Archer/Park

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Archer/Park
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Randy Archer (left) and Johnny Park
Background information
Origin Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres Country
Years active1994
Labels Atlantic
SpinoffsThe Parks
Past membersRandy Archer
Johnny Park

Archer/Park was an American country music duo composed of singer-songwriters Randy Archer and Johnny Park. Signed to Atlantic Records in 1994, the duo released its sole album, We Got a Lot in Common, that year. Two of the album's singles entered the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts: "Where There's Smoke" at No. 29 and the title track at No. 63.

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Biography

Archer/Park consisted of songwriters and vocalists Randy Archer (born February 20, 1959 in Swainsboro, Georgia) and Johnny Park (born October 30, 1957 in Arlington, Texas). [1] The two had success writing songs for other country music artists, and began working together in the same publishing company. As a result, they decided to form a duo and signed with Atlantic Records' Nashville branch in 1994. They recorded their debut album We Got a Lot in Common that same year. [2] The album's two singles "Where There's Smoke" and "We Got a Lot in Common" both charted on Billboard Hot Country Songs. [1] The album received a mixed review from John P. McLaughlin of the Alberta Province, who thought the album was "generic" and derivative of Brooks & Dunn. [3] An uncredited review in Gavin Report described the title track favorably, saying that the duo showed a sense of humor on it. [4]

After their only album, Archer resumed working as a songwriter, with Tim McGraw and John Michael Montgomery being among the acts who recorded his songs. [5] He and Park also wrote songs for Montgomery and for Elbert West. In 2006, Archer independently released an album titled Shots in the Dark. [5]

In 2009, Park and his son, Clint, formed the duo The Parks, which signed to Lyric Street Records subsidiary Carolwood Records. [6]

We Got a Lot in Common

We Got a Lot in Common
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Studio album by
Archer/Park
ReleasedSeptember 6, 1994 (1994-09-06)
Genre Country
Length32:04
Label Atlantic
Producer Randy Scruggs

Track listing

  1. "We Got a Lot in Common" (Randy Archer, Johnny Park, Bobby P. Barker) – 3:07
  2. "Where There's Smoke" (Barker, Mark Collie) – 2:54
  3. "You Don't Know Where This Heart's Been" (Archer, Park, Barker) – 3:59
  4. "I'm Not Crazy" (Archer, Park, Barker) – 2:55
  5. "Your Ol' Rock" (Archer, Park, Barker, Doug Nichols) – 3:33
  6. "The Man That I Am" (Walt Aldridge, Darryl Worley) – 2:56
  7. "Don't Look Now" (Archer, Park, Nichols) – 2:48
  8. "'Til Something Better Comes Along" (Charles Quillen) – 3:29
  9. "Permanent Thing" (Jerry Abbott, Charles Stewart) – 3:19
  10. "I Still Wanna Jump Your Bones" (Archer, Park, Barker) – 3:04

Personnel

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart
positions
US Country [1] CAN Country [7]
1994"Where There's Smoke"2950
"We Got a Lot in Common"6368

Music videos

YearVideo
1994"Where There's Smoke"
"We Got a Lot in Common"

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