Sawyer Brown (album)
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Sawyer Brown is the self-titled debut album of American country music
band Sawyer Brown
. It features the singles "Leona" (#16 on Hot Country Songs
), "Step That Step (their first #1), and "Used to Blue (#3).
"Staying Afloat" was first recorded two years earlier by The Oak Ridge Boys
on their album, Step on Out
.
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...
band Sawyer Brown
Sawyer Brown
Sawyer Brown is an American country music band founded in 1981 in Apopka, Florida, by five members of country pop singer Don King's road band: Bobby Randall and Jim Scholten , both from Midland, Michigan; Joe Smyth , Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard , and Mark Miller...
. It features the singles "Leona" (#16 on 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...
), "Step That Step (their first #1), and "Used to Blue (#3).
"Staying Afloat" was first recorded two years earlier by The Oak Ridge Boys
The Oak Ridge Boys
The Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel vocal quartet.The group was founded in the 1940s as the Oak Ridge Quartet. They became popular in southern gospel during the 1950s...
on their album, Step on Out
Step on Out
Step On Out is the 12th album from American country music quartet The Oak Ridge Boys. The album, released in 1985, contains the group's number-one singles "Touch a Hand " and "Little Things", as well as the number-three single "Come On In "...
.
Track listing
- "Leona" (Bill Shore, David WillsDavid Wills (singer)David Wills is an American country music singer-songwriter. Wills released three studio albums and charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart between 1975 and 1988...
) - 3:02 - "Feel Like Me" (Mark A. Miller, Randy ScruggsRandy ScruggsRandy Scruggs is a music producer, songwriter and guitarist. He had his first recording at the age of 13...
) - 3:05 - "Used to BlueUsed to Blue"Used to Blue" is the title of a song recorded by the American country music group Sawyer Brown. It was co-written by Fred Knobloch and Bill LaBounty and was featured on their self-titled debut album. It peaked at number 3 on the U.S...
" (Fred Knobloch, Bill LaBountyBill LaBountyBill LaBounty is an American musician. He was initially a singer-songwriter in the soft rock genre, first as a member of the band Fat Chance, and later as a solo artist. As a solo artist, LaBounty recorded six studio albums, including four on Curb Records/Warner Bros. Records...
) - 3:20 - "It's Hard to Keep a Good Love Down" (Miller, Scruggs) - 3:04
- "Step That StepStep That Step"Step That Step" is the title of a song recorded by the American country music group Sawyer Brown. It was written by Mark A. Miller and featured on their self-titled debut album...
" (Miller) - 2:50 - "Smoking in the Rockies" - 2:53
- "Staying Afloat" (J.D. Martin, Don KingDon King (musician)Donald Alan "Don" King is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and trumpeter. In the 1970s and 1980s, he recorded a total of four major label albums, and charted more than fifteen hit singles on the Billboard country music charts.-Early career:His first job was at a Quality Inn Hotel club in...
) - 2:44 - "Broken Candy" (Miller) - 3:27
- "The Sun Don't Shine on the Same Folks All the Time" (Mark Gray, Danny Morrison, Johnny Slate) - 2:49
- "Going Back to Indiana" (Berry GordyBerry GordyBerry Gordy, Jr. is an American record producer, and the founder of the Motown record label, as well as its many subsidiaries.-Early years:...
, Fonce MizellMizell BrothersThe Mizell Brothers were a record producing team in the 1970s, consisting of Larry Mizell and Alphonso "Fonce" Mizell .-History:...
, Freddie PerrenFreddie PerrenFrederick "Freddie" Perren was an American songwriter, record producer, arranger, and orchestra conductor best known for as a co-songwriter and co-producer of such mega-hits as "Boogie Fever" by the Sylvers, "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor, and "Shake Your Groove Thing" by Peaches &...
, Deke RichardsDeke RichardsDeke Richards, also known as Dennis Lussier and Deke Lussier, is a songwriter and record producer, one of many white musicians/songwriters who were affiliated with Motown...
) - 3:04
Chart performance
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 140 |
External links
- [ Sawyer Brown] at Allmusic