Doug Stone

Doug Stone (2010)

Doug Stone (born June 19, 1956 in Marietta , Georgia ; real name: Doug Brooks ) is an American country musician.

Beginnings

After his parents' divorce, Doug grew up with two brothers with his father, who lived in a trailer park. He started a band with a couple of friends. After dropping out of school, he kept himself afloat with odd jobs. But the main part of his life was music. He set up a small recording studio in his own mobile home. During an appearance in 1987, he met Phyllis Bennett, who a little later became his manager and brought him together with producer Doug Johnson. In 1989, a record deal was signed with the Nashville- based Epic label. To avoid confusion with Garth Brooks , he changed his name to Doug Stone.

Career

His first single, I'd better Off (In A Pine Box) , released in 1990 , made it into the top 10 and earned him a Grammy nomination. His debut album, released a little later, reached platinum status . Three released singles were also successful, including his first number 1 hit In A Different Light . It was primarily these songs full of self-pity that made him known as a potty singer in the country scene.

In 1992 his second album, I Thought It Was You , was released, which again sold very well and went platinum. The released single A Jukebox With A Country Song reached number one on the country charts. He went on an extensive tour with his newly formed group The Stone Age . His successes continued. His third album, From The Heart , went gold in 1992 and the single Too Busy Beeing In Love became his third top hit. In the same year, however, he had to undergo four bypass operations.

His health problems initially did not affect his career. Further hits were produced at short intervals. The albums More Love and Greatest Hits were awarded gold. His streak of success continued even after switching to the Columbia label. Only at the end of the decade did sales decline. In the spring of 1998 he crashed in an airplane that he had flown himself, but survived with a lot of luck. In 1999 he switched to the Atlantic label.

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		US	Country
1990	Doug Stone	US97 platinum (51 weeks)US	Country12 (192 weeks) Country
1991	I thought it was you	US74 platinum (51 weeks)US	Country12 (66 weeks) Country
1992	From the heart	US99 gold (34 weeks)US	Country19 (59 weeks) Country
	The First Christmas	US186 (1 week) US	Country53 (9 weeks) Country	Christmas album
1993	More love	US88 gold (15 weeks)US	Country20 (41 weeks) Country
1995	Faith in Me, Faith in You	-	Country45 (9 weeks) Country
1999	Make Up in Love	-	Country38 (6 weeks) Country

More albums

• 2002: The Long Way
• 2005: In a Different Light
• 2007: My Turn

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		US	Country
1994	Greatest Hits, Vol. 1	US142 gold (12 weeks)US	Country29 (27 weeks) Country

More compilations

• 1997: Great hits
• 2009: Live at Billy Bob's Texas

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		US	Country
1990	I'd Be Better Off (In a Pine Box) Doug Stone	-	Country4 (25 weeks) Country
	Fourteen Minutes Old Doug Stone	-	Country6 (21 weeks) Country
	These Lips Don't Know How to Say Goodbye Doug Stone	-	Country5 (20 weeks) Country
1991	In a Different Light Doug Stone	-	Country1 (20 weeks) Country
	I Thought It Was You I Thought It Was You	-	Country4 (20 weeks) Country
	A Jukebox with a Country Song I Thought It Was You	-	Country1 (20 weeks) Country
1992	Come In Out of the Pain I Thought It Was You	-	Country3 (20 weeks) Country
	Warning labels from the heart	-	Country4 (20 weeks) Country
	Too Busy Being in Love From the Heart	-	Country1 (20 weeks) Country
1993	Made for Lovin 'You From the Heart	-	Country6 (20 weeks) Country
	Why Didn't I Think of That From the Heart	-	Country1 (20 weeks) Country
	I Never Knew Love More Love	US81 (9 weeks) US	Country2 (20 weeks) Country
1994	Addicted to a Dollar More Love	-	Country4 (20 weeks) Country
	More love, more love	-	Country6 (20 weeks) Country
	Little Houses Greatest Hits, Vol. 1	-	Country7 (20 weeks) Country
1995	Faith in Me, Faith in You Faith in Me, Faith in You	-	Country13 (20 weeks) Country
	Sometimes I Forget Faith in Me, Faith in You	-	Country41 (11 weeks) Country
	Born in the Dark Faith in Me, Faith in You	-	Country12 (20 weeks) Country
1998	Gone Out of My Mind Tribute to Tradition	-	Country48 (8 weeks) Country
1999	Make Up in Love Make Up in Love	-	Country19 (26 weeks) Country
2000	Take a Letter Maria Make Up in Love	-	Country45 (13 weeks) Country
	Surprise Make Up in Love	-	Country64 (1 week) Country

More singles

• 2002: POW 369
• 2004: How Do I Get Off the Moon
• 2004: Georgia on My Mind
• 2005: Only You (And You Alone)
• 2005: World Goes Round
• 2005: Everything
• 2006: Time
• 2006: Let the Light Shine on You
• 2007: Nice problem
• 2008: She Always Gets What She Wants
• 2008: Don't Tell Mama

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1. ↑ ^{a b c} Chart sources: US
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Music Sales Awards: US

Web links

• Homepage of Doug Stone
• Doug Stone at CMT