2005 in country music
Top new album releases -- Other top albums
Table:
US

Album

Artist

Record Label

42

16 Biggest Hits

Waylon Jennings

RCA Nashville

13

All of Me

Anne Murray

StraightWay

20

Anthology, Volume 1

Chris LeDoux

Capitol Nashville

35

Barely Famous Hits

The Warren Brothers

BNA

47

Childish Things

James McMurtry

Compadre

14

Cost of Living

Delbert McClinton

New West

39

Country's Got Heart

Various Artists

Time Life

13

Dream Big

Ryan Shupe & the RubberBand

Capitol Nashville

29

Dreamin' My Dreams

Patty Loveless

Epic

36

Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic

Clint Black

Equity

39

Everything and More

Billy Gilman

Image

28

Glory Train: Songs of Faith, Worship, and Praise

Randy Travis

Word/Curb

43

Gold

Patsy Cline

MCA Nashville

14

Greatest Hits

Tracy Byrd

BNA

42

Hanna-McEuen

Hanna-McEuen

DreamWorks Nashville

13

Hits I Missed...And One I Didn't

George Jones

Bandit

47

Hitstory

Elvis Presley

RCA

31

The Legend

Johnny Cash

Legacy

23

Man Like Me

Bobby Pinson

RCA Nashville

18

The Metropolitan Hotel

Chely Wright

Dualtone

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16 Biggest Hits is a 2005 Waylon Jennings compilation album . It is part of a series of similar 16 Biggest Hits albums released by Legacy Recordings . It has sold 747,000 copies in the US as of May 2013 .
Waylon Arnold Jennings ( June 15 , 1937 - February 13 , 2002 ) was an American singer , songwriter , and musician . Jennings began playing guitar at age eight and began performing at age twelve on KVOW radio , after which he formed his first band , The Texas Longhorns . Jennings left high school at age sixteen , determined to become a musician , and bounced around as a performer and DJ on KVOW , KDAV , KYTI , KLLL , in Coolidge , Arizona , and Phoenix . In 1958 , Buddy Holly arranged Jennings 's first recording session , and hired him to play bass . Jennings gave up his seat on the ill-fated flight in 1959 that crashed and killed Holly , J. P. The Big Bopper Richardson and Ritchie Valens . Jennings formed a rockabilly club band , The Waylors , which became the house band at JD 's , a club in Scottsdale , Arizona . He recorded for independent label Trend Records and A & M Records , but did not achieve success until moving to RCA Victor , taking on Neil Reshen as a manager , who negotiated significantly better touring and recording contracts for him . After finally wresting creative control from RCA Victor , his career turning point became the critically acclaimed albums Lonesome , On'ry and Mean and Honky Tonk Heroes , followed by hit LPs Dreaming My Dreams and Are You Ready for the Country . During the 1970s , Jennings was instrumental in the inception of outlaw country and with Willie Nelson , Tompall Glaser , and Jessi Colter recorded country music 's first platinum album , Wanted ! The Outlaws . It was followed by Ol ' Waylon and the hit song Luckenbach , Texas . Jennings was featured in the 1978 album White Mansions , performed by various artists documenting the lives of people in the Confederacy during the Civil War .
All of Me is a compilation album by Canadian artist Anne Murray . It was released by Straightway Records on January 25 , 2005 . The first disc had been released as I 'll Be Seeing You in 2004 . All of Me peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart .
Morna Anne Murray CC ONS ( born June 20 , 1945 ) , known professionally as Anne Murray , is a Canadian singer in pop , country , and adult contemporary music whose albums have sold over 55 million copies worldwide during her 40-year career . Murray was the first Canadian female solo singer to reach No . 1 on the U.S. charts , and also the first to earn a Gold record for one of her signature songs , Snowbird ( 1970 ) . She is often cited as one of the female Canadian artists who paved the way for other international Canadian success stories such as k.d . lang , Céline Dion , and Shania Twain . She is also the first woman and the first Canadian to win Album of the Year at the 1984 Country Music Association Awards for her Gold-plus 1983 album A Little Good News . Murray has received four Grammys , a record 24 Junos , three American Music Awards , three Country Music Association Awards , and three Canadian Country Music Association Awards . She has been inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame , the Juno Hall of Fame , The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame , and Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame . She is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame Walkway of Stars in Nashville , and has her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles and on Canada 's Walk of Fame in Toronto . In 2011 , Billboard ranked her 10th on their list of the 50 Biggest Adult Contemporary Artists Ever .
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 .
Barely Famous Hits is the fourth album by the American country music duo The Warren Brothers . It was released in 2005 via BNA Records . The album reprises songs from the duo 's first three studio albums , two of which were also released on BNA . It received a rating of 3½ stars on Allmusic . Stephen Thomas Erlewine considered the songs well-written but thought that the brothers did not have a strong musical presence .
The Warren Brothers is an American country music duo composed of brothers Brett Warren ( lead vocals , acoustic guitar , harmonica , mandolin , piano ) and Brad Warren ( background vocals , acoustic guitar , electric guitar ) . The duo has released three studio albums : Beautiful Day in the Cold Cruel World ( 1998 ) and King of Nothing ( 2000 ) on BNA Records , as well as Well Deserved Obscurity ( 2004 ) on Sig/429 and a 2005 compilation album , Barely Famous Hits . These four albums have produced nine charting singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts , with the highest being Move On at No . 17 in late 2000-early 2001 . Brad and Brett have also co-written singles for Dierks Bentley , Faith Hill , Tim McGraw , and Martina McBride .
Childish Things is a 2005 album by singer-songwriter James McMurtry ( see 2005 in music ) . It was awarded the 2006 Americana Music Association Album of the Year Award . The song We Ca n't Make It Here was named the best song of the 2000s decade by music critic Robert Christgau .
James McMurtry ( born March 18 , 1962 in Fort Worth , Texas ) is an American rock and folk rock/americana singer , songwriter , guitarist , bandleader , and occasional actor ( Daisy Miller , Lonesome Dove , and narrator of Ghost Town : 24 Hours in Terlingua ) . He performs with veteran bandmates Daren Hess , Cornbread , and Tim Holt . His father , novelist Larry McMurtry , gave him his first guitar at age seven . His mother , an English professor , taught him how to play it : My mother taught me three chords and the rest I just stole as I went along . I learned everything by ear or by watching people .
Delbert McClinton ( born November 4 , 1940 ) is an American blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter , guitarist , harmonica player , and pianist . From his first professional stage appearance in 1957 to his most recent national tour in 2018 , he has recorded albums for several major record labels and singles that have reached the U.S . Billboard Hot 100 , Mainstream Rock Tracks , and Hot Country Songs charts . His highest-charting single was Tell Me About It , a 1992 duet with Tanya Tucker , which reached number 4 on the Country chart . Four of his albums have been number 1 on the Blues chart , and another reached number 2 . His highest charting pop hit was 1980 's Giving It Up for Your Love , which peaked at number 8 on the Hot 100 . McClinton has earned four Grammy Awards ; 1992 Rock Performance by a Duo with Bonnie Raitt for Good Man , Good Woman ; 2002 Contemporary Blues Album for Nothing Personal ; 2006 Best Contemporary Blues Album for Cost of Living , and 2020 Best Contemporary Blues Album for Tall , Dark , & Handsome . He has been nominated for eight Grammy Awards as of 2020 . He was inducted into the Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Fame in March 2011 , along with Lee Roy Parnell , Bruce Channel , Gary Nicholson , and Cindy Walker . In 2019 , Delbert McClinton was honored by the historic Paramount Theatre in Austin , Texas with the fifth star in their Walk of Fame . ( Others are actors Jaston Williams and Joe Sears , and musical artists Jerry Jeff Walker and Lyle Lovett ) .
Dream Big is Ryan Shupe & The RubberBand 's third album , independently released in 2003 under the title Hey Hey Hey . It featured four tracks that had debuted on the band 's first two albums but re-recorded as well as eight brand new songs . A similar track listing became available as the band 's major label debut under the title Dream Big when the band signed a record deal with Capitol Nashville . Dream Big is missing the track She 's Bad For Me and does not contain the hidden track Corn Dogs from Hey Hey Hey . Corn Dogs has since been officially released as the closing track on the band 's album Last Man Standing . The song Dream Big , the band 's only chart single , was also featured in advertisements for the NBC reality show Three Wishes , which was hosted by Amy Grant .
Ryan Shupe & the RubberBand is an American Rock / Bluegrass group founded in the mid-1990s in Ogden , UT . The band 's current lineup comprises Ryan Shupe ( fiddle , guitar , ukulele , mandolin , lead vocals ) , Roger Archibald ( guitar , vocals ) , Craig Miner ( banjo , bouzouki , mandolin , guitar , vocals ) , Josh Larsen ( bass guitar , string bass , vocals ) , and Nate Young ( drums , vocals ) . After recording four studio albums on their own independent record label , Ryan Shupe & The RubberBand were signed to Capitol Records in 2005 . Their first album for Capitol , 2005 's Dream Big , produced a Top 40 hit on the U.S . Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in its title track . The second single from the album , however , failed to chart , and the band was dropped from Capitol . In 2008 , the band signed to Montage Music Group and released the album Last Man Standing . After this , the band continued to tour nationally and promote their unique brand of music . In 2010 , the band released the album Brand New Shoes on their own independent label . This album has many crowd favorites and highlights the cross-genre , acousti-jam sound they have become known for . The band is currently promoting their new album We Rode On which leans more into the Rock side of their musical arsenal and have released three videos to promote the upcoming release . These videos are for the songs The Sun Will Shine Again , We Rode On , and Just Say Yes .
Dreamin ' My Dreams is the fourteenth album of original recordings by Patty Loveless . Released in September 2005 , the album debuted on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart on October 1 , 2005 at # 29 ( its peak ) , staying on the charts for 8 weeks until November 26 , 2005 . This was the last album Loveless recorded for Epic Records before the label closed its Nashville division in 2005 .
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 .
Drinkin ' Songs and Other Logic is a 2005 ( see 2005 in music ) album by country singer Clint Black . He describes it as a barroom , honky-tonk kind of album with songs about drinking , good for drinking , or written while drinking . The tracks Rainbow in the Rain , Code of the West , Drinkin ' Songs and Other Logic and Heartaches were all released as singles . Kimberly Roads and Jimi Westbrook of the group Little Big Town are featured on this album as background vocalists .
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 .
Everything and More is the fourth studio album by the American country music singer Billy Gilman , released in 2005 as his first album for Image Entertainment . Hey , Little Suzie and the title track were both released as singles , although neither charted .
William Wendell Gilman III ( born May 24 , 1988 ) is an American singer . Starting as a young country artist , he is known for his debut single One Voice , a top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and a top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in 2000 . He has released five albums , including three for Epic Nashville . In 2016 , Gilman auditioned for season 11 of the US edition of The Voice and competed as part of Team Adam Levine , finishing as runner-up for the season . [ citation needed ]
Glory Train : Songs of Faith , Worship , and Praise is the seventeenth studio album released by American country music artist Randy Travis . It is his fifth album of gospel music and his fifth release for Word Records . The album comprises nineteen covers of traditional and contemporary gospel songs . No singles were released from it .
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 .
Patsy Cline ( born Virginia Patterson Hensley ; September 8 , 1932 - March 5 , 1963 ) was an American singer . She is considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century and was one of the first country music artists to successfully crossover into pop music . Cline had several major hits during her eight-year recording career , including two number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Country and Western Sides chart . Cline 's first professional performances began at the local WINC radio station when she was fifteen . In the early 1950s , Cline began appearing in a local band led by performer Bill Peer . Various local appearances led to featured performances on Connie B . Gay 's Town and Country television broadcasts . It also led to the signing of her first recording contract with the Four Star label in 1954 . She had minor success with her earliest Four Star singles including A Church , A Courtroom and Goodbye ( 1955 ) and I 've Loved and Lost Again ( 1956 ) . In 1957 however , Cline made her first national television appearance on Arthur Godfrey 's Talent Scouts . After performing Walkin ' After Midnight , the single would become her first major hit on both the country and pop charts . Cline 's further singles with Four Star Records were unsuccessful , although she continued performing and recording .
Greatest Hits is the second greatest hits compilation released by American country music artist Tracy Byrd . It was released in 2005 as his only album for BNA Records . The tracks Revenge of a Middle-Aged Woman and Johnny Cash were previously unreleased ; only the former was released as a single . Johnny Cash , however , was later recorded by Jason Aldean for his 2007 album Relentless , and his version was a Top Ten hit on the country music charts . The songs Watermelon Crawl and I 'm from the Country were newly recorded for this compilation .
Tracy Lynn Byrd ( born December 17 , 1966 ) is an American country music artist . Signed to MCA Nashville Records in 1992 , Byrd broke through on the country music scene that year with his 1993 single Holdin ' Heaven , which reached Number One on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks . Although he did not land a second Number One until 2002 's Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo , Byrd has charted more than thirty hit singles in his career , including eleven additional Top Ten hits . He has also released ten studio albums and two greatest-hits albums , with four gold certifications and one double-platinum certification from the RIAA .
Hanna-McEuen is the only album by American country music duo Hanna-McEuen . It was released on August 16 , 2005 by DreamWorks Records Nashville . The album charted at number 42 on Top Country Albums and included the single Something Like a Broken Heart , which peaked at number 38 on Hot Country Songs . However the duo also recorded a DVD-Audio/Video project titled Tried and True in 2007 for AIX Records , which featured a guest appearance by country guitarist Albert Lee .
Hanna-McEuen was an American country music duo comprising first cousins Jaime Hanna and Jonathan McEuen . Both members of the duo sang , in addition to playing guitar and mandolin ; Hanna also played harmonica , while McEuen also played banjo . Their fathers , Jeff Hanna and John McEuen , co-founded the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band , a country music band which had success in the 1970s and 1980s . In addition , Hanna was formerly an occasional supporting musician for the Tex-Mex/americana band The Mavericks . Hanna-McEuen released its self-titled debut album on DreamWorks Records in 2005 , although the album 's singles were distributed and promoted by MCA Nashville . The album produced a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in Something Like a Broken Heart , followed by Tell Me at number 56 and Ocean , which did not chart . The duo also recorded a DVD-Audio/Video project titled Tried and True in 2007 for AIX Records , which featured a guest appearance by country guitarist Albert Lee . After disbanding , Hanna joined Gary Allan 's road band , in which he plays guitar . He also co-wrote Allan 's 2008 single She 's So California . McEuen , meanwhile , has continued to record as a solo artist.Jaime Hanna currently is working as part of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band , playing lead acoustic and electric guitars , providing background and some lead vocals .
Hits I Missed.And One I Did n't is the 59th and final studio album by American country music singer George Jones , released in 2005 .
George Glenn Jones ( September 12 , 1931 - April 26 , 2013 ) was an American musician , singer and songwriter . He achieved international fame for his long list of hit records , including his best-known song He Stopped Loving Her Today , as well as his distinctive voice and phrasing . For the last twenty years of his life , Jones was frequently referred to as the greatest living country singer . Country music scholar Bill Malone writes , For the two or three minutes consumed by a song , Jones immerses himself so completely in its lyrics , and in the mood it conveys , that the listener can scarcely avoid becoming similarly involved . Waylon Jennings expressed a similar opinion in his song It 's Alright : If we all could sound like we wanted to , we 'd all sound like George Jones . The shape of his nose and facial features earned Jones the nickname The Possum . Born in Texas , Jones first heard country music when he was seven and was given a guitar at the age of nine . He married his first wife , Dorothy Bonvillion , in 1950 , and was divorced in 1951 . He served in the United States Marine Corps and was discharged in 1953 . He married Shirley Ann Corley in 1954 . In 1959 , Jones recorded White Lightning , written by J. P. Richardson , which launched his career as a singer . His second marriage ended in divorce in 1968 ; he married fellow country music singer Tammy Wynette a year later .
Hitstory is compilation album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley , which includes the two previous compilation album ELV1S and 2nd to None , in addition to a bonus disc , entitled The Story Continues . On March 8 , 2018 , the box set was certified Platinum by the RIAA for sales in excess of 1,000,000 units . The tracks are not in any chronological order , but still derive from Presley 's whole recording career .
Elvis Aaron Presley [ a ] ( January 8 , 1935 - August 16 , 1977 ) , also known simply as Elvis , was an American singer and actor . Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century , he is often referred to as the King of Rock and Roll or simply The King . Presley was born in Tupelo , Mississippi , and relocated to Memphis , Tennessee , with his family when he was 13 years old . His music career began there in 1954 , recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips , who wanted to bring the sound of African-American music to a wider audience . Presley , on rhythm acoustic guitar , and accompanied by lead guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black , was a pioneer of rockabilly , an uptempo , backbeat-driven fusion of country music and rhythm and blues . In 1955 , drummer D. J. Fontana joined to complete the lineup of Presley 's classic quartet and RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker , who would manage him for more than two decades . Presley 's first RCA single , Heartbreak Hotel , was released in January 1956 and became a number-one hit in the United States . With a series of successful network television appearances and chart-topping records , he became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll . His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style , combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations , made him enormously popular - and controversial . In November 1956 , Presley made his film debut in Love Me Tender . Drafted into military service in 1958 , Presley relaunched his recording career two years later with some of his most commercially successful work . He held few concerts however , and guided by Parker , proceeded to devote much of the 1960s to making Hollywood films and soundtrack albums , most of them critically derided .
The Legend is a box set by country singer Johnny Cash , ( his 91st overall release ) released in 2005 ( see 2005 in music ) on Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings . It is one of the few multi-disc sets that contain songs recorded throughout Cash 's entire career , from 1955 to 2003 . Over four CDs , most of Cash 's biggest hits are covered , in addition to numerous traditional compositions Cash recorded versions of , and several collaborations with other known artists , including Rosanne Cash , U2 and Bob Dylan . In keeping with Cash 's persona as the Man in Black , the data surface of the discs is black . In 2006 , the set won the Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package . It was certified Gold on January 11 , 2006 by the RIAA .
John R. Cash ( born J. R. Cash ; February 26 , 1932 - September 12 , 2003 ) was an American singer , songwriter , musician , actor , and author . He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time , having sold more than 90 million records worldwide . His genre-spanning songs and sound embraced country , rock and roll , rockabilly , blues , folk , and gospel . This crossover appeal won Cash the rare honor of being inducted into the Country Music , Rock and Roll , and Gospel Music Halls of Fame . Born in Arkansas to poor cotton farmers , Cash rose to fame in the prominent country music scene in Memphis , Tennessee , after four years in the United States Air Force . Cash was known for his deep , calm bass-baritone voice , [ a ] the distinctive sound of his Tennessee Three backing band characterized by train-like chugging guitar rhythms , a rebelliousness coupled with an increasingly somber and humble demeanor , free prison concerts , and a trademark , all-black stage wardrobe , which earned him the nickname The Man in Black . [ b ] He traditionally began his concerts by simply introducing himself , Hello , I 'm Johnny Cash , [ c ] followed by his signature song Folsom Prison Blues . Much of Cash 's music contained themes of sorrow , moral tribulation , and redemption , especially in the later stages of his career . His other signature songs include I Walk the Line , Ring of Fire , Get Rhythm , and Man in Black . He also recorded humorous numbers like One Piece at a Time and A Boy Named Sue ; a duet with his future wife , June Carter , called Jackson ( followed by many further duets after their wedding ) ; and railroad songs including Hey , Porter , Orange Blossom Special , and Rock Island Line . During the last stage of his career , Cash covered songs by several late-20th-century rock artists , notably Hurt by Nine Inch Nails and Rusty Cage by Soundgarden .
Man Like Me is the debut album by American country music artist Bobby Pinson . It was released in 2005 by RCA Nashville and peaked at # 23 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart . The album includes the singles Do n't Ask Me How I Know and Way Down .
Bobby Olen Pinson ( born August 10 , 1972 ) is an American country music artist . Signed to RCA Records in 2005 , Pinson made his debut that year with his album Man Like Me . Its lead-off single , Do n't Ask Me How I Know , peaked at No . 16 on the Hot Country Songs charts , and was his only Top 40 country hit . Two more albums , I Mean Business and Songs for Somebody , followed in late 2005 and 2007 , respectively . He has also written several singles for other artists , including four Number One hits for Toby Keith and another four for Sugarland .
The Metropolitan Hotel is the sixth studio album released by American country music artist Chely Wright . It was her first album for the Dualtone label , after a failed deal with the Vivaton ! label . This album produced four singles , of which two were Top 40 hits on the country music charts : the number 40 Back of the Bottom Drawer and The Bumper of My SUV at number 35 . The third and fourth singles ( The River and a cover of Chuck Berry 's You Never Can Tell , respectively ) , both failed to chart . Wright left Dualtone after the release of this album .
Richell Rene Wright [ a ] ( /ˈʃɛli ˈraɪt/ ; born October 25 , 1970 ) , known professionally as Chely Wright , is an American country music singer and activist . On the strength of her debut album in 1994 , the Academy of Country Music ( ACM ) named her Top New Female Vocalist in 1995 . Wright 's first Top 40 country hit came in 1997 with Shut Up and Drive . Two years later , her fourth album yielded a number one single , the title track , Single White Female . Overall , Wright has released seven studio albums on various labels , and has charted more than fifteen singles on the country charts . As of May 2010 , Wright 's previous eight albums and 19 singles released had sold over 1,500,000 copies and 10,000,000 digital impressions to date in the United States . In May 2010 , Wright became one of the first major country music performers to publicly come out as lesbian . In television appearances and an autobiography , she cited among her reasons for publicizing her homosexuality a concern with bullying and hate crimes toward gays , particularly gay teenagers , and the damage to her life caused by lying and hiding . She has written songs that have been recorded by Brad Paisley , Richard Marx , Indigo Girls , Mindy Smith and Clay Walker , among them Walker 's top ten hit , I Ca n't Sleep that won her a BMI award . On May 4 , 2010 , Wright simultaneously released her memoir , the LAMDA nominated Like Me , and her first album of new songs since 2005 , Lifted Off the Ground . Wright 's eighth album , I Am the Rain , was released on September 9 , 2016 , by MRI/Sony and was produced by Joe Henry . It entered the Billboard country chart at 13 , the second highest debut of her career .