Country-Musik 1972
aus Wikipedia, der freien Enzyklopädie
Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1972 im Genre Country-Musik.
Top Hits des Jahres
Nummer-1-Hits
- 8. Januar – "Would You Take Another Chance on Me" – Jerry Lee Lewis
- 15. Januar – "Carolyn" – Merle Haggard and the Strangers
- 5. Februar – "One’s on the Way" – Loretta Lynn
- 19. Februar – "Four in the Morning" – Faron Young
- 4. März – "Bedtime Story" – Tammy Wynette
- 11. März – "My Hang Up Is You" – Freddie Hart
- 22. April – "Chantilly Lace"/"Think About it Darlin’" – Jerry Lee Lewis
- 13. Mai – "Grandma Harp" – Merle Haggard and the Strangers
- 27. Mai – "(Lost Her Love) On Our Last Date" – Conway Twitty
- 3. Juni – "The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A." – Donna Fargo
- 24. Juni – "That’s Why I Love You Like I Do" – Sonny James
- 1. Juli – "Eleven Roses" – Hank Williams Jr.
- 15. Juli – "Made in Japan" – Buck Owens and the Buckaroos
- 22. Juli – "It’s Gonna Take a Little Bit Longer" – Charley Pride
- 12. August – "Bless Your Heart" – Freddie Hart
- 26. August – "If You Leave Me Tonight I’ll Cry" – Jerry Wallace
- 2. September – "Woman (Sensuous Woman)" – Don Gibson
- 9. September – "If You Leave Me Tonight I’ll Cry" – Jerry Wallace
- 16. September – "When the Snow is on the Roses" – Sonny James
- 23. September – "I Can’t Stop Loving You" – Conway Twitty
- 30. September – "I Ain’t Never" – Mel Tillis
- 14. Oktober – "Funny Face" – Donna Fargo
- 4. November – "It’s Not Love (But It’s Not Bad)" – Merle Haggard and the Strangers
- 11. November – "My Man (Understands)" – Tammy Wynette
- 18. November – "She’s Too Good to be True" – Charley Pride
- 9. Dezember – "Got the All Overs for You (All Over Me)" – Freddie Hart
- 30. Dezember – "She’s Got to be a Saint" – Ray Price
Weitere Hits
- "Ain’t Nothin’ Shakin’ But the Leaves on the Trees" – Billy "Crash" Craddock
- "Ain't That a Shame" – Hank Williams Jr. with the Mike Curb Congregation
- "All His Children" – Charley Pride
- "All the Lonely Women in the World" – Bill Anderson
- "Ann (Don’t Go Runnin’)" – Tommy Overstreet
- "Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Me" – Mac Davis
- "The Best Part of Livin’" – Marty Robbins
- "Borrowed Angel" – Mel Street
- "The Ceremony" – George Jones und Tammy Wynette
- "Class of ’57" – Statler Brothers
- "Cotton Jenny" – Anne Murray
- "Cry" – Lynn Anderson
- "Delta Dawn" – Tanya Tucker
- "Do You Remember These" – Statler Brothers
- "Fool Me" – Lynn Anderson
- "Good Hearted Woman" – Waylon Jennings
- "Heaven is My Woman’s Love" – Tommy Overstreet
- "Here I Am Again" – Loretta Lynn
- "I Can’t See Me Without You" – Conway Twitty
- "I’m a Truck" – Red Simpson
- "I’m Gonna Knock at Your Door" – Billy "Crash" Craddock
- "I’ve Found Someone of My Own" – Cal Smith
- "I’ve Got to Have You" – Sammi Smith
- "If It Ain’t Love Let’s Leave it Alone" – Connie Smith
- "If You Touch Me (You’ve Got to Feel Me)" – Joe Stampley
- "Just for What I Am" – Connie Smith
- "The Lawrence Welk-Hee Haw Counter-Revolution Polka" – Roy Clark
- "Listen to a Country Song" – Lynn Anderson
- "Lonely Women Make Good Lovers" – Bob Luman
- "Lonesomest Lonesome" – Ray Price
- "Lovin’ You Could Never Be Better" – George Jones
- "Manhattan, Kansas" – Glen Campbell
- "Me and Jesus" – Tom T. Hall (featuring the Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church Choir)
- "Missing You" – Jim Reeves
- "Oney" – Johnny Cash
- "Only Love (Can Break a Heart)" – Sonny James
- "A Picture of Me (Without You)" – George Jones
- "Pretend I Never Happened" – Waylon Jennings
- "Reach Out Your Hand" – Tammy Wynette
- "Red Red Wine" – Roy Drusky
- "Sweet Dream Woman" – Waylon Jennings
- "There’s a Party Going On" – Jody Miller
- "A Thing Called Love" – Johnny Cash
- "This Little Girl of Mine" – Faron Young
- "To Get to You" – Jerry Wallace
- "Tonight My Baby's Comin' Home" – Barbara Mandrell
- "Touch Your Woman" – Dolly Parton
- "We Can Make It" – Johnny Cash
- "When You Say Love" – Bob Luman
- "Whiskey River" – Johnny Bush
- "White Silver Sands" – Sonny James
Alben (Auswahl)
- The Eagles – The Eagles (Asylum)
- Garden Party – Rick Nelson (MCA)
- The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA – Donna Fargo (Dot)
- The Right Combination – Burning the Midnight Oil – Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton (RCA)
- Will the Circle Be Unbroken? – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists)
Geboren
- 28. Februar − Boss Burns
- 5. April – Pat Green
- 16. August – Emily Robison (Dixie Chicks)
- 28. Oktober – Brad Paisley
Gestorben
- 22. Juni – Elton Britt, 58, Country-Star der 1940er Jahre
Neue Country-Music-Hall-of-Fame-Mitglieder
- Jimmie Davis (1899–2000)
Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen
Grammys
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance – Sammi Smith – Help Me Make It Through the Night
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance – Jerry Reed – When You're Hot, You're Hot
- Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group – Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty – After The Fire Is Gone
- Best Country Instrumental Performance – Snowbird – Chet Atkins
- Best Country Song – Sammi Smith – Help Me Make It Through The Night – (Autor: Kris Kristofferson)[1]
Academy of Country Music Awards
- Entertainer Of The Year – Roy Clark
- Song Of The Year – The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A. – Donna Fargo – Yvonne Silver
- Single Of The Year – Happiest Girl – Donna Fargo
- Album Of The Year – Happiest Girl – Donna Fargo
- Top Male Vocalist – Merle Haggard
- Top Female Vocalist – Donna Fargo
- Top Vocal Group – Statler Brothers
- Top New Male Vocalist – Johnny Rodriguez
- Top New Female Vocalist – Tanya Tucker
Country Music Association Awards
- Entertainer of the Year – Loretta Lynn
- Male Vocalist of the Year – Charley Pride
- Female Vocalist of the Year – Loretta Lynn
- Instrumental Group of the Year – Danny Davis & the Nashville Brass
- Vocal Group of the Year – Statler Brothers
- Vocal Duo of the Year – Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
- Single of the Year – The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A., Donna Fargo
- Song of the Year – Easy Lovin‘, Freddie Hart
- Album of the Year – Let Me Tell You About a Song, Merle Haggard
- Instrumentalist of the Year – Charlie McCoy
Einzelnachweise
- ↑ Grammy Awards 1972. In: Awards & Shows. Abgerufen am 19. Juni 2022 (englisch).
