Ron Wallace (singer)

Ron Wallace
BornPompano Beach, Florida
GenresCountry
OccupationSinger-songwriter
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1987–present
LabelsColumbia
Websitewww.ronwallaceofficial.com

Ron Wallace (born in Pompano Beach, Florida[1]) and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, is an American country music singer-songwriter. Wallace was signed to Sony/Columbia Records and charted one single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. He released an EP, It Must Be Love, independently in late March 2015.

Career

Wallace moved to Nashville in 1987, where he found work as a demo singer.[2] He sang background vocals on Faith Hill's 1993 album Take Me as I Am[3] and Ty Herndon's 1995 debut What Mattered Most.[4] In 1994, Wallace signed to Columbia Records.[2] His debut single, "I'm Listening Now", was released in August 1995.[5] Deborah Evans Price of Billboard gave the song a favorable review, writing that "Wallace has a strong voice and displays a rather moving interpretive ability."[6] It peaked at number 65 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[7] Columbia released Wallace's album, Bound and Determined, on October 17, 1995.[2] A second single, "Left Hand of God", was issued the following month.[8]

Discography

Albums

Title Album details
Bound and Determined
It Must Be Love (EP)
  • Release date: March 2015
  • Label: Self-released

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
US Country
1995 "I'm Listening Now" 65 Bound and Determined
"Left Hand of God" —
2015 "It Must Be Love" — It Must Be Love (EP)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year Video
1995 "I'm Listening Now"
2015 "It Must Be Love"

References

  1. ^ "Ron Wallace Homepage". ronwallaceofficial.com/bio/. January 22, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Flippo, Chet (September 9, 1995). "Demo Singer Ron Wallace Steps Out". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  3. ^ "Take Me as I Am – Faith Hill | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  4. ^ What Mattered Most (Media notes). Ty Herndon. Epic Records. 1995. 66397.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "I'm Listening Now – Ron Wallace". AllMusic. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  6. ^ Price, Deborah Evans (August 19, 1995). "Single Reviews". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 446. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  8. ^ "Left Hand of God – Ron Wallace". AllMusic. Retrieved February 9, 2014.


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