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Jeff Knight
Birth nameThomas Jeff Knight
Also known asT. J. Knight
BornThomas Jeff Knight
OriginEl Paso, Texas, U.S.
GenresCountry
OccupationSinger-songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active1992-1996
LabelsMercury

Thomas Jeff Knight is an American country music artist, sometimes credited as T.J. Knight.[1] Born in El Paso, Texas, he later moved to the Allegheny Mountains region of Pennsylvania;[2] after finding work as a truck driver, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he signed to a publishing contract with a publishing company known as Music of the World. Among the artists who cut his songs are Pirates of the Mississippi, Johnny Cash, Clay Walker, and Vince Gill.[2]

Knight was signed to a recording contract with Polygram Records/Mercury Records in 1992.[2] He released two albums for the label and released four singles. He also wrote Daryle Singletary's 1996 single "Too Much Fun", for which Knight won a BMI award.

They've Been Talkin' About Me

They've Been Talkin' About Me
Studio album by
Jeff Knight
ReleasedApril 21, 1992
GenreCountry
Length29:50
LabelPolyGram/Mercury
ProducerBud Logan, Harold Shedd
Jeff Knight chronology
''They've Been Talkin' About Me''
(1992) 		Easy Street
(1993)
Singles from They've Been Talkin' About Me
  1. "They've Been Talkin' About Me"
    Released: March 10, 1992
  2. "I Wish I Didn't Know Me"
    Released: May 18, 1992
  3. "Someone Like You"
    Released: October 1992

Track listing

  1. "Tearing Down Walls" (Rich Alves, T. J. Knight, Jerry Taylor) – 3:43
  2. "You Gotta Let Go (Alves, Knight, Taylor) – 3:02
  3. "They've Been Talkin' About Me" (Knight) – 3:15
  4. "I Wish She Didn't Know Me" (Knight) – 3:25
  5. "All I Think About Is You" (Knight) – 2:44
  6. "The Bitter End" (Alves, Knight, Taylor) – 2:44
  7. "I Got Through Everything (But the Door)" (Knight, Charlie Williams) – 3:22
  8. "Someone Like You" (Alves, Knight, Taylor) – 2:31
  9. "Gettin' in to Goin' Out" (Knight, Curtis Wright) – 2:54
  10. "Everybody's Doin' It" (Knight) – 2:10

Easy Street

Easy Street
Studio album by
Jeff Knight
ReleasedOctober 5, 1993
GenreCountry
Length32:04
LabelPolyGram/Mercury
ProducerBud Logan, Harold Shedd
Jeff Knight chronology
They've Been Talkin' About Me
(1992) 		''Easy Street''
(1993)
Singles from Easy Street
  1. "Easy Street"
    Released: August 17, 1993

Track listing

  1. "Easy Street" (T. J. Knight, Curtis Wright) – 3:37
  2. "The Wheels Just Keep on Turnin'" (Knight) – 3:26
  3. "Someday You'll Love Me" (Even Stevens, Hillary Kanter) – 3:33
  4. "What're You Doin' After Him" (Knight, Wright) – 3:42
  5. "You're Gonna Fall" (Knight) – 3:13
  6. "Gettin' Down in San Antone" (Knight) – 2:27
  7. "True Love Stands Alone" (Sam Hogin, Jeff Borders, Randy Boudreaux) – 2:53
  8. "Wasn't That a Good Time" (Knight, Bob Merrill) – 2:49
  9. "4-Wheel Drive" (Knight, Gerry House) – 2:55
  10. "People Sure Are Hard to Keep" (Knight) – 3:29

Chart Performance

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions 		Album
Cash Box Country
1992 "They've Been Talkin' About Me"[3] 46 They've Been Talkin' About Me
"I Wish She Didn't Know Me"[4] —
"Someone Like You" —
1993 "Easy Street"[5] — Easy Street
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year Video Director
1992 "They've Been Talkin' About Me"
"Someone Like You" Thom Oliphant
1993 "Easy Street"[6] L. J. Kreussling

Chart Singles written by Jeff Knight

The following is a list of Jeff Knight compositions that were chart hits.

Year Single Title Recording Artist Chart Positions
Billboard Country RPM Country
1995 Too Much Fun
co-written with Curtis Wright 		Daryle Singletary 4 10
2003 You Can't Take It With You When You Go
co-written with Curtis Wright 		Rhonda Vincent 58

References

  1. ^ Knight's name is listed as "T. J. Knight" on the liner notes to his albums, as well as on other of his written material on other peoples albums.
  2. ^ a b c Bush, John. "Jeff Knight Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved January 7, 2008.
  3. ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. March 14, 1992. p. 78.
  4. ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. May 30, 1992. p. 70.
  5. ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. September 11, 1993. p. 53.
  6. ^ "CMT : Videos : Jeff Knight : Easy Street". Country Music Television. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
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