Blake & Brian was an American country music duo composed of singer-songwriters Brian Gowan (born January 7, 1969, in Temple, Texas) and Blake Weldon (September 13, 1966, in Lufkin, Texas).[1]
Blake & Brian | |
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| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Years active | 1995–1999 |
| Labels | Curb |
| Past members | Brian Gowan Blake Weldon |
The two were paired up by record producer Chuck Howard in 1995.[2][3] Their self-titled debut album was issued in 1997 on the Curb Records label. The album's lead-off single, "Another Perfect Day", peaked at No. 45 on the Billboard country charts. Country Standard Time gave the album a mixed review, stating that although Gowan and Weldon were "indistinguishable vocally and equally malleable", and although some of the songs were derivative of the Eagles, the more up-tempo tracks were "punch[ed] up... with timeless Texas kick".[2] After releasing this album, they charted two more singles ("The Wish" and "Amnesia"), the latter of which was not included on an album. By 1999, Blake & Brian had parted ways. Gowan released a solo album entitled Warm Spanish Wine in 2000.[3] He also co-wrote Rodney Atkins' 1997 debut single "In a Heartbeat" and three songs on Atkins' 2003 debut album Honesty.
Discography
editBlake & Brian (1997)
edit| Blake & Brian | |
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 | |
| Studio album by Blake & Brian | |
| Released | August 19, 1997 |
| Genre | Country |
| Label | Curb |
| Producer | Chuck Howard |
Track listing
edit- "If Guitars Were Guns" (Brian Gowan, Roger Alan Wade) – 2:21
- "Why, Why, Why" (Mark Selby, Doug Hughes) – 2:33
- "Saving My Love" (Blake Weldon, Tony Stampley) – 3:43
- "The Wish" (Conley White, Sam Hogin, Phil Barnhart) – 3:44
- "There Is No End" (Weldon, Bill Rice, Sharon Rice) – 3:29
- "Straight to You" (Lee Satterfield, George Teren) – 2:44
- "Another Perfect Day" (White, Barnhart, Brian Tabor) – 3:26
- "Shut Up Heart" (Michael Huffman, Rick Williamson) – 2:27
- "Confederate Rose" (Max T. Barnes, Leslie Satcher) – 3:34
- "Don't Apologize for Who You Are" (Troy Seals, Waylon Jennings) – 2:12
- feat. Waylon Jennings and Charlie Daniels
- "My Only Claim to Fame" (Weldon, B. Rice, S. Rice) – 3:07
Personnel
editAs listed in liner notes.[4]
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Michael Black – background vocals
- Bruce Bouton – steel guitar
- Dennis Burnside – piano
- J.T. Corenflos – electric guitar
- Larry Franklin – fiddle
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- John Hobbs – piano
- David Hungate – bass guitar
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Terry McMillan – harmonica, percussion
- Scott Merry – bass guitar
- John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
- Paul Scholten – drums
- Michael Spriggs – acoustic guitar
- Dennis Wilson – background vocals
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [5] |
CAN Country | |||
| 1997 | "Another Perfect Day" | 45 | 87 | Blake & Brian |
| "The Wish" | 62 | — | ||
| 1998 | "Amnesia" | 68 | — | Single only |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Music videos
edit| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | "Another Perfect Day" | David Abbott |
| 1998 | "Amnesia" |
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 244. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ a b Allread, Walter. "Blake & Brian - Blake & Brian". Country Standard Time. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
- ^ a b "Warm Spanish Wine". CDBaby.com. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
- ^ Blake & Brian (CD liner notes). Blake & Brian. Curb Records. 1997. 77900.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Billboard charted singles" (PDF). Mike Curb official website. Retrieved 2008-07-13.