countryfan1959 - More Than A Memory
countryfan1959
Aug 21, 2023 08:34pm
<p><img src="https://singsnap-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/message-board/threads/ACKC/61ad335a30_FT4F_media.gif"></p><p><br></p><p>The Sing Off</p><p>Round 2 - paired with Lisaluvsky64. Any song, any genre</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>"<strong>More Than a Memory</strong>" is a song written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Brice" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);">Lee Brice</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Montana" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);">Billy Montana</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Jacobs_(songwriter)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);">Kyle Jacobs</a> and recorded by American <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);">country music</span> artist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garth_Brooks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);">Garth Brooks</a>. It was released on August 27, 2007 as his 51st single and first single from his third compilation album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ultimate_Hits" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);"><em>The Ultimate Hits</em></a>. By debuting at #1 on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Country_Songs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);">Hot Country Songs</a>, "More Than a Memory" set a new record for the highest debut on that chart, beating the previous record set only one week earlier by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Chesney" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);">Kenny Chesney</a>'s "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Blink" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);">Don't Blink</a>", which debuted at #16. Its chart debut was described by <em>Billboard</em> as "almost impossible", since most #1 debuts on other singles charts (such as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);"><em>Billboard</em> Hot 100</a>) are tabulated by sales, and not on radio airplay alone. Since airplay usually builds at a more gradual rate than record sales do, very high debuts are less likely to occur on airplay-only charts such as Hot Country Songs.</p><p>In addition to its chart-topping debut, the song was Brooks' first #1 single on <em>Billboard</em> since "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Make_You_Feel_My_Love" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);">To Make You Feel My Love</a>" in 1998 (see <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_in_country_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);">1998 in country music</a>). After its debut week, "More Than a Memory" fell to #8, and after slipping to #10, it began to climb, eventually rebounding to #2 for the chart weeks of December 8 and 15 before falling out of the top 10. The song spent a total of 20 weeks on Hot Country Songs. "More Than a Memory" also debuted at #73 on the Hot 100 for the chart week of September 15, 2007, peaking at #53. </p><p><br></p>