Mike Walker (singer)

Mike Walker
Origin Jackson, Tennessee, U.S.[1]
Genres Country, Gospel
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter-producer-impressionist
Instruments Vocals, Guitar
Years active 1998-present
Labels Rock-A-Billy Records, DreamWorks Nashville

Mike Walker is an American country music artist. He was signed to Rock-A-Billy Records in 1998. His first television appearance was on The Jenny Jones Show and in 1999 he was on Good Morning America. Mike was signed by Dale Morris and Associates in 1999. In 2000 he was signed by DreamWorks Nashville and in 2001, he released his self-titled debut album. This album produced his only chart single in "Honey Do", which peaked at number 28 on the "R&R" country charts and number 42 on the Billboard country charts. He also toured with Brooks & Dunn on the first annual "Neon Circus Tour" which also featured Toby Keith, Montgomery Gentry, Keith Urban and Cledus T. Judd after the release of his album,[1] although its second through fifth singles all failed to chart. Included on the album were covers of Rodney Crowell's 1990 single "What Kind of Love", Billy "Crash" Craddock's 1974 single "Rub It In", and T. Graham Brown's 1999 single "Memphis Women and Chicken". Gary Allan also recorded the song "See If I Care" on his album of the same name, and "Honey Do" was originally recorded by Keith Harling on his 1999 album Bring It On.

In the late 2000s, Walker began performing in Branson, Missouri. In December 2013 Mike was inducted into the International Rock-A-Billy Hall of Fame. Mike Walker is currently on the RFD-TV hit television show The Penny Gilley Show. January 15 has been deemed Mike Walker Day in Jackson, TN.

Mike Walker (2001)

Mike Walker
Studio album by Mike Walker
Released October 9, 2001 (2001-10-09)
Genre Country
Label DreamWorks Nashville
Producer James Stroud
Don Cook
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
About.com(favorable)[3]

Track listing

  1. "Honey Do" (Jeffrey Steele, Al Anderson, Kent Blazy) – 3:11
  2. "Stones in the Road" (James House, Wally Wilson) – 4:32
  3. "This Is That" (Anderson, Tom Shapiro) – 4:01
  4. "Who's Your Daddy?" (Frank J. Myers, Bernie Nelson) – 2:31
  5. "See If I Care" (Jamie O'Hara) – 3:18
  6. "What Kind of Love" (Rodney Crowell, Will Jennings, Roy Orbison) – 3:14
  7. "It's Too Late" (House, Wilson, Drew Womack) – 3:26
  8. "I Want a Little More" (Don Cook, Jamie Hartford, Mike Walker) – 2:26
  9. "It's Just a Memory" (Joe Collins, Joe Doyle) – 3:05
  10. "Long Long Kiss" (Kelly Garrett, Angela Lauer, Tim Lauer) – 2:52
  11. "If There's a Chance to Say I Love You" (John Adrian, Dale Morris, Walker) – 3:45
  12. "Honey Love Me That Way" (Adrian, Walker) – 3:23
  13. "Rub It In" (Layng Martine, Jr.) – 3:00
  14. "Memphis Women and Chicken" (Donnie Fritts, Gary Nicholson, Dan Penn) – 3:08

Personnel

Singles

Year Single Peak positions
US Country
2001 "Honey Do" 42
"What Kind of Love" —
"Stones in the Road" —
2002 "Who's Your Daddy" —
"If There's a Chance to Say I Love You" —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year Video Director
2001 "Honey Do"[4] David Abbott

References

  1. 1 2 "Mike Walker biography". About.com. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  2. ↑ Widran, Jonathan. "Mike Walker review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
  3. ↑ Attebury, Carrie. "CD Review: Mike Walker – Mike Walker". About.com. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
  4. ↑ "CMT : Videos : Mike Walker : Honey Do". Country Music Television. Retrieved August 5, 2011.

External links

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