Sam Neely
Sam Neely (born August 12, 1948 in Cuero , Texas , † July 19, 2006 in Corpus Christi , Texas) was an American country singer, songwriter and producer.
Life
Sam Neely, who grew up in Corpus Christi , began his musical career as a guitarist with various local bands. In 1966 he made his first record with the Buckle group . An important step in his career took place two years later when he composed the soundtrack for the film Tilt . A little later he received a record deal from the renowned Capitol Records label. His first single, Lovin 'You Just Crossed My Mind , became a mean hit.
After producing two long-playing records , he moved to A&M Records in 1974 and shortly afterwards to Elektra Records . His singles never got above the middle of the charts. However, he was able to place himself in the lucrative pop charts a few times. In 1978 he returned to Corpus Christi, where he initially worked mainly as songwriting. Among other things, he composed songs for the soundtrack for two feature films. He opened a club in which he himself performed frequently. From 1983 he released some records with MCA Records . Despite his musical closeness to the mainstream, he still failed to achieve great success.
In the late 1990s, Sam Neely became a co-owner of Taliesyn Music, a company that produced music sequences for computer games and commercials.
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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US | |||
1972 | Loving You Just Crossed My Mind |
US147 (11 weeks) US |
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1973 | Two |
US175 (6 weeks) US |
More albums
- 1971: Long Road To Texas
- 1974: Down Home
- 1981: Two Of A Kind
- 1999: Son Of The South
- 2002: Sam Neely
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 | |||
1972 | Loving You Just Crossed My Mind Loving You Just Crossed My Mind |
US29 (12 weeks) US |
- | |
1973 | Rosalie 2 |
US43 (8 weeks) US |
- | |
1974 | You Can Have Her Down Home |
US34 (11 weeks) US |
Country49 (12 weeks) Country |
|
1975 | I Fought the Law |
US54 (7 weeks) US |
Country61 (8 weeks) Country |
|
1977 | Sail Away |
US84 (4 weeks) US |
Country98 (3 weeks) Country |
|
1983 | The Party's Over (Everybody's Gone) |
- |
Country78 (4 weeks) Country |
|
When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back |
- |
Country77 (5 weeks) Country |
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1984 | Old Photographs |
- |
Country81 (3 weeks) Country |
More singles
- 1974: Sadie Take a Lover
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Neely, Sam |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American country singer, songwriter, and producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 12, 1948 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cuero , Texas |
DATE OF DEATH | July 19, 2006 |
Place of death | Corpus Christi , Texas |