Pearl River (band)
Pearl River | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Philadelphia, Mississippi, United States |
| Genres | Country |
| Years active | 1993–1994 |
| Labels | Liberty |
| Past members | Steve Argo Bryan Culpeper Chuck Ethredge Derek George Ken Fleming Joe Morgan Garry Schiera Jeff Stewart |
Pearl River was an American
background vocals), Ken Fleming (drums), and Bryan Culpepper (keyboards, background vocals). Signed to Liberty Records in 1993, the band would record two albums: 1993's Find out What's Happening, followed by a self-titled album one year later. This later album replaced Fleming with Steve Argo who was picked by Fleming to be his replacement after Fleming decided to leave the band, and Culpepper with Gary Schiera. The first album also produced a minor hit single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in the single "Fool to Fall". After disbanding in 1994, some members of Pearl River served as a backing band for Bryan White
.
Biography
Pearl River was founded in the early 1990s in
Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts.[2] The title track was originally released by Bobby Bare in 1968 and late released as single for Tanya Tucker from her album Fire to Fire. Also included on this album was the song "Cast Iron Heart", which would later be recorded by Blackhawk on their 1996 album Strong Enough and by Linda Davis on her 1996 album Some Things Are Meant to Be
.
Pearl River, was issued in 1994, under the production of Steve Gibson. Its only single, "Hello Goodbye", failed to enter the charts. This album featured two more tracks which would later be recorded by other artists: "You've Always Got Me", later found on Aaron Tippin's 1995 album Tool Box (which was also produced by Steve Gibson), and "Heartbroke Every Day", which Lonestar recorded on their 1995 album Lonestar and released as a single in 1996.
After Pearl River disbanded in 1994, several of its members were recruited as a backing band for
Grammy Award nomination in 1997. White and George also co-wrote Diamond Rio's 1998 single "Imagine That," and worked as a session musician before forming the band Williams Riley. After Williams Riley disbanded, George became a producer for Joe Nichols and Randy Houser
.
Discography
- Find Out What's Happening (1993)
- Pearl River (1994)
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | CAN Country | |||
| 1993 | "Fool to Fall" | 62 | 83 | Find Out What's Happening |
| " Find Out What's Happening "
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— | — | ||
| 1994 | "Hello Goodbye" | — | — | Pearl River |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | "Fool to Fall"[4] | Roger Pistole |
| 1994 | "Hello Goodbye"[5] | Joanne Gardner |
References
- ^ a b c "The Songwriters: Derek George". Windswept Pacific. Archived from the original on August 21, 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs chart listing for "Fool to Fall"". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 10, 2014. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
- ^ Rhodes, Don (1997-09-05). "There will be lots of picking at Macon's Bluegrass Jam". The Augusta Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
- Country Music Television. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
- Country Music Television. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
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