Rob Crosby
{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist |
| image =
| name = Rob Crosby
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Robert Crosby Hoar{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|page=108|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QpMiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Gq8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2788,2471981&dq |title=He's a Natural |newspaper=The Item |first=Dennis |last=Brunson |date=March 12, 1994 |accessdate=September 18, 2011}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|4|25}}
| origin = Sumter, South Carolina, United States
| instrument = Vocals, guitar
| genre = Country
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| years_active = 1979–present
| label = Guru
Southern Tracks
Arista Nashville
River North
CSC
| website ={{url|robcrosby.com}}
}}
Robert Crosby Hoar (born April 25, 1954) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Between 1990 and 1996, Rob charted eight singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. He has also recorded six studio albums, with his most recent, Catfish Day, being released in 2007. He also co-wrote Eric Paslay's 2014 single "Friday Night", The Common Linnets' 2014 single "Calm After the Storm", Martina McBride's 2003 single "Concrete Angel", Andy Griggs' 2000 single "She's More" and Lee Greenwood's 1990 single "Holdin' a Good Hand" and has written songs for Luke Combs, Lady Antebellum, Carl Perkins, Paul Simon, Brooks & Dunn, Restless Heart, Blackhawk, Darryl Worley, Boy Howdy, Ty Herndon, Don Williams, Ilse DeLange, Trace Adkins, Lee Brice and more.
Biography
=Early life=
Robert Crosby was born and raised in Sumter, South Carolina, graduating in the Sumter High School class of 1972. He wrote his first song when he was nine years old;{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p1569/biography |title=Rob Crosby Biography |website=AllMusic |accessdate=September 18, 2011}} by the time he started the fifth grade, he had his own band, The Radiations. During high school and college, he performed in South Carolina, and eventually across the Southeast.{{Cite web|url=http://www.robcrosby.com/|title=robcrosby.com – Home|website=Robcrosby.com}} In 1984, Crosby moved to Nashville with his family and began playing in local clubs.
=Songwriter=
In 1984, an Atlanta businessman offered Crosby $700 a month for a cut in his future songwriting royalties.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/Rob-Crosby.html|title=Rob Crosby Biography|website=Oldies.com|accessdate=April 30, 2020}} After getting a job as a staff writer, country music group Chance took his song "She Told Me Yes" to the top 30 in 1985. Since then, many songs written by Crosby have reached the Billboard top 10, including "Friday Night" by Eric Paslay, "Concrete Angel" by Martina McBride, "She's More" by Andy Griggs and "Holdin' a Good Hand" by Lee Greenwood.{{Cite web|url=http://robcrosby.com/bio.htm|title=Rob Crosby|website=Robcrosby.com|accessdate=April 30, 2020}} Crosby's songs have been recorded by Blackhawk, Brooks & Dunn, Ty Herndon, Paul Overstreet, Carl Perkins, Restless Heart, Ricochet, Paul Simon, The Wilkinsons and Darryl Worley, among others.{{Cite web|url=https://store.cdbaby.com/|title=CD Baby Music Store|website=Store.cdbaby.com|accessdate=April 30, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.nashvillehype.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061022175534/http://www.nashvillehype.com/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 22, 2006|title=Suggerimenti per i casinò online – Come scegliere e giocare al casinò online|website=Nashvillehype.com|accessdate=April 30, 2020}}
=Music career=
In the 1970s and '80s, Rob recorded music for independent labels: Guru Records and Southern Tracks Records. After a performance at a songwriter's night, Crosby was signed to Arista Nashville. The label released his debut album, Solid Ground, in 1991. The first three singles, "Love Will Bring Her Around," "She's a Natural" and "Still Burnin' for You," all reached the top 20 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart. But after two commercially unsuccessful albums, Crosby was dropped from Arista in 1993. In 1995, he signed with River North and released his third album, Starting Now. Both singles released from the project peaked outside of the top 60 on Billboard. The same year, he was offered a chance to join the country music band Burnin' Daylight (which featured former members of Southern Pacific and Exile); however, he decided to focus on his solo career instead.
Crosby returned to CSC Records in 2003 with One Light in the Dark, a collection of original songs. He has released two albums since, 2003's Time Is a Gypsy and 2007's Catfish Day.{{Cite web|url=http://robcrosby.com/music.html|title=Music|website=Robcrosby.com|accessdate=April 30, 2020}}
In 2014, Rob joined dutch band 'The Common Linnets', together with his son Matthew. The band consisted of popular dutch singer/songwriters Ilse DeLange and Waylon. They released two successful albums. Ilse and Waylon contended in 2014's Euro Song Contest and finished second nd with a song Rob co-wrote "Calm After The Storm".
Discography
=Albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title
! rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Album details ! colspan="1"| Peak positions |
|---|
| style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="60"| US Country |
| scope="row"| Rob Crosby{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/3621171-Rob-Crosby-Rob-Crosby|title=Rob Crosby – Rob Crosby (1979, LP)|access-date=July 7, 2022|website=Discogs.com}}
|
| — |
| scope="row"| Solid Ground{{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1991/BB-1991-01-19.pdf|title=Album Reviews|work=Billboard|date=January 8, 1991}}
|
| 74 |
| scope="row"| Another Time and Place
|
| — |
| scope="row"| Starting Now
|
| — |
| scope="row"| One Light in the Dark
|
| — |
| scope="row"| Time Is a Gypsy
|
| — |
| scope="row"| Catfish Day
|
| — |
| colspan="3" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |
=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Single ! colspan="2"| Peak chart ! rowspan="2"| Album |
|---|
| style="font-size:smaller;" |
| width="45"| US Country
! width="45"| CAN Country |
| 1987
! scope="row"| "Heart On The Run"{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/21110215-Rob-Crosby-Heart-On-The-Run|title=Heart On The Run – Rob Crosby (1987, Single)|access-date=July 11, 2022|website=Discogs.com}} | — | — | rowspan="2" {{n/a}} |
| 1988
! scope="row"| "This Is The Night"{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/23890046-Rob-Crosby-This-Is-The-Night|title=This Is The Night – Rob Crosby (1988, Single)|access-date=July 15, 2022|website=Discogs.com}} | — | — |
| 1990
! scope="row"| "Love Will Bring Her Around" | 12 | 10 | align="left" rowspan="4"| Solid Ground |
| rowspan="2"| 1991
! scope="row"| "She's a Natural" | 15 | 10 |
| scope="row"| "Still Burnin' for You"
| 20 | 25 |
| rowspan="3"| 1992
! scope="row"| "Working Woman" | 28 | 29 |
| scope="row"| "She Wrote the Book"
| 53 | 73 | align="left" rowspan="2"| Another Time and Place |
| scope="row"| "In the Blood"
| 48 | 53 |
| 1995
! scope="row"| "The Trouble with Love" | 64 | — | align="left" rowspan="3"| Starting Now |
| rowspan="2"| 1996
! scope="row"| "Lady's Man"{{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1995/BB-1995-12-09.pdf|title=Single Reviews|work=Billboard|date=December 9, 1995}} | 64 | — |
| scope="row"| "Fallin' In and Crawlin' Out"{{cite web|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1996/BB-1996-06-08.pdf|title=Single Reviews|work=Billboard|date=June 8, 1996}}
| — | — |
| colspan="5" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |
=Music videos=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! Year ! style="width:14em;"| Video ! Director |
| 1990
! scope="row"| "Love Will Bring Her Around" | Jim May |
| 1991
! scope="row"| "She's a Natural" | Sylvie Jacquemin |
| rowspan="2"| 1992
! scope="row"| "She Wrote the Book" | Chris Rogers |
| scope="row"| "In the Blood"
| Michael Merriman |
|---|
| 1995
! scope="row"| "The Trouble with Love" | Chris Rogers |
Chart singles written by Rob Crosby
The following is a list of Rob Crosby compositions that were chart hits.
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Title ! rowspan="2"| Artist ! colspan="6"| Peak chart positions |
| scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| US Country ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| US ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| CAN |
|---|
| 1985
! scope="row"| "She Told Me Yes" ! scope="row"| Chance | 30 | — | — |
| 1990
! scope="row"| "Holdin' a Good Hand" ! scope="row"| Lee Greenwood | 2 | — | 2 |
| rowspan=3 | 1991
! scope="row"| "She's a Natural" ! scope="row"| Crosby | 15 | — | 10 |
| scope="row"| "Love Will Bring Her Around" co-written with Will Robinson ! scope="row"| Crosby | 12 | — | 10 |
| scope="row"| "Working Woman" co-written with Will Robinson and Tim DuBois ! scope="row"| Crosby | 28 | — | 29 |
| 1994
! scope="row"| "She Should’ve Been Mine" ! scope="row"| Western Flyer | 62 | — | — |
| 1999
! scope="row"| "She's More" ! scope="row"| Andy Griggs | 2 | 37 | 2 |
| 2002
! scope="row"| "Concrete Angel" ! scope="row"| Martina McBride | 5 | 47 | — |
| 2006
! scope="row"| "Do We Still" ! scope="row"| Rockie Lynne | 46 | — | — |
| 2009
! scope="row"| "Til the Last Shot's Fired" ! scope="row"| Trace Adkins | 50 | 105 | — |
| 2013
! scope="row"| "Friday Night" ! scope="row"| Eric Paslay | 2 | 47 | — |
| 2021
! scope="row"| "Ride the Lightning (717 Tapes)" ! scope="row"| Warren Zeiders | 30 | — | — |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://robcrosby.com Official website]
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