James & Michael Younger
Encyclopedia
James & Michael Younger, also known as The Younger Brothers, were an American country music
group from Edinburg, Texas
composed of brothers James and Michael Williams. Their eponymous debut album was released in 1983 by MCA Records
. Its first single, "Nothing but the Radio On," reached the Top 20 on the Billboard
Hot Country Singles
chart in 1982.
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...
group from Edinburg, Texas
Edinburg, Texas
Edinburg is a city in and the county seat of Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 77,100 at the 2010 census. The University of Texas–Pan American, the only fully accredited four-year university in the Rio Grande Valley, is located in Edinburg.Edinburg is part of the...
composed of brothers James and Michael Williams. Their eponymous debut album was released in 1983 by MCA Records
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
. Its first single, "Nothing but the Radio On," reached the Top 20 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
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...
chart in 1982.
Albums
| Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | James & Michael Younger | MCA |
Singles
| Year | Single | 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... |
CAN Country | |||
| 1982 | "Lonely Hearts" | 68 | — | single only |
| "Nothing but the Radio On" | 19 | — | James & Michael Younger | |
| "There's No Substitute for You" | 48 | — | ||
| 1983 | "Somewhere Down the Line" | 50 | 41 | |
| "A Taste of the Wind" | 54 | — | ||
| "Lovers on the Rebound" | 48 | — | ||
| "Shoot First, Ask Questions Later" | 65 | — | ||
| 1985 | "My Special Angel" | 82 | — | singles only |
| 1986 | "Back on the Radio Again" | 67 | — | |
| "She Wants to Marry a Cowboy" | 65 | — |
External links
- [ James & Michael Younger] at Allmusic