CD SHOWCASE MEMORIES
2 songs from the 3rd hour (9p-10p) of my 09/30/1995 college radio show: “Better Man” by Clint Black & “Loving You Hurts” by Gus Hardin. Also featured: a look at the back seat of a junkyard jewel 1986 Pontiac Parisienne, photographed in Texas by OC,SHer JAY B….
#1 “A Better Man” | Clint Black
This song, his 1st release, debuted 02/18/1989, spent 24 weeks on the country charts & claimed #1. [Check out the old truck in the video!] This singer-songwriter-guitarist & Long Beach NJ native had started singing professionally in 1981 at the Benton Springs Club (Houston TX), having been raised in Katy TX. This single sparked a string of 9 straight Top 10s to start his career, including 4 straight chart toppers: 1989’s “Killin’ Time”, 1989-90’s “Nobody’s Home” (3 weeks) & 1990’s “Walkin’ Away” (2 weeks). 1990’s “Nothing’s News” stopped the string of #1 tunes when it peaked at #3. His relatively brief career ended in the mid-2000s, after 13 chart toppers. Other familiar favorites include: 1993’s “When My Ship Comes In” (#1, 2 weeks), 1993’s “A Bad Goodbye” (#2; duet with Wynonna), 1994’s “A Good Run Of Bad Luck” (#1) & 1996’s “Like The Rain” (#1, 3 weeks).
#2 “Loving You Hurts” | Gus Hardin
Talk about a blast from my childhood past; I have this song on vinyl record! Similar to Michael Martin Murphy’s “Still Taking Chances” featured HERE, I remember receiving calls asking about the “rock” artist & song when I played this during my 1995 broadcast. Hardin, born Carolyn Ann Blankenship in Tulsa OK, is an underrated singer. This tune is her 4th most popular hit; it hit the airwaves 09/24/1983 as her 3rd release, spent 12 weeks on the country charts & peaked at #32. Her Top 3: 1984-5’s “All Tangled Up In Love” (#8, duet with Earl Thomas Conley), 1983’s “After The Last Goodbye” (#10, her debut single) & 1983’s “If I Didn’t Love You” (#26, her 2nd single). None of her other 6 releases between 1983 & 1986 reached the Top 40.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTGzPC1cUYs
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