Far from it, in fact, as this 1992 country chart topper proves. 41: Alabama – I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)īillboard named Alabama as the Country Artist of the 1980s, but that didn’t mean they were done by the 90s. Also covered by James Brown, Perry Como and Glen Campbell, Texan Neal McCoy revived it on his self-titled 1996 album when it became a country hit over three decades since its first outing. First recorded in 1962 by Don Cherry, The Casinos turned “Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye” into an unlikely doowop pop hit in 1967, before Eddy Arnold took it to the top of the country charts a year later. After all, who cares where we’re going as long as we’re together, right? 42: Neal McCoy – Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye Which of us hasn’t at some point in our lives fantasised about upping sticks, heading out on the road and seeing where it leads us? That’s the basic premise of platinum-selling country singer Jo Dee Messina’s smash hit debut single. 43: Jo Dee Messina – Heads Carolina, Tails California “She Don't Know She's Beautiful” became his first number one in 1993. As a teenager, he found himself opening for them, so it’s hardly surprising that he’s often been compared to Jones, in whose footsteps Kershaw was proud to follow. Kershaw was raised on the likes of George Jones and Conway Twitty from a tender age. The song just fell out in like 15 minutes.”Ĥ4: Sammy Kershaw – She Don't Know She's Beautiful I started playing the opening chords on my guitar for ‘Dust on the Bottle’," he remembered. The Illinois-born singer-songwriter pulled this number one hit out of the air during recording of his Out With A Bang debut album in 1994: “I was drinking coffee at my kitchen table. 45: David Lee Murphy – Dust on the Bottle This all changed when he paired up with producer James Stroud for the 1992 Seminole Wind album, which would go double-platinum, and provide this, Anderson’s first country number one in almost a decade, and the song that rekindled his career. John Anderson began the 90s with a long and successful career behind him, but he hadn’t had a hit in a while. 46: John Anderson – Straight Tequila Night He’s as comfortable singing love songs as moving ballads – and happily brings humor into his music, such as on this song, which was named the number one country hit of 1995. Growing up in Kentucky, John Michael Montgomery was raised by musicians, and the family band dominated home life: “Where most people have chairs and sofas in their living rooms, we had amplifiers and drum kits,” he later recalled. 47: John Michael Montgomery – Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident) She needn’t have worried her self-titled debut in 1992 merely continued the success where her partnership with her mother had left off, with “No One Else On Earth,” one of three country number ones lifted from that album. The Judds had been such a phenomenally successful outfit, that when Wynonna stepped out on her own in 1992, it must have seemed more than a little daunting. Story continues 48: Wynonna Judd – No One Else On Earth “She’s A Little Too Late” was a brand-new song included with that career-spanning collection, and sure enough, it went straight to the top of the country charts on its release in 1996. The self-styled neo-honky tonker’s Greatest Hits album must have been able to see into the future. 51: Mark Chesnutt – It's A Little Too Late While you’re reading, listen to our 90s Music playlist here. (An important note: We only included one song per artist to get in as many different songs as possible.) Here are just a few of the classic country songs that you should add to your 90s country playlist.
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In short, the decade was fascinating, fun, and full of great music. Folks that simply perfected the form: George Strait, Alan Jackson, and Toby Keith among them. And, of course, you had the traditionalists.
There was a wing of independent artists pushing and pulling the genre in exciting new directions like Bonnie Prince Billy and Uncle Tupelo. (Especially when Soundscan began reporting data in the early part of the decade.) You had courageous women like Martina McBride and Lorrie Morgan exploring issues that had barely been spoken about previously. You had the pop sensations like Garth Brooks, Faith Hill, and Shania Twain crossing over to huge audiences.
The 90s were a wild time for country music, with artists pursuing a variety of pathways to stardom.
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