The Ranch (band)

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The Ranch
Origin Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres Country, country rock
Years active1995 (1995)–1998 (1998)
Labels Capitol
Past members

The Ranch was an Australian-American country music trio, which formed in 1995 by Keith Urban (guitar, keyboards and vocals), Jerry Flowers (bass guitar and background vocals) and Peter Clarke (drums and vocals). [1] [2] [3] Most of the group's material was co-written by Urban and Vernon Rust. [1] [4]

Contents

They issued a self-titled album on Capitol Records in 1997, and two related singles, "Walkin' the Country" and "Just Some Love", which appeared on the country charts before the group disbanded in 1998. [4] Besides its two singles, The Ranch included "Some Days You Gotta Dance", which was issued in 2001 as a single by the Dixie Chicks, and also had Urban on guitar. [5] After disbanding The Ranch, Urban resumed his solo career, many of which afterwards have included Flowers. [4] Due to his solo success, The Ranch's album was re-issued in February 2004 on Capitol/EMI as Keith Urban in The Ranch with two bonus tracks: "Billy" and "Stuck in the Middle with You", the latter is a cover version of a single by the 1970s band Stealers Wheel. [6] It also featured two music videos, "Walkin' the Country" and "Clutterbilly". [6]

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details and chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak positions
AUS
[7]
US Country
The Ranch 8234A

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart
positions
Album
US Country
[3]
CAN Country
"Walkin' the Country"19975065The Ranch
"Just Some Love"19986192

Music videos

TitleYearDirector
"Walkin' the Country"1997Roger Pistole
"Clutterbilly"

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards are a set of annual ceremonies presented by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the music of Australia. They commenced in 1987.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
1997 The Ranch Best Country Album Nominated [8]

References

  1. 1 2 The Ranch; Urban, Keith; Rust, Vernon (1997), The Ranch, Nashville, Tenn: Capitol: Manufactured and distributed by WEA. National Library of Australia , retrieved August 17, 2014
  2. Alexander, Wiley (October 10, 1997). ""Funktry", Chesney & Willie". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
  3. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 338. ISBN   978-0-89820-177-2.
  4. 1 2 3 Ruhlmann, William. "The Ranch – Keith Urban". AllMusic . Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  5. Keith Urban Biography
  6. 1 2 Ruhlmann, William. "In the Ranch – Keith Urban". AllMusic . Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  7. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 229.
  8. ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards Best Country Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved April 9, 2022.