Country-Musik 1997

Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1997 im Genre Country-Musik.

Events

• Am 26. Februar erhält LeAnn Rimes im Alter von vierzehn Jahren als bislang jüngste Person einen Grammy. Insgesamt konnte sie zwei Awards mit nach Hause holen: Best New Artist und Best Female Country Vocal Performance (für Blue)[1]
• Im Oktober gibt Barbara Mandrell ihr letztes Konzert[2]
• Am 4. November erscheint Shania Twains drittes Album Come On Over, das mehrere Verkaufsrekorde aufstellt. Es wird das am besten verkaufte Country-Studioalbum aller Zeiten (Double Live von Garth Brooks aus dem nächsten Jahr ist das erfolgreichste), das am besten verkaufte Studioalbum einer Frau, das am besten verkaufte Album einer Kanadierin und das acht-erfolgreichste Album in den USA.[3]

Top Hits des Jahres

Year-End-Charts

Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.[4]

1. It’s Your Love – Tim McGraw
2. One Night at a Time – George Strait
3. Carrying Your Love with Me – George Strait
4. On the Verge – Collin Raye
5. How Your Love Makes Me Feel – Diamond Rio
6. Rumor Has It – Clay Walker
7. (This Ain’t) No Thinkin’ Thing – Trace Adkins
8. Better Man, Better Off – Tracy Lawrence
9. She’s Got It All – Kenny Chesney
10. I Left Something Turned On at Home – Trace Adkins

Nummer-1-Hits

It’s Your Love, ein Duett von Tim McGraw und Faith Hill blieb sechs Wochen auf dem ersten Platz. Dies gelang zuletzt Waylon Jennings mit Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love).[5]

• 11. Januar – Nobody Knows – Kevin Sharp
• 8. Februar – It's a Little Too Late – Mark Chesnutt
• 22. Februar – A Man This Lonely – Brooks & Dunn
• 1. März – Running Out of Reasons to Run – Rick Trevino
• 8. März – Me Too – Toby Keith
• 15. März – We Danced Anyway – Deana Carter
• 29. März – How Was I to Know – Reba McEntire
• 5. April – This Ain't No Thinkin' Thing – Trace Adkins
• 12. April – Rumor Has It – Clay Walker
• 26. April – One Night at a Time – George Strait
• 31. Mai – Sittin' on Go – Bryan White
• 7. Juni – It's Your Love – Tim McGraw (featuring Faith Hill)
• 19. Juli – Carrying Your Love With Me – George Strait
• 16. August – Come Cryin' to Me – Lonestar
• 30. August – She's Got It All – Kenny Chesney
• 20. September – there Goes – Alan Jackson
• 27. September – How Your Love Makes Me Feel – Diamond Rio
• 18. Oktober – How Do I Get there – Deana Carter
• 25. Oktober – Everywhere – Tim McGraw
• 8. November – Love Gets Me Every Time – Shania Twain
• 13. Dezember – From Here to Eternity – Michael Peterson
• 20. Dezember – Longneck Bottle – Garth Brooks

Weitere Hits

Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Songs, die in den Country-Billboard-Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind.[6]

US	Single	Artist
4	All the Good Ones Are Gone	Pam Tillis
2	Amen Kind of Love	Daryle Singletary
3	Another You	David Kersh
3	Big Love	Tracy Byrd
5	Count Me In	Deana Carter
3	Dancin', Shaggin' on the Boulevard	Alabama
11	Day In, Day Out	David Kersh
17	Don't Love Make a Diamond Shine	Tracy Byrd
4	Don't Take Her She's All I Got	Tracy Byrd
3	Drink, Swear, Steal & Lie	Michael Peterson
20	Ease My Troubled Mind	Ricochet
10	Emotional Girl	Terri Clark
3	Everybody Knows	Trisha Yearwood
9	Everything I Love	Alan Jackson
2	The Fool	Lee Ann Womack
2	Friends	John Michael Montgomery
4	A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)	Mindy McCready
3	Go Away	Lorrie Morgan
4	Good as I Was to You	Lorrie Morgan
6	Half Way Up	Clint Black
18	He Left a Lot to Be Desired	Ricochet
18	Heartbroke Every Day	Lonestar
18	Helping Me Get Over You	Travis Tritt featuring Lari White
7	Her Man	Gary Allan
4	Holdin‘	Diamond Rio
3	Honky Tonk Truth	Brooks & Dunn
4	How a Cowgirl Says Goodbye	Tracy Lawrence
2	How Do I Live	Trisha Yearwood
2	How Was I to Know	John Michael Montgomery
8	I Can't Do That Anymore	Faith Hill
17	I Have to Surrender	Ty Herndon
6	I Miss You a Little	John Michael Montgomery
7	I Only Get This Way with You	Rick Trevino
19	I Will, If You Will	John Berry
2	I'd Rather Ride Around with You	Reba McEntire
9	If She Don't Love You	The Buffalo Club
4	If You Love Somebody	Kevin Sharp
2	In Another's Eyes	Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks
2	Is That a Tear	Tracy Lawrence
19	It's All the Same to Me	Billy Ray Cyrus
19	King of the Mountain	George Strait
5	Land of the Living	Pam Tillis
8	Let It Rain	Mark Chesnutt
11	Let Me into Your Heart	Mary Chapin Carpenter
5	The Light in Your Eyes	LeAnn Rimes
2	A Little More Love	Vince Gill
9	Little Things	Tanya Tucker
4	Love Is the Right Place	Bryan White
2	Loved Too Much	Ty Herndon
18	Maybe He'll Notice Her Now	Mindy McCready featuring Lonestar's Richie McDonald
4	Maybe We Should Just Sleep on It	Tim McGraw
2	On the Verge	Collin Raye
18	One, Two, I Love You	Clay Walker
5	Places I've Never Been	Mark Wills
7	Please	The Kinleys
2	Pretty Little Adriana	Vince Gill
4	The Rest of Mine	Trace Adkins
2	Sad Lookin' Moon	Alabama
5	The Shake	Neal McCoy
4	She Drew a Broken Heart	Patty Loveless
21	She Wants to Be Wanted Again	Ty Herndon
24	She's Going Home with Me	Travis Tritt
3	She's Sure Taking It Well	Kevin Sharp
2	She's Taken a Shine	John Berry
14	Shut Up and Drive	Chely Wright
13	Six Days on the Road	Sawyer Brown
2	Something That We Do	Clint Black
11	Still Holding On	Clint Black & Martina McBride
31	The Swing	James Bonamy
2	Thank God for Believers	Mark Chesnutt
15	That's Another Song	Bryan White
6	This Night Won't Last Forever	Sawyer Brown
3	Today My World Slipped Away	George Strait
15	The Trouble with the Truth	Patty Loveless
3	Unchained Melody	LeAnn Rimes
4	Watch This	Clay Walker
2	We Were in Love	Toby Keith
15	What If It's You	Reba McEntire
2	What the Heart Wants	Collin Raye
10	Whatever Comes First	Sons of the Desert
2	When I Close My Eyes	Kenny Chesney
13	When Love Starts Talkin‘	Wynonna
6	Where Corn Don't Grow	Travis Tritt
2	Who's Cheatin' Who	Alan Jackson
8	Why Would I Say Goodbye	Brooks & Dunn
8	You and You Alone	Vince Gill
14	You Don't Seem to Miss Me	Patty Loveless

Alben

Year-End-Charts

Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.[4]

1. Blue – LeAnn Rimes
2. Did I Shave My Legs for You? – Deana Carter
3. Unchained Melody/The Early Years – LeAnn Rimes
4. Carrying Your Love with Me – George Strait
5. Everywhere – Tim McGraw
6. You Light Up My Life – Inspirational Songs – LeAnn Rimes
7. Everything I Love – Alan Jackson
8. (Songbook) A Collection of Hits – Trisha Yearwood
9. What If It’s You – Reba McEntire
10. The Greatest Hits – Clint Black

Nummer-1-Hits

• 4. Januar – Blue – LeAnn Rimes
• 1. März – Unchained Melody: The Early Years – LeAnn Rimes
• 10. Mai – Carrying Your Love with Me – George Strait
• 21. Juni – Everywhere – Tim McGraw
• 6. September – Blue – LeAnn Rimes
• 13. September – (Songbook) Collection of Hits – Trisha Yearwood
• 27. September – You Light Up My Life – Inspirational Songs – LeAnn Rimes
• 22. November – Come On Over – Shania Twain
• 13. Dezember – Sevens – Garth Brooks

Weitere Alben

Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Alben, die in den Country-Billboard-Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind.

US	Album	Artist	Label
4	The Best of Collin Raye: Direct Hits	Collin Raye	Epic
8	The Best of John Denver Live	John Denver	Legacy
7	Big Time	Trace Adkins	Capitol Nashville
16	A Celebration of Life/The Last Recordings	John Denver	River North
4	The Coast Is Clear	Tracy Lawrence	Atlantic
9	Collection	Wynonna	Curb/MCA Nashville
15	Complicated	Tanya Tucker	Capitol Nashville
12	A Country Superstar Christmas	Various Artists	Hip-O
16	Crazy Nights	Lonestar	BNA
5	Dancin' on the Boulevard	Alabama	RCA Nashville
8	Dream Walkin‘	Toby Keith	Mercury Nashville
4	Evolution	Martina McBride	RCA Nashville
8	Greatest Hits	Diamond Rio	Arista Nashville
5	Greatest Hits	Neal McCoy	Atlantic
5	Greatest Hits	John Michael Montgomery	Atlantic
6	Greatest Hits	Pam Tillis	Arista Nashville
2	The Greatest Hits Collection	Brooks & Dunn	Arista Nashville
5	Here's Your Sign	Bill Engvall	Warner Bros.
10	I Will Stand	Kenny Chesney	BNA
12	If I Don't Stay the Night	Mindy McCready	BNA
22	Just Between You and Me	The Kinleys	Epic
5	Labor of Love	Sammy Kershaw	Mercury/PolyGram
9	Lee Ann Womack	Lee Ann Womack	Decca Nashville
8	Lila	Lila McCann	Asylum
9	Long Stretch of Lonesome	Patty Loveless	Epic
8	Love & Gravity	BlackHawk	Arista Nashville
15	Love Travels	Kathy Mattea	Mercury/PolyGram
17	Michael Peterson	Michael Peterson	Reprise
4	Nothin' but the Taillights	Clint Black	RCA Nashville
15	One of the Fortunate Few	Delbert McClinton	Rising Tide
5	The Other Side	Wynonna	Curb/Universal
7	The Right Place	Bryan White	Asylum
4	Rumor Has It	Clay Walker	Giant
9	Shakin' Things Up	Lorrie Morgan	BNA
8	Six Days on the Road	Sawyer Brown	Curb
4	So Long So Wrong	Alison Krauss & Union Station	Rounder
19	Takin' the Country Back	John Anderson	Mercury Nashville
8	Under the Covers	Dwight Yoakam	Reprise

Geboren

• 15. August – Reyna Roberts

Gestorben

• 8. Januar – Smiley Bates, 59, kanadischer Sänger und Songwriter
• 21. Januar – Colonel Tom Parker, 87, Musikmanager, unter anderem von Eddy Arnold und Hank Snow, am bekanntesten wohl als Manager von Elvis Presley
• 19. Juni – Bobby Helms, 63, Sänger (Jingle Bell Rock)
• 16. August – Donn Reynolds, 76, Singer-Songwriter, zwei Weltrekorde im Jodeln
• 12. Oktober – John Denver, 53, Country-Sänger (Take Me Home, Country Roads)
• 21. Dezember – Amie Comeaux, 21, Newcomerin
• 31. Dezember – Floyd Cramer, 64, bedeutender Sessionmusiker, Mitbegründer des Nashville Sound

Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames

International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame

• Josh Graves

Country Music Hall of Fame

• Harlan Howard
• Brenda Lee
• Cindy Walker

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

• Roger Cook
• Hank Thompson
• Wayne Carson

Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame

• Family Brown
• Sam Sniderman

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

• Jimmie Rodgers

Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen

Grammys

• Best Female Country Vocal Performance – LeAnn Rimes – Blue
• Best Male Country Vocal Performance – Vince Gill – Worlds Apart
• Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group – Brooks & Dunn – My Maria
• Best Country Collaboration With Vocals – Alison Krauss & Union Station. – High Lonesome Sound
• Best Country Instrumental Performance – Chet Atkins – Jam Man
• Best Country Song – Bill Mack – Blue
• Best Country Album – Lyle Lovett – The Road To Ensenada
• Best Bluegrass Album – Todd Phillips – True Life Blues: The Songs Of Bill Monroe[7]

Academy of Country Music Awards

• Entertainer Of The Year – Brooks & Dunn
• Song Of The Year – Blue, LeAnn Rimes, Bill Mack
• Single Of The Year – Blue, LeAnn Rimes
• Album Of The Year – Blue Clear Sky, George Strait
• Top Male Vocalist – George Strait
• Top Female Vocalist – Patty Loveless
• Top Vocal Duo – Brooks & Dunn
• Top Vocal Group – Sawyer Brown
• Top New Male Vocalist – Trace Adkins
• Top New Female Vocalist – LeAnn Rimes
• Top New Vocal Duo Or Group – Ricochet
• Video Of The Year – I Think About You, Collin Raye

ARIA Awards

• Best Country Album – The Road Less Travelled (Graeme Connors)

Canadian Country Music Association

• CMT Maple Leaf Foods Fans' Choice Award – Terri Clark
• Male Artist of the Year – Paul Brandt
• Female Artist of the Year – Terri Clark
• Group or Duo of the Year – Farmer's Daughter
• SOCAN Song of the Year – I Do, Paul Brandt
• Single of the Year – I Do, Paul Brandt
• Album of the Year – Just the Same, Terri Clark
• Top Selling Album – The Woman in Me, Shania Twain
• Video of the Year – I Do, Paul Brandt
• Wrangler Rising Star Award – Julian Austin
• Vocal Collaboration of the Year – Two Names on an Overpass, Duane Steele and Lisa Brokop

Country Music Association Awards

• Entertainer of the Year – Garth Brooks
• Male Vocalist of the Year – George Strait
• Female Vocalist of the Year – Trisha Yearwood
• Vocal Group of the Year – Diamond Rio
• Vocal Duo of the Year – Brooks & Dunn
• Horizon Award – LeAnn Rimes
• Musician of the Year – Brent Mason
• Vocal Event of the Year – It's Your Love, Tim McGraw (featuring Faith Hill)
• Single of the Year – Strawberry Wine, Deanna Carter
• Song of the Year – Strawberry Wine, Matraca Berg und Gary Harrison
• Album of the Year – Carrying Your Love With Me, George Strait
• Music Video of the Year – 455 Rocket, Kathy Mattea (Regie: Steve Goldmann)

Juno Awards

• Country Male Vocalist of the Year – Paul Brandt
• Country Female Vocalist of the Year – Shania Twain
• Country Group or Duo of the Year – Farmer's Daughter

RPM Big Country Awards

• Canadian Country Artist of the Year – Paul Brandt
• Best Country Album – Calm Before the Storm, Paul Brandt
• Best Country Single – My Heart Has a History, Paul Brandt
• Male Artist of the Year – Paul Brandt
• Female Artist of the Year – Terri Clark
• Group of the Year – Farmer's Daughter
• Outstanding New Artist – Chris Cummings
• Canadian Country Video – My Heart Has a History, Paul Brandt
• Top Country Composer(s) – Shania Twain

American Music Awards

• Favorite Country Male Artist – Garth Brooks
• Favorite Country Female Artist – Shania Twain
• Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – Brooks & Dunn
• Favorite Country Album – Blue Clear Sky – George Strait
• Favorite Country New Artist – LeAnn Rimes

Einzelnachweise

1. LeAnn Rimes Win Best New Artist In 1997. Grammy.com, 28. August 2020, abgerufen am 25. November 2020 (englisch). 
2. Seth Coburn: Barbara Mandrell Says Goodbye - Today In Country Music History. 23. Oktober 2014, abgerufen am 25. November 2020 (englisch). 
3. Glenn Peoples: Why Shania Twain’s Come On Over sold over 20 million copies. 3. November 2017, abgerufen am 25. November 2020 (englisch). 
4. Nielsen Business Media Inc: Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc., 27. Dezember 1997, S. 52 (google.de [abgerufen am 25. November 2020]). 
5. Rekord vor 20 Jahren: Tim McGraw und Faith Hill. In: Country & Co. 12. Juli 2017, abgerufen am 25. November 2020 (deutsch). 
6. Hot Country Songs Chart. In: Billboard.com. Abgerufen am 18. November 2020. 
7. 39st Grammy Awards - 1997. In: Rock On The Net. Abgerufen am 20. Juni 2022 (englisch).