One Horse Blue
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One Horse Blue was a Canadian country music
group recently composed of Gord Maxwell (lead vocals, bass guitar
), Larry Pink (keyboards
), Michael Shellard (background vocals, and Rocko Vaugeois (drums, background vocals). Originally formed in 1975 in Edmonton, Alberta with members Winston Quelch, Bob Burghardt, Randy Lloyd, Michael Shellard, Ian Oscar and Ron Vaugeois, the band was active between 1979 and 1980, and again in the 1990s. They charted several singles on the RPM
Top Country Tracks charts and recorded four albums before disbanding in 1981.
By 1993, Shellard and Maxwell had reformed the band, with Jim Foster taking over on guitar. This new lineup produced a fifth album, as well as two Number One hits in "Hopeless Love
" and "Bringing Back Your Love
", both from 1995.
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 recently composed of Gord Maxwell (lead vocals, bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
), Larry Pink (keyboards
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
), Michael Shellard (background vocals, and Rocko Vaugeois (drums, background vocals). Originally formed in 1975 in Edmonton, Alberta with members Winston Quelch, Bob Burghardt, Randy Lloyd, Michael Shellard, Ian Oscar and Ron Vaugeois, the band was active between 1979 and 1980, and again in the 1990s. They charted several singles on the RPM
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,...
Top Country Tracks charts and recorded four albums before disbanding in 1981.
By 1993, Shellard and Maxwell had reformed the band, with Jim Foster taking over on guitar. This new lineup produced a fifth album, as well as two Number One hits in "Hopeless Love
Hopeless Love
"Hopeless Love" is a single by Canadian country music group One Horse Blue. Released in 1995, it was the seventh single from their album One Horse Blue. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in March 1995.-Chart performance:...
" and "Bringing Back Your Love
Bringing Back Your Love
"Bringing Back Your Love" is a single by Canadian country music group One Horse Blue. Released in 1995, it was the eighth single from their album One Horse Blue. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in July 1995.-Chart performance:...
", both from 1995.
Albums
Year | Song | Chart Positions | Label | |
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CAN Country | CAN | |||
1978 | One Horse Blue | 77 | Vera Cruz | |
1980 | Bite the Bullet | |||
1981 | Livin' on the Edge | |||
1982 | On the Street | |||
1993 | One Horse Blue One Horse Blue (1993 album) One Horse Blue is the fifth studio album by Canadian country music group One Horse Blue. It was released by Savannah Records in 1993. The album peaked at number 4 on the RPM Country Albums chart.-Track listing:#"Starting All Over Again"... |
4 | Savannah |
Singles
Year | Song | Chart Positions | Album | |
---|---|---|---|---|
CAN Country | CAN | |||
1978 | "Deliever Me" | One Horse Blue (1978) | ||
"Cry Out for the Sun" | 68 | |||
"You and I" | ||||
1979 | "Bring My Love Around" | Bite the Bullet | ||
1980 | "Some Women" | |||
"Crazy Fool" | 83 | |||
"Lost and Found" | ||||
1981 | "Some Night" | Livin' on the Edge | ||
"Livin' on the Edge" | ||||
1990 | "The Man Walks Alone" | 31 | One Horse Blue (1993) | |
"Colours of Love" | 67 | |||
1993 | "Starting All Over Again" | 7 | ||
1994 | "Love's Looking for Me" | 10 | ||
"Baby Don't Cry" | 6 | |||
"Everything Money Can Buy" | 14 | |||
1995 | "Hopeless Love Hopeless Love "Hopeless Love" is a single by Canadian country music group One Horse Blue. Released in 1995, it was the seventh single from their album One Horse Blue. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in March 1995.-Chart performance:... " |
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"Bringing Back Your Love Bringing Back Your Love "Bringing Back Your Love" is a single by Canadian country music group One Horse Blue. Released in 1995, it was the eighth single from their album One Horse Blue. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in July 1995.-Chart performance:... " |
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