Susie Allanson
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| name = Susie Allanson
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|3|17}}
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| birth_place = Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
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| instrument = Vocals
| genre = Country
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}
| years_active = 1970–1987
| label = {{hlist|Warner Bros.|Elektra|Curb}}
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Susie Allanson (born March 17, 1952) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Susie was raised in Burbank and lived in Las Vegas from 1963 to 1971. Before beginning her singing career, she toured as part of Jesus Christ Superstar and appeared in the film of the same name. As a singer, she released five studio albums and charted several singles on the Billboard and Cashbox country charts, including the No. 2 hit "We Belong Together".{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p36994|pure_url=yes}} |title=Susie Allanson biography |accessdate=2008-09-23 |last=Brennan |first=Sandra |author2=Johnny Loftus |work=Allmusic}} She also had top ten chart success with a cover of Buddy Holly's "Maybe Baby" and "Words" by the Bee Gees. Her early albums were produced by Ray Ruff, her then-husband. The couple subsequently divorced. She later married musician Steve Williams. She now lives in California with her two children, Daniel and Amanda, and her husband.{{cite web |url=http://www.danieljselby.com/Susie/ |title=Susie Allanson...We Belong Together |accessdate=2008-12-28 |last=Selby |first=Daniel |work=Daniel Selby}}
Discography
=Albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Title
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Album details ! Peak positions |
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| style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="65"| US Country |
| scope="row"| Susie Allanson
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| — |
| scope="row"| A Little Love
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| — |
| scope="row"| We Belong Together
|
| 42 |
| scope="row"| Heart to Heart
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| 11 |
| scope="row"| Susie
|
| — |
| colspan="3" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |
=Singles=
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:28em;" | Title ! scope="col" colspan="2" | Peak positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |
| style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="45"| US Country ! width="45"| CAN Country |
| 1976
! scope="row"| "Love Is a Satisfied Woman" | — | — | align="left"| Susie Allanson |
| rowspan="2"| 1977
! scope="row"| "Baby, Don't Keep Me Hangin' On" | 23 | — | rowspan="5" align="left"| We Belong Together |
| scope="row"| "Baby, Last Night Made My Day"
| 20 | — |
|---|
| rowspan="3"| 1978
! scope="row"| "Maybe Baby" | 7 | 14 |
| scope="row"| "We Belong Together"
| 2 | 4 |
| scope="row"| "Back to the Love"
| 17 | 13 |
| rowspan="4"| 1979
! scope="row"| "Words" | 8 | 7 | rowspan="2" align="left"| Heart to Heart |
| scope="row"| "Two Steps Forward and Three Steps Back"
| 6 | 51 |
| scope="row"| "Without You"
| 79 | — | rowspan="2" {{n/a}} |
| scope="row"| "I Must Be Crazy"
| 38 | — |
| rowspan="2"| 1980
! scope="row"| "While I Was Makin' Love to You" | 31 | — | rowspan="2" align="left"| Susie |
| scope="row"| "Dance the Two Step"
| 23 | — |
| rowspan="3"| 1981
! scope="row"| "Run to Her" | 53 | — | rowspan="4" align="left"| Sleepless Nights {{small|(unreleased)}} |
| scope="row"| "Love Is Knockin' at My Door (Here Comes Forever Again)"
| 44 | — |
| scope="row"| "Hearts (Our Hearts)"
| 60 | — |
| 1982
! scope="row"| "Wasn't That Love" | 62 | — |
| rowspan="2"| 1987
! scope="row"| "Where's the Fire" | 67 | — | rowspan="2" {{n/a}} |
| scope="row"| "She Don't Love You"
| 70 | — |
| colspan="5" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |
References
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Category:Musicians from Minneapolis
Category:American women country singers
Category:American country singer-songwriters
Category:Country musicians from Minnesota
Category:Musicians from the Las Vegas Valley
Category:Songwriters from Minnesota
Category:Singers from Minnesota