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Lee Roy Parnell is an American country music and blues artist, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Active since 1990, he has recorded nine studio albums, and has charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. His highest-charting hits are "What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am" (1992), "Tender Moment" (1993), and "A Little Bit of You" (1995), all of which peaked at No. 2. Four more of his singles have charted in the Top Ten as well. Parnell made a shift in the early 2000s back to the bluesier sounds of his early works, releasing two blues albums on Vanguard Records and Universal South. Besides his own work, Parnell has played slide guitar and National guitar on several other country and blues recordings. "Midnight Believer" was named among the Top 10 Blues albums of 2018. In January 2019, Gibson issued Parnell's signature guitar, "Abilene Sunset." Parnell appeared on HGTV's Property Brothers: Buying and Selling."
"That's My Story" is a song written by Lee Roy Parnell and Tony Haselden, and recorded by American country music artist Collin Raye. It was released in December 1993 as the first single from his album Extremes. It features the memorable line from a man apparently caught in a lie by his girlfriend, "Well that's my story and I'm sticking to it."
"Shut Up and Kiss Me" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Mary Chapin Carpenter. It was released in August 1994 as the first single from her album Stones in the Road. The song became her only number one hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts on November 19, 1994; it also peaked at number 90 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song features Lee Roy Parnell accompanying on slide guitar, Benmont Tench on piano, Don Dixon on bass, Kenny Aronoff on drums, and Trisha Yearwood providing backing vocals. The song also won Carpenter a Grammy Award in 1995 for Best Female Country Vocal Performance.
"Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Vince Gill that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was released in October 1992 as the second single from his album I Still Believe in You. It reached number-one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks and on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. The song was written by Gill and Pete Wasner.
"Thinkin' About You" is a song written by Tom Shapiro and Bob Regan, and recorded by American country music artist Trisha Yearwood. It was released in January 1995 as the second single and title track from her album Thinkin' About You. The song became Yearwood's third Number One country hit in April 1995. Lee Roy Parnell plays slide guitar on the song.
"Jacob's Ladder" is a song written by Cal Sweat, Brenda Sweat, and Tony Martin, and recorded by American country music artist Mark Wills. It was released in May 1996 as his debut single, and was served as the first single from his self-titled debut album. It reached a peak of number 6 on both the U.S. Billboard country singles chart and the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
"I Think About You" is a song written by Don Schlitz and Steve Seskin, and recorded by American country music singer Collin Raye. It was released in February 1996 as the third single and title track from his album of the same name. It peaked at number 3 in the United States and number 2 in Canada.
"On the Road" is a song written by Bob McDill, and recorded by American country music artist Lee Roy Parnell. It was released in August 1993 as the lead-off single and title track from his album of the same name. It peaked at number 6 in the United States, and number 12 in Canada.
"What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am" is a song recorded by American country music artist Lee Roy Parnell, written by Al Carmichael and Gary Griffin. It was released in May 1992 as the second single from the album, Love Without Mercy. The song was Parnell's fifth single release, and his first to reach Top 40 on the Hot Country Songs charts. It is also one of three singles in his career to reach number two on the country music charts.
We All Get Lucky Sometimes is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Lee Roy Parnell. It was released in 1995 as his first album for Career Records, a sister label of Arista Nashville. This album produced five singles for him on the Billboard country singles charts. "A Little Bit of You" was the first, at #2, followed by "When a Woman Loves a Man" (#12), "Heart's Desire" (#3), "Givin' Water to a Drowning Man" (#12), and the title track (#46). It is also his highest-peaking album on Top Country Albums, peaking at #26 there.
"The Road You Leave Behind" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist David Lee Murphy. It was released in July 1996 as the second single from his album Gettin' Out the Good Stuff. The song peaked at number 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 12 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
"When Boy Meets Girl" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Terri Clark. It was released in October 1995 as the second single from her album Terri Clark. The song reached #3 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in February 1996 and #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was written by Clark, Tom Shapiro and Chris Waters.
"Love Without Mercy" is a song written by Don Pfrimmer and Mike Reid. It was originally recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys for their 1987 album Heartbeat, and later by Reid on his album Twilight Town. The Oak Ridge Boys' version was the B-side of their 1988 single "True Heart".
"Tender Moment" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Lee Roy Parnell. It was released in 1992 as the fourth single from his album Love Without Mercy. The song spent 20 weeks on the Hot Country Songs charts, peaking at number two in 1993. The album's first single, "The Rock", was the b-side. The song was written by Parnell, Rory Bourke and Cris Moore.
"I'm Holding My Own" is a song written by Tony Arata, and recorded by American country music singer Lee Roy Parnell. It was released in January 1994 as the second single from his album On the Road. The song spent 20 weeks on the Hot Country Songs charts, peaking at number three in 1994.
"A Little Bit of You" is a song written by Trey Bruce and Craig Wiseman, and recorded by American country music singer Lee Roy Parnell. It was released in May 1995 as the lead single from his album We All Get Lucky Sometimes, his first release for the Career Records branch of Arista Records. The song spent 20 weeks on the Hot Country Songs charts, peaking at number two in 1995.
"Heart's Desire" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Lee Roy Parnell. It was released as the third single from his album We All Get Lucky Sometimes. The song spent 20 weeks on the Hot Country Songs charts, peaking at number three in 1996. It was his last top 10 hit on that chart. It was written Parnell and Cris Moore.
"When a Woman Loves a Man" is a song written by Rafe Van Hoy and Mark Luna, and recorded by American country music singer Lee Roy Parnell with Trisha Yearwood providing harmony. It was released in August 1995 as the second single from his album We All Get Lucky Sometimes. The song spent 20 weeks on the Hot Country Songs charts, peaking at number 12 in 1996.
"The Power of Love" is a song written by Gary Nicholson and Don Cook, and recorded by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in May 1984 as the first single and title track from his album The Power of Love. The song peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.
"Squeeze Me In" is a song written by Delbert McClinton and Gary Nicholson. It was recorded by Lee Roy Parnell for his 1995 album We All Get Lucky Sometimes, and was the B-side to his 1996 single "Givin' Water to a Drowning Man".
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- 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 315. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ↑ Billboard , May 11, 1996
- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 8526." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. August 12, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Lee Roy Parnell Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1996". RPM . December 16, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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