Darryl Worley
Darryl Worley (born October 31, 1964 in Pyburn , Tennessee ) is an American country singer.
Career
Before Worley became a country musician, he graduated in biology and then worked as a teacher, among other things. His appearances as a country musician were limited to the weekends. Eventually he signed a contract with a record company and became a full-time musician.
He finally joined DreamWorks in 1999, and his first single When You Need My Love was released the following year . It immediately became a huge success, as did his debut album Hard Rain Don't Last and three other releases from the album.
When his second album I Miss My Friend was released two years later , its popularity had increased so much that both the album and the title song of the same name conquered number 1 in the respective country charts and was also very successful in the official charts. With album three, which was released less than a year later, he achieved the same feat, Have You Forgotten and the title song of the same name became number one in the respective country charts. The album also peaked at number 4 on the Billboard 200 and sold over half a million copies, for which it went gold .
At the end of 2004 the next album was finished, which had the name of the singer as the title. Although Awful, Beautiful Life got him his third number one song, it was otherwise well behind the previous success. Two more albums followed in the coming years, each of which he changed labels. Although albums and songs continued to make their way into the charts, they no longer achieved top positions.
In 2007, Worley posed naked for American Playgirl magazine.
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
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US | Country | ||||
2000 | Hard Rain Don't Last | - |
Country33 (51 weeks) Country |
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2002 | I miss my friend |
US21 (13 weeks) US |
Country1 (40 weeks) Country |
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2003 | Have you forgotten |
US4th
gold
(22 weeks)US |
Country1 (42 weeks) Country |
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2004 | Darryl Worley |
US72 (2 weeks) US |
Country12 (41 weeks) Country |
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2006 | Here and Now |
US187 (1 week) US |
Country35 (16 weeks) Country |
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2009 | Sounds like life |
US172 (1 week) US |
Country26 (19 weeks) Country |
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Number one albums | US-US | Country2Country | |||
Top 10 albums | US1US | Country2Country | |||
Albums in the charts | US5US | Country6thCountry |
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
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US | Country | ||||
2000 | When You Need My Love Hard Rain Don't Last |
US75 (15 weeks) US |
Country15 (24 weeks) Country |
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A Good Day to Run Hard Rain Don't Last |
US76 (9 weeks) US |
Country12 (24 weeks) Country |
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2001 | Second Wind Hard Rain Don't Last |
- |
Country20 (20 weeks) Country |
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Sideways Hard Rain Don't Last |
- |
Country41 (9 weeks) Country |
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2002 | I Miss My Friend I Miss My Friend |
US28 (20 weeks) US |
Country1 (32 weeks) Country |
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Family Tree I Miss My Friend |
- |
Country26 (20 weeks) Country |
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2003 | Have You Forgotten? Have You Forgotten? |
US22 (20 weeks) US |
Country1 (20 weeks) Country |
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Tennessee River Run Have You Forgotten? |
- |
Country31 (19 weeks) Country |
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I Will Hold My Ground Have You Forgotten? |
- |
Country57 (3 weeks) Country |
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2004 | Awful, Beautiful Life Darryl Worley |
US30 (20 weeks) US |
Country1 (33 weeks) Country |
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2005 | If Something Should Happen Darryl Worley |
US75 (9 weeks) US |
Country9 (21 weeks) Country |
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I Love Her, She Hates Me Darryl Worley |
- |
Country56 (1 week) Country |
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2006 | Notin 'but a Love Thang Here and Now |
- |
Country35 (19 weeks) Country |
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I Just Came Back from a War Here and Now |
- |
Country18 (21 weeks) Country |
also ranked 15th in the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
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2007 | Livin 'in the Here and Now Here and Now |
- |
Country54 (6 weeks) Country |
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2008 | Tequila on Ice Sounds Like Life to Me |
- |
Country44 (11 weeks) Country |
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2009 | Sounds Like Life to Me Sounds Like Life to Me |
US84 (11 weeks) US |
Country11 (36 weeks) Country |
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2010 | Best Of Both Worlds Sounds Like Life |
- |
Country43 (12 weeks) Country |
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Keep The Change God & Country |
- |
Country46 (11 weeks) Country |
Album unreleased
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2012 | You Still Got It One Time Around |
- |
Country40 (23 weeks) Country |
Album unreleased
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Number one singles | US-US | Country3Country | |||
Top 10 singles | US-US | Country4thCountry | |||
Singles in the charts | US7thUS | Country20thCountry |
More singles
- 2016: Rainmaker
- 2017: Lonely Alone
swell
- ↑ a b Gold and platinum awards in the RIAA database
- ↑ Darryl Worley in Playgirl ( September 9, 2012 memento in the web archive archive.today ), Great American Country, June 6, 2007, accessed December 15, 2014
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↑ a b chart sources:
- Darryl Worley on the US Billboard 200 Albums chart
- Darryl Worley in the US Top Country Albums chart
- Darryl Worley on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart
- Darryl Worley on the US Hot Country Songs chart
Web links
- official website (English)
- official MySpace page (English)
- Darryl Worley at Allmusic (English)
- Darryl Worley at Discogs (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Worley, Darryl |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American country singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 31, 1964 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Pyburn , Tennessee , USA |