Billy Hoffman (singer)

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Billy Hoffman
Birth nameBilly Ray Hoffman [1]
Born Arkansas
Genres Country
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active2000–2002
LabelsCritter

Billy Ray Hoffman is an American country music singer and songwriter. He released one album, All I Wanted Was You, in 2000. This album charted the singles "Perfect Night" and "You're the Ticket".

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Biography

Billy Ray Hoffman was born in Arkansas and raised in Poteau, Oklahoma. [2] He was born with a hearing problem and is only three percent away from being deaf. He also learned to play guitar to gain dexterity after being born with underdeveloped hands. [3]

In 2000, he was the first artist signed to Critter Records, which was managed by Joe Stampley. [4] Stampley produced Hoffman's debut album, which included a cover of Paul Davis' "I Go Crazy." [5] Two singles from the album charted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [6] The album received a mixed review from Ray Waddell of Billboard , who wrote that "while lacking the vocal gymnastics heard in much of what populates current country radio, Hoffman's easygoing style mostly serves this material well." [7] Hoffman retired from the music business after his first album and moved back to Poteau to focus on various business ventures. [1]

Discography

All I Wanted Was You (2000)

All I Wanted Was You
Studio album by
Billy Hoffman
ReleasedJuly 11, 2000 (2000-07-11)
Genre Country
Label Critter
Producer Joe Stampley

Track listing

  1. "All I Wanted Was You" (Jon Bon Jovi) - 4:01
  2. "I Go Crazy" (Paul Davis) - 4:42
  3. "Destination Unknown" (Tom Botkin, Les Rawlins, Donnie Skaggs) - 3:22
  4. "Crossing Fences" (Botkin, Toni Dae, Elliott James) - 3:56
  5. "It Just Hurts a Little" (Botkin, Skaggs, Hoffman) - 3:40
  6. "You're the Ticket" (Jess Brown, Wade Kirby, Keith Follesé) - 2:37
  7. "One Bad Habit" (Tony Stampley, Hoffman) - 3:24
  8. "Perfect Night" (Stampley, Dae) - 3:25
  9. "You Call That a Mountain" (Michael Garvin, Bucky Jones) - 3:25
  10. "Saved by a Southern Belle" (Marv Green, Trey Bruce) - 3:12

Personnel

From All I Wanted Was You liner notes. [8]

  • Larry Beaird - acoustic guitar
  • Dennis Burnside - piano, organ
  • Mike Chapman - bass guitar
  • J. T. Corenflos - lead guitar
  • Jeffrey C. King - lead guitar
  • Tammy Pierce - background vocals
  • John Wesley Ryles - background vocals
  • Scott Sanders - steel guitar
  • Milton Sledge - drums
  • Joe Spivey - fiddle, mandolin
  • Joe Stampley - producer
  • Jamie Tate - engineering

Singles

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
US Country
2000"Perfect Night"69All I Wanted Was You
"You're the Ticket"75
2001"All I Wanted Was You"
2002"It Just Hurts a Little"
"Bar Room Athlete"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
2000"You're the Ticket"
2001"All I Wanted Was You"J.R. Davis
2002"Bar Room Athlete"
"It Just Hurts a Little"Jeff Moseley

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