001 as Shelton's debut single and the first from his self-titled debut album. The song was originally released on the Giant Records label; however, that label closed its doors as the single was climbing the charts, with Shelton and his single being transferred to the Warner Bros. Records label. "Austin" was also Shelton’s first number one hit on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart, spending five weeks at that position. It also managed to cross over to pop radio, as it peaked at number 18 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. At the time, it was his highest-peaking single on that chart until "Honey Bee" debuted at number 13 in 2011. "Austin" tied a record set by Billy Ray Cyrus in 1992. Cyrus' "Achy Breaky Heart" stayed atop the chart for five weeks, setting the mark for an artist's debut single in the Broadcast Data Systems era of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Evans
Sara Lynn Evans (; born February 5, 1971) is an American country music singer and songwriter. She is also credited as a record producer, actress, and author. She had five songs reach the number one spot on the '' Billboard'' country songs chart and has sold over six million albums. Nine additional singles have reached the top ten of the ''Billboard'' country chart, including " I Could Not Ask for More", "I Keep Looking" and " Cheatin'". Among her top 20 charting singles are " Saints & Angels", " Backseat of a Greyhound Bus" and " As If". She has won accolades from the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association. She has also been nominated for several more accolades from both associations, including Female Vocalist of the Year and Single of the Year. Evans was raised in New Franklin, Missouri and started performing alongside her siblings in The Evans Family Band. The group performed throughout her childhood and early teenage years in her local area. During her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born To Fly (song)
"Born to Fly" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Sara Evans. It was released in June 2000 as the first single and title track from her 2000 album of the same name. It became Evans' second number one hit on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart in January 2001. Evans wrote this song with Marcus Hummon and Darrell Scott. Content "Born to Fly" is an uptempo country song that is backed primarily with fiddles. The song's narrator is portrayed as a person wanting to expand their horizons and dreams of being somebody, who is tired of being stuck in the same place, and wants to get out. The song makes analogies to a bird spreading its wings and flying to its new destination. The album version features a long instrumental outro for the song. Music video The accompanying music video for the song, Sara's first of many to be directed by Peter Zavadil, shows Evans portraying Dorothy, the main character from ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tammy Cochran
Tammy Cochran (born January 30, 1972) is an American country music artist. Signed to Epic Records Nashville in 2000, she released her self titled debut album that year, followed a year later by '' Life Happened''. These two albums produced a total of six chart singles for her on the ''Billboard'' country charts between 2000 and 2003, of which the highest-charting was " Angels in Waiting" at No. 9. A third album, ''Where I Am'', followed in 2007. Biography Tammy was born and raised in a small rural town called Austinburg, OhioDillon, CharlotteTammy Cochran Biography, Allmusic, retrieved July 23, 2011 She was born in 1972 to Mabel and Delmar Cochran and was the third of three children. Growing up, she listened to recordings from Loretta Lynn and Barbara Mandrell. Tammy sang at her family's local church, and then she entered a talent show contest and won. She joined a couple of bands before making her own band called "TC Country" that played at fairs and weddings. Cochran f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angels In Waiting
"Angels in Waiting" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Tammy Cochran. It was released in March 2001 as the third single from her self-titled album. The song peaked at number 9 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart and peaked at number 73 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 making it a minor crossover hit. Content It was her most successful single and the only one to reach the top 10 on the U.S. country charts. Cochran dedicated the song to her two older brothers, Shawn and Alan, who both died from cystic fibrosis. Shawn died from the disease in 1980 at age 15 and Alan died in 1991 at age 24. Cochran wrote this song along with Stewart Harris and Jim McBride. Chart performance "Angels in Waiting" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. This 50-position chart lists the most popular country m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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