Daryle Singletary
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Daryle Bruce Singletary (born March 10, 1971) is an American country music
singer. Between 1995 and 1998, he recorded for Giant Records, for which he released three studio albums: Daryle Singletary
in 1995, All Because of You
in 1996 and Ain't It the Truth
in 1998. In the same timespan, Singletary entered the top 40 of the Hot Country Songs
charts five times, reaching number two with "I Let Her Lie
" and "Amen Kind of Love
", and number four with "Too Much Fun
".
In 2000, Singletary switched to Audium Entertainment (a division of Koch Entertainment), where he released the albums Now and Again
(2000) and That's Why I Sing This Way
(2002), both of which were largely composed of cover songs. A third album of covers, 2007's Straight from the Heart, was issued on the independent Shanachie Records
label. He returned to Koch (now renamed E1 Music) in 2010, to release Rockin' in the Country
.
. His father was a postal worker and his mother was a hair dresser. At an early age, he sang gospel music
with his cousins and brother. Later on, in high school, he began taking vocal classes as well. By the early 1990s, he had moved to Nashville, Tennessee
in pursuit of a record deal.
In Nashville, he found work singing during open-mic nights at various venues, before finding work as a demo singer. One of the demos that Singletary sang was "An Old Pair of Shoes", which Randy Travis
eventually recorded. Travis recommended Singletary to his management team, who helped him sign to a recording contract with Giant Records.
was released in 1995. The lead-off single, "I'm Living Up to Her Low Expectations", spent one week in the Top 40 on the Billboard
country charts, peaking at #39. It was followed by his biggest hit, the #2 "I Let Her Lie". This album also produced the #4 "Too Much Fun
" and finally "Working It Out" at #50. Despite the two Top Five hits it produced, the album sold poorly and reached #44 on Top Country Albums. The album was produced by David Malloy
, James Stroud
and Randy Travis.
, was released in 1996. Although its lead-off single "Amen Kind of Love" became his second #2 hit that year, the album's other two tracks — "The Used to Be's" and "Even the Wind" — both fell short of Top 40, peaking at number 48 and 68 respectively.
, his third and final album for Giant, produced a minor hit in "The Note", which peaked at #28 on the country charts and #90 on the Billboard Hot 100
. Despite this song's minor crossover success, however, this album also saw its second and third singles miss the Top 40, and Singletary was dropped from Giant's roster.
's 1999 pop single "I Knew I Loved You
". Following it were "I've Thought of Everything" at #70, and the album's title track, which failed to chart.
's "I'd Love to Lay You Down" were released from this album, respectively reaching #47 and #43.
. His first project for the label was a second album, 2007's Straight from the Heart, which was also largely composed of cover songs. Its singles, "I Still Sing This Way" and "Jesus & Bartenders", both failed to chart.
In 2009, Singletary returned to Koch under the label's new name of E1 Music. He released his next single, "Love You With the Lights On" in February. The single was the lead-off single to a new album, Rockin' in the Country, released in June 2009.
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. Between 1995 and 1998, he recorded for Giant Records, for which he released three studio albums: Daryle Singletary
Daryle Singletary (album)
Daryle Singletary is the self-titled debut album of American country music singer Daryle Singletary. It was released in 1995 via Giant Records Nashville...
in 1995, All Because of You
All Because of You (Daryle Singletary album)
All Because of You is the second album by American country music singer Daryle Singletary. It was released on October 8, 1996 via Giant Records. Although its lead-off single "Amen Kind of Love" reached #2 on the U.S. country singles charts, the next two singles both missed Top 40...
in 1996 and Ain't It the Truth
Ain't It the Truth
Ain't It the Truth is the third studio album by American country music singer Daryle Singletary. It was released in 1998 via Giant Records. It was led off by the single "The Note" , which peaked at #28 on the country singles charts that year...
in 1998. In the same timespan, Singletary entered the top 40 of the 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...
charts five times, reaching number two with "I Let Her Lie
I Let Her Lie
"I Let Her Lie" is the title of a song written by Tim Johnson and recorded by American country music artist Daryle Singletary. It was released in July 1995 as the second single from the album Daryle Singletary...
" and "Amen Kind of Love
Amen Kind of Love
"Amen Kind of Love" is the title of a song written by Trey Bruce and Wayne Tester, and recorded by American country music artist Daryle Singletary. Released in October 1996, it was the first single from the album All Because of You...
", and number four with "Too Much Fun
Too Much Fun
"Too Much Fun" is the title of a song written by Curtis Wright and Jeff Knight, and recorded by American country music artist Daryle Singletary. It was released in November 1995 as the third single from his self-titled debut album. It peaked at number 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles &...
".
In 2000, Singletary switched to Audium Entertainment (a division of Koch Entertainment), where he released the albums Now and Again
Now and Again (Daryle Singletary album)
Now and Again is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Daryle Singletary. It was released in 2000 via Koch Records. The album includes six songs from his previous albums for Giant Records: "I Let Her Lie, "Too Much Fun" and "Would These Arms Be in Your Way" from Daryle...
(2000) and That's Why I Sing This Way
That's Why I Sing This Way
-Chart performance:...
(2002), both of which were largely composed of cover songs. A third album of covers, 2007's Straight from the Heart, was issued on the independent Shanachie Records
Shanachie Records
Shanachie Records was founded in 1976 by Richard Nevins and Dan Collins. According to Harvey Pekar , it is one of the largest independent record labels in the world, and is currently distributed by E1 Music. Starting as a label that specialized in fiddle music, they began releasing work by Celtic...
label. He returned to Koch (now renamed E1 Music) in 2010, to release Rockin' in the Country
Rockin' in the Country
Rockin' in the Country is the seventh album by American country music singer Daryle Singletary. It was released June 9, 2009 via E1 Music. The album includes the non-charting single "Love You with the Lights On", as well as two cover versions: "How Can I Believe in You", previously recorded by Vern...
.
Early life
Daryle Singletary was born March 10, 1971 in Cairo, GeorgiaCairo, Georgia
Cairo is a city in Grady County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 9,607. The city is the county seat of Grady County.-Syrup City:...
. His father was a postal worker and his mother was a hair dresser. At an early age, he sang gospel music
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
with his cousins and brother. Later on, in high school, he began taking vocal classes as well. By the early 1990s, he had moved to Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
in pursuit of a record deal.
In Nashville, he found work singing during open-mic nights at various venues, before finding work as a demo singer. One of the demos that Singletary sang was "An Old Pair of Shoes", which Randy Travis
Randy Travis
Randy Travis is an American country music singer and actor. Since 1985, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, 22 of which were number one hits...
eventually recorded. Travis recommended Singletary to his management team, who helped him sign to a recording contract with Giant Records.
1995-1996: Self-titled album
Singletary's self-titled debut albumDaryle Singletary (album)
Daryle Singletary is the self-titled debut album of American country music singer Daryle Singletary. It was released in 1995 via Giant Records Nashville...
was released in 1995. The lead-off single, "I'm Living Up to Her Low Expectations", spent one week in the Top 40 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...
country charts, peaking at #39. It was followed by his biggest hit, the #2 "I Let Her Lie". This album also produced the #4 "Too Much Fun
Too Much Fun
"Too Much Fun" is the title of a song written by Curtis Wright and Jeff Knight, and recorded by American country music artist Daryle Singletary. It was released in November 1995 as the third single from his self-titled debut album. It peaked at number 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles &...
" and finally "Working It Out" at #50. Despite the two Top Five hits it produced, the album sold poorly and reached #44 on Top Country Albums. The album was produced by David Malloy
David Malloy
David Ernest Malloy is an American Country Music and Pop songwriter, record producer and A&R executive with 41 Number One Billboard Hits. He has received multiple Grammy nominations, as writer and/or producer, and has worked with many artists and projects including USA for Africa, superstars Tim...
, James Stroud
James Stroud
James Stroud is an American musician and record producer who works in pop, rock, and country music. In the 1990s he was the president of Giant Records and held several credits as a session drummer...
and Randy Travis.
1996-1997: All Because of You
A second album for Giant, All Because of YouAll Because of You (Daryle Singletary album)
All Because of You is the second album by American country music singer Daryle Singletary. It was released on October 8, 1996 via Giant Records. Although its lead-off single "Amen Kind of Love" reached #2 on the U.S. country singles charts, the next two singles both missed Top 40...
, was released in 1996. Although its lead-off single "Amen Kind of Love" became his second #2 hit that year, the album's other two tracks — "The Used to Be's" and "Even the Wind" — both fell short of Top 40, peaking at number 48 and 68 respectively.
1998-1999: Ain't It the Truth
Ain't It the TruthAin't It the Truth
Ain't It the Truth is the third studio album by American country music singer Daryle Singletary. It was released in 1998 via Giant Records. It was led off by the single "The Note" , which peaked at #28 on the country singles charts that year...
, his third and final album for Giant, produced a minor hit in "The Note", which peaked at #28 on the country charts and #90 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
. Despite this song's minor crossover success, however, this album also saw its second and third singles miss the Top 40, and Singletary was dropped from Giant's roster.
2000-2001: Now and Again
In 2000, Singletary signed to Audium/Koch Entertainment to release his fourth album, 2000's Now and Again. This album's lead-off single was a cover of Savage GardenSavage Garden
Savage Garden were an Australian pop rock performance and songwriting duo. Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones formed the group in Brisbane, Queensland in 1994...
's 1999 pop single "I Knew I Loved You
I Knew I Loved You
"I Knew I Loved You" is a song by Australian pop duo Savage Garden, released as the second single from their second studio album, Affirmation. It was their second number one in the United States after "Truly Madly Deeply", peaking at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on January 29, 2000, and staying...
". Following it were "I've Thought of Everything" at #70, and the album's title track, which failed to chart.
2002-2003: That's Why I Sing This Way
His second album for Audium/Koch, That's Why I Sing This Way, was mostly a cover album save for the title track. Both "That's Why I Sing This Way" and a cover of Conway TwittyConway Twitty
Conway Twitty , born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, was an American country music artist. He also had success in early rock and roll, R&B, and pop music. He held the record for the most number one singles of any act with 55 No. 1 Billboard country hits until George Strait broke the record in 2006...
's "I'd Love to Lay You Down" were released from this album, respectively reaching #47 and #43.
2003-present: Later years
After Audium/Koch closed its country division, Singletary signed to Shanachie RecordsShanachie Records
Shanachie Records was founded in 1976 by Richard Nevins and Dan Collins. According to Harvey Pekar , it is one of the largest independent record labels in the world, and is currently distributed by E1 Music. Starting as a label that specialized in fiddle music, they began releasing work by Celtic...
. His first project for the label was a second album, 2007's Straight from the Heart, which was also largely composed of cover songs. Its singles, "I Still Sing This Way" and "Jesus & Bartenders", both failed to chart.
In 2009, Singletary returned to Koch under the label's new name of E1 Music. He released his next single, "Love You With the Lights On" in February. The single was the lead-off single to a new album, Rockin' in the Country, released in June 2009.
Studio albums
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US Heat Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
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| Daryle Singletary Daryle Singletary (album) Daryle Singletary is the self-titled debut album of American country music singer Daryle Singletary. It was released in 1995 via Giant Records Nashville... |
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| All Because of You All Because of You (Daryle Singletary album) All Because of You is the second album by American country music singer Daryle Singletary. It was released on October 8, 1996 via Giant Records. Although its lead-off single "Amen Kind of Love" reached #2 on the U.S. country singles charts, the next two singles both missed Top 40... |
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| Ain't It the Truth Ain't It the Truth Ain't It the Truth is the third studio album by American country music singer Daryle Singletary. It was released in 1998 via Giant Records. It was led off by the single "The Note" , which peaked at #28 on the country singles charts that year... |
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| Now and Again Now and Again (Daryle Singletary album) Now and Again is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Daryle Singletary. It was released in 2000 via Koch Records. The album includes six songs from his previous albums for Giant Records: "I Let Her Lie, "Too Much Fun" and "Would These Arms Be in Your Way" from Daryle... |
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| That's Why I Sing This Way That's Why I Sing This Way -Chart performance:... |
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| Straight from the Heart |
Shanachie Records Shanachie Records was founded in 1976 by Richard Nevins and Dan Collins. According to Harvey Pekar , it is one of the largest independent record labels in the world, and is currently distributed by E1 Music. Starting as a label that specialized in fiddle music, they began releasing work by Celtic... Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
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| Rockin' in the Country Rockin' in the Country Rockin' in the Country is the seventh album by American country music singer Daryle Singletary. It was released June 9, 2009 via E1 Music. The album includes the non-charting single "Love You with the Lights On", as well as two cover versions: "How Can I Believe in You", previously recorded by Vern... |
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1990s singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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| 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... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
CAN Country 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,... |
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| 1995 | "I'm Living Up to Her Low Expectations" | 39 | — | 35 | Daryle Singletary |
| "I Let Her Lie I Let Her Lie "I Let Her Lie" is the title of a song written by Tim Johnson and recorded by American country music artist Daryle Singletary. It was released in July 1995 as the second single from the album Daryle Singletary... " |
2 | — | 2 | ||
| "Too Much Fun Too Much Fun "Too Much Fun" is the title of a song written by Curtis Wright and Jeff Knight, and recorded by American country music artist Daryle Singletary. It was released in November 1995 as the third single from his self-titled debut album. It peaked at number 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles &... " |
4 | — | 10 | ||
| 1996 | "Workin' It Out" | 50 | — | 56 | |
| "Amen Kind of Love Amen Kind of Love "Amen Kind of Love" is the title of a song written by Trey Bruce and Wayne Tester, and recorded by American country music artist Daryle Singletary. Released in October 1996, it was the first single from the album All Because of You... " |
2 | — | 2 | All Because of You | |
| 1997 | "The Used to Be's" | 48 | — | 85 | |
| "Even the Wind" | 68 | — | — | ||
| 1998 | "The Note" | 28 | 90 | 70 | Ain't It the Truth |
| "That's Where You're Wrong" | 49 | — | — | ||
| "My Baby's Lovin'" | 44 | — | 88 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
2000s singles
| Year | Single | Peak 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... |
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| 2000 | "I Knew I Loved You I Knew I Loved You "I Knew I Loved You" is a song by Australian pop duo Savage Garden, released as the second single from their second studio album, Affirmation. It was their second number one in the United States after "Truly Madly Deeply", peaking at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on January 29, 2000, and staying... " |
55 | Now and Again |
| "I've Thought of Everything" | 70 | ||
| 2001 | "Now and Again" | — | |
| 2002 | "That's Why I Sing This Way" | 47 | That's Why I Sing This Way |
| "I'd Love to Lay You Down I'd Love to Lay You Down "I'd Love to Lay You Down" is a 1980 single written by Johnny MacRae and recorded by Conway Twitty. "I'd Love to Lay You Down" was Conway Twitty's 24th number one on the country chart... " |
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| 2007 | "I Still Sing This Way" | — | Straight from the Heart |
| "Jesus & Bartenders" | — | ||
| 2009 | "Love You With the Lights On" | — | Rockin' in the Country |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | "I'm Living Up to Her Low Expectations" | Planet Pictures/Scene Three |
| "I Let Her Lie" | Steven T. Miller/R. Brad Murano | |
| "Too Much Fun" | ||
| 1996 | "Workin' It Out" | Jeffrey Phillips |
| "Amen Kind of Love" | ||
| 1997 | "The Used to Be's" | Marc Ball |
| "The Note" | Jim Hershleder | |
| 2000 | "I Knew I Loved You" | David McClister |