Clay Walker
Ernest Clayton "Clay" Walker, Jr. (born August 19, 1969 in Beaumont , Texas ) is an American country singer.
Life
Walker was discovered and promoted by music producer James Stroud, who also signed him for his Giant Records label. Walker's debut single What's To You reached number one on the country charts in 1993, as did the subsequent Live Until I Die . Both singles and another number 1 hit were extracts from the album Clay Walker , which went platinum .
A year later his second album came out: If I Could Make A Living , which was almost as successful as the first. One single became a number 1 hit, another made it to fifth place. The third album Hypnotize The Moon also reached platinum status. The theme song became Walker's seventh number 1 hit. The success remained constant at the highest level in 1997 with the next album Rumor Has It . Again there was platinum and again two number 1 singles were released.
In addition to the lengthy studio work, Clay Walker often appeared at concerts, once in 1995 in front of over 50,000 spectators in Houston. In 2003, the Texan split from Giant Records and signed a contract with RCA . The first CD to be released under the new label was A Few Questions . The title song, like I Can't Sleep, made it into the top ten.
His latest album, Fall , was released in April 2007.
Walker has sold more than eight million records and is one of the few artists who has made it into Billboard's top ten country music for five consecutive years.
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
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US | Country | |||
1993 | Clay Walker |
US52
platinum
(57 weeks)US |
Country8 (86 weeks) Country |
|
1994 | If I Could Make a Living |
US42
platinum
(43 weeks)US |
Country4 (52 weeks) Country |
|
1995 | Hypnotize the moon |
US57
platinum
(34 weeks)US |
Country10 (69 weeks) Country |
|
1997 | Rumor Has It |
US32
platinum
(46 weeks)US |
Country4 (69 weeks) Country |
|
1999 | Live, Laugh, Love |
US55
gold
(21 weeks)US |
Country5 (67 weeks) Country |
|
2001 | Say no more |
US129 (3 weeks) US |
Country14 (24 weeks) Country |
|
2002 | Christmas | - |
Country54 (4 weeks) Country |
Christmas album
|
2003 | A few questions |
US23 (13 weeks) US |
Country3 (52 weeks) Country |
|
2007 | case |
US15 (22 weeks) US |
Country5 (63 weeks) Country |
|
2010 | She won't be lonely long |
US16 (7 weeks) US |
Country5 (22 weeks) Country |
More albums
- 2019: Long Live the Cowboy
Compilations
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
---|---|---|---|---|
US | Country | |||
1998 | Greatest hits |
US41
gold
(19 weeks)US |
Country9 (92 weeks) Country |
More compilations
- 1996: Self Portrait
- 2007: Platinum Collection
- 2010: Top 10
- 2014: Best of Clay Walker
EPs
- 2010: She Won't Be Lonely Long
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
---|---|---|---|---|
US | Country | |||
1993 | What's It to You Clay Walker |
US73 (15 weeks) US |
Country1 (20 weeks) Country |
|
Live Until I Die Clay Walker |
- |
Country1 (20 weeks) Country |
||
1994 | Where Do I Fit in the Picture Clay Walker |
- |
Country11 (20 weeks) Country |
|
Dreaming with My Eyes Open Clay Walker |
- |
Country1 (20 weeks) Country |
||
If I Could Make a Living If I Could Make a Living |
- |
Country1 (20 weeks) Country |
||
This Woman and This Man If I Could Make a Living |
- |
Country1 (20 weeks) Country |
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1995 | My Heart Will Never Know If I Could Make a Living |
- |
Country16 (20 weeks) Country |
|
Who Needs You Baby Hypnotize the Moon |
- |
Country2 (20 weeks) Country |
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1995 | Hypnotize the Moon Hypnotize the Moon |
- |
Country2 (20 weeks) Country |
|
Only on Days That End in "Y" Hypnotize the Moon |
- |
Country5 (20 weeks) Country |
||
Bury the Shovel Hypnotize the Moon |
- |
Country18 (19 weeks) Country |
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1997 | Rumor Has It Rumor Has It |
- |
Country1 (20 weeks) Country |
|
One, Two, I Love You Rumor Has It |
- |
Country18 (20 weeks) Country |
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Watch This Rumor Has It |
- |
Country4 (20 weeks) Country |
||
1998 | Then what? Rumor Has It |
US65 (18 weeks) US |
Country2 (27 weeks) Country |
|
Ordinary People Greatest Hits |
- |
Country35 (20 weeks) Country |
||
You're Beginning to Get to Me Greatest Hits |
US39 (13 weeks) US |
Country2 (27 weeks) Country |
||
1999 | She's Always Right Live, Laugh, Love |
US74 (6 weeks) US |
Country16 (22 weeks) Country |
|
Live, Laugh, Love Live, Laugh, Love |
US74 (11 weeks) US |
Country11 (27 weeks) Country |
||
2000 | The Chain of Love Live, Laugh, Love |
US40 (20 weeks) US |
Country3 (34 weeks) Country |
|
Once in a Lifetime Love Live, Laugh, Love |
- |
Country50 (18 weeks) Country |
||
2001 | Say No More, Say No More |
- |
Country33 (13 weeks) Country |
|
If You Ever Feel Like Lovin 'Me Again Say No More |
- |
Country27 (20 weeks) Country |
||
2003 | A Few Questions A Few Questions |
US55 (13 weeks) US |
Country9 (27 weeks) Country |
|
2004 | I Can't Sleep A Few Questions |
US61 (7 weeks) US |
Country9 (29 weeks) Country |
|
Jesus Was a Country Boy A Few Questions |
- |
Country31 (15 weeks) Country |
||
2007 | Fore She Was Mama Case |
- |
Country21 (26 weeks) Country |
|
Case case |
US55 (18 weeks) US |
Country5 (37 weeks) Country |
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2008 | She Likes It in the Morning Fall |
- |
Country43 (16 weeks) Country |
|
2009 | She Won't Be Lonely Long She Won't Be Lonely Long |
US53 (18 weeks) US |
Country4 (36 weeks) Country |
|
2010 | Where Do I Go from You She Won't Be Lonely Long |
- |
Country26 (31 weeks) Country |
|
2011 | Like We Never Said Goodbye She Won't Be Lonely Long |
- |
Country46 (14 weeks) Country |
|
2012 | Jesse James She Won't Be Lonely Long |
- |
Country57 (1 week) Country |
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The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement: | ||||
1994 | White Palace Clay Walker |
- |
Country67 (3 weeks) Country |
|
1998 | Holding Her and Loving You (Live) |
- |
Country68 (9 weeks) Country |
|
2000 | Blue Christmas Believe: A Christmas Collection |
- |
Country51 (6 weeks) Country |
|
2001 | Cowboy Christmas Believe: A Christmas Collection |
- |
Country70 (1 week) Country |
|
2003 | Feliz Navidad Christmas |
- |
Country49 (2 weeks) Country |
More singles
- 2015: Right Now
- 2018: Working on Me
- 2019: Change
Video albums
- 1998: Video hits
Web links
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Walker, Clay |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Walker, Ernest Clayton Jr. (full name); Walker, Clay junior (nickname) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American country singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 19th August 1969 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Beaumont , Texas |