Conway Twitty
| Conway Twitty | |
|---|---|
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| Informação geral | |
| Nome completo | Harold Lloyd Jenkins |
| Nascimento | 1 de setembro de 1933 |
| Origem | Friars Point, Mississippi |
| País |  Estados Unidos |
| Morte | 5 de junho de 1993 (59 anos) |
| Local de morte | Springfield, Missouri |
| Gênero(s) | Música country rock 'n' roll |
| Ocupação(ões) | cantor, letrista |
| Período em atividade | 1955—1993 |
| Gravadora(s) | MCA Records, Elektra Records, MGM, Decca Records |
| Afiliação(ões) | Loretta Lynn |
Conway Twitty, nome artístico de Harold Lloyd Jenkins, (Springfield, 1 de setembro de 1933 — Springfield, 5 de junho de 1993) foi um cantor e letrista americano. Uma de suas parcerias com Loretta Lynn, "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man" (Mulher de Louisiana, homem do Mississippi) figurou na trilha sonora do jogo eletrônico Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, mais precisamente na rádio K-Rose. Já foi citado várias vezes no seriado Family Guy e canta uma música inteira no 9º episódio da 7ª temporada chamada "I See The Want to In Your Eyes".
Embora nunca tenha sido um membro da Grand Ole Opry, ele foi introduzido tanto no Hall da Fama da Música Country, quanto no Hall da Fama do Rockabilly.
Premiações[editar | editar código-fonte]
- Melhor dueto de vocal de 1971 com Loretta Lynn
- Melhor dueto de vocal de 1974 com Loretta Lynn
- Melhor dueto de vocal de 1975 com Loretta Lynn - "Feelin's"
- Melhor vocalista masculino de 1975
- Melhor dueto de vocal de 1975 com Loretta Lynn
- Melhor dueto de vocal de 1976 com Loretta Lynn
- Dueto de vocal do ano de 1972 com Loretta Lynn
- Dueto de vocal do ano de 1973 com Loretta Lynn
- Dueto de vocal do ano de 1974 com Loretta Lynn
- Dueto de vocal do ano de 1975 com Loretta Lynn
- Adicionado em 1999
- Nomeação póstuma
- Grammy Award para melhor performance country por um dueto ou grupo com vocal de 1971 com Loretta Lynn - "After the Fire is Gone"
- Hall of Fame Award de 1991 - "Hello Darlin'"
- Nomeação póstuma
Discografia[editar | editar código-fonte]
Álbuns de estúdio[editar | editar código-fonte]
| Ano | Álbum | Posições nas paradas | RIAA | Gravadora | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country dos EUA | EUA | ||||
| 1958 | Conway Twitty Sings | MGM | |||
| 1959 | Saturday Night | ||||
| 1960 | Lonely Blue Boy | ||||
| A Rock and Roll Story | |||||
| 1961 | The Conway Twitty Touch | ||||
| 1962 | Portrait of a Fool | ||||
| 1964 | Hit the Road | ||||
| 1966 | Conway Twitty Sings | 25 | Decca | ||
| Look Into My Teardrops | 22 | ||||
| 1967 | Conway Twitty Country | 32 | |||
| 1968 | Here's Conway Twitty & His Lonely Blue Boys | 12 | |||
| Next in Line | 9 | ||||
| 1969 | Darling, You Know I Wouldn't Lie | 6 | |||
| I Love You More Today | 7 | 161 | |||
| You Can't Take Country Out of Conway | MGM | ||||
| 1970 | To See My Angel Cry | 8 | Decca | ||
| Hello Darlin' | 1 | 65 | Ouro | ||
| Conway Twitty | MGM | ||||
| Fifteen Years Ago | 4 | 140 | Decca | ||
| 1971 | How Much More Can She Stand | 5 | 91 | ||
| I Wonder What She'll Think About Me Leaving | 5 | 142 | |||
| 1972 | Conway Twitty Sings the Blues | MGM | |||
| I Can't See Me Without You | 10 | 130 | Decca | ||
| I Can't Stop Loving You | 3 | ||||
| 1973 | She Needs Someone to Hold Her | 3 | MCA | ||
| You've Never Been This Far Before | 1 | 134 | Ouro | ||
| Clinging to a Saving Hand | 13 | ||||
| Who Will Pray for Me | |||||
| 1974 | Honky Tonk Angel | 1 | |||
| I'm Not Through Loving You Yet | 4 | ||||
| 1975 | Linda on My Mind | 1 | |||
| High Priest of Country Music | 3 | ||||
| Twitty | 3 | ||||
| 1976 | Now and Then | 4 | |||
| 1977 | Play, Guitar Play | 3 | |||
| I've Already Loved You in My Mind | 4 | ||||
| 1978 | Georgia Keeps Pulling on My Ring | 13 | |||
| Conway | 13 | ||||
| 1979 | Country Rock | ||||
| Cross Winds | 11 | ||||
| 1980 | Heart & Soul | 10 | |||
| Rest Your Love on Me | 12 | ||||
| 1981 | Mr. T | 5 | |||
| 1982 | Southern Comfort | 5 | 144 | Elektra | |
| Dream Maker | 15 | ||||
| 1983 | Lost in the Feeling | 27 | Warner | ||
| Merry Twismas | 37 | ||||
| 1984 | By Heart | 18 | |||
| 1985 | Don't Call Him a Cowboy | 7 | |||
| Chasin' Rainbows | 29 | ||||
| 1986 | A Night with Conway Twitty | MCA | |||
| Fallin' for You for Years | 37 | Warner | |||
| 1987 | Borderline | 25 | |||
| 1988 | Still in Your Dreams | 28 | MCA | ||
| 1989 | House on Old Lonesome Road | 39 | |||
| 1990 | Crazy in Love | 35 | |||
| 1991 | Even Now | ||||
| 1993 | Final Touches | 29 | 135 | ||
| 1995 | Sings Songs of Love | ||||
| 2007 | A Twismas Story | Conway Twitty | |||
Álbuns com Loretta Lynn[editar | editar código-fonte]
| Ano | Álbum | Posições nas paradas | RIAA | Gravadora | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country dos EUA | EUA | ||||
| 1971 | We Only Make Believe | 3 | 78 | Ouro | Decca |
| Lead Me On | 2 | 106 | Ouro | ||
| 1973 | Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man | 1 | 153 | MCA | |
| 1974 | Country Partners | 1 | |||
| 1975 | Feelins' | 1 | |||
| 1976 | United Talent | 1 | |||
| 1977 | Dynamic Duo | 3 | |||
| 1978 | Honky Tonk Heroes | 8 | |||
| 1980 | Diamond Duet | 22 | |||
| 1981 | Two's a Party | 28 | |||
| 1984 | Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn | ||||
| 1988 | Making Believe | 62 | |||
| 1992 | Country Gospel Greats | ||||
Coletâneas[editar | editar código-fonte]
| Ano | Álbum | Country dos EUA | RIAA | Gravadora |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Greatest Hits | MGM | ||
| 1971 | Hits | |||
| 1972 | Conway Twitty's Greatest Hits Vol. I | 11 | Ouro | Decca |
| 1976 | Conway Twitty's Greatest Hits Vol. II | 1 | Ouro | MCA |
| 1978 | The Very Best of Conway Twitty | 13 | Platina | |
| 1979 | The Very Best of Loretta and Conway (com Loretta Lynn) | 19 | Ouro | |
| 1982 | Number Ones | 20 | Ouro | |
| 1983 | Conway's #1 Classics, Vol. 1 | 21 | Elektra | |
| Conway's #1 Classics, Vol. 2 | 35 | |||
| Classic Conway | 57 | Warner | ||
| 1984 | Conway's Latest Greatest Hits-Volume I | 25 | ||
| 1990 | Greatest Hits Volume III | 54 | MCA | |
| 1995 | Super Hits | 71 | ||
| 2001 | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection | 65 | ||
| 2004 | The Legend | 73 | Disco Platina | |
| 25 Number Ones | 29 | MCA |
Singles[editar | editar código-fonte]
| Ano | Single | Máxima posição atingida | Álbum | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country dos EUA | EUA | CAN Country | CAN | |||
| 1957 | "I Need Your Lovin'" | — | 93 | — | — | Single only |
| 1958 | "It's Only Make Believe" | — | 1 | — | — | Sings |
| 1959 | "Story of My Love" | — | 28 | — | — | |
| 1959 | "Hey Little Lucy (Don'tcha Put No Lipstick On)" | — | 87 | — | — | Saturday Night |
| "Mona Lisa" | — | 29 | — | — | Sings | |
| "Danny Boy" | — | 10 | — | — | Saturday Night | |
| "Lonely Blue Boy" | — | 6 | — | — | Lonely Blue Boy | |
| 1960 | "What Am I Living For" | — | 26 | — | — | Greatest Hits |
| "She's Mine" | — | 98 | — | — | Saturday Night | |
| "C'est Si Bon" | — | 22 | — | — | Single only | |
| 1961 | "Next Kiss (Is the Last Goodbye)" | — | 72 | — | — | Portrait of a Fool |
| "Portrait of a Fool" | — | 98 | — | — | ||
| 1966 | "Guess My Eyes Were Bigger Than My Heart" | 18 | — | — | — | Conway Twitty Sings |
| "Look Into My Teardrops" | 36 | — | — | — | Look Into My Teardrops | |
| 1967 | "I Don't Want to Be With Me" | 21 | — | — | — | |
| "Funny (But I'm Not Laughing)" | 61 | — | — | — | Country | |
| 1968 | "The Image of Me" | 5 | — | 2 | — | Here's Conway Twitty |
| "Next In Line" | 1 | — | 2 | — | Next In Line | |
| "Darling You Know I Wouldn't Lie" | 2 | — | 2 | — | Darling You Know I Wouldn't Lie | |
| 1969 | "I Love You More Today" | 1 | — | 2 | — | I Love You More Today |
| "To See My Angel Cry" | 1 | — | 1 | — | To See My Angel Cry | |
| "That's When She Started to Stop Loving You" | 3 | — | 4 | — | ||
| 1970 | "Hello Darlin'" | 1 | 60 | 2 | — | Hello Darlin' |
| "Fifteen Years Ago" | 1 | 81 | 1 | — | Fifteen Years Ago | |
| "What Am I Living For" (re-release) | 59 | — | — | — | Hits | |
| 1971 | "How Much More Can She Stand" | 1 | — | 1 | — | How Much More Can She Stand |
| "What a Dream" (re-release) | 50 | — | 26 | — | Hits | |
| "I Wonder What She'll Think About Me Leaving" | 4 | — | 3 | — | I Wonder What She'll Think About Me Leaving | |
| "I Can't See Me Without You" | 4 | — | 1 | — | I Can't See Me Without You | |
| 1972 | "(Lost Her Love) On Our Last Date" | 1 | — | 1 | — | I Can't Stop Loving You |
| "I Can't Stop Loving You" | 1 | — | 1 | — | ||
| "She Needs Someone to Hold Her (When She Cries)" | 1 | — | 8 | — | She Needs Someone to Hold Her | |
| 1973 | "Baby's Gone" | 2 | — | 2 | — | You've Never Been This Far Before |
| "You've Never Been This Far Before" | 1 | 22 | 1 | 30 | ||
| 1974 | "There's a Honky Tonk Angel (Who'll Take Me Back In)" | 1 | — | 1 | — | Honky Tonk Angel |
| "I'm Not Through Loving You Yet" | 3 | — | 1 | — | I'm Not Through Loving You Yet | |
| "I See the Want to In Your Eyes" | 1 | — | 1 | — | ||
| 1975 | "Linda on My Mind" | 1 | 61 | 1 | 51 | Linda on My Mind |
| "Touch the Hand" | 1 | — | 8 | — | The High Priest of Country Music | |
| "This Time I've Hurt Her More Than She Loves Me" | 1 | — | 1 | — | This Time I've Hurt Her More | |
| "Don't Cry Joni" (com Joni Lee) | 4 | 63 | 2 | 94 | The High Priest of Country Music | |
| 1976 | "After All The Good Is Gone" | 1 | — | 1 | — | Now and Then |
| "Games That Daddies Play" | 1 | — | 1 | — | Greatest Hits 2 | |
| "(I Can't Believe) She Gives It All to Me" | 1 | — | 1 | — | Play Guitar Play | |
| 1977 | "Play Guitar Play" | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| "I've Already Loved You In My Mind" | 1 | — | 4 | — | I've Already Loved You In My Mind | |
| "Georgia Keeps Pulling on My Ring" | 3 | — | 1 | — | Georgia Keeps Pulling on My Ring | |
| 1978 | "Grandest Lady of Them All" | 16 | — | 12 | — | |
| "Boogie Grass Band" | 2 | — | 1 | — | Conway | |
| "Your Love Had Taken Me That High" | 3 | — | 1 | — | ||
| 1979 | "Don't Take It Away" | 1 | — | 1 | — | Cross Winds |
| "I May Never Get to Heaven" | 1 | — | 1 | — | ||
| "Happy Birthday Darlin'" | 1 | — | 13 | — | ||
| 1980 | "I'd Love to Lay You Down" | 1 | — | 1 | — | Heart and Soul |
| "I've Never Seen the Likes of You" | 6 | — | 7 | — | ||
| "A Bridge That Just Won't Burn" | 3 | — | 6 | — | Rest Your Love on Me | |
| 1981 | "Rest Your Love on Me"/ | 1 | — | 9 | — | |
| "I Am the Dreamer (You Are the Dream)" | flip | — | — | — | ||
| "Tight Fittin' Jeans" | 1 | — | 8 | — | Mr. T | |
| "Red Neckin' Love Makin' Night" | 1 | — | 3 | — | ||
| "The Clown" | 1 | — | 7 | — | Southern Comfort | |
| 1982 | "Slow Hand" | 1 | — | 6 | — | |
| "Over Thirty (Not Over the Hill)" | 69 | — | — | — | Mr. T | |
| "We Did But Now You Don't" | 2 | — | 2 | — | Dream Maker | |
| 1983 | "The Rose" | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| "Lost in the Feeling" | 2 | — | 1 | — | Lost in the Feeling | |
| "Heartache Tonight" | 6 | — | 3 | — | ||
| "We Had It All" | 44 | — | — | — | Mr. T | |
| "Three Times a Lady" | 7 | — | 4 | — | Lost in the Feeling | |
| 1984 | "Somebody's Needin' Somebody" | 1 | — | 3 | — | By Heart |
| "I Don't Know a Thing About Love (The Moon Song)" | 1 | — | 1 | — | ||
| "Ain't She Somethin' Else" | 1 | — | 1 | — | Latest Greatest Hits | |
| 1985 | "Don't Call Him a Cowboy" | 1 | — | 1 | — | Don't Call Him a Cowboy |
| "Between Blue Eyes and Jeans" | 3 | — | 7 | — | ||
| "Legend and the Man" | 19 | — | 21 | — | Chasin' Rainbows | |
| "You'll Never Know How Much I Needed You Today" | 26 | — | 35 | — | ||
| 1986 | "Desperado Love" | 1 | — | 1 | — | Fallin' for You for Years |
| "Fallin' for You for Years" | 2 | — | 2 | — | ||
| 1987 | "Julia" | 2 | — | 3 | — | Borderline |
| "I Want to Know You Before We Make Love" | 2 | — | 2 | — | ||
| "That's My Job" | 6 | — | 4 | — | ||
| 1988 | "Goodbye Time" | 7 | — | 11 | — | Still in Your Dreams |
| "Saturday Night Special" | 9 | — | * | — | ||
| "I Wish I Was Still in Your Dreams" | 4 | — | * | — | ||
| 1989 | "She's Got a Single Thing in Mind" | 2 | — | 4 | — | House on Old Lonesome Road |
| "House on Old Lonesome Road" | 19 | — | 28 | — | ||
| "Who's Gonna Know" | 51 | — | — | — | ||
| 1990 | "Fit to Be Tied Down" | 30 | — | — | — | Greatest Hits 3 |
| "Crazy in Love" | 2 | — | 4 | — | Crazy in Love | |
| "I Couldn't See You Leavin'" | 3 | — | 3 | — | ||
| 1991 | "One Bridge I Didn't Burn" | 57 | — | — | — | |
| "She's Got a Man on Her Mind" | 22 | — | 43 | — | Even Now | |
| "Who Did They Think We Was" | 56 | — | 93 | — | ||
| 1993 | "I'm the Only Thing (I'll Hold Against You)" | 62 | — | 55 | — | Final Touches |
| "Don't It Make You Lonely" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994 | "Rainy Night in Georgia" (com Sam Moore) | — | — | — | — | |
Singles com Loretta Lynn[editar | editar código-fonte]
| Ano | Single | Máximas posições atingidas | Álbum | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country dos EUA | EUA | Country do Canadá | |||||||
| 1971 | "After the Fire Is Gone" | 1 | 56 | 4 | We Only Make Believe | ||||
| "Lead Me On" | 1 | — | 1 | Lead Me On | |||||
| 1973 | "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man" | 1 | — | 1 | Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man | ||||
| 1974 | "As Soon as I Hang up the Phone" | 1 | — | 1 | Country Partners | ||||
| 1975 | "Feelin's" | 1 | — | 2 | Feelin's | ||||
| 1976 | "The Letter" | 3 | — | 1 | United Talent | ||||
| 1977 | "I Can't Love You Enough" | 2 | — | 1 | Dynamic Duo | ||||
| 1978 | "From Seven Till Ten" | 6 | — | 2 | Honky Tonk Heroes | ||||
| "You're the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly" | flip | — | — | ||||||
| 1979 | "You Know Just What I'd Do" | 9 | — | 5 | Diamond Duet | ||||
| "The Sadness of It All" | flip | — | — | ||||||
| 1980 | "It's True Love" | 5 | — | 2 | |||||
| 1981 | "Lovin' What Your Love Does to Me" | 7 | — | 5 | Two's a Party | ||||
| "I Still Believe in Waltzes" | 2 | — | 3 | ||||||
| 1988 | "Makin' Believe" | — | — | — | Makin' Believe | ||||
| "—" indica que o single não figurou na parada | |||||||||
Participações especiais[editar | editar código-fonte]
| Ano | Nome | Artista | Posições nas paradas | Álbum | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country dos EUA | Country do Canadá | ||||
| 1988 | "It's Only Make Believe" (re-gravação) | Ronnie McDowell | 8 | 5 | I'm Still Missing You |
| 2004 | "(I Wanna Hear) A Cheatin' Song" | Anita Cochran | 57 | — | God Created Woman |
Referências
Ligações externas[editar | editar código-fonte]
- Conway Twitty (em inglês) no AllMusic
- Conway Twitty. no IMDb.
- Museu e Calçada da Fama da Música Country