Josh Logan (country singer)
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Josh Logan is an American country music
artist. He has recorded three albums, including one for the Curb Records
label in 1988. This album, Somebody Paints the Wall, included three chart singles, two of which were later released by other artists as well: the title track by Tracy Lawrence
, and "I Was Born with a Broken Heart" by Aaron Tippin
, who also co-wrote it. Logan released a second album, Something Strange, in 1995, followed by Cartersville, Kentucky Country Boy in 2003.
, Merle Haggard
, and Mel Street
, to whom he has been compared in vocal styling.
Eventually, Logan was signed to Curb Records
, releasing his debut single "I Made You a Woman for Somebody Else", which was withdrawn when Conway Twitty
recorded it. By 1988, Logan had released his first album Somebody Paints the Wall. This album produced three chart singles, the highest-charting being "Every Time I Get to Dreamin'", which spent nine weeks on the Billboard
Hot Country Singles (now Hot Country Songs
) charts and peaked at #58. Both it and its follow-up, "Somebody Paints the Wall", reached Top 40 on the Cash Box country charts as well. The latter song was also a Top 10 for Tracy Lawrence
in 1992.
The album's success lead to tours with Garth Brooks
and Earl Thomas Conley
. The third and final single, "I Was Born with a Broken Heart", was co-written by Aaron Tippin
, whose own version was later released as a single from his 1992 album Read Between the Lines. David Ball also recorded the song on his 1989 self-titled debut
, although this album was not released until 1994. Logan left Curb in the early 1990s, then he released an album called Something Strange in Europe in 1995. This album produced multiple singles on the European country singles charts, including two Top 20 hits.
Logan was honored in 2002 with a display at the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame in Renfro Valley, Kentucky
. One year later, he released his third album, Cartersville, Kentucky Country Boy, followed by I Am What I Am in 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...
artist. He has recorded three albums, including one for the Curb Records
Curb Records
Curb Records is a record label started by Mike Curb originally as Sidewalk Records in 1963...
label in 1988. This album, Somebody Paints the Wall, included three chart singles, two of which were later released by other artists as well: the title track by Tracy Lawrence
Tracy Lawrence
Tracy Lawrence is an American country music artist. He started at a country music restaurant called "Live At Libby's" where owner Libby Knight would help local talent find their way into country music...
, and "I Was Born with a Broken Heart" by Aaron Tippin
Aaron Tippin
Aaron Dupree Tippin is an American country music artist and record producer. Initially a songwriter for Acuff-Rose Music, he gained a recording contract with RCA Records in 1990...
, who also co-wrote it. Logan released a second album, Something Strange, in 1995, followed by Cartersville, Kentucky Country Boy in 2003.
Biography
Josh Logan was born in Cartersville, Kentucky. As a teenager, he was taught guitar chords by his cousin. For twelve years, Logan worked at an auto salvage yard, performing nightly at local bars. Logan's musical inspirations were George JonesGeorge Jones
George Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette....
, Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,...
, and Mel Street
Mel Street
King Malachi Street , commonly known as Mel Street, was an American country music singer.-Biography:Street was born in Rowe, Virginia to a coal mining family...
, to whom he has been compared in vocal styling.
Eventually, Logan was signed to Curb Records
Curb Records
Curb Records is a record label started by Mike Curb originally as Sidewalk Records in 1963...
, releasing his debut single "I Made You a Woman for Somebody Else", which was withdrawn when Conway Twitty
Conway 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...
recorded it. By 1988, Logan had released his first album Somebody Paints the Wall. This album produced three chart singles, the highest-charting being "Every Time I Get to Dreamin'", which spent nine weeks 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 (now 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 and peaked at #58. Both it and its follow-up, "Somebody Paints the Wall", reached Top 40 on the Cash Box country charts as well. The latter song was also a Top 10 for Tracy Lawrence
Tracy Lawrence
Tracy Lawrence is an American country music artist. He started at a country music restaurant called "Live At Libby's" where owner Libby Knight would help local talent find their way into country music...
in 1992.
The album's success lead to tours with Garth Brooks
Garth Brooks
Troyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart...
and Earl Thomas Conley
Earl Thomas Conley
Earl Thomas Conley is an American country music singer-songwriter. Between 1980 and 2003, he recorded ten studio albums, including seven for the RCA Records label. In the 1980s and into the 1990s, Conley also charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, of which...
. The third and final single, "I Was Born with a Broken Heart", was co-written by Aaron Tippin
Aaron Tippin
Aaron Dupree Tippin is an American country music artist and record producer. Initially a songwriter for Acuff-Rose Music, he gained a recording contract with RCA Records in 1990...
, whose own version was later released as a single from his 1992 album Read Between the Lines. David Ball also recorded the song on his 1989 self-titled debut
David Ball (album)
David Ball is the self-titled debut album from American country music artist David Ball. He recorded the album in 1989 for RCA Records. Three singles from it charted between 1988 and 1989: "Steppin' Out", "You Go, You're Gone" and "Gift of Love", which respectively reached #46, #55 and #64 on the...
, although this album was not released until 1994. Logan left Curb in the early 1990s, then he released an album called Something Strange in Europe in 1995. This album produced multiple singles on the European country singles charts, including two Top 20 hits.
Logan was honored in 2002 with a display at the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame in Renfro Valley, Kentucky
Renfro Valley, Kentucky
Renfro Valley is a neighborhood located just off Interstate 75 in Mount Vernon, a city in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, United States. The community of Renfro Valley includes the Since being founded by local area native John Lair and others in 1939, Renfro Valley Entertainment Center has hosted...
. One year later, he released his third album, Cartersville, Kentucky Country Boy, followed by I Am What I Am in 2009.
Albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Somebody Paints the Wall |
|
| Something Strange |
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| Cartersville Kentucky Country Boy |
|
| I Am What I Am |
|
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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| 1988 | "I Made You a Woman for Somebody Else" | — | single only |
| "Every Time I Get to Dreamin'" | 58 | Somebody Paints the Wall | |
| 1989 | "Somebody Paints the Wall Somebody Paints the Wall "Somebody Paints the Wall" is the title of a country music song written by Tommy Smith, Charles Browder, Elroy Kahanek, and Nelson Larkin. First released in 1989 by Josh Logan from his album of the same name, it was a #62 country hit for him that year... " |
62 | |
| "I Was Born with a Broken Heart" | 75 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||