David Kersh
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David Kersh is an American
country music
singer who made his debut in 1996. His first album, Goodnight Sweetheart, was released that year, producing four singles on the Billboard
Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. A second album, titled If I Never Stop Loving You, was released a year later, producing three additional chart singles. Although he never charted after 1998, Kersh remained active in the music business until 2005.
expert. Kersh got his musical start in his early 20s, while working at various dance hall
s throughout the state of Texas
.
Curb Records
signed Kersh in 1996, and his debut album, Goodnight Sweetheart
, was released the same year, with its title track
peaking at No. 6 on the Billboard
Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The album also featured the #3 single "Another You
" (which was written by a then-unknown Brad Paisley
) and the #11 "Day In, Day Out".
In 1998, Kersh's second album was released. If I Never Stop Loving You
was the name of both the album and its lead-off single
, which was also a #3. The album also featured "I Breathe In, I Breathe Out
", co-written by Chris Cagle
; although Kersh's version of the song was never issued as a single, Cagle would later cut the song himself and take it to Number One on the country music charts in early 2002. "If I Never Stop Loving You" was followed by a #29-peaking cover of Eric Clapton
's "Wonderful Tonight
", and the #46 "Something to Think About".
In 1999, Kersh posed shirtless in Playgirl
magazine. Later that year, he was forced to put his career on hold due to strain on his vocal cords. By 2005, Kersh had announced that he was leaving the country music scene. On his website, Kersh wrote a letter to his fans, explaining that his "heart is just not in the music business anymore".
United States
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country music
Country music
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singer who made his debut in 1996. His first album, Goodnight Sweetheart, was released that year, producing four singles on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. A second album, titled If I Never Stop Loving You, was released a year later, producing three additional chart singles. Although he never charted after 1998, Kersh remained active in the music business until 2005.
Biography
Prior to becoming a musician, David Kersh worked as a sanitationSanitation
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expert. Kersh got his musical start in his early 20s, while working at various dance hall
Dance hall
Dance hall in its general meaning is a hall for dancing. From the earliest years of the twentieth century until the early 1960s, the dance hall was the popular forerunner of the discothèque or nightclub...
s throughout the state of Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
.
Curb Records
Curb Records
Curb Records is a record label started by Mike Curb originally as Sidewalk Records in 1963...
signed Kersh in 1996, and his debut album, Goodnight Sweetheart
Goodnight Sweetheart (album)
Goodnight Sweetheart is the debut album of American country music artist David Kersh. It contains the hit singles "Breaking Hearts and Taking Names", "Goodnight Sweetheart", "Another You", and "Day In, Day Out". Respectively, these reached #65, #6, #3 and #11 on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks...
, was released the same year, with its title track
Goodnight Sweetheart (David Kersh song)
"Goodnight Sweetheart" is the title of a song co-written by Kim Williams, L. David Lewis and Randy Boudreaux. It was recorded by American country music artist David Kersh and was released in July 1996 as the second single from his album Goodnight Sweetheart...
peaking at No. 6 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The album also featured the #3 single "Another You
Another You (song)
"Another You" title of a song written by Brad Paisley before his own solo career started. It was recorded in 1996 by country music artist David Kersh for his debut album Goodnight Sweetheart...
" (which was written by a then-unknown Brad Paisley
Brad Paisley
Brad Douglas Paisley is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His style crosses between traditional country music and Southern rock, and his songs are frequently laced with humor and pop culture references....
) and the #11 "Day In, Day Out".
In 1998, Kersh's second album was released. If I Never Stop Loving You
If I Never Stop Loving You
-Track listing:#"If I Never Stop Loving You" - 3:35#"The Need" - 3:33#"The Sudden Stop" - 3:36#"Wonderful Tonight" - 3:39...
was the name of both the album and its lead-off single
If I Never Stop Loving You (song)
"If I Never Stop Loving You" is the title track of American country music artist David Kersh's second and last album. It was co-written by noted songwriter Skip Ewing and Donny Kees...
, which was also a #3. The album also featured "I Breathe In, I Breathe Out
I Breathe In, I Breathe Out
"I Breathe In, I Breathe Out" is the title of a song recorded and co-written by country music artist Chris Cagle. It was first recorded by David Kersh on his 1998 album If I Never Stop Loving You; Kersh's version was not released as a single....
", co-written by Chris Cagle
Chris Cagle
Chris Cagle is an American country music artist. Signed with Virgin Records Nashville in 2000, Cagle made his debut on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts with the single "My Love Goes On and On", the first single from his debut album Play It Loud...
; although Kersh's version of the song was never issued as a single, Cagle would later cut the song himself and take it to Number One on the country music charts in early 2002. "If I Never Stop Loving You" was followed by a #29-peaking cover of Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton
Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE, is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and...
's "Wonderful Tonight
Wonderful Tonight
"Wonderful Tonight" is a song written by Eric Clapton. It was included on Clapton's 1977 album Slowhand and released as a single the following year. Clapton wrote the song about Pattie Boyd, and it is mentioned in her autobiographical book Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me...
", and the #46 "Something to Think About".
In 1999, Kersh posed shirtless in Playgirl
Playgirl
Playgirl is a print quarterly adult magazine published in the United States that is marketed mainly to heterosexual women, but has also gained a considerable gay following...
magazine. Later that year, he was forced to put his career on hold due to strain on his vocal cords. By 2005, Kersh had announced that he was leaving the country music scene. On his website, Kersh wrote a letter to his fans, explaining that his "heart is just not in the music business anymore".
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US Heat Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
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| Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight Sweetheart (album) Goodnight Sweetheart is the debut album of American country music artist David Kersh. It contains the hit singles "Breaking Hearts and Taking Names", "Goodnight Sweetheart", "Another You", and "Day In, Day Out". Respectively, these reached #65, #6, #3 and #11 on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks... |
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21 | 169 | 7 |
| If I Never Stop Loving You If I Never Stop Loving You -Track listing:#"If I Never Stop Loving You" - 3:35#"The Need" - 3:33#"The Sudden Stop" - 3:36#"Wonderful Tonight" - 3:39... |
|
13 | 134 | 4 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
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| 1996 | "Breaking Hearts and Taking Names" | 65 | — | — | Goodnight Sweetheart |
| "Goodnight Sweetheart" | 6 | 113 | 44 | ||
| 1997 | "Another You Another You (song) "Another You" title of a song written by Brad Paisley before his own solo career started. It was recorded in 1996 by country music artist David Kersh for his debut album Goodnight Sweetheart... " |
3 | — | 14 | |
| "Day In, Day Out" | 11 | — | 12 | ||
| "If I Never Stop Loving You If I Never Stop Loving You (song) "If I Never Stop Loving You" is the title track of American country music artist David Kersh's second and last album. It was co-written by noted songwriter Skip Ewing and Donny Kees... " |
3 | 67 | 10 | If I Never Stop Loving You | |
| 1998 | "Wonderful Tonight Wonderful Tonight "Wonderful Tonight" is a song written by Eric Clapton. It was included on Clapton's 1977 album Slowhand and released as a single the following year. Clapton wrote the song about Pattie Boyd, and it is mentioned in her autobiographical book Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me... " |
29 | — | 45 | |
| "Something to Think About" | 46 | — | 57 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "Goodnight Sweetheart" | chris rogers |
| 1997 | "If I Never Stop Loving You" | David Abbott |
| 1998 | "Wonderful Tonight" |