The Marcy Brothers

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The Marcy Brothers
Origin Oroville, California, United States
Genres Country
Years active1983–1999
Labels Warner Bros.
Atlantic
Past membersKevin Marcy
Kris Marcy
Kendal Marcy

The Marcy Brothers were an American country music trio formed in Oroville, California, in 1983 and disbanded in 1999. The trio consisted of three brothers: Kevin, Kris, and Kendal Marcy. [1] They released two albums for divisions of Warner Music Group and charted six singles on the Billboard country charts. Their highest hit was "Cotton Pickin' Time" at No. 34. [2]

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Music career

The Marcy Brothers' debut album, Missing You, was released on October 23, 1989, on Warner Bros. Records' Nashville division. The album peaked at No. 75 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and saw a total of five single charting, including their highest chart single, "Cotton Pickin' Time", which reached No. 34 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart in 1989. [2] Other single releases include "The Things I Didn't Say", "Threads of Gold", "You're Not Even Crying", and the title track. [2] Blake Shelton covered "Cotton Pickin' Time" on his 2004 album Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill .

On July 9, 1991, the group released their self-titled second studio album on Warner Bros.' sister label, Atlantic Records. This album produced the singles "She Can" and "Why Not Tonight" before the trio exited the label and disbanded. Also included on the album was the Don Von Tress composition "Don't Tell My Heart", a song which would later become a five-week Number One on the country charts in 1992 when Billy Ray Cyrus recorded it under the title "Achy Breaky Heart". [3] Kendal has since joined Brad Paisley's road band, the Drama Kings, in which he plays the banjo, keyboards, mandolin, and sings background vocals. [4]

After Achy Breaky Heart

After "Achy Breaky Heart" became a big hit for Billy Ray Cyrus, the Marcys had a lot of press asking them about the song. Even making appearances on shows like Hard Copy and Nashville Now . But the Marcys stated that they had no animosity against Cyrus.

Members

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak positions
US Country
[5]
Growin' Up Country [6]
  • Release date: 1983
  • Label: KAM Productions
  • Producer: The Marcy Brothers
Missing You 75
The Marcy Brothers
  • Release date: July 9, 1991
  • Label: Atlantic Records
  • Producer: Nelson Larkin, Ron Reynolds
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart
positions
Album
US Country
[2]
CAN Country
[7]
1984"Take It Like a Man" [8] Non-album single
1988"The Things I Didn't Say"68Missing You
1989"Threads of Gold"52
"Cotton Pickin' Time" [9] 34
"You're Not Even Crying"70
1990"Missing You"79
1991"She Can" [10] 7178The Marcy Brothers
"Why Not Tonight" [11]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
1989"Cotton Pickin' Time"
"You're Not Even Crying"Robert Frey
1991"She Can"Joe Pollaro

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