Sweethearts of the Rodeo | ||||
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Released | 1990 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 31:39 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Steve Buckingham | |||
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Buffalo Zone is an album by the female country music duo Sweethearts of the Rodeo, released in 1990 by Columbia Records. The album's cover was an obvious homage to The Byrds' 1968 album Sweetheart of the Rodeo , from which the duo derived their name. The album was not as successful as their first two albums, Sweethearts of the Rodeo and One Time, One Night . Notable songs include "Uphill All the Way", "This Heart" (Billboard #25), "Hard Road to Go", and "Cómo Se Dice (I Love You)", although none charted very high.
Country music, also known as country and western, and hillbilly music, is a genre of popular music that originated in the southern United States in the early 1920s. It takes its roots from genres such as American folk music and blues.
Sweethearts of the Rodeo is an American country music duo composed of sisters Janis Oliver and Kristine Arnold (vocals). The duo recorded for Columbia Records between 1986 and 1991, releasing four albums and twelve singles for the label. During the 1990s, they also recorded two albums for Sugar Hill Records. The duo reached Top Ten on the Hot Country Songs chart seven times in the late 1980s, with their highest-charting singles being the No. 4 hits "Midnight Girl/Sunset Town" and "Chains of Gold", both in 1987.
Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese conglomerate Sony. It was founded in 1887, evolving from the American Graphophone Company, the successor to the Volta Graphophone Company. Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in the recorded sound business, and the second major company to produce records. From 1961 to 1990, Columbia recordings were released outside North America under the name CBS Records to avoid confusion with EMI's Columbia Graphophone Company. Columbia is one of Sony Music's four flagship record labels, alongside former longtime rival RCA Records, as well as Arista Records and Epic Records.
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In his Allmusic review, critic Jason Ankeny called the album "more melancholy" than their previous work. [1]
Eddie Bayers is an American session drummer who has played on 300 gold and platinum albums. He received the Academy of Country Music 'Drummer of the Year Award' for fourteen years, and has three times won the Nashville Music Awards 'Drummer of the Year'. He was also a member of two bands: The Players, and The Notorious Cherry Bombs.
Paul V. Franklin is an American multi-instrumentalist, known mainly for his work as a steel guitarist. He began his career in the 1970s as a member of Barbara Mandrell's road band; in addition he toured with Vince Gill, Mel Tillis, Jerry Reed and Dire Straits. He has since become a prolific session musician in Nashville, Tennessee, playing on more than 500 albums. He has been named by the Academy of Country Music as Best Steel Guitarist on several occasions. In addition to the pedal steel guitar and lap steel guitar, Franklin plays Dobro, fiddle, and drums, as well as three custom-built instruments called the Pedabro, The Box, and the baritone steel guitar.
Albert William Lee is an English guitarist known for his fingerstyle and hybrid picking technique. Lee has worked, both in the studio and on tour, with many famous musicians from a wide range of genres. He has also maintained a solo career and is a noted composer and musical director.
Steve Buckingham is an American record producer and musician working in Nashville, Tennessee.
Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 41 |
Sweethearts of the Rodeo is the debut album from the American country music group Sweethearts of the Rodeo. Five of the tracks would rise into the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. "Midnight Girl/Sunset Town" and "Chains of Gold" both achieved a #4 rating, while "Since I Found You" made it to #7, "Gotta Get Away" to #10, and a cover of "Hey Doll Baby", made famous by the Everly Brothers, was at #21.
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