Radney Foster
nato il 20.7.1959 a Texas, Stati Uniti d'America
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Radney Foster (born July 20, 1959, Del Rio, Texas, United States)[1] is an American singer-songwriter and music producer. Initially a songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee, Foster made his recording debut as part of the Foster & Lloyd duo, recording three studio albums and with nine singles on the country charts.
Foster began his solo career in 1992 and his album Del Rio, TX 1959 produced four consecutive Top 40 hits. However, his commercial success waned with the release subsequent albums such as Labor of Love (1995), See What You Want to See (1999), Are You Ready for the Big Show?, Another Way to Go (2002) and This World We Live In (2006). Overall, Foster has had thirteen songs on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including the Top Ten hits "Just Call Me Lonesome" (#10, 1992) and "Nobody Wins" (#2, 1993). His songs have been recorded by Gary Allan, Sara Evans, Keith Urban and Jack Ingram.
Early life and education
Radney Foster was born July 20, 1959, in Del Rio, Texas, as the second of four children. His father was a lawyer who sang and played guitar[2] and by age 12, Foster began playing the guitar as well.[1]
After graduating high school, Foster attended University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, where he became a member of the Gamma Sigma chapter of Phi Gamma Delta. He dropped out in 1979 and at the advice of veteran songwriter Randy Goodrum,[3] moved to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue a music career. Foster later returned to college and completed his degree, while performing at local venues in his spare time.[2]
Career
Foster moved to Nashville in 1985 and found work at MTM Publishing Company as a songwriter. There he met Bill Lloyd and they co-wrote the song "Since I Found You" which became a Top Ten hit for the Sweethearts of the Rodeo.[1] In 1986 Foster formed the duo Foster & Lloyd and they received a recording contract with RCA Records Nashville. Between 1986 and 1990, they recorded three studio albums and had nine singles on the country charts. The two parted ways in 1990 to pursue solo careers.[1][2] Later, in 1990, their song "Don't Go Out" was released by Tanya Tucker in 1990 as a duet with T. Graham Brown.[4]
1991 to 2000
Two years later Foster signed with Arista Records and released the album Del Rio, TX 1959 (named for Foster's place and year of birth).[2] The album produced two consecutive Top Ten hits: "Just Call Me Lonesome" and "Nobody Wins", which respectively reached No. 10 and No. 2 on the Billboard country charts. Two later singles, "Easier Said Than Done" and "Hammer and Nails", also reached Top 40, peaking at No. 20 and No. 34, respectively.
In 1994, Foster began work on his second album Never Say Die,[5] which was re-titled Labor of Love. After the title track, failed to make the Top 40, Arista delayed the album's release so that it wouldn't compete with the compilation album Mama's Hungry Eyes: A Tribute to Merle Haggard, to which Foster had contributed the track "The Running Kind".[5] Steve Ripley, of the country band The Tractors, remixed the song "Willin' to Walk" and the album was released in April 1995.[5] Later that year, Foster contributed the song "Close Up the Honky Tonks" to the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Country produced by the Red Hot Organization.[6]
Foster's third album was 1999's See What You Want to See, featuring a more pop-oriented sound and backing vocals from Darius Rucker of Hootie & the Blowfish. The album yielded the single "Godspeed (Sweet Dreams)" which peaked at on No. 74 on the country charts and was recorded by the Dixie Chicks in 2003. The song "Raining on Sunday", was later recorded by Keith Urban and released as a single for his album Golden Road.
2001 to present
In 2001, Foster signed to Dualtone Records[1] and released Are You Ready for the Big Show?, included the song "Texas in 1880", which Foster had originally recorded as a member of Foster & Lloyd. The new version featured Pat Green and peaked at No. 54 on the country charts. Foster's next album was 2002's Another Way to Go. One of its tracks, "A Real Fine Place to Start" (another collaboration with Ducas) became a No. 1 hit single for Sara Evans on her 2005 album Real Fine Place. Foster's released This World We Live In in 2006 but none of the songs made the country charts. In 2005, Foster released a website-only album titled And Then There's Me: The Back Porch Sessions containing 11 acoustic tracks. Foster produced two albums for the Randy Rogers Band: their 2006 album Just a Matter of Time and 2008's Randy Rogers Band.
Foster began his own music label called Devil's River. In September 2009 Foster released the album Revival under the band name "Radney Foster and the Confessions" and a feature length DVD documentary on the making of the album. The 90-minute film was co-produced by Foster and his wife.[7] Keith Urban recorded Foster's song "I'm In" for his 2009 album Defying Gravity and it became a No. 2 single.
In December 2010, Foster rejoined the Foster & Lloyd duo and they released the album "It's Already Tomorrow" in 2011.
Personal life
Foster moved to Nashville after graduating college and met his future wife, who was attending Vanderbilt University.[8] Shortly before the release of his album Labor of Love, Foster and his wife of twelve years separated and later filed for divorce.[5]
Discography
Albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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US Country | US Heat | ||
Del Rio, TX 1959 |
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46 | 11 |
Labor of Love |
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61 | 36 |
See What You Want to See |
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Are You Ready for the Big Show? |
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Another Way to Go |
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39 | |
And Then There's Me (The Back Porch Sessions) |
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This World We Live In |
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Revival |
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51 | 26 |
The Chosen Few (Limited 5 song EP/1,000 copies) |
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Del Rio, TX Revisited: Unplugged & Lonesome |
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Everything I Should Have Said[9] |
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"" denotes releases that did not chart |
1990s singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
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US Country [10] |
CAN Country | |||
1992 | "Just Call Me Lonesome" | 10 | 54 | Del Rio, TX 1959 |
1993 | "Nobody Wins" | 2 | 7 | |
"Easier Said Than Done" | 20 | 28 | ||
"Hammer and Nails" | 34 | 54 | ||
1994 | "Closing Time" | 59 | 70 | |
"Labor of Love" | 58 | Labor of Love | ||
"The Running Kind" | 64 | Mama's Hungry Eyes: A Tribute to Merle Haggard | ||
1995 | "Willin' to Walk" | 54 | 92 | Labor of Love |
"If It Were Me" | 59 | 89 | ||
1998 | "I'm In" (with Abra Moore) | See What You Want to See | ||
1999 | "Godspeed (Sweet Dreams)" | 74 | ||
"" denotes releases that did not chart |
2000s singles
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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US Country [10] |
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2001 | "Texas in 1880" (with Pat Green) | 54 | Are You Ready for the Big Show? |
2002 | "Everyday Angel" | 43 | Another Way to Go |
2003 | "Scary Old World" (with Chely Wright or Georgia Middleman) |
52 | |
2005 | "Half of My Mistakes" | This World We Live In | |
2006 | "Prove Me Right" | ||
2009 | "Revival" | Revival | |
"Angel Flight" | |||
"" denotes releases that did not chart |
Music videos
Year | Video | Director |
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1992 | "Just Call Me Lonesome" | Jim Shea |
1993 | "Nobody Wins" | Sara Nichols |
"Easier Said Than Done" | Deaton Flanigen | |
1994 | "Closing Time" | Jim Shea |
"Labor of Love" | ||
"The Running Kind" | Steve Boyle | |
1995 | "Willin' to Walk" | Jim Shea |
2001 | "Texas in 1880" (with Pat Green) | David McClister |
2002 | "Everyday Angel" | Jim Shea |
2009 | "Angel Flight" | Darren Cameron |
2012 | "Louisiana Blue" | Steve Boyle |
References
- 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}
- 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}
- Builta, David. "Del Rio Native Signs Contract With RCA." Del Rio News-Herald 22 Feb 1987: 11
- http://www.allmusic.com/album/tennessee-woman-mw0000204430
- 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Mansfield, Brian (April 1995). "Willing to Walk: Radney Foster's Soul Searching Labor of Love". New Country 2 (5).
- http://www.allmusic.com/album/red-hot-country-mw0000622534
- {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}
- Builta, David. "Del Rioan Radney Foster Makes Good in Nashville." Del Rio News-Herald 8 Mar 1987: 3
- Allers, Hannahlee, Radney Foster to Release New Album, March 24, 2014. URL accessed on April 8, 2014.
- 10.0 10.1 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008, Record Research, Inc. URL accessed 2009-11-03.
External links
Radney Foster · Foster & Lloyd | |
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Foster & Lloyd albums | Foster & Lloyd · Faster & Llouder · Version of the Truth · The Essential Foster and Lloyd |
Foster & Lloyd singles | "Crazy Over You" · "Sure Thing" · "Texas in 1880" · "What Do You Want from Me This Time" · "Fair Shake" · "Before the Heartache Rolls In" · "Suzette" · "Fat Lady Sings" · "Is It Love" · "Can't Have Nothin'" |
Solo albums | Del Rio, TX 1959 · Labor of Love · See What You Want to See · Are You Ready for the Big Show? · Another Way to Go · This World We Live In · Revival |
Solo singles | "Just Call Me Lonesome" · "Nobody Wins" · "Easier Said Than Done" · "Hammer and Nails" · "Closing Time" · "Labor of Love" · "The Running Kind" · "Willin' to Walk" · "If It Were Me" · "I'm In" (with Abra Moore) · "Godspeed (Sweet Dreams)" · "Texas in 1880" (with Pat Green) · "Everyday Angel" · "Scary Old World" (with Chely Wright or Georgia Middleman) · "Half of My Mistakes" · "Prove Me Right" · "Revival" |
Related articles | RCA Records · Arista Nashville · Dualtone Records |
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