What is Amarillo Sky (song)?

Information about Amarillo Sky (song)

"Amarillo Sky"
Song by McBride & the Ride
from the album Amarillo Sky
Recorded2001
Genrecountry music
Length3:22
LabelDualtone Records
Writer(s)Kenny Alphin, Rodney Clawson, John Rich, Bart Pursley
Producer(s)Matt Rollings, McBride & the Ride
Amarillo Sky track listing
"Amarillo Sky"
(1)		"Sure Feels Like It"
(2)


"Amarillo Sky"
Single by Jason Aldean
from the album Jason Aldean
ReleasedJuly 2006
Formatdigital download, CD
GenreCountry
Length3:22
LabelBroken Bow Records
Peak chart positions
US Country - #4
US Hot 100 - #59
Jason Aldean singles chronology


"Why" (2006)"Amarillo Sky" (2006)"Johnny Cash" (2007)




Amarillo Sky is a country music song originally recorded by American country trio McBride & the Ride in 2002. McBride & the Ride's version was never released to radio as a single, but it can be found on their 2002 album Amarillo Sky. Jason Aldean later cut the song for his 2005 debut album, and his version was released as a single in mid-2006.

The song tells the story of a farmer who works on his family's farm in Amarillo, Texas. The song mentions the various hardships that the farm has faced, such as a damaging hailstorm, an increase in the price of diesel fuel -- but nonetheless, the farmer keeps holding on, because the family farm is "all he's ever known". In the chorus, the farmer prays to God that the farm will remain viable, saying "I never complain, I never ask why / Please don't let my dreams run dry / Underneath, underneath this Amarillo sky".
A song is a relatively short musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed with the human voice and generally feature words (lyrics), commonly accompanied by other musical instruments (exceptions would be a cappella and scat songs).
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McBride & The Ride, also known as Terry McBride & The Ride, was an American country music band consisting of Terry McBride (born September 16, 1958 in Austin, Texas[]), Ray Herndon (born July 14, 1960 in Scottsdale, Arizona[0]
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Amarillo Sky is the fifth album released by American country music trio McBride & the Ride.

Track listing

  1. Amarillo Sky (Kenny Alphin/Rodney Clawson/John Rich/Bart Pursley)
  2. Sure Feels Like It (Steve Bogard/Marv Green/Terry McBride)

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A music genre is a term that describes the process of dividing popular music into categories. Some treat the terms genre and style as the same, and state that genre should be defined as pieces of music that share a certain style or "basic musical language.
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Country music, the first half of Billboard's country and western music category, is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States. It has roots in traditional folk music, Celtic music, blues, gospel music, hokum, and old-time music and
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A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. That is to say, a songwriter is a lyricist, a composer, or both.
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Big Kenny (born William Kenneth Alphin in Culpeper, Virginia on November 1, 1963) is a member of the hit country music duo Big & Rich.

Early life

Before forming Big & Rich, Alphin was the lead singer of the group luvjOi, and recorded a solo album in 1999
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John Rich (born in Amarillo, Texas on January 7, 1974) is a member of the country music duo Big & Rich. In addition to performing, Rich is also a prominent country music songwriter.
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In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering
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Matt Rollings (pianist, producer, arranger, writer) born 1964. Based in Nashville since 1986 and been an "A-list" session player ever since.

Known mainly for playing in Lyle Lovett's Large Band, he has worked with many artists, not all country.
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McBride & The Ride, also known as Terry McBride & The Ride, was an American country music band consisting of Terry McBride (born September 16, 1958 in Austin, Texas[]), Ray Herndon (born July 14, 1960 in Scottsdale, Arizona[0]
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Amarillo Sky is the fifth album released by American country music trio McBride & the Ride.

Track listing

  1. Amarillo Sky (Kenny Alphin/Rodney Clawson/John Rich/Bart Pursley)
  2. Sure Feels Like It (Steve Bogard/Marv Green/Terry McBride)

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In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats.
  • Vinyl singles consist of one or more tracks on a traditional gramophone record.

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Jason Aldean (born February 28, 1977) is an American country music singer-songwriter. He released his debut album in 2005, which has sold more than one million copies. In May 2006, he won his first career award: Academy of Country Music (ACM) Top New Male Vocalist.
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digital download (also known as a digital single or a paid digital download) is an official and legal music single available for purchase through an online store.
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A CD single is a music single in the form of a compact disc. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s. Dire Straits "Brothers in Arms" (1985) is reported to be the world's first CD single, issued in the UK in two
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A music genre is a term that describes the process of dividing popular music into categories. Some treat the terms genre and style as the same, and state that genre should be defined as pieces of music that share a certain style or "basic musical language.
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Country music, the first half of Billboard's country and western music category, is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States. It has roots in traditional folk music, Celtic music, blues, gospel music, hokum, and old-time music and
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In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. In everyday usage, a record label is also a company that manages such brands and trademarks; coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution,
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Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.

This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales.
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The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay
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Jason Aldean (born February 28, 1977) is an American country music singer-songwriter. He released his debut album in 2005, which has sold more than one million copies. In May 2006, he won his first career award: Academy of Country Music (ACM) Top New Male Vocalist.
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Released October 2005
Format CD single
Genre Country music
Length 3:33
Label Broken Bow Records
Writer(s) Rodney Clawson, Vicky McGehee, John Rich
Peak chart positions
  • #1 - US Country
  • #43 - US Hot 100

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    • Released 2007
    Format CD single
    Genre country music
    Length 3:11
    Label Broken Bow Records
    Writer(s) Rodney Clawson, Vicky McGehee, John Rich

    Jason Aldean singles chronology

    "Amarillo Sky"
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    Country music, the first half of Billboard's country and western music category, is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States. It has roots in traditional folk music, Celtic music, blues, gospel music, hokum, and old-time music and
    ..... Read more.
    A song is a relatively short musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed with the human voice and generally feature words (lyrics), commonly accompanied by other musical instruments (exceptions would be a cappella and scat songs).
    ..... Read more.
    McBride & The Ride, also known as Terry McBride & The Ride, was an American country music band consisting of Terry McBride (born September 16, 1958 in Austin, Texas[]), Ray Herndon (born July 14, 1960 in Scottsdale, Arizona[0]
    ..... Read more.
    Amarillo Sky is the fifth album released by American country music trio McBride & the Ride.

    Track listing

    1. Amarillo Sky (Kenny Alphin/Rodney Clawson/John Rich/Bart Pursley)
    2. Sure Feels Like It (Steve Bogard/Marv Green/Terry McBride)

    ..... Read more.

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