Ron Wallace (singer)

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Ron Wallace
Born
Genres Country
OccupationSinger-songwriter
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1987–present
Labels Columbia Records
Website ronwallaceofficial.com

Ron Wallace was born in Pompano Beach, Florida [1] and grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. He is an American country music singer-songwriter. He was signed to Sony/Columbia Records and a single of his was on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. He released an EP, It Must Be Love, independently in late March 2015.

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Career

Wallace moved to Nashville in 1987, where he found work as a demo singer. [2] He sang background vocals on Faith Hill's 1993 album Take Me as I Am [3] and Ty Herndon's 1995 debut What Mattered Most . [4] In 1994, Wallace signed to Columbia. [2] His debut single, "I'm Listening Now", was released in August 1995. [5] Deborah Evans Price of Billboard wrote that "Wallace has a strong voice and displays a rather moving interpretive ability." [6] It peaked at number 65 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [7] Columbia Records released Wallace's album, Bound and Determined, on October 17, 1995. [2] A second single, "Left Hand of God" came out a month later. [8]

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum details
Bound and Determined
It Must Be Love (EP)
  • Release date: March 2015
  • Label: Self-released

Singles

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
US Country
1995"I'm Listening Now"65Bound and Determined
"Left Hand of God"
2015"It Must Be Love"It Must Be Love (EP)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

YearVideo
1995"I'm Listening Now"
2015"It Must Be Love"

References

  1. "Ron Wallace Homepage". ronwallaceofficial.com/bio/. January 22, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Flippo, Chet (September 9, 1995). "Demo Singer Ron Wallace Steps Out". Billboard . Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  3. "Take Me as I Am – Faith Hill | Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  4. What Mattered Most (Media notes). Ty Herndon. Epic Records. 1995. 66397.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. "I'm Listening Now – Ron Wallace". AllMusic . Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  6. Price, Deborah Evans (August 19, 1995). "Single Reviews". Billboard . Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  7. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 446. ISBN   978-0-89820-177-2.
  8. "Left Hand of God – Ron Wallace". AllMusic . Retrieved February 9, 2014.