John Conlee
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John Conlee (born August 11, 1946 in Versailles, Kentucky) is an American country music singer. His hits, spanning from 1978 through late 1987, include "Rose Colored Glasses," "Friday Night Blues," "As Long As I'm Rockin' With You," "Way Back," "Miss Emily's Picture," "I'm Only In it For the Love," "The Carpenter," "Lady Lay Down," "Domestic Life," "I Don't Remember Loving You," "The Old School," "Common Man," "Back Side of Thirty," "Busted," and others.
During Conlee's performance of the song "Busted," fans often take dollar bills to the stage. Conlee collects that money in a bucket and gives it to Feed the Children.
"Rose Colored Glasses," the title of Conlee's first major hit, also became his trademark. On stage and during television appearances, Conlee wore just that: rose colored glasses.
[edit] Discography
| YEAR | ALBUM | US COUNTRY | US | LABEL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Rose Colored Glasses | 11 | ABC | |
| 1979 | Forever | 20 | MCA | |
| 1980 | Friday Night Blues | 16 | MCA | |
| 1981 | With Love | 22 | MCA | |
| 1982 | Busted | 21 | MCA | |
| 1983 | Greatest Hits (Compilation Album) | 17 | 166 | MCA |
| 1983 | In My Eyes | 9 | MCA | |
| 1984 | Blue Highway | 14 | MCA | |
| 1985 | Greatest Hits 2 (Compilation Album) | 33 | MCA | |
| 1986 | Songs For The Working Man | MCA | ||
| 1986 | Conlee Country | MCA | ||
| 1986 | Harmony | 9 | Columbia | |
| 1986 | American Faces | 16 | Columbia | |
| 1987 | 20 Greatest Hits (Compilation Album) | MCA | ||
| 1989 | Fellow Travelers | 60 | 16th Avenue | |
| 1991 | The Best (Compilation Album) | Curb | ||
| 1999 | Live At Billy Bob's Texas | Smith Music | ||
| 2003 | Classics (re-recordings of his classic songs) | RCR |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | US Country | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | "Rose Colored Glasses" | 5 | Rose Colored Glasses |
| "Lady Lay Down" | 1 | ||
| 1979 | "Backside of Thirty" | 1 | |
| "Before My Time" | 2 | Forever | |
| 1980 | "Baby You're Something" | 7 | |
| "Friday Night Blues" | 2 | Friday Night Blues | |
| "She Can't Say That Anymore" | 2 | ||
| 1981 | "What I Had With You" | 12 | |
| "Could You Love Me (One More Time)" | 26 | With Love | |
| "Miss Emily's Picture" | 2 | ||
| 1982 | "Busted" | 6 | Busted |
| "Nothing Behind You, Nothing in Sight" | 26 | ||
| "I Don't Remember Loving You" | 10 | ||
| 1983 | "Common Man" | 1 | |
| "I'm Only in It for Love" | 1 | In My Eyes | |
| "In My Eyes" | 1 | ||
| 1984 | "As Long As I'm Rockin' With You" | 1 | |
| "Way Back" | 4 | ||
| "Years After You" | 2 | Blue Highway | |
| 1985 | "Working Man" | 7 | |
| "Blue Highway" | 15 | ||
| "Old School" | 5 | Greatest Hits Vol. 2 | |
| 1986 | "Harmony" | 10 | Harmony |
| "Got My Heart Set on you" | 1 | ||
| "The Carpenter" | 9 | ||
| 1987 | "Domestic Life" | 4 | American Faces |
| "Mama's Rockin' Chair" | 12 | ||
| 1988 | "Hit the Ground Runnin'" | 43 | Fellow Travelers |
| 1989 | "Fellow Travelers" | 48 | |
| 1990 | "Doghouse" | 61 | single only |
[edit] References
- CMT.com: John Conlee
- Official site
- Orr, Jay. (1998). "John Conlee". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 108.
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