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Chanteur Country US né Gary Allan Herzberg, le 5 décembre 1967 à
Montebello
(Californie).
Gary Allan
hit the honky tonk circuit in his native Southern California at the seasoned age
of 12. Playing in and out of the smoky, sweaty bars with his dad's band led
Allan to follow in his father's footsteps and start his own band. When Allan
returned to those same honky tonks with his own combo, the sound was true
Bakersfield country: Merle Haggard,
Buck Owens, and the rest. Allan spent
most of his twenties honing his skills as a new traditionalist country singer;
finally, in 1996, he was picked up by the Decca label. Used Heart for Sale
appeared that year, and even if it was a bit timid, the album established Allan
as a talented performer with plenty of potential. Two years later, he returned
with It Would Be You. This time out, Allan suffered from slick Nashville
production, which winnowed away most of his whiskey-soaked barroom charm.
Nevertheless, Allan's talent shone through. In 1999, Decca closed its doors.
However, Allan's contract was picked up by MCA, which released his Smoke
Rings in the Dark later that year. The album combined most of what Allan did
best — dusty honky tonk, cracked country ballads — into a solid effort that
didn't get too heavy with the Music City sheen. The album even included a
rousing cover of the Del Shannon
classic "Runaway" that harked back to Allan's younger days on the honky tonk
circuit. With 2001's Alright Guy, an accomplished mix of driving, dusty
swagger and slow-burn croon, Allan proved that he was only getting better with
age. Its single, "Man to Man," became the singer's first number one hit. Allan
toured extensively in support of Alright Guy before beginning work on a
follow-up album, and when See If I Care appeared in September 2003, it
was another solid set of Bakersfield-derived country and poignant balladry.
Tough All Over, a Top Ten hit, arrived in 2005. A greatest-hits collection
was issued early in 2007, followed by a new studio project, Living Hard,
later in the year.
Talents : Singer, Songwriter, Guitar, Actor
Style musical : Contemporary Country, Honky-Tonk
LOVIN' YOU AGAINST MY
WILL
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Années en activité :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 |
DISCOGRAPHIE
Singles
| 07/1996 | SP DECCA DRNS7-55227 (US) | Her Man / Wake Up Screaming |
| 11/1996 | SP DECCA DRNS7-55289 (US) | Forever And A Day / Living In A House Full Of Love |
| 05/1997 | SP DECCA DRNS7-72003 (US) | From Where I'm Sitting / Wine Me Up |
| 09/1997 | SP DECCA DRNS7-72018 (US) | Living In A House Full Of Love / Of All The Hearts |
| 02/1998 | SP DECCA DRNS7-72039 (US) | It Would Be You / Send Back My Heart |
| 06/1998 | SP DECCA DRNS7-72059 (US) | No Man In His Wrong Heart / Baby I Will |
| 10/1998 | SP DECCA DRNS7-72079 (US) | I'll Take Today / I've Got A Quarter In Pocket |
| 08/1999 | SP MCA MCAS7-72109 (US) | Smoke Rings In The Dark /
Right Where I Need To Be
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| 12/1999 | SP MCA 088-172140-7 (US) |
Lovin' You Against My Will
/ I'm The One |
| 06/2000 | SP MCA 088-172180-7 (US) |
Right Where I Need To Be
/
Don't Tell Mama |
| 06/2001 | SP MCA 088-172213-7 (US) | Man Of Me / Sorry |
| 12/2001 | SP MCA 088-172232-7 (US) |
One
/ I'm Doin' My Best |
| 06/2002 | SP MCA 088-172256-7 (US) | Man To Man / Alright Guy |
| 06/2003 | SP MCA B-000946-21 (US) | Tough Little Boys / I Can Love You |
Albums
| 09/1996 | CD DECCA DRND 11482 (US) |
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USED HEART FOR SALE - Send Back My Heart / Her Man / Forever And A Day / Livin' In A House Full Of Love / All I Had Going Is Gone / Used Heart For Sale / Of All The Hearts / From Where I'm Sittin' / Wine Me Up / Wake Up Screaming |
| 05/1998 | CD DECCA DRDN 70012 (US) |
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IT WOULD BE YOU - It Would Be You / No Man In His Wrong Heart / Don't Leave Her Lonely Too Long / I'll Take Today / I Ain't Runnin' Yet / She Loves Me She Don't Love You / I've Got A Quarter In My Pocket / Baby I Will / Red Lips Blue Eyes Little White Lies / It Took Us All Night Long To Say Goodbye / Forgotten But Not Gone / No Judgement Day |
| 10/1999 | CD MCA 170111 (US) |
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SMOKE RINGS IN THE DARK - Smoke Rings In The Dark / Right Where I Nedd To Be / Don't Tell Mama / Lovin' You Against My Will / Sorry, Cryin' For Nothin' / Bourbon Borderline / Runaway / Learning To Live With Me / Cowboy Blues / I'm The One / Greenfields |
| 10/2001 | CD MCA 170201 (US) |
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ALRIGHT GUY - Man To Man / Devil's Candy / What I'd Say / Man Of Me / Adobe Walls / What's On My Mind / Alright Guy / One / I'm Doin' My Best / I Don't Look Back / What Would Willie Do |
| 09/2003 | CD MCA 02451 (US) |
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SEE IF I CARE - Drinkin' Dark Whiskey / Can't Do It Today / Tough Little Boys / See If I Care / Songs About Rain / I Can Love You / Don't Look Away / Guys Like Me / Nothing On But The Radio / You Don't Know A Thing About Me / Showman's Life |
| 10/2005 | CD MCA 000371102 (US) |
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TOUGH AL OVER - Tough All Over / Best I Ever Had / I Just Got Back From Hell / Ring / Promise Broken / Nickajack Cave (Johnny Cash's Redemption) / Life Ain't Always Beautiful / He Can't Quit Her / What Kind Of Fool / Puttin' Memories Away / No Damn Good / Putting My Misery On Display |
| 03/2007 | CD MCA 19602 (US) |
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GREATEST HITS - A Feelin' Like That / Right Where I Need To Be / Songs About Rain / Smoke Rings In The Dark / Her Man / Best I Ever Had / Nothing On But The Radio / Man To Man / The One / Lovin' You Against My Will / It Would Be You / Man Of Me / Tough Little Boys / At The Crow Flies / Life Ain't Alway Beautiful |
| 10/2007 | CD MCA 000896202 (US) |
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LIVING HARD - Watching Airplanes / We Touched The Sun / She's So California / Like It's A Bad Thing / Learning How To Bend / As Long As You're Looking Back / Wrecking Ball / Yesterday's Rain / Trying To Matter / Half Of My Mistakes / Living Hard |
© Rocky Productions 25/10/2007
