Sweethearts of the Rodeo (album)
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Sweethearts of the Rodeo is the debut album from the American country music
group Sweethearts of the Rodeo
. Five of the tracks would rise into the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. "Midnight Girl/Sunset Town" and "Chains of Gold" both achieved a #4 rating, while "Since I Found You" made it to #7, "Gotta Get Away" to #10, and a cover of "Hey Doll Baby", made famous by the Everly Brothers, was at #21.
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...
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Sweethearts of the Rodeo
Sweethearts of the Rodeo is an American country music duo composed of sisters Janis Oliver and Kristine Oliver . The duo recorded for Columbia Records between 1986 and 1991, releasing four albums and twelve singles for the label. In the 1990s, they also recorded two albums for Sugar Hill Records...
. Five of the tracks would rise into the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. "Midnight Girl/Sunset Town" and "Chains of Gold" both achieved a #4 rating, while "Since I Found You" made it to #7, "Gotta Get Away" to #10, and a cover of "Hey Doll Baby", made famous by the Everly Brothers, was at #21.
Track listing
- "Midnight Girl/Sunset TownMidnight Girl/Sunset Town"Midnight Girl/Sunset Town" is a single by American country music duo Sweethearts of the Rodeo. Released in 1986, it was the third single from the album Sweethearts of the Rodeo. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart....
" (Don SchlitzDon SchlitzDonald Alan "Don" Schlitz, Jr. is a country music songwriter. For his songwriting efforts, Schlitz has earned two Grammys, as well as four ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year awards...
) – 3:03 - "Hey Doll Baby" (Titus TurnerTitus TurnerTitus Turner was an American R&B and East Coast blues singer and songwriter. His best remembered recordings were "We Told You Not To Marry" and "Sound-Off," plus he wrote "Leave My Kitten Alone," and "Tell Me Why."...
) – 2:30 - "Since I Found YouSince I Found You"Since i Found You" is a single by American country music duo Sweethearts of the Rodeo. Released in 1986, it was the second from the album Sweethearts of the Rodeo. The song reached #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart....
" (Bill Lloyd, Radney FosterRadney FosterRadney Foster is an American Texas Country artist. Initially a songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee, Foster made his debut in 1986 alongside Bill Lloyd in the duo Foster & Lloyd...
) – 2:45 - "Gotta Get AwayGotta Get Away (Sweethearts of the Rodeo song)"Gotta Get Away" is a single by American Country music duo Sweethearts of the Rodeo. Released in 1987, it was the fifth single from the album Sweethearts of the Rodeo. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart....
" (Janis Gill) – 3:00 - "Chains of GoldChains of Gold (song)"Chains of Gold" is a single by American country music duo Sweethearts of the Rodeo. Released in 1987, it was the fourth single from the album Sweethearts of the Rodeo. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart....
" (Paul KennerleyPaul KennerleyPaul Kennerley is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer working in the American contemporary country music industry. His works include the concept albums, White Mansions and The Legend of Jesse James...
) – 2:53 - "Chosen Few" (John Hall, Schlitz) – 3:09
- "Everywhere I Turn" (Gill, Michael G. Joyce) – 3:08
- "I Can't Resist" (Hank DeVito, Rodney CrowellRodney CrowellRodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music....
) – 2:45
Chart performance
Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 8 |