1993 in country music
Top hits of the year -- Singles released by American artists
Table:
US

CAN

Single

Artist

Reference

1

1

Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)

Garth Brooks

2

1

Ain't That Lonely Yet

Dwight Yoakam

1

1

Alibis

Tracy Lawrence

3

2

All These Years

Sawyer Brown

1

2

Almost Goodbye

Mark Chesnutt

5

4

Alright Already

Larry Stewart

1

2

American Honky-Tonk Bar Association

Garth Brooks

10

17

Anywhere but Here

Sammy Kershaw

2

1

A Bad Goodbye

Clint Black with Wynonna

21

13

Beer and Bones

John Michael Montgomery

1

2

Blame It on Your Heart

Patty Loveless

19

39

Boom! It Was Over

Robert Ellis Orrall

6

5

Born to Love You

Mark Collie

16

24

The Bug

Mary Chapin Carpenter

18

16

Cadillac Ranch

Chris LeDoux

1

1

Can I Trust You with My Heart

Travis Tritt

1

2

Can't Break It to My Heart

Tracy Lawrence

1

1

Chattahoochee

Alan Jackson

11

28

Cleopatra, Queen of Denial

Pam Tillis

46

10

Cowboy Boogie

Randy Travis

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Ai n't Going Down ( 'Til the Sun Comes Up ) is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Garth Brooks . It was released in July 1993 as the lead single from his album In Pieces . The song also appears on The Hits , The Limited Series , The Ultimate Hits , and Double Live . The spelling of the song has varied from album to album , and is also spelled Ai n't Going Down ( Til the Sun Comes Up ) . The song was written by Brooks , Kent Blazy and Kim Williams . It is in the key of G Major .
Troyal Garth Brooks ( born February 7 , 1962 ) is an American singer and songwriter . His integration of rock and pop elements into the country genre has earned him popularity , particularly in the United States with success on the country single and album charts , multi-platinum recordings and record-breaking live performances , while also crossing over into the mainstream pop arena . According to the RIAA , he is the best-selling solo albums artist in the United States with 148 million domestic units sold , ahead of Elvis Presley , and is second only to The Beatles in total album sales overall . He is also one of the world 's best-selling artists of all time , having sold more than 170 million records . As of 2019 [ update ] , Brooks is now the only artist in music history to have released seven albums that achieved diamond status in the United States ( surpassing the Beatles ' former record of six ) ; those albums are Garth Brooks ( 10× platinum ) , No Fences ( 17× platinum ) , Ropin ' the Wind ( 14× platinum ) , The Hits ( 10× platinum ) , Sevens ( 10× platinum ) , Double Live ( 21× platinum ) , and The Ultimate Hits ( 10× platinum ) . Since 1989 , Brooks has released 22 records in all , which include : 12 studio albums , two live albums , three compilation albums , three Christmas albums and four box sets , along with 77 singles . He won several awards in his career , including two Grammy Awards , 17 American Music Awards ( including Artist of the '90s ) and the RIAA Award for best-selling solo albums artist of the century in the U.S. Troubled by conflicts between career and family , Brooks retired from recording and performing from 2001 until 2005 . During this time , he sold millions of albums through an exclusive distribution deal with Walmart and sporadically released new singles . In 2005 , Brooks started a partial comeback , giving select performances and releasing two compilation albums . In 2009 , he began Garth at Wynn , a periodic weekend concert residency at Las Vegas ' Encore Theatre from December 2009 to January 2014 . Following the conclusion of the residency , Brooks announced his signing with Sony Music Nashville in July 2014 . In September 2014 , he began his comeback world tour , with wife and musician Trisha Yearwood , which culminated in 2017 .
Ai n't That Lonely Yet is a song written by Kostas and James House , and recorded by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam . It was released in March 1993 as the first single from his album This Time . It peaked at number 2 for the week of June 5 , 1993 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks . It served as the lead-off single to his CD , This Time ; in addition , it went on to win a Grammy award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance .
Dwight David Yoakam ( born October 23 , 1956 ) is an American singer-songwriter , musician , and actor , known for his pioneering style of country music . First becoming popular in the mid-1980s , Yoakam has recorded more than twenty albums and compilations , charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts , and sold more than 25 million records . He has recorded five Billboard # 1 albums , twelve gold albums , and nine platinum albums , including the triple-platinum This Time . In addition to his many achievements in the performing arts , he is also the most frequent musical guest in the history of The Tonight Show .
Alibis is a song written by Randy Boudreaux , and recorded by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence . It was released on February 11 , 1993 , as the lead single and title track from his album Alibis . The song became Lawrence 's second number one country hit in 1993 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart .
Tracy Lee Lawrence ( born January 27 , 1968 ) is an American country music singer , songwriter , and record producer . Born in Atlanta , Texas , and raised in Foreman , Arkansas , Lawrence began performing at age 15 and moved to Nashville , Tennessee , in 1990 to begin his country music career . He signed to Atlantic Records Nashville in 1991 after being found and working with Publisher Wanda Collier and made his debut late that year with the album Sticks and Stones . Five more studio albums , as well as a live album and a compilation album , followed throughout the 1990s and into 2000 on Atlantic before the label 's country division was closed in 2001 . Afterward , he recorded for Warner Bros. Records , DreamWorks Records , Mercury Records Nashville , and his own labels , Rocky Comfort Records and Lawrence Music Group . Lawrence has released a total of 14 studio albums . His most commercially successful albums are Alibis ( 1993 ) and Time Marches On ( 1996 ) , both certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . He has charted more than forty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts , including eight songs that reached the number one position : Sticks and Stones , Alibis , Ca n't Break It to My Heart , My Second Home , If the Good Die Young , Texas Tornado , Time Marches On , and Find Out Who Your Friends Are . Of these , Time Marches On is his longest-lasting at three weeks , while Find Out Who Your Friends Are set a record at the time for the slowest ascent to the top of that chart . His musical style is defined mainly by neotraditional country and honky-tonk influences , although he has also recorded country pop , Christmas music , and Christian country music . He has won Top New Male Vocalist from Billboard in 1992 and from Academy of Country Music in 1993 , and Vocal Event of the Year from the Country Music Association in 2007 .
All These Years is a song written by Mac McAnally , originally recorded on his 1992 album Live and Learn . It was later recorded by American country music group Sawyer Brown . It was released in November 1992 as the second single from their album Cafe on the Corner . Their version peaked at 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks ( now Hot Country Songs ) chart , in addition to being a minor AC hit , peaking at 42 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart .
Sawyer Brown is an American country music band . It was founded in 1981 in Apopka , Florida , by Mark Miller ( lead vocals , rhythm guitar ) , Gregg Hobie Hubbard ( keyboards , vocals ) , Bobby Randall ( guitars , vocals ) , Joe Curly Smyth ( drums ) , and Jim Scholten ( bass guitar ) . The five musicians were originally members of country singer Don King 's road band , but chose to stay together after King retired in 1981 . After competing on the television competition series Star Search and winning that show 's grand prize , they signed to Capitol Records in 1984 . The band recorded for Capitol between then and 1991 , and for Curb Records between then and 2005 , except for a short time in 2003 when they were signed to Lyric Street Records . Duncan Cameron , formerly of the Amazing Rhythm Aces , replaced Randall in 1991 , and Shayne Hill replaced him in 2004 . Sawyer Brown has released eighteen studio albums and has charted over fifty times on the Hot Country Songs charts , including three No . 1 singles : Step That Step ( 1985 ) , Some Girls Do ( 1992 ) , and Thank God for You ( 1993 ) . The band 's sound is largely defined by country pop and rock music influences , with cover versions of songs by George Jones , Michael Johnson , and Dave Dudley also among their hit singles . Artists with whom they have collaborated include Randy Scruggs , Joe Bonsall , and Mac McAnally .
Almost Goodbye is a song written by Billy Livsey and Don Schlitz , and recorded by American country music singer Mark Chesnutt . It was released in August 1993 as the second single and title track from his 1993 album of the same name . The song peaked at number-one on the U.S . Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks ( now Hot Country Songs ) chart and at number 2 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart .
Mark Nelson Chesnutt ( born September 6 , 1963 ) is an American country music singer and songwriter . Between 1990 and 1999 , he had his greatest chart success recording for Universal Music Group Nashville 's MCA and Decca branches , with a total of eight albums between those two labels . During this timespan , Chesnutt also charted twenty top-ten hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts , of which eight reached number one : Brother Jukebox , I 'll Think of Something , It Sure Is Monday , Almost Goodbye , I Just Wanted You to Know , Gon na Get a Life , It 's a Little Too Late , and a cover of Aerosmith 's I Do n't Want to Miss a Thing . His first three albums for MCA ( Too Cold at Home , Longnecks & Short Stories , and Almost Goodbye ) along with a 1996 Greatest Hits package issued on Decca are all certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) ; 1994 's What a Way to Live , also issued on Decca , is certified gold . After a self-titled album in 2002 on Columbia Records , Chesnutt has continued to record predominantly on independent labels . Chesnutt is known for his neotraditionalist country and honky-tonk influences , with frequent stylistic comparisons to George Jones . He has recorded several cover songs as both singles and album cuts , including covers of Hank Williams Jr. , John Anderson , Don Gibson , Conway Twitty , and Charlie Rich . Artists with whom he has collaborated include Jones , Tracy Byrd , Vince Gill , and Alison Krauss . Mark Wright produced all but one of his albums released in the 1990s , while his work since 2005 has been produced by Jimmy Ritchey . Chesnutt has also won two awards from the Country Music Association : the Horizon Award ( now known as Best New Artist ) and Vocal Event of the Year , both in 1993 .
Alright Already is a song written by Byron Hill and JB Rudd , and recorded by American country music artist Larry Stewart . It was Stewart 's first release as a solo artist , following an eight-year tenure as the lead singer of Restless Heart . It was released in February 1993 as the first single from his solo debut album Down the Road . The song peaked at number 5 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts and number 4 on the Canadian RPM country music charts . Stewart charted seven other singles afterward , but only one ( I 'll Cry Tomorrow ) made the U.S. top 40 .
Larry Stewart ( born March 2 , 1959 , in Paducah , Kentucky ) is an American country music singer , best known for his role as lead singer of the country pop band Restless Heart . In 1993 , Stewart left the band in pursuit of a solo career , recording four solo albums and charting eight singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks ( now Hot Country Songs ) charts before reuniting with Restless Heart in 2002 . His highest-charting solo single was Alright Already , which peaked at No . 5 in 1993 .
American Honky-Tonk Bar Association is a song written by Bryan Kennedy and Jim Rushing and recorded by American country music singer Garth Brooks . It was released in September 1993 as the second single from his album In Pieces . The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks ( now Hot Country Songs ) chart .
Anywhere but Here is the title of the fourth single released by American country music artist Sammy Kershaw . It was co-written by Bob DiPiero and John Scott Sherrill with Buddy Cannon , who also produced it . It was released in September 1992 as the final single from his debut album , Do n't Go Near the Water . It peaked at # 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and # 17 on the Canadian RPM country singles chart .
Samuel Paul Kershaw ( born February 24 , 1958 ) is an American country music artist . He has released 16 studio albums , with three RIAA platinum certifications and two gold certifications among them . More than 25 singles have entered Top 40 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts , including the number one hit She Do n't Know She 's Beautiful and 10 more Top 10 hits : Cadillac Style , Anywhere but Here , Haunted Heart , Queen of My Double-Wide Trailer , I Ca n't Reach Her Anymore , National Working Woman 's Holiday , Third Rate Romance , Meant to Be , Vidalia , and Love of My Life . Kershaw tried to enter politics , running as a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor of Louisiana in 2007 and 2010 . In 2007 he finished third in the jungle primary , but Democrat Mitch Landrieu won strongly in the general election . In 2010 he carried more parishes than any other candidate , but placed third . He endorsed Republican Jay Dardenne , Secretary of State , for the position , who won the general election . Kershaw has been married five times , most recently to country music star Lorrie Morgan .
A Bad Goodbye is a song written by American country music artist Clint Black , and recorded by him as a duet with fellow country music artist Wynonna . The song was recorded after the two toured together during their Black and Wy tour in 1993 . It was released in May 1993 as the first single from Black 's album No Time to Kill . It peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks ( now Hot Country Songs ) chart , behind Chattahoochee by Alan Jackson . In addition , it was Black 's first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 , peaking at number 43 there . The song was also nominated for Vocal Event of the Year at the 1993 Academy of Country Music awards .
Clint Patrick Black ( born February 4 , 1962 ) is an American country music singer , songwriter , musician , multi-instrumentalist , record producer and actor . Signed to RCA Records in 1989 , Black 's debut album Killin ' Time produced four straight number one singles on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts . Although his momentum gradually slowed throughout the 1990s , Black consistently charted hit songs into the 2000s . He has had more than 30 singles on the US Billboard country charts , twenty-two of which have reached number one , in addition to having released twelve studio albums and several compilation albums . In 2003 , Black founded his own record label , Equity Music Group . Black has also ventured into acting , having made appearances in a 1993 episode of the TV series Wings and in the 1994 film Maverick , as well as a starring role in 1998 's Still Holding On : The Legend of Cadillac Jack .
Wynonna Ellen Judd ( /waɪˈnoʊnə/ ; born Christina Claire Ciminella ; May 30 , 1964 ) is a multi award-winning American country music singer . Her solo albums and singles are all credited to the single name Wynonna . She first rose to fame in the 1980s alongside her mother Naomi in the country music duo The Judds . They released seven albums on Curb Records in addition to 26 singles , of which 14 were number-one hits . The Judds disbanded in 1991 and Wynonna began a solo career , also on Curb . In her solo career , she has released eight studio albums , a live album , a holiday album , and two compilation albums , in addition to more than 20 singles . Her first three singles were She Is His Only Need , I Saw the Light , and No One Else on Earth . All three reached number one on the U.S. country singles charts consecutively , and To Be Loved by You also hit number one in 1996 , so far becoming her fourth and final number one and top ten hit to date . Three of her albums are certified platinum or higher by the RIAA . Her most recent recording was Wynonna & the Big Noise , released on February 12 , 2016 , and she released the single Cool Ya ' that same month . Wynonna is most recognized for her musical work , although she has also pursued other interests starting in the 2000s , including writing , acting , and philanthropy .
Beer and Bones is a song written by Sanger D. Shafer and Lonnie Williams , and recorded by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery . It was released in July 1993 as the third and final single from his first album Life 's a Dance . The song reached # 21 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart .
John Michael Montgomery ( born January 20 , 1965 ) is an American country music singer . Montgomery began singing with his brother Eddie , who would later become known as one half of the duo Montgomery Gentry , before beginning his major-label solo career in 1992 . He has had more than 30 singles on the Billboard country charts , of which seven have reached number one : I Love the Way You Love Me , I Swear , Be My Baby Tonight , If You 've Got Love , I Can Love You Like That , Sold ( The Grundy County Auction Incident ) , and The Little Girl . 13 more have reached the top 10 . I Swear and Sold ( The Grundy County Auction Incident ) were named by Billboard as the top country songs of 1994 and 1995 , respectively . Montgomery 's recordings of I Swear and I Can Love You Like That were both released concurrently with cover versions by the R & B group All-4-One . Several of Montgomery 's singles crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100 , his highest peak there having been achieved by Letters from Home in 2004 . Montgomery has released 10 studio albums . His first seven albums were released via Atlantic Records Nashville , and his next two via parent company Warner Bros. Records Nashville after Atlantic closed its country division in 2001 . His first three albums , Life 's a Dance ( 1992 ) , Kickin ' It Up ( 1994 ) , and John Michael Montgomery ( 1995 ) are all certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) ; 1996 's What I Do the Best is certified platinum ; while Leave a Mark ( 1998 ) and Brand New Me ( 2000 ) are certified gold .
Blame It On Your Heart is a song written by Harlan Howard and Kostas , and recorded by American country music artist Patty Loveless . It was released in April 1993 as the first single from her album Only What I Feel . A cover version by Deborah Allen was featured prominently in the 1993 film The Thing Called Love . David Keith played the ex-boyfriend in the video . 'Blame It On Your Heart ' was also recorded by Heidi Raye and released on Harlan Howard Records .
Patricia Lee Ramey ( born January 4 , 1957 ) , known professionally as Patty Loveless , is an American country music singer . Since her emergence on the country music scene in late 1986 with her first ( self-titled ) album , Loveless has been one of the most popular female singers of neotraditional country . She has also recorded albums in the country pop and bluegrass genres . Loveless was born in Pikeville , Kentucky , and raised in Elkhorn City , Kentucky , and Louisville , Kentucky . She rose to stardom thanks to her blend of honky tonk and country-rock and a plaintive , emotional ballad style . Throughout her career , Loveless has sold 15 million albums worldwide . Loveless has charted more than 40 cuts on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts , including five in the No . 1 position : Timber , I 'm Falling in Love , Chains , Blame It on Your Heart , You Can Feel Bad , and Lonely Too Long . She has recorded 14 studio albums ( not counting compilations ) ; in the United States , four of these albums have been certified platinum , and two have been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . She has been a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1988 . Loveless was married to Terry Lovelace , from whom she derived her professional name , from 1976 to 1986 . She has been married to record producer Emory Gordy Jr. since 1989 .
Boom ! It Was Over is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Robert Ellis Orrall . It was released in November 1992 as the first single from the album Flying Colors . The song reached number 19 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart . The song was written by Orrall and Bill Lloyd .
Robert Ellis Orrall ( born May 4 , 1955 ) is an American singer , songwriter , and record producer . Signed to RCA Records in 1980 , Orrall debuted that year with the album Fixation . His first Top 40 single was I Could n't Say No , a duet with Carlene Carter . By 1990 , Orrall had found success as a songwriter , having penned Number One singles for Shenandoah and Clay Walker . He returned to RCA in 1991 and charted the singles Boom ! It Was Over and A Little Bit of Her Love , from his first country music album , Flying Colors . Orrall then joined frequent songwriting partner Curtis Wright in the CMA-nominated duo Orrall & Wright , recording one more album and charting two singles . They split up in 1994 , however , and Orrall returned to his solo career , writing singles for Reba McEntire , Taylor Swift , and Lindsay Lohan , as well as producing records for Swift , Be Your Own Pet , and Love and Theft . He also performs and records as an indie rock musician in the band Monkey Bowl .
Born to Love You is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Mark Collie . It was released in January 1993 as the second single from the album Mark Collie . The song reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart . The song was written by Collie , Don Cook and Chick Rains .
George Mark Collie ( born January 18 , 1956 ) is an American singer , songwriter , musician , actor , record producer , and fundraiser for Type 1 diabetes study . He has won awards and acclaim for his music , his acting , and his philanthropy . His singing career has included five major-label albums : four for MCA Nashville and one for Giant Records . Sixteen of his singles have charted on Hot Country Songs , including the top ten hits Even the Man in the Moon Is Cryin ' and Born to Love You . Collie has also written songs for Aaron Tippin , Alabama , Garth Brooks , Tim McGraw , and JT Hodges . His acting career includes roles in Fire Down Below , The Punisher , and Kill Switch .
The Bug is a song written by Mark Knopfler and originally performed by Dire Straits on the final studio album by the band , On Every Street ( 1991 ) . It was covered by Mary Chapin Carpenter in 1992 and also recorded on the albums Blues Ballads ( 1996 ) by The Alex Bollard Assembly and Keep Your Hands to Yourself ( 2002 ) by Mike Berry & The Outlaws .
Mary Chapin Carpenter ( born February 21 , 1958 ) is an American singer-songwriter . Carpenter spent several years singing in Washington , D.C. clubs before signing in the late 1980s with Columbia Records , who marketed her as a country singer . Carpenter 's first album , 1987 's Hometown Girl , did not produce any singles , although 1989 's State of the Heart and 1990 's Shooting Straight in the Dark each produced four Top 20 hits on the Billboard country singles charts . Carpenter 's most successful album to date remains 1992 's Come On Come On , which yielded seven charting country singles and was certified quadruple platinum in the US for sales exceeding four million copies . She followed it with Stones in the Road ( 1994 ) and A Place in the World ( 1996 ) , which both featured hit singles . In the 2000s , Carpenter 's albums departed both thematically and musically from her early work , becoming less radio-friendly and more focused on societal and political issues . In 2007 , she released The Calling . She followed that with The Age of Miracles ( 2010 ) , Ashes and Roses ( 2012 ) and the orchestral album , Songs From the Movie ( 2014 ) . Carpenter has won five Grammy Awards and is the only artist to have won four consecutive Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance , which she received from 1992 to 1995 . She has sold more than 12 million records worldwide . On October 7 , 2012 , Carpenter was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame . Carpenter has performed on television shows such as Late Night with David Letterman and Austin City Limits and on radio shows such as The Diane Rehm Show .
Cadillac Ranch is a song written by Chuck Jones and Chris Waters , and recorded by American country music artist Chris LeDoux . It was released in October 1992 as the second and final single from his album Whatcha Gon na Do with a Cowboy . The song reached number 18 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 16 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks .
Chris LeDoux ( October 2 , 1948 - March 9 , 2005 ) was an American country music singer-songwriter , bronze sculptor , and hall of fame rodeo champion . During his career LeDoux recorded 36 albums ( many self-released ) which have sold more than six million units in the United States as of January 2007 . He was awarded two gold and one platinum album certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) , was nominated for a Grammy Award , and was honored with the Academy of Country Music Music Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award . LeDoux is also the only person to participate and also perform at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo .
Can I Trust You With My Heart is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Travis Tritt . It was released in November 1992 as the second single released his CD T-R-O-U-B-L-E . The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks ( now Hot Country Songs ) chart . The song was written by Tritt and Stewart Harris .
James Travis Tritt ( born February 9 , 1963 ) is an American country music singer , songwriter , and actor . He signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1989 , releasing seven studio albums and a greatest hits package for the label between then and 1999 . In the 2000s , he released three studio albums on Columbia Records and one for the now defunct Category 5 Records . Seven of his albums ( counting the Greatest Hits ) are certified platinum or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) ; the highest-certified is 1991 's It 's All About to Change , which is certified triple-platinum . Tritt has also charted more than 40 times on the Hot Country Songs charts , including five number ones - Help Me Hold On , Anymore , Can I Trust You with My Heart , Foolish Pride , and Best of Intentions - and 15 additional top ten singles . Tritt 's musical style is defined by mainstream country and Southern rock influences . He has received two Grammy Awards , both for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals : in 1992 for The Whiskey Ai n't Workin ' , a duet with Marty Stuart , and again in 1998 for Same Old Train , a collaboration with Stuart and nine other artists . In addition , he has received four awards from the Country Music Association , and has been a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1992 .
Ca n't Break It to My Heart is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Tracy Lawrence . It was released in June 1993 as the second single from his album , Alibis . The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and peaked at number 2 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart .
Chattahoochee is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson . It was released in May 1993 as the third single from his album A Lot About Livin ' ( And a Little 'bout Love ) . The album is named for a line in the song itself . Jackson wrote the song with Jim McBride . Chattahoochee also received CMA awards for Single of the Year and Song of the Year .
Alan Eugene Jackson ( born October 17 , 1958 ) is an American country music singer and songwriter . He is known for honoring a neotraditional country musical style , and for penning many of his own songs . Jackson has recorded 16 studio albums , three greatest hits albums , two Christmas albums , and two gospel albums . Jackson is one of the best-selling music artists of all-time , having sold over 75 million records worldwide , with 44 million sold in the United States alone . He has had 66 songs appear on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart ; of the 66 titles , and six featured singles , 38 have reached the top five and 35 have claimed the number one spot . Out of 15 titles to reach the Billboard Top Country Albums chart , nine have been certified multi-platinum . He is the recipient of two Grammy Awards , 16 CMA Awards , 17 ACM Awards and nominee of multiple other awards . He is a member of the Grand Ole Opry , and was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2001 . He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2017 by Loretta Lynn and into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018 .
Cleopatra , Queen of Denial is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Pam Tillis . It was released in May 1993 as the third single from her album Homeward Looking Angel . The song reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in July 1993 . The song was written by Tillis , Bob DiPiero , and Jan Buckingham .
Pamela Yvonne Tillis ( born July 24 , 1957 ) is an American country music singer and actress . She is the daughter of country music singer Mel Tillis . Originally a demo singer in Nashville , Tennessee , Tillis was signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1981 , for which she released nine singles and one album ( that contained none of the singles ) , Above and Beyond the Doll of Cutey . By 1991 , she had signed to Arista Nashville , entering Top 40 on Hot Country Songs for the first time with Do n't Tell Me What to Do , the first of five singles from her album Put Yourself in My Place . Tillis recorded five more albums for Arista Nashville between then and 2001 , plus a greatest hits album and 22 more singles . Her only number 1 hit on the country charts was 1995 's Mi Vida Loca ( My Crazy Life ) , although 12 other singles made Top 10 on that chart . After exiting Arista , Tillis released It 's All Relative : Tillis Sings Tillis for Lucky Dog Records in 2002 , plus RhineStoned and the Christmas album Just in Time for Christmas on her own Stellar Cat label in 2007 . Her albums Homeward Looking Angel ( 1992 ) , Sweetheart 's Dance ( 1994 ) and Greatest Hits ( 1997 ) are all certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) , while Put Yourself in My Place and 1995 's All of This Love are certified gold . She has won two major awards : a Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals in 1999 for the multi-artist collaboration Same Old Train , and the 1994 Country Music Association award for Female Vocalist of the Year followed by the CMA President 's Award in 1998 . Tillis has also received two Recorded Event of the Year awards from the International Bluegrass Music Association . Tillis has also earned one of country music 's crowning achievements , becoming a member of the Grand Ole Opry , when she was inducted in 2000 , 9 years after making her first appearance as a guest artist in 1991 . She later inducted her father into the Opry in 2007 .
Cowboy Boogie is a song co-written by Canadians Stewart MacDougall and David Wilkie and recorded by American country music singer Randy Travis . It was released in August 1993 as the lead single from his album , Wind in the Wire . It only peaked at number 46 in the United States ; however it peaked at number 10 Canada .
Randy Bruce Traywick ( born May 4 , 1959 ) , known professionally as Randy Travis , is an American country music and gospel music singer , songwriter , guitarist , and actor . Active since 1978 , he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 50 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts , including sixteen that reached the No . 1 position . Considered a pivotal figure in the history of country music , Travis broke through in the mid-1980s with the release of his album Storms of Life , which sold more than four million copies . The album established him as a major force in the neotraditional country movement . Travis followed up his successful debut with a string of platinum and multi-platinum albums . He is known for his distinctive baritone vocals , delivered in a traditional style that has made him a country music star since the 1980s . By the mid-1990s , Travis saw a decline in his chart success . In 1997 , he left Warner Bros. Records for DreamWorks Records and then for Word Records , where he began recording more Christian material . Although the career shift produced only one more number-one country hit Three Wooden Crosses , Travis went on to earn several Dove Awards , including Country Album of the Year five times . In addition to his singing career , he pursued an acting career , appearing in numerous films and television series , including The Rainmaker ( 1997 ) with Matt Damon , Black Dog ( 1998 ) with Patrick Swayze , Texas Rangers ( 2001 ) with James Van Der Beek , and seven episodes of the Touched by an Angel television series . Travis has sold over 25 million records and has won seven Grammy Awards , six CMA Awards , eleven ACM Awards , 10 AMA Awards , eight Dove Awards , and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame .