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Retro Single Reviews: Shania Twain, 2004-2012
After the enormous success of the Up! project, Shania Twain released a top-selling Greatest Hits album in 2004, which spawned three singles. She then embarked on an extended hiatus before returning in...
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Retro Single Review: Dolly Parton, “Light of a Clear Blue Morning”
“Light of a Clear Blue Morning” 1977 Peak: #11 Country | #87 Pop Written by Dolly Parton Dolly Parton often repeats the story of how “I Will Always Love You” was inspired by her desire to split with...
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Retro Single Review: Dolly Parton, “Here You Come Again”
“Here You Come Again” Peak: Country #1 (5 weeks) | Pop #3 | AC #2 Written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil “I’m not leaving country. I’m taking it with me.” With those famous words, Dolly Parton declared...
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Retro Single Review: George Strait, “Lovebug”
“Lovebug” Written by Wayne Kemp and Curtis Wayne Peak: #8 To understand why George Strait would send his cover of George Jones novelty song to radio, let’s go back to 1994. These were the days of the...
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Retro Single Review: Dolly Parton, “It’s All Wrong But It’s All Right”/”Two...
“It’s All Wrong But It’s All Right” Written by Dolly Parton Peak: #1 Country “Two Doors Down” Written by Dolly Parton Peak: #19 Pop | #12 Adult Contemporary In a caffeine-fueled all night writing...
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Retro Single Review: Dolly Parton, “Heartbreaker”
“Heartbreaker” Written by Carole Bayer Sager and David Wolfert Peak: #1 Country | #37 Pop | #12 Adult Contemporary And here is where we start running into trouble. Dolly Parton’s first overtures to the...
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Retro Single Review: George Strait, “The Man in Love With You”
“The Man in Love With You” Written by Steve Dorff and Gary Harju Peak: #4 “I Cross My Heart” gets a sequel, and it’s pretty darn good. “The Man in Love With You” is a humble declaration of love, as a...
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Retro Single Review: Dolly Parton, “I Really Got the Feeling”/”Baby, I’m...
“I Really Got the Feeling” Written by Billy Vera Peak: #1 Country | #11 Adult Contemporary (B-Side) “Baby I’m Burnin'” Written by Dolly Parton Peak: #48 Country |#25 Pop | #11 Adult Contemporary | #15...
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Retro Single Review: Dolly Parton, “You’re the Only One”
“You’re the Only One” Written by Carole Bayer Sager and Bruce Roberts Peak: #1 Country | #37 Pop | #12 Adult Contemporary Parton scored her fifth consecutive number-one single since 1977 with “You’re...
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Where Did You Come From? Where Did You Go? 25 Years of “Cotton Eye Joe”
It’s a fool’s game trying to predict which songs will truly endure. The biggest pop hits of 1994 were Ace of Base’s “The Sign,” All-4-One’s cover of John Michael Montgomery’s “I Swear,” and Boyz II...
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