Freddy Weller
Encyclopedia
Freddy Weller is a United States country music
singer-songwriter
from Atlanta, Georgia
. His recording career started in 1969, while he was playing guitar in the band Paul Revere & The Raiders
.
He recorded many country songs like Joe South
's Games People Play, Chuck Berry
's The Promised Land
and Too Much Monkey Business
, She Loves Me Right Out Of My Mind, Indian Lake
, Down In The Boondocks, and many others.
Weller's biggest solo hit as a country music artist was "Games People Play," which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles
chart in 1969; "Promised Land" and "Indian Lake," both 1971, peaked at No. 3.
He retired in 1982.
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
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
from Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
. His recording career started in 1969, while he was playing guitar in the band Paul Revere & The Raiders
Paul Revere & the Raiders
Paul Revere & the Raiders is an American rock band that saw considerable U.S. mainstream success in the second half of the 1960s and early 1970s with hits such as "Kicks" , "Hungry" , "Him Or Me - What's It Gonna Be?" and the 1971 No...
.
He recorded many country songs like Joe South
Joe South
Joe South is a multi-talented American singer-songwriter and guitarist.-Career:...
's Games People Play, Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry
Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" , "Roll Over Beethoven" , "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B...
's The Promised Land
Promised Land (song)
"Promised Land" is a song lyric written by Chuck Berry to the melody of "Wabash Cannonball", an American folk song. The song was first recorded in this version by Chuck Berry in 1964 for his album St. Louis to Liverpool. Released in 1965, it was Berry's first single issued following his prison term...
and Too Much Monkey Business
Too Much Monkey Business
"Too Much Monkey Business" is a song written and performed by rock and roll pioneer Chuck Berry. It was released as Chuck's fifth single in September 1956 for Chess Records, and appeared as the third track on Chuck's first solo LP, After School Session in May 1957, as well as the EP of the same name...
, She Loves Me Right Out Of My Mind, Indian Lake
Indian Lake (song)
"Indian Lake" is a song recorded by the pop band, The Cowsills, with music and lyrics by Tony Romeo. The song was included in the Cowsills' album "Best of the Cowsills" in 1968...
, Down In The Boondocks, and many others.
Weller's biggest solo hit as a country music artist was "Games People Play," which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles
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 in 1969; "Promised Land" and "Indian Lake," both 1971, peaked at No. 3.
He retired in 1982.
Albums
| Year | Album | Chart Positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
||
| 1969 | Games People Play | 8 | 144 |
| 1970 | Listen to the Young Folks | — | — |
| 1971 | Another Night of Love | 22 | — |
| 1972 | The Promised Land | — | — |
| The Roadmaster | 39 | — | |
| 1973 | Too Much Monkey Business | 32 | — |
| 1974 | Sexy Lady US Country | 24 | — |
| 1975 | Freddy Weller's Greatest Hits | 34 | — |
| Freddy Weller | 34 | — | |
| 1976 | Liquor, Love & Life | 44 | — |
| 1977 | One Man Show | — | — |
| 1978 | Love Got in the Way | — | — |
| 1980 | Go For the Night | — | — |
| 1982 | Ramblin' Man | — | — |
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... |
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 | |||
| 1969 | "Games People Play" | 2 | — | — | Games People Play |
| "These Are Not My People" | 5 | 113 | — | ||
| "Down in the Boondocks" | 25 | — | — | Listen to the Young Folks | |
| 1970 | "I Shook the Hand" | 75 | — | — | |
| 1971 | "The Promised Land" | 3 | 125 | 9 | The Promised Land / Another Night of Love |
| "Indian Lake" | 3 | 108 | 4 | ||
| "Another Night of Love" | 5 | — | 13 | ||
| 1972 | "Ballad of a Hillbilly Singer" | 26 | — | 12 | The Roadmaster |
| "The Roadmaster" | 17 | — | 29 | ||
| "She Loves Me (Right Out of My Mind)" | 11 | — | 3 | ||
| 1973 | "Too Much Monkey Business" | 8 | — | 7 | Too Much Monkey Business |
| "The Perfect Stranger" | 13 | — | 7 | ||
| 1974 | "I've Just Got to Know (How Loving You Would Be)" | 11 | — | 11 | Sexy Lady |
| "Sexy Lady" | 21 | — | 22 | ||
| "You're Not Getting Older (You're Getting Better)" | 16 | — | 20 | ||
| 1975 | "Love You Back to Georgia" | 64 | — | — | Freddy Weller |
| "Stone Crazy" | 52 | — | — | ||
| 1976 | "Ask Any Old Cheater Who Knows" | 42 | — | — | Liquor, Love and Life |
| "Liquor, Love and Life" | 44 | — | — | ||
| "Room 269" | 56 | — | — | ||
| 1977 | "Strawberry Curls" | 79 | — | — | One Man Show |
| "Merry-Go-Round" | 41 | — | — | ||
| "Nobody Cares But You" | 44 | — | — | ||
| 1978 | "Let Me Fall Back in Your Arms" | 93 | — | — | single only |
| "Bar Wars" | 32 | — | 58 | Love Got in the Way | |
| "Love Got in the Way" | 23 | — | 34 | ||
| 1979 | "Fantasy Island" | 27 | — | 32 | |
| "Nadine" | 40 | — | 53 | singles only | |
| "That Run-Away Woman of Mine" | 44 | — | — | ||
| "Go for the Night" | 33 | — | — | Go for the Night | |
| 1980 | "A Million Old Goodbyes" | 66 | — | — | |
| "Lost in Austin" | 45 | — | 51 | ||
| 2010 | "Your Memory Walks Through Walls" | — | — | — | TBD |
External links
- [ Freddy Weller] at Allmusic.com
- http://www.rocky-52.net/chanteursw/weller_f.htm
- http://www.gatalent.com/Acts/Freddy_Weller/freddy_weller.html :P