Bobby Borchers
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Robert Jerome "Bobby" Borchers (born June 19, 1952 in Cincinnati, Ohio
) is an American country music
singer.
Borchers was raised in Kentucky
. He learned to play guitar at age twelve, and got his first break in the mid-1970s, when Tanya Tucker
recorded his song "Jamestown Ferry." In the mid-1970s, recorded for the Playboy Records
label. Borchers released two albums for Playboy: Bobby Borchers in 1977 and Denim and Rhinestones a year later. He also charted nine times within the Top 40 of the Hot Country Songs
charts, including the number seven "Cheap Perfume and Candlelight" in 1977. Borchers later moved to Epic Records
, where he released three singles: "Sweet Fantasy," "Wishing I Had Listened to Your Song" and "I Just Wanna Feel the Magic."
Borchers also owned the Longhorn Ballroom restaurant in Fort Wright, Kentucky
in the 1980s. In 1987, he issued two singles on Longhorn Records: "It Was Love What It Was" and "(I Remember When I Thought) Whiskey Was a River."
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
) is an American country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer.
Borchers was raised in Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
. He learned to play guitar at age twelve, and got his first break in the mid-1970s, when Tanya Tucker
Tanya Tucker
Tanya Denise Tucker is a female American country music artist who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13...
recorded his song "Jamestown Ferry." In the mid-1970s, recorded for the Playboy Records
Playboy Records
Playboy Records was a record label in Los Angeles, California, and a unit of Playboy Enterprises. Artists recording for the label included Barbi Benton, Blue Ash, Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers, Brenda Patterson, Jeanne French , Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds, Ivory, Wynn Stewart, Mickey Gilley...
label. Borchers released two albums for Playboy: Bobby Borchers in 1977 and Denim and Rhinestones a year later. He also charted nine times within the Top 40 of the Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts, including the number seven "Cheap Perfume and Candlelight" in 1977. Borchers later moved to Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
, where he released three singles: "Sweet Fantasy," "Wishing I Had Listened to Your Song" and "I Just Wanna Feel the Magic."
Borchers also owned the Longhorn Ballroom restaurant in Fort Wright, Kentucky
Fort Wright, Kentucky
Fort Wright is a city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 5,723 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Fort Wright is located at ....
in the 1980s. In 1987, he issued two singles on Longhorn Records: "It Was Love What It Was" and "(I Remember When I Thought) Whiskey Was a River."
Albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country | ||
| 1977 | Bobby Borchers
|
21 |
| 1978 | Denim and Rhinestones
|
49 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
CAN Country | ||
| 1976 | "Someone's with Your Wife Tonight, Mister" | 29 | — |
| "They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore" | 32 | — | |
| "Whispers" | 12 | 19 | |
| 1977 | "Cheap Perfume and Candlelight" | 7 | 15 |
| "What a Way to Go" | 18 | — | |
| "I Promised Her a Rainbow" | 18 | 17 | |
| 1978 | "I Like Ladies in Long Black Dresses" | 23 | — |
| "Sweet Fantasy" | 20 | 25 | |
| 1979 | "Wishing I Had Listened to Your Song" | 32 | 60 |
| "I Just Wanna Feel the Magic" | 43 | — | |
| 1987 | "It Was Love What It Was" | 80 | — |
| "(I Remember When I Thought) Whiskey Was a River" | 86 | — | |