SPOTLIGHT = Miranda Lambert (2 songs) & The Last Good Night (1 song)

A Longview TX native & a band from Enfield CT….

#1a
Miranda Lambert, a Longview TX-native singer-songwriter-guitarist who placed 3rd in the 1st season of TV’s “Nashville Star” (2003), perhaps is a bit too “new”; however, a pair of songs “tug at your heartstrings” & have a nostalgic feel. This song, her 11th overall release, debuted 03/06/2010 & spent 21 weeks on the country charts, claiming #1 for 4 of those; it crossed over & reached #28 on the Billboard Hot 100. This single also won the Country Female Vocal Grammy & the CMA Song Of The Year.

#1b
After 2011’s “Heart Like Mine” became her 2nd chart topper, this song debuted 01/07/2012, spent 23 weeks on the country charts & became her 3rd song to claim the top spot. It crossed over & reached #35 on the Billboard Hot 100. This single also won the CMA Song Of The Year.

#2
The Last Good Night is a ‘1-hit wonder’ band formed in 2006 in Enfield CT. This song, released 06/12/2007 as the debut single from their album ‘Poison Kiss’, peaked in 2008 at #70 on the Billboard Hot 100, #9 on the Adult Top 40 Tracks, #53 on the Pop 100 & #29 on the Top 40 Mainstream charts. Elsewhere, it reached #3 in Australia, #2 in the Czech Republic, #7 in Italy, #4 in Poland & #15 in Sweden. This song’s popularity was enhanced by use in promo clips for the 2nd season of ABC’s “Brothers & Sisters”, the trailer for the film ‘Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past’ & in the movie ‘Picture This’.