Nothing On but the Radio
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"Nothing On but the Radio" is the title of a song written by Byron Hill
, Odie Blackmon and Brice Long
, recorded by American country music
artist Gary Allan
. It was released in June 2004 as the last single release from his 2004 album See If I Care
. The song was Allan's third Number One single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs
chart. The song also peaked at number 32 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also won an ASCAP Award for being among the most performed country songs of 2005. The song was later included on Allan's Greatest Hits
album.
magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling the lyric a "light and breezy look at the beginnings of a new relationship. It's nothing deep, just frisky and fun." She goes on to say that the lead guitar starts the song and the melody "immediately catches listeners' attention-and the steel guitar and fiddle-laced production set the perfect stage for Allan's country-boy vocal."
Byron Hill
Byron Hill , is an American songwriter from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Working professionally in Nashville, TN for more than thirty years, his songs have been recorded by over 650 Country and Pop artists.-Music career:...
, Odie Blackmon and Brice Long
Brice Long
Brice Long is an American country music singer. Signed to Columbia Records in 2005, Long charted one single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts that year: "Anywhere but Here", which was also released by Chris Cagle a year later...
, recorded by 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...
artist Gary Allan
Gary Allan
Gary Allan Herzberg is an American country music artist, known professionally as Gary Allan.Signed to Decca Records in 1996, Allan made his debut on the United States country music scene with the release of his single "Her Man", the lead-off to his gold-certified debut album Used Heart for Sale,...
. It was released in June 2004 as the last single release from his 2004 album See If I Care
See If I Care
-Album:-Singles:-Certifications:-Personnel:*Richard Bennett – electric guitar*Lisa Cochran – background vocals*Chad Cromwell – drums*Eric Darken – percussion*Dan Dugmore – steel guitar*Stuart Duncan – fiddle*Mike Henderson – electric guitar...
. The song was Allan's third Number One single on the Billboard 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...
chart. The song also peaked at number 32 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also won an ASCAP Award for being among the most performed country songs of 2005. The song was later included on Allan's Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits (Gary Allan album)
-Album:-Singles:-Certifications:-References:...
album.
Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price of BillboardBillboard (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...
magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling the lyric a "light and breezy look at the beginnings of a new relationship. It's nothing deep, just frisky and fun." She goes on to say that the lead guitar starts the song and the melody "immediately catches listeners' attention-and the steel guitar and fiddle-laced production set the perfect stage for Allan's country-boy vocal."
Chart performance
"Nothing On but the Radio" debuted at number 52 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs for the week of June 26, 2004.| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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