CD SHOWCASE MEMORIES

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT = Sweethearts Of The Rodeo (3 songs)

This duo from Manhattan Beach CA is sisters Janis Oliver (married to Vince Gill, 1980-1997) & Kristine Oliver. They had a short career in the mid 1980s.


#1
This song was their 1st Top 10; it debuted 07/26/1986, spent 22 weeks on the charts & peaked at #7, sparking a string of 7 straight Top 10s. It followed their debut single, 1986’s “Hey Doll Baby”, which had peaked at #21.


#2
The follow-up to 1986’s “Since I Found You”, this song debuted 11/29/1986, spent 22 weeks on the charts & peaked at #4 in early 1987. The 3rd & 4th songs in the string of Top 10s were 1987’s “Chains Of Gold” (#4) & 1987’s “Gotta Get Away” (#10).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBSEavzGF8I


#3
Debuting 04/02/1988, this song spent 20 weeks on the charts & peaked at #5, their 5th straight Top 10. The last 2 songs in the string of 7 Top 10s were 1988’s “Blue To The Bone” (#5) & 1988-9’s “I Feel Fine” (#9). None of their last 4 releases reached the Top 20, with 1990’s “This Heart” coming closest, peaking at #25.

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