Bobby G. Rice
Encyclopedia
Robert Gene Rice is an American country music
singer-songwriter, known professionally as Bobby G. Rice. Between 1970 and 1988, Rice released nine albums and charted thirty songs on the Billboard
Hot Country Singles
chart. His biggest hit, "You Lay So Easy On My Mind," peaked at Number 3 in 1973.
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...
singer-songwriter, known professionally as Bobby G. Rice. Between 1970 and 1988, Rice released nine albums and charted thirty songs 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
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chart. His biggest hit, "You Lay So Easy On My Mind," peaked at Number 3 in 1973.
Albums
| Year | Album | US Country | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Hit After Hit | — | Royal American |
| 1973 | You Lay So Easy On My Mind | 7 | Metromedia |
| 1974 | She Sure Laid the Lonelies On Me | 43 | GRT |
| 1975 | Write Me a Letter | 43 | |
| 1976 | Instant Rice: The Best of Bobby G. | 41 | |
| With Love | — | ||
| 1981 | The Best of Bobby G. Rice | — | Sunbird |
| 1982 | Bobby's Back | — | Audiograph |
| 1985 | A New Beginning | — | Doorknob |
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 | |||
| 1970 | "Sugar Shack" | 32 | — | Hit After Hit |
| "Hey Baby Hey! Baby "Hey! Baby" is a song written by Margaret Cobb and Bruce Channel, who recorded the song in 1961. Channel co-produced the song with Major Bill Smith and released it on Mercury Records' Smash label... " |
35 | — | ||
| 1971 | "Lover Please" | 46 | — | |
| "Mountain of Love Mountain of Love "Mountain of Love" is a song written by Harold Dorman . Dorman released his version as a single in 1960. It performed well, becoming his only top forty hit on the Billboard Hot 100. It was the highest charting single of his career.In 1964, Johnny Rivers released his remake as a single... " |
20 | — | ||
| 1972 | "Suspicion" | 33 | — | |
| 1973 | "You Lay So Easy On My Mind" | 3 | 7 | You Lay So Easy On My Mind |
| "You Give Me You" | 8 | 8 | ||
| "The Whole World's Making Love Again Tonight" | 13 | 38 | She Sure Laid the Lonelies On Me | |
| 1974 | "Make It Feel Like Love Again" | 30 | — | Write Me a Letter |
| 1975 | "Write Me a Letter" | 9 | 13 | |
| "Freda Comes, Freda Goes" | 10 | 17 | ||
| "I May Never Be Your Lover (But I'll Always Be Your Friend)" | 64 | — | Instant Rice: The Best of Bobby G. | |
| 1976 | "Pick Me Up On Your Way Down" | 35 | — | |
| "You Are My Special Angel" | 53 | — | With Love | |
| "Woman Stealer" | 54 | — | ||
| 1977 | "Just One Kiss Magdelena" | 66 | — | singles only |
| 1978 | "Whisper It to Me" | 57 | — | |
| "The Softest Touch in Town" | 30 | 53 | ||
| 1979 | "(Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely (Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely " I Get So Lonely" is a popular song. It was written by Pat Ballard and was published in 1953.The biggest hit version was done by The Four Knights in 1954.Anne Shelton with Ken Mackintosh and his orchestra recorded it in London on March 3, 1954... " |
49 | — | |
| "You Make It So Easy" | 67 | — | The Best of Bobby G. Rice | |
| 1980 | "The Man Who Takes You Home" | 53 | — | |
| 1981 | "Livin' Together (Lovin' Apart)" | 86 | — | single only |
| "Pardon My French" | 63 | — | Bobby's Back | |
| 1985 | "New Tradition" | 95 | — | A New Beginning |
| 1986 | "Red Neck and Over Thirty" (w/ Wayne Kemp Wayne Kemp Wayne Kemp is an American country music singer. He recorded between 1969 and 1986 for Decca, MCA, United Artists, Mercury and Door Knob Records, and charted twenty-four singles on the Hot Country Songs charts. His highest-peaking single was "Honky Tonk Wine," which peaked at #17 in 1973... ) |
70 | — | singles only |
| "You've Taken Over My Heart" | 70 | — | ||
| 1987 | "Rachel's Room" | 85 | — | |
| "You Lay So Easy On My Mind" (re-recording) | 79 | — | ||
| 1988 | "A Night of Love Forgotten" | 70 | — | |
| "Clean Livin' Folk" (w/ Perry LaPointe) | 76 | — |
External links
- [ Bobby G. Rice] at Allmusic