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Lyle Pearce Lovett (born November 1, 1957) is an American countrysinger-songwriter and actor. Active since 1980, he has recorded thirteen albums and released 25 singles to date, including his highest entry, the number 10 chart hit on the U.S. BillboardHot Country Songs chart, "Cowboy Man". Lovett has won four Grammy Awards, including Best Male Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Album. It's Not Big It's Large was released in 2007, where it debuted and peaked at number 2 on the Top Country Albums chart. A new studio album, Natural Forces, was released on October 20, 2009 by Lost Highway Records. The last studio album on his Curb Records contract, Release Me, was released in February 2012.
Biography
Early life
Lovett was born in Houston, Texas, when his family lived in the nearby community of Klein. He is the son of William Pearce and Bernell Louise (née Klein) Lovett, a marketing executive and training specialist, respectively. He was raised in the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. Lovett attended Texas A&M University, where he received Bachelor of Arts degrees in both German and Journalism in 1980. It is a common misconception that Lyle and Robert Earl Keen were roommates at A&M. They were not. However, they lived near each other in College Station, became good friends, and wrote "The Front Porch Song" together, which both went on to record.
Lyle Lovett is Lovett's 1986 eponymous debut album. By the mid-1980s Lovett had already distinguished himself in the burgeoning Texassinger-songwriter scene. He had performed in the New Folk competition at the Kerrville Folk Festival in 1980 and returned to win in 1982. In 1984 Lovett recorded a four song demo with the help of the Phoenix band, J. David Sloan and the Rogues.
His music had begun to be distributed by the Fast Folk Musical Magazine
Nanci Griffith had previously recorded Lovett's "If I Were the Man You Wanted" as "If I Were the Woman You Wanted" for her 1984 album, Once in a Very Blue Moon. Lovett appears on the album as a vocalist and even appears on the cover of her Last of the True Believers album.
Lyle Lovett was ranked #91 in Rolling Stone's 100 Best Albums of the 1980s. and both Velvet and the Italian magazine Il Mucchio Selvaggio also cited it as one of the top 100 albums of the decade.Allmusic compares the album to Steve Earle's Guitar Town, calling it, "one of the most promising and exciting debut albums to come out of Nashville in the 1980s."Robert Christgau described Lovett's debut as "Writes like Guy Clark, only plainer, sings like Jesse Winchester only countrier."
"Release Me" is a song performed by Australian singer-songwriter, Zoë Badwi. The single was co-written by Badwi, Ivan Gough and Grant Smillie. It was released digitally on 15 November 2008. "Release Me" reached number one on the ARIA Clubs Chart and received two nominations including "Best Dance Release" at the 2009 ARIA Music Awards and "Dance Work of the Year" at the 2010 APRA Awards.
Background
In an interview with Auspop, Badwi stated that while she was playing with her band at a venue in Melbourne, Grant Smillie of Australian duo TV Rock was having a Sunday afternoon drink and that she saw him tapping his foot. "He came up to me afterwards and he said You’re great, do you write your own stuff?. I said, yeah, I sure do and he said, I’ll send you some beats – and we’ll see what happens. So he sent me some beats and I wrote "Release Me" and went around to sing it to him and the other guy from TV Rock [Ivan Gough] and they both just said yep, we love it."
"Release Me" is a song by the American R&B/soul singer Miki Howard. Released in 1992, as a radio promotional single, it received minor radio airplay and peaked at number 53 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart.
For all of Lyle Lovett's considerable artistic gifts — a distinctive voice, easygoing charisma, rare talent for wordplay — his greatest attribute may be the way he radiates infectious calm. He's a one-time tabloid fixture who writes wry, bittersweet songs of longing, but Lovett in person is like a vortex into which stress and drama disappear. That's especially true now that he's fulfilled his obligations to his longtime record label: Lovett not only showed up at NPR Music's offices without an entourage, but also booked his Tiny Desk Concert himself, emailing us out of the blue to express his interest. (Our reply: "We would only agree to have you perform a Tiny Desk Concert if it's under any conceivable circumstance.")
So it's appropriate that Lovett would open this performance at the NPR ...
published: 10 Dec 2012
Lyle Lovett: She's No Lady
Lyle Lovett: She's No Lady
Album: Pontiac
published: 30 Aug 2007
Lyle Lovett - If I Had A Boat
Lyle Lovett - If I Had A Boat
Copyright 1987 Curb Records
published: 31 Jul 2013
Lyle Lovett - This Old Porch
Song: This Old Porch
Album: Lyle Lovett
published: 31 Aug 2012
The Life and Tragic Ending of Lyle Lovett
The Life and Tragic Ending of Lyle Lovett
Lyle Lovett was born Lyle Pearce Lovett on November 1, 1957, in Houston, Texas, U.S, suburb Lovett was raised on his family horse ranch. He didn't begin his musical career until he began writing songs while attending Texas A&M University in the late '70s, where he studied journalism and German.
#LyleLovett
published: 14 Feb 2021
Lyle Lovett: In My Own Mind
Lyle Lovett: In My Own Mind
published: 18 Sep 2007
eTown 30th Anniversary - Bob Weir and Lyle Lovett - "Friend Of The Devil"
Bob Weir and Lyle Lovett join forces for the first time on this virtual collaboration of "Friend Of The Devil" with eTown host Nick Forster. This performance was part of eTown's 30th Anniversary live stream event on 4/22/21.
For all of Lyle Lovett's considerable artistic gifts — a distinctive voice, easygoing charisma, rare talent for wordplay — his greatest attribute may be the way...
For all of Lyle Lovett's considerable artistic gifts — a distinctive voice, easygoing charisma, rare talent for wordplay — his greatest attribute may be the way he radiates infectious calm. He's a one-time tabloid fixture who writes wry, bittersweet songs of longing, but Lovett in person is like a vortex into which stress and drama disappear. That's especially true now that he's fulfilled his obligations to his longtime record label: Lovett not only showed up at NPR Music's offices without an entourage, but also booked his Tiny Desk Concert himself, emailing us out of the blue to express his interest. (Our reply: "We would only agree to have you perform a Tiny Desk Concert if it's under any conceivable circumstance.")
So it's appropriate that Lovett would open this performance at the NPR Music offices by performing "Cowboy Man," the first track on his 1986 debut: He may be a music-industry veteran, but in many ways, he's starting over. With a fresh-faced accompanist in fiddler and backup singer Luke Bulla, Lovett gives a loose, engaging performance that feels like both an introduction and a victory lap.
He follows "Cowboy Man" with two songs from 1989's Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, so this is no mere promotional appearance. With nothing in particular to promote — though he did put out an album of covers, Release Me, earlier in the year — Lovett seems motivated primarily by the sheer joy of playing his songs. His pleasure is infectious. --STEPHEN THOMPSON
Set List
"Cowboy Man"
"If You Were To Wake Up"
"Good Intentions"
Credits
Producer: Stephen Thompson; Editor: Denise DeBelius; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Denise DeBelius, Christopher Parks, Stephen Thompson; photo by Ryan Smith/NPR
For all of Lyle Lovett's considerable artistic gifts — a distinctive voice, easygoing charisma, rare talent for wordplay — his greatest attribute may be the way he radiates infectious calm. He's a one-time tabloid fixture who writes wry, bittersweet songs of longing, but Lovett in person is like a vortex into which stress and drama disappear. That's especially true now that he's fulfilled his obligations to his longtime record label: Lovett not only showed up at NPR Music's offices without an entourage, but also booked his Tiny Desk Concert himself, emailing us out of the blue to express his interest. (Our reply: "We would only agree to have you perform a Tiny Desk Concert if it's under any conceivable circumstance.")
So it's appropriate that Lovett would open this performance at the NPR Music offices by performing "Cowboy Man," the first track on his 1986 debut: He may be a music-industry veteran, but in many ways, he's starting over. With a fresh-faced accompanist in fiddler and backup singer Luke Bulla, Lovett gives a loose, engaging performance that feels like both an introduction and a victory lap.
He follows "Cowboy Man" with two songs from 1989's Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, so this is no mere promotional appearance. With nothing in particular to promote — though he did put out an album of covers, Release Me, earlier in the year — Lovett seems motivated primarily by the sheer joy of playing his songs. His pleasure is infectious. --STEPHEN THOMPSON
Set List
"Cowboy Man"
"If You Were To Wake Up"
"Good Intentions"
Credits
Producer: Stephen Thompson; Editor: Denise DeBelius; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Denise DeBelius, Christopher Parks, Stephen Thompson; photo by Ryan Smith/NPR
The Life and Tragic Ending of Lyle Lovett
Lyle Lovett was born Lyle Pearce Lovett on November 1, 1957, in Houston, Texas, U.S, suburb Lovett was raised on his f...
The Life and Tragic Ending of Lyle Lovett
Lyle Lovett was born Lyle Pearce Lovett on November 1, 1957, in Houston, Texas, U.S, suburb Lovett was raised on his family horse ranch. He didn't begin his musical career until he began writing songs while attending Texas A&M University in the late '70s, where he studied journalism and German.
#LyleLovett
The Life and Tragic Ending of Lyle Lovett
Lyle Lovett was born Lyle Pearce Lovett on November 1, 1957, in Houston, Texas, U.S, suburb Lovett was raised on his family horse ranch. He didn't begin his musical career until he began writing songs while attending Texas A&M University in the late '70s, where he studied journalism and German.
#LyleLovett
Bob Weir and Lyle Lovett join forces for the first time on this virtual collaboration of "Friend Of The Devil" with eTown host Nick Forster. This performance wa...
Bob Weir and Lyle Lovett join forces for the first time on this virtual collaboration of "Friend Of The Devil" with eTown host Nick Forster. This performance was part of eTown's 30th Anniversary live stream event on 4/22/21.
Bob Weir and Lyle Lovett join forces for the first time on this virtual collaboration of "Friend Of The Devil" with eTown host Nick Forster. This performance was part of eTown's 30th Anniversary live stream event on 4/22/21.
For all of Lyle Lovett's considerable artistic gifts — a distinctive voice, easygoing charisma, rare talent for wordplay — his greatest attribute may be the way he radiates infectious calm. He's a one-time tabloid fixture who writes wry, bittersweet songs of longing, but Lovett in person is like a vortex into which stress and drama disappear. That's especially true now that he's fulfilled his obligations to his longtime record label: Lovett not only showed up at NPR Music's offices without an entourage, but also booked his Tiny Desk Concert himself, emailing us out of the blue to express his interest. (Our reply: "We would only agree to have you perform a Tiny Desk Concert if it's under any conceivable circumstance.")
So it's appropriate that Lovett would open this performance at the NPR Music offices by performing "Cowboy Man," the first track on his 1986 debut: He may be a music-industry veteran, but in many ways, he's starting over. With a fresh-faced accompanist in fiddler and backup singer Luke Bulla, Lovett gives a loose, engaging performance that feels like both an introduction and a victory lap.
He follows "Cowboy Man" with two songs from 1989's Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, so this is no mere promotional appearance. With nothing in particular to promote — though he did put out an album of covers, Release Me, earlier in the year — Lovett seems motivated primarily by the sheer joy of playing his songs. His pleasure is infectious. --STEPHEN THOMPSON
Set List
"Cowboy Man"
"If You Were To Wake Up"
"Good Intentions"
Credits
Producer: Stephen Thompson; Editor: Denise DeBelius; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Denise DeBelius, Christopher Parks, Stephen Thompson; photo by Ryan Smith/NPR
The Life and Tragic Ending of Lyle Lovett
Lyle Lovett was born Lyle Pearce Lovett on November 1, 1957, in Houston, Texas, U.S, suburb Lovett was raised on his family horse ranch. He didn't begin his musical career until he began writing songs while attending Texas A&M University in the late '70s, where he studied journalism and German.
#LyleLovett
Bob Weir and Lyle Lovett join forces for the first time on this virtual collaboration of "Friend Of The Devil" with eTown host Nick Forster. This performance was part of eTown's 30th Anniversary live stream event on 4/22/21.
HIDDEN ERROR: Usage of "Alma_Mater" is not recognized
Lyle Pearce Lovett (born November 1, 1957) is an American countrysinger-songwriter and actor. Active since 1980, he has recorded thirteen albums and released 25 singles to date, including his highest entry, the number 10 chart hit on the U.S. BillboardHot Country Songs chart, "Cowboy Man". Lovett has won four Grammy Awards, including Best Male Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Album. It's Not Big It's Large was released in 2007, where it debuted and peaked at number 2 on the Top Country Albums chart. A new studio album, Natural Forces, was released on October 20, 2009 by Lost Highway Records. The last studio album on his Curb Records contract, Release Me, was released in February 2012.
Biography
Early life
Lovett was born in Houston, Texas, when his family lived in the nearby community of Klein. He is the son of William Pearce and Bernell Louise (née Klein) Lovett, a marketing executive and training specialist, respectively. He was raised in the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. Lovett attended Texas A&M University, where he received Bachelor of Arts degrees in both German and Journalism in 1980. It is a common misconception that Lyle and Robert Earl Keen were roommates at A&M. They were not. However, they lived near each other in College Station, became good friends, and wrote "The Front Porch Song" together, which both went on to record.