Hal Ketchum

Hal Ketchum

Hal Ketchum (* 9. April 1953 in Greenwich , New York as Hal Michael Ketchum ) is an American country singer.

Beginnings

Hal Ketchum took over his enthusiasm for country music from his father, who played music himself and was a member of the Buck Owens fan club. At the age of fifteen, Hal was already playing for money in a rhythm and blues trio. After leaving school, he moved to Florida , where he worked as a carpenter for several years . He later moved to Austin , Texas , where he gained further musical experience in the local club scene. In the meantime he had switched from drums to guitar and also appeared as a singer. He also began to write his own songs.

Several times he tried to get into the country scene in Nashville . In 1986 he put together his own album, which was released under the name Threadbare Alibies on the Watermelon label.

Career

In 1988, the songwriter Pat Alger noticed him at a folk festival and gave him a job at a Nashville music publisher. A year later, a record deal with the Curb label was signed. The first album, Past The Point Of Rescue , was produced in 1992. The single Smalltown Saturday Night reached number two on the country charts. Further singles taken from this album were able to place in the top 10. The album itself was gilded. Some of the songs came from his pen, others he was involved as a co-author. He put together his own band, the Alibies , with which he went on extensive tours.

His second album, Sure Love , which was released in 1992 , wasn't quite as successful, although some singles made it into the top 10. In 1994 he became a member of the Grand Ole Opry . However, his sales figures steadily decreased. In 1995 he had another top 10 hit with Stay Forever . As a songwriter he was still successful. Several of his compositions have been adopted by top stars. He also wrote the soundtrack for various films. New albums were released at regular intervals.

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		US	Country
1991	Past The Point Of Rescue	US45 gold (39 weeks)US	Country6 (89 weeks) Country
1992	Sure love	US151 (10 weeks) US	Country36 (46 weeks) Country
1994	Every Little Word	US146 (6 weeks) US	Country31 (30 weeks) Country
1998	I saw the light	-	Country37 (7 weeks) Country
2001	Lucky Man	-	Country72 (1 week) Country

more publishments

• 1988: Threadable alibis
• 1999: Awaiting Redemption
• 2003: King of Love
• 2007: One More Midnight
• 2008: Father Time
• 2014: I'm the Troubadour

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		US	Country
1996	The hits	-	Country43 (14 weeks) Country

more publishments

• 2008: Greatest Hits

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		US	Country
1991	Small Town Saturday Night Past the Point of Rescue	-	Country2 (21 weeks) Country
	I Know Where Love Lives Past the Point of Rescue	-	Country13 (20 weeks) Country
1992	Past the Point of Rescue Past the Point of Rescue	-	Country2 (20 weeks) Country
	Five O'Clock World Past the Point of Rescue	-	Country16 (20 weeks) Country
	Sure Love Sure Love	-	Country3 (20 weeks) Country
1993	Hearts Are Gonna Roll Sure Love	-	Country2 (20 weeks) Country
	Mama Knows the Highway Sure Love	-	Country8 (20 weeks) Country
	Someplace Far Away (Careful What You're Dreaming) Sure Love	-	Country24 (20 weeks) Country
1994	(Tonight We Just Might) Fall in Love Again Every Little Word	-	Country20 (20 weeks) Country
	That's What I Get for Losin 'You Every Little Word	-	Country22 (19 weeks) Country
1995	Stay Forever Every Little Word	-	Country8 (20 weeks) Country
	Every Little Word Every Little Word	-	Country49 (8 weeks) Country
	Veil of Tears Every Little Word	-	Country56 (7 weeks) Country
1998	I saw the light, I saw the light	-	Country36 (20 weeks) Country
2000	She is lucky man	-	Country40 (16 weeks) Country
2004	My Love Will Not Change	-	Country60 (1 week) Country
2006	Just This Side of Heaven (Hal-lelujah) One More Midnight	-	Country47 (9 weeks) Country

more publishments

• 1996: Hang In There Superman
• 1996: I Miss My Mary
• 1998: When Love Looks Back at You
• 1999: Awaiting Redemption
• 2001: Don't Let Go
• 2001: Two of the Lucky Ones (with Dolly Parton )
• 2002: Richest Man in Texas
• 2002: Every Time I Look in Your Eyes
• 2007: In Front of the Alamo (with LeAnn Rimes )
• 2007: One More Midnight

Guest Posts

• 1994: For Today (with Charley Pride )
• 2001: Keep Mom and Dad in Love (with Lisa Brokop )

Web links

• Hal Ketchum in the Internet Movie Database (English)

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