Frazier River

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Frazier River
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Frazier River, 1996.
Background information
Origin Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Genres Country
Years active1991–1996
Labels Decca Nashville
Past membersDanny Frazier
Chuck Adair
Greg Amburgy
Brian "Gigs" Baverman
Jim Morris
Bob Wilson

Frazier River was an American country music group formed in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1991 and disbanded in 1996. The group consisted of lead singer Danny Frazier and five musicians, Chuck Adair, Greg Amburgy, Brian "Gigs" Baverman, Jim Morris and Bob Wilson. Frazier River recorded one album for Decca Records Nashville and released three singles, two of which charted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts.

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History

Frazier River was founded in 1991 in Cincinnati, Ohio by Danny Frazier (lead vocals, guitar), Chuck Adair (guitar), Greg Amburgy (keyboards, guitars, background vocals), Brian "Gigs" Baverman (drums), Jim Morris (keyboards, background vocals) and Bob Wilson (background vocals, bass guitar). [1] They signed to Decca Records Nashville in 1996 and released a self-titled debut album for the label. This album produced two chart singles on the Billboard country charts: "She Got What She Deserves" at number 57 and "Tangled Up in Texas" at number 67. Country Standard Time critic Robert Loy gave a mostly favorable review of the album, comparing Frazier's "almost operatic" voice to that of Gary Morris and saying that his "voice even rescues lesser songs" on the album. He cited "Last Request" and "Heaven Is Smiling" as standout tracks. [2] After Frazier River disbanded, Frazier, Morris and Baverman founded a second band called the Danny Frazier Band, with Chris Goins and Jerry Owen.


Frazier River (1996)

Frazier River
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Studio album by
Frazier River
ReleasedFebruary 27, 1996 (1996-02-27)
Recorded1995
StudioJavalina Recording Studios, Woodland Sound Studios Nashville, TN
Genre Country
Length35:26
Label Decca Nashville
Producer Mark Wright

Track listing

  1. "Everything About You" (Jim Daddario, Greg Barnhill) – 4:32
  2. "That's Why I'm Here" (Bill Luther) – 3:26
  3. "Money Don't Make People" (Ronnie Rogers, Mark Wright) – 2:38
  4. "She Got What She Deserves" (Jenny Yates, Bobby Fischer, Charlie Black) – 2:58
  5. "Last Request" (Mark Alan Springer, A. J. Masters) – 3:42
  6. "I Don't Want to See You Again" (Jackson Leap) – 3:37
  7. "Tangled Up in Texas" (Dennis Morgan, Billy Burnette, Larry Henley) – 3:28
  8. "Birmingham Steel" (John Brannen, Alex Harvey) - 3:10
  9. "Heaven Is Smiling" (Rick Crawford, Brian Tankersley, Morgan Cryer) – 4:12
  10. "It Won't Bring Her Back" (Jimmy Webb) – 3:43

Personnel

Frazier River

Additional musicians

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart
positions
US Country CAN Country
1996"She Got What She Deserves"5760
"Tangled Up in Texas"6784
"Last Request" [3]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
1996"Tangled Up in Texas"
"Last Request" [4] Charley Randazzo

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References

  1. Bush, John. "Frazier River biography". Allmusic . Retrieved 2008-07-16.
  2. Loy, Robert. "Frazier River review". Country Standard Time. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  3. "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard . September 21, 1996.
  4. "CMT : Videos : Frazier River : Last Request". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2011.