This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 2004.
Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by Kenny Chesney, released on September 26, 2000 on BNA Records. It features hits from his previous albums, as well as newly recorded tracks. Two of the new tracks — "I Lost It" and "Don't Happen Twice" — were issued as singles. Also released from this album was a re-recording of his 1994 single "The Tin Man". Greatest Hits has been certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over four million copies in the United States.
Leave the Light On is the first studio album released by country music singer Lorrie Morgan, with such singles as "Trainwreck of Emotion" at #20, "Dear Me" at #9, "Out of Your Shoes" at #2, "Five Minutes" at #1, and "He Talks to Me" at #4. On the original vinyl LP, there were only nine tracks, but the CD version adds two more, including a cover of the Beatles' 1965 single, "Eight Days a Week."
Shaken Not Stirred is the third studio album by American country music singer Phil Vassar. Released in 2004 on Arista Nashville, the album produced Vassar's second Number One single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts in the track "In a Real Love". The second single, "I'll Take That as a Yes ", reached number 17 on the country charts, while the third single peaked at number 22.
I'm Alright is the second studio album released by American country music singer Jo Dee Messina. It was released in 1998. Her highest selling album to date, it has been certified 2× Platinum for U.S. sales of two million copies. The album produced the singles "I'm Alright", "Bye, Bye", and "Stand Beside Me" — all of which reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts — as well as a cover of Dottie West's "A Lesson in Leaving" and "Because You Love Me". Respectively, these last two singles reached #2 and #8 on the country charts.
Dress Rehearsal is the second studio album by Canadian country music singer-songwriter Carolyn Dawn Johnson, and was released on May 4, 2004 on Arista Nashville. It produced the singles "Simple Life" and "Die of a Broken Heart" in the U.S., which respectively reached #13 and #52 on the Hot Country Songs charts. "Die of a Broken Heart" was a #4 hit on the Canadian country charts, while the other two singles — "Head over High Heels" and the title track — respectively charted at #5 and #11 in Canada. "Squeezin' the Love Outta You" was previously recorded by Redmon & Vale, who released it as a single in 2000.
Greatest Hits is a compilation album released by country singer Jo Dee Messina in 2003.
Greatest Hits Volume II is a greatest hits album by Anne Murray issued in 1989. It is a collection of ten singles released between 1981 and 1989. "If I Ever Fall in Love Again", "When I Fall", and "I'd Fall in Love Tonight" were newly recorded for this album.
"In a Real Love" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Phil Vassar. It was released on May 4, 2004 as the first single from the album Shaken Not Stirred. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart on November 6 becoming his second number one hit of his career and his first since "Just Another Day in Paradise" in 2000. It was written by Vassar Julian Williams and Craig Wiseman.
Enjoy the Ride is the debut album by Marshall Dyllon, an American country music boy band. Their only studio album, it was released on Dreamcatcher Records, a label owned by Kenny Rogers. It produced two singles in "Live It Up" and "You", both of which charted on the Billboard country charts in 2000.
The Stagecoach Festival is an outdoor country music festival presented by Goldenvoice, The Messina Group, and Moore Entertainment and founded by Paul Tollett. The festival is held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Various artists attend, whether they be mainstream or relatively unknown, ranging from folk, mainstream country, bluegrass, roots rock, and alternative country. It is the highest-grossing festival centered on country music in the world. The festival acts as a sister event to Goldenvoice's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, taking place the following weekend at the same site.
The discography of American country music singer Phil Vassar consists of seven studio albums, three compilation albums, one live album and twenty-two singles. Before his signing with Arista Nashville in 1999, Vassar was a prominent songwriter, having co-written number one hits for Jo Dee Messina and Alan Jackson, and Top 5 singles for Tim McGraw and Collin Raye. As a singer, Vassar has reached number one on the country music charts twice.
"That's When I Love You" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Phil Vassar. It was released in October 2001 as the fifth and final single from his debut album Phil Vassar. It peaked at number 3 on the Hot Country Songs chart, and number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Vassar co-wrote this song along with his former wife Julie Wood. They both also wrote one of his other singles "The Woman in My Life", which was a top 20 hit in 2006.
Traveling Circus is the fifth studio album by American country music singer Phil Vassar. It was released on December 15, 2009 as his second album for the Universal South Records label. The album contains the singles "Bobbi with an I" and "Everywhere I Go," both of which have charted on the U.S. country singles charts. Vassar produced the album on his own, and wrote or co-wrote every song on it as well.
A Little Good News is a studio album by Canadian Country artist Anne Murray. It was released by Capitol Records in 1983. The album peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and was quickly certified Gold by the RIAA.
As I Am is a studio album by Canadian country artist Anne Murray. It was released by Capitol Records in 1988. The album peaked at number 29 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
