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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1997.
"Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy" is a Christmas song co-written and recorded by Buck Owens. After its recording in 1965, the song has been covered by several country music artists, including Garth Brooks, Travis Tritt, and Brad Paisley.
Anthony Aaron Lines is a Canadian country musician. He has recorded for RCA Nashville, BNA and On Ramp Records, and has charted three singles on the Hot Country Songs charts in the United States.
Calm Before the Storm is the debut album of Canadian country music artist Paul Brandt, released in 1996 on Reprise Records. The album has been certified 3× Platinum by the CRIA and gold by the RIAA, and is his most successful album in the United States. Its four singles — "My Heart Has a History", "I Do", "I Meant to Do That", and "Take It from Me" — were all Number One hits on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks charts. All four singles were Top 40 hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, where they reached #5, #2, #39, and #38, respectively.
The Road Hammers is a Canadian country rock group composed of Jason McCoy, Clayton Bellamy and Chris Byrne. Formed by McCoy as a side project, the trio's music is influenced by 1960s and 1970s trucker music and Southern rock. Their first self-titled album included remakes of several classic truck-driving songs. It was recognized with a Juno Award in 2006, along with numerous Canadian Country Music Association awards. After five years together, the group went on hiatus after one last show on December 31, 2010, in Langley, British Columbia.The group reformed in 2013 and released Wheels in 2014. In May 2017, The Road Hammers released their latest album, The Squeeze.
High Valley is a Canadian country music band from Blumenort, Alberta, a small community near the hamlet of La Crete. The group is composed of Brad Rempel and his supporting band. His brother Bryan Rempel was a member until March 2014, while younger brother Curtis Rempel was a member until June 2021. All three grew up in a Mennonite community and graduated from La Crete Public School.
"Six Days on the Road" is an American song written by Earl Green and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio songwriter Carl Montgomery, made famous by country music singer Dave Dudley. The song was initially recorded by Paul Davis and released in 1961 on the Bulletin label. In 1963, the song became a major hit when released by Dudley, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and cracking the Top 40 (#32) on the Hot 100, leading to it being hailed as the definitive celebration of the American truck driver.
"It's a Beautiful Thing", also known as "Love Is a Beautiful Thing", is a country music song co-written by American songwriters Jeffrey Steele and Craig Wiseman. The first version of this song was released on September 14, 1999 by Canadian singer Paul Brandt from his 1999 album That's the Truth, from which it was released as a single in both Canada and the United States. Eight years later, American singer Phil Vassar covered the song under the title "Love Is a Beautiful Thing" on his album Prayer of a Common Man. Vassar's version reached its peak of #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in mid-2008.
"Cheaper to Keep Her" is a song by Canadian country music artist Aaron Lines. It is the first single released from his 2007 album Moments That Matter. It reached number one on the Billboard Canada Country chart.
Canadian country music singer Paul Brandt has released five studio albums, two holiday albums, three extended plays, and 42 singles. Brandt debuted in 1996 with the single "My Heart Has a History", the first of five consecutive number ones in his native Canada. Both this and his next single, "I Do", made top 10 on the U.S. country charts. Although he charted only three more top 40 hits in the United States, he has continued to chart in Canada, including the number one all-genre hit "Canadian Man" in 2001 and the Gold-certified "I'm an Open Road" in 2015.
"I Do", also known as Robin's Song, is a song written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Paul Brandt. It was released in July 1996 as the second single from his debut album Calm Before the Storm. The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 1 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. It is his most successful song to date and his highest-charting song in the United States.
"My Heart Has a History" is a debut song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Paul Brandt. Released in March 1996 as the first single from his debut album Calm Before the Storm, it peaked at #5 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, while it was a Number One on the now-defunct RPM Canadian Singles Chart. The song was written by Brandt and Mark D. Sanders.
"I Meant to Do That" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Paul Brandt. It was released in November 1996 as the third single from his debut album Calm Before the Storm. The song reached number 39 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 1 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. It was written by Brandt, Kerry Chater and Lynn Gillespie Chater.
"Take It from Me" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Paul Brandt. It was released in March 1997 as the fourth and final single from his album Calm Before the Storm. The song reached number 38 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 1 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. It was written by Brandt and Roy Hurd.
"A Little in Love" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Paul Brandt for his 1997 album Outside the Frame. It was released as the first single from that album, where it reached number 45 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 1 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
"That's the Truth" is a single by Canadian country music artist Paul Brandt. Released in April 1999, it was the first single from the album of the same name. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in June 1999 and #47 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"What's Come Over You" is a song recorded by Canadian country music artist Paul Brandt. It was released in 1997 as the second single from his second studio album, Outside the Frame. It peaked at number 10 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in March 1998.
Jess Moskaluke is a Canadian country singer and songwriter. She released her debut studio album, Light Up the Night in April 2014, which includes the Platinum-certified single "Cheap Wine and Cigarettes". She has one #1 hit on the Billboard Canada Country chart with "Country Girls".
Canadian country music singer and songwriter Lindsay Ell has released five studio albums, one extended play, 11 singles, and 10 music videos. Ell released two independent albums in the 2000s before signing a recording contract with the Stoney Creek subsidiary of Broken Bow Records in 2013 and releasing her debut single, "Trippin' on Us". Four subsequent singles were promoted over the following three years with varying levels of success on the Canadian and American country airplay charts.
"I'm an Open Road" is a song recorded by Canadian country artist Paul Brandt featuring Jess Moskaluke. Brandt co-wrote the track with Greg Sczebel, and it was produced by Ben Fowler. It was the fourth single off Brandt's 2015 extended play Borderlines.
References
- ↑ "Paul Brandt Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Paul Brandt Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
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