Honkytonk University is the ninth studio album by country music singer Toby Keith, released on May 17, 2005. The album has been certified 1× Platinum for sales of in excess of 1 million units. "Honkytonk U" was the first single to be released from the album, breaking the country top 10. "As Good as I Once Was" was the album's biggest hit, topping the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts for six weeks. It was Keith's last studio album for Dreamworks Records before the label's bankruptcy in 2006.
The Road Less Traveled is the twenty-first studio album by country artist George Strait released by MCA Nashville in November 6, 2001. Certified platinum for sales of one million copies, the album produced the hits "Run", "She'll Leave You with a Smile" and "Living and Living Well", the latter two of which were number 1 hits on the Billboard country charts. "Stars on the Water" and "The Real Thing" also charted at numbers 50 and 60 from unsolicited airplay.
Always & Forever is the second studio album by country music singer Randy Travis. It was released on May 4, 1987, by Warner Bros. Records. Released from this album were the singles "Too Gone Too Long", "I Won't Need You Anymore ", "Forever and Ever, Amen" and "I Told You So", all of which reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.
It Don't Get Any Better Than This is an album by American country music singer George Jones released on April 7, 1998 on the MCA Nashville label.
Jeff Carson was an American country music artist. Originally a session musician in Branson, Missouri, and later a demo singer, he was signed to Curb Records in 1995, releasing his self-titled debut album that year, followed by Butterfly Kisses in 1998 and Real Life in 2002. He charted 14 singles on the Billboard country charts, including the Number One hit "Not on Your Love", the Top Ten hits "The Car" and "Holdin' Onto Somethin'", and the Top 20 "Real Life ". He retired from music in 2009 and became a police officer.
Jeff Carson is the self-titled debut album of American country music artist Jeff Carson. It was released in 1995 on MCG/Curb Records, and features five singles: "Yeah Buddy," "Not on Your Love", "The Car", "Holdin' onto Somethin'", and "That Last Mile". "Not on Your Love" was a Number One hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts in mid-1995, while "The Car" and "Holdin' on to Something" were both Top Ten hits in 1996.
"Butterfly Kisses" is a song written by Bob Carlisle and Randy Thomas from Carlisle's third studio album Butterfly Kisses . The song was written for Carlisle's daughter Brooke's 16th birthday. Carlisle also wrote a journal, Butterfly Kisses for Fathers and Their Daughters. The last track of the Butterfly Kisses is a country remix of the song, where instruments like the Pedal Steel Guitar and Fiddle are added as instruments. There have been many cover versions of the song including Raybon Brothers, Jeff Carson, Westlife and Cliff Richard.
Christmas Vol. II is the second Christmas album of country music band Alabama. It was released on September 17, 1996.
When It All Goes South is the nineteenth studio album of country music band Alabama, released in 2001. It produced the singles "When It All Goes South", "Will You Marry Me" and "The Woman He Loves". This became Alabama's final studio album of original materials until 2015's Southern Drawl. It ranked at No. 37 in Billboard Album Charts and No. 4 on Country Album Chart.
Lace is the studio album by Canadian country music group Lace. The album was released on October 5, 1999 on 143 Records. The release led to the band receiving nominations for Group of the Year and Video of the Year at the 2000 Canadian Country Music Awards.
Heroes & Friends is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Randy Travis, released in 1990. Except for the title track, every song on this album is a duet with another recording artist. "A Few Ole Country Boys" and the title track were both released as singles from this album, peaking at numbers 8 and 3, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts in 1990.
You and You Alone is the eleventh studio album by American country music artist Randy Travis. His first album for DreamWorks Records Nashville, it produced four singles on the Billboard country music charts between 1998 and 1999: "Out of My Bones", "The Hole", "Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man", and "Stranger in My Mirror", which peaked at numbers 2, 9, 2 and 16, respectively, on the country charts. Counting his 1993 side project Wind in the Wire, this is also the second of three studio albums of his career not to be produced by longtime producer Kyle Lehning. Instead, Travis co-produced the album with Byron Gallimore and James Stroud.
Buddy Jewell is the third studio album by American country music singer Buddy Jewell. The album was Jewell's major-label debut and his first album since winning season one of Nashville Star. As part of the Nashville Star prize, the album was produced by Clint Black and recorded entirely in ten days.
Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye is the ninth studio album from American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in 2000 on MCA Nashville. It features the singles "Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye," "Feels Like Love" and "Shoot Straight from Your Heart."
Love and Honor is the seventh studio album by country music artist Ricky Van Shelton and his last album for Columbia Records. This is also his first album of his career not to be produced by Steve Buckingham. Two singles released from this album, "Wherever She Is", and "Lola's Love" charted outside the top 40. "Lola's Love" was originally recorded by Sawyer Brown and featured on their 1987 album, Somewhere in the Night. "Where the Tall Grass Grows" was originally recorded by George Jones on his 1991 album And Along Came Jones.
Raybon Brothers is the self-titled singular album of the American country music duo Raybon Brothers. The single, "Butterfly Kisses", peaked at number 37 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100. Another single from the album, "The Way She's Looking", reached number 67 on the Hot 100. The third and final single, "Falling", failed to chart in the U.S.
The Rest of the Dream is the 1990 album from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. It peaked at #53 on the US Country charts. Two singles from the album hit the Billboard Country Top 100 – a cover of Bruce Springsteen's "From Small Things " peaked at #65 and "You Made Life Good Again" rose to #60.
Not Fade Away is a 1992 album by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Two singles from the album charted: a cover of "I Fought the Law" reached 66 on the US Country charts, and "One Good Love" reached 74 on the US Country charts.
"Today I Started Loving You Again" is a 1968 song written by Merle Haggard and Bonnie Owens. Haggard first recorded it as a B-side to his number 1 hit, "The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde", but it failed to chart. It also appears on his 1968 album, The Legend of Bonnie & Clyde. The song was later recorded by Al Martino in 1969, followed by many other artists, including Waylon Jennings 1968, Conway Twitty 1968, Martina McBride 2005, Gene Summers 1980, Charlie McCoy 1972, David Peters, Jerry Lee Lewis 1968, Kenny Rogers and the First Edition 1972, Bettye Swann 1969, Connie Smith 1969, Barbara Mandrell 1974, Sammi Smith 1975, Bobby Bland 1975, Emmylou Harris 1986, Skeeter Davis 1970 and Dolly Parton 1996. More recently it was recorded by Jeff Carson and Merle Haggard for Carson's 1997 album, Butterfly Kisses.
Blue Jungle is the forty-seventh studio album by American recording artist Merle Haggard, with backing by his band, The Strangers, released in 1990. The album peaked at number 47 on the Billboard country albums chart. It was co-produced by Mark Yeary, the honky tonk piano player of Merle Haggard's band, 13 years in a row awarded the ACM Band of the Year, The Strangers.
