John & Audrey Wiggins

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John & Audrey Wiggins

John (right) and Audrey Wiggins. Photo by Señor McGuire.
Background information
Origin Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres Country
Years active 1994–1997
Labels PolyGram/Mercury
Associated acts Randy Houser
Joe Nichols
Past members
Audrey Wiggins
John Wiggins

John & Audrey Wiggins were an American country music duo formerly signed to Mercury Records. The duo consisted of John Wiggins (born October 13, 1962 in Nashville, Tennessee) and his sister, Audrey (born December 26, 1967 in Asheville, North Carolina), both of whom alternated as lead vocalists. They recorded two studio albums for PolyGram/Mercury Records between 1994 and 1997, in addition to charting four singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. John has since become a Nashville songwriter, with cuts by Joe Nichols, Randy Houser, and others.

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[edit] Biography

John Wiggins was born on October 13, 1962 in Nashville, Tennessee, and his sister, Audrey, was born December 26, 1967 in Asheville, North Carolina.[1] They had been singers since childhood,[2] and their father, Johnny Wiggins, was the "Singing Bus Driver" on Ernest Tubb's 1960s tours.[3] John made his singing debut at age four, and for the next several years, they performed in their father's band.[4] In the 1980s, the Wiggins siblings and Clinton Gregory joined the house band at a North Carolina venue called The Stompin' Ground.[1]

They signed to PolyGram/Mercury Records in 1994, shortly before their father died.[1] Working with producers Jim Cotton and Joe Scaife, they released their self-titled debut that year. The album produced three chart entries on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including the #22 "Has Anybody Seen Amy". Bob Cannon of New Country magazine gave the debut album two-and-a-half stars out of five, saying that both siblings had strong voices that "[set] off sparks" on the songs with shared lead vocals, but that the rest of the songs were "solo numbers in country pop arrangements".[3] Neil Pond of Country America was more favorable, saying that the album was "ever more versatile" because of the alternating male and female vocals.[5]

In 1995, 1996, and 1997, John & Audrey Wiggins received Country Music Association nominations for Duo of the Year.[6] A second album, The Dream, followed in 1997 under the production of Dann Huff. Country Standard Time reviewer John Johnson gave this album a mixed review, saying that it had mostly generic songwriting and production, but citing "I Can Sleep When I'm Dead" as a standout track.[7] Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave it three stars out of five, calling it a "little slicker" than the duo's first album, and that it was "enjoyable" but did not offer substantial songs.[8] Geoffrey Himes of New Country gave it three stars out of five, calling the album's cover version of Poco's 1978 hit "Crazy Love" the best track on the album, and saying that the other strong songs were the ones that included shared lead vocals.[9] The album's title track included a 1962 recording of Johnny Wiggins singing "Honeymoon with the Blues",[9] and the only release from it was "Somewhere in Love" which peaked at #49 on the country charts.

In the 2000s, John found work as a songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee. Among his cuts were the singles "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off" by Joe Nichols;[10] "Anything Goes" by Randy Houser;[11] and "Who Are You When I'm Not Looking" by Nichols and by Blake Shelton.

[edit] Discography

[edit] John & Audrey Wiggins (1994)

John & Audrey Wiggins
Studio album by John & Audrey Wiggins
Released 1994
Genre Country
Length 34:23
Label Polygram Records #518853
Producer Jim Cotton, Joe Scaife
John & Audrey Wiggins chronology
John & Audrey Wiggins
(1994)		 The Dream
(1997)

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Falling Out of Love" (John Wiggins) – 2:55
  2. "She's in the Bedroom Crying" (Chuck Cannon, Jimmy Alan Stewart) – 3:18
  3. "Has Anybody Seen Amy" (Don Henry, Jon Vezner) – 3:18
  4. "Memory Making Night" (Wiggins) – 3:46
  5. "Their Hearts Are Dancing" (Tony Haselden) – 4:23
  6. "If She" (Don VonTress) – 3:28
  7. "If You Had a Heart" (Wiggins, Bobby Carmichael) – 2:38
  8. "New Mexico" (Wiggins, Michael Garvin, Anthony L. Smith) – 3:27
  9. "String of Bad Love" (Stan Munsey, Jim Sandefur) – 2:39
  10. "Could You Walk a Mile" (J.B. Rudd, Stewart) – 4:31

[edit] Personnel

[edit] The Dream (1997)

The Dream
Studio album by John & Audrey Wiggins
Released April 22, 1997 (1997-04-22)
Genre Country
Length 40:05
Label Polygram Records #534286
Producer Dann Huff
John & Audrey Wiggins chronology
John & Audrey Wiggins
(1994)		 The Dream
(1997)

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Somewhere in Love" (Kerry Kurt Phillips, Chuck Leonard) – 3:17
  2. "Once You've Loved Somebody" (Thom McHugh, Bruce Miller) – 3:33
  3. "I Can Sleep When I'm Dead" (Leslie Satcher, Max T. Barnes) – 3:47
  4. "Little Bitty Pieces" (John Wiggins) – 3:35
  5. "Crazy Love" (Rusty Young) – 3:09
  6. "Were You Ever Really Mine" (Tim Mensy, Gary Harrison) – 3:01
  7. "Be Still My Heart" (Gordon Kennedy, Randy Thomas) – 4:07
  8. "Party Down" (Michael Garvin, Anthony L. Smith, P.R. Battle) – 3:30
  9. "Going with My Heart" (Wiggins) – 3:43
  10. "If a Train Left for Memphis" (George Teren, Don Pfrimmer, Tim Buppert) – 2;49
  11. "The Dream" (Harley Allen, Clive Williams) – 5:34
    • features Johnny Wiggins performing "Honeymoon with the Blues" in 1962 with spoken intro by Ernest Tubb

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions		 Album
US Country CAN Country
1994 "Falling Out of Love" 47 — John & Audrey Wiggins
"Has Anybody Seen Amy" 22 34
"She's in the Bedroom Cryin'" 58 68
1995 "Memory Making Night" — 84
1997 "Somewhere in Love" 49 51 The Dream
"Crazy Love" — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

[edit] Music videos

Year Video Director
1994 "Fallin' Out of Love" Thom Oliphant
"Has Anybody Seen Amy" Martin Kahan
"She's in the Bedroom Cryin'"
1997 "Somewhere in Love" Deaton-Flanigen Productions
"Crazy Love" Thom Oliphant

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c "John & Audrey Wiggins biography". MyWire. 2007-02-01. http://www.mywire.com/a/Muze//2224293?extID=10051. Retrieved 2008-10-03. 
  2. ^ allmusic ((( John Wiggins > Overview)))
  3. ^ a b Cannon, Bob (September 1994). "Album reviews". New Country: 57–58. ISSN 1074-536x. 
  4. ^ Callaway, Todd. "Carrying on the dream". Mountain Grown Music. http://mountaingrownmusic.org/johnny-wiggins.html. Retrieved 16 November 2010. 
  5. ^ Pond, Neil (September 1994). "Album reviews". Country America 5 (10): 89. ISSN 1043-4488. 
  6. ^ Morris, Edwards (10 August 2000). "The Vocal Duo Dilemma: They Also Serve Who Also Run". CMT.com. http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1472579/the-vocal-duo-dilemma-they-also-serve-who-also-run.jhtml. Retrieved 16 November 2010. 
  7. ^ Johnson, Jon. "The Dream review". Country Standard Time. http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/cdreview.asp?xid=2923. Retrieved 2009-08-08. 
  8. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Dream review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r260265. Retrieved 2009-08-21. 
  9. ^ a b Himes, Geoffrey (June 1997). "Album reviews". New Country 4 (6): 51–52. ISSN 1086-1076. 
  10. ^ CMT.com : Joe Nichols : Joe Nichols' Latest No. 1 Draws Big Crowd
  11. ^ "Randy Houser Finds All "Goes" Well". Great American Country. 28 April 2009. http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,,GAC_26063_5942868,00.html. Retrieved 11 April 2010. 
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