The Marcy Brothers

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = The Marcy Brothers

| background = group_or_band

| origin = Oroville, California, United States

| genre = Country

| years_active = 1983–1999

| label = Warner Bros.
Atlantic

| past_members = Kevin Marcy
Kris Marcy
Kendal Marcy

}}

The Marcy Brothers were an American country music trio formed in Oroville, California, in 1983 and disbanded in 1999. The trio consisted of three brothers: Kevin, Kris, and Kendal Marcy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-marcy-brothers-mn0000051615|title=The Marcy Brothers Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More|website=AllMusic}} They released two albums for divisions of Warner Music Group and charted six singles on the Billboard country charts. Their highest hit was "Cotton Pickin' Time" at No. 34.{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}

Music career

The Marcy Brothers' debut album, Missing You, was released on October 23, 1989, on Warner Bros. Records' Nashville division. The album peaked at No. 75 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and saw a total of five single charting, including their highest chart single, "Cotton Pickin' Time", which reached No. 34 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart in 1989. Other single releases include "The Things I Didn't Say", "Threads of Gold", "You're Not Even Crying", and the title track. Blake Shelton covered "Cotton Pickin' Time" on his 2004 album Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill.

On July 9, 1991, the group released their self-titled second studio album on Warner Bros.' sister label, Atlantic Records. This album produced the singles "She Can" and "Why Not Tonight" before the trio exited the label and disbanded. Also included on the album was the Don Von Tress composition "Don't Tell My Heart", a song which would later become a five-week Number One on the country charts in 1992 when Billy Ray Cyrus recorded it under the title "Achy Breaky Heart".{{cite magazine | title= The Ones That Got Away| magazine=Country Weekly | date= April 6, 2009}} Kendal has since joined Brad Paisley's road band, the Drama Kings, in which he plays the banjo, keyboards, mandolin, and sings background vocals.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicoer.com/2015/06/17/oroville-country-star-kendal-marcy-tours-with-brad-paisley-and-band/|title=Oroville country star Kendal Marcy tours with Brad Paisley and band|last=Robinson|first=Eugene|work=Chico Enterprise-Record|date=June 17, 2015|access-date=May 16, 2022}}

Members

Kevin Marcy - vocals, acoustic guitar
Kris Marcy - vocals, guitars
Kendall Marcy - vocals, guitars, mandolin, keyboards, piano

Discography

=Albums=

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rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"\| Title ! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"\| Album details ! Peak positions
style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="60"\| US Country {{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1990-02-10/\|title=Top Country Albums\|magazine=Billboard\|date=February 10, 1990\|access-date=May 16, 2022}}
scope="row"\| Growin' Up Country{{Cite web\|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/19690504-The-Marcy-Brothers-Growin-Up-Country\|title=Growin' Up Country – The Marcy Brothers (1983, LP)\|access-date=May 25, 2021\|website=Discogs.com\|date=1983 }} \| Release date: 1983 Label: KAM Productions Producer: The Marcy Brothers \| —
scope="row"\| Missing You \| Release date: October 23, 1989 Label: Warner Bros. Nashville Producer: Ron Haffkine \| 75
scope="row"\| The Marcy Brothers \| Release date: July 9, 1991 Label: Atlantic Records Producer: Nelson Larkin, Ron Reynolds \| —
colspan="3" style="font-size:8pt"\| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

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rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title

! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Album details

! Peak positions

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="60"| US Country
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1990-02-10/|title=Top Country Albums|magazine=Billboard|date=February 10, 1990|access-date=May 16, 2022}}

scope="row"| Growin' Up Country{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/19690504-The-Marcy-Brothers-Growin-Up-Country|title=Growin' Up Country – The Marcy Brothers (1983, LP)|access-date=May 25, 2021|website=Discogs.com|date=1983 }}

Release date: 1983
Label: KAM Productions
Producer: The Marcy Brothers

| —

scope="row"| Missing You

Release date: October 23, 1989
Label: Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer: Ron Haffkine

| 75

scope="row"| The Marcy Brothers

Release date: July 9, 1991
Label: Atlantic Records
Producer: Nelson Larkin, Ron Reynolds

| —

colspan="3" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

=Singles=

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rowspan="2"\| Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"\| Single ! colspan="2"\| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"\| Album
style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="45"\| US Country ! width="45"\| CAN Country {{cite web\|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/list.aspx?OCRText=The+Marcy+Brothers&ChartEn=Country+Singles&\|title=The Marcy Brothers - Search results for "Country Singles"\|work=RPM\|date=17 July 2013 \|access-date=May 16, 2022}}
1984 ! scope="row"\| "Take It Like a Man"{{Cite web\|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/12962960-The-Marcy-Brothers-Take-It-Like-A-Man\|title=Take It Like A Man – The Marcy Brothers (1984, Single)\|access-date=May 25, 2021\|website=Discogs.com\|date=1984 }} \| — \| — \| {{n/a\|Non-album single}}
1988 ! scope="row"\| "The Things I Didn't Say" \| 68 \| — \| align="left" rowspan="5"\| Missing You
rowspan="3"\| 1989 ! scope="row"\| "Threads of Gold" \| 52 \| —
scope="row"\| "Cotton Pickin' Time"{{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1989/BB-1989-05-06.pdf\|title=Single Reviews\|magazine=Billboard\|page=85\|date=May 6, 1989}} \| 34 \| —
scope="row"\| "You're Not Even Crying" \| 70 \| —
1990 ! scope="row"\| "Missing You" \| 79 \| —
rowspan="2"\| 1991 ! scope="row"\| "She Can"{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1991/BB-1991-06-29.pdf\|title=Single Reviews\|magazine=Billboard\|page=77\|date=June 29, 1991}} \| 71 \| 78 \| rowspan="2" align="left"\| The Marcy Brothers
scope="row"\| "Why Not Tonight"{{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1991/BB-1991-11-16.pdf\|title=Single Reviews\|magazine=Billboard\|page=81\|date=November 16, 1991}} \| — \| —
colspan="5" style="font-size:8pt"\| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

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rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Single

! colspan="2"| Peak chart
positions

! rowspan="2"| Album

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="45"| US Country

! width="45"| CAN Country
{{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/list.aspx?OCRText=The+Marcy+Brothers&ChartEn=Country+Singles&|title=The Marcy Brothers - Search results for "Country Singles"|work=RPM|date=17 July 2013 |access-date=May 16, 2022}}

1984

! scope="row"| "Take It Like a Man"{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/12962960-The-Marcy-Brothers-Take-It-Like-A-Man|title=Take It Like A Man – The Marcy Brothers (1984, Single)|access-date=May 25, 2021|website=Discogs.com|date=1984 }}

| —

| {{n/a|Non-album single}}

1988

! scope="row"| "The Things I Didn't Say"

| 68

| —

| align="left" rowspan="5"| Missing You

rowspan="3"| 1989

! scope="row"| "Threads of Gold"

| 52

| —

scope="row"| "Cotton Pickin' Time"{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1989/BB-1989-05-06.pdf|title=Single Reviews|magazine=Billboard|page=85|date=May 6, 1989}}

| 34

| —

scope="row"| "You're Not Even Crying"

| 70

| —

1990

! scope="row"| "Missing You"

| 79

| —

rowspan="2"| 1991

! scope="row"| "She Can"{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1991/BB-1991-06-29.pdf|title=Single Reviews|magazine=Billboard|page=77|date=June 29, 1991}}

| 71

| 78

| rowspan="2" align="left"| The Marcy Brothers

scope="row"| "Why Not Tonight"{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1991/BB-1991-11-16.pdf|title=Single Reviews|magazine=Billboard|page=81|date=November 16, 1991}}

| —

colspan="5" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

=Music videos=

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Year ! style="width:20em;"\| Video ! Director
rowspan="2"\| 1989 ! scope="row"\| "Cotton Pickin' Time" \|
scope="row"\| "You're Not Even Crying" \|Robert Frey
1991 ! scope="row"\| "She Can" \|Joe Pollaro

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Year

! style="width:20em;"| Video

! Director

rowspan="2"| 1989

! scope="row"| "Cotton Pickin' Time"

scope="row"| "You're Not Even Crying"

|Robert Frey

1991

! scope="row"| "She Can"

|Joe Pollaro