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Mickey Newbury (19. května 1940, Houston, Texas, USA – 29. září 2002) byl americký zpěvák, skladatel a písničkář.
| Mickey Newbury | |
|---|---|
| Narození | 19. května 1940 Houston |
| Úmrtí | 29. září 2002 (ve věku 62 let) Springfield |
| Příčina úmrtí | plicní fibróza |
| Povolání | písničkář, zpěvák, nahrávající umělec a hudební skladatel |
| Ocenění | Americana Music Association President's Award (2006) |
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Nahrál přibližně 15 alb, a napsal několik stovek písní, z nichž nejznámější jsou Just Dropped In (první obrovský hit Kenny Rogerse), Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings (evropský hit Tom Jonese či Sweet Memories, hit pro Andy Williamse a Willie Nelsona. On sám měl jediný velký hit – na přelomu let 1971 a 72 píseň An American Trilogy, kterou vytvořil ze tří amerických tradicionálů. Píseň kromě USA (26. místo) měla úspěch i např. v Austrálii (30. příčka). S písní měl pak úspěch Elvis Presley. V roce 1980 byl uveden do Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame. U nás jeho Gone To Alabama nahrál Michal Tučný (Spím v obilí) a If You See Her zase Petr Spálený (Když ji potkáš).
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Alba
| Rok | Album | Pozice | Vydavatel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Country Alba | US | |||
| 1968 | Harlequin Melodies | — | — | RCA Victor |
| 1969 | Looks Like Rain | — | — | Mercury |
| 1971 | 'Frisco Mabel Joy | 29 | 58 | Elektra |
| 1972 | Sings His Own | — | — | RCA Victor |
| 1973 | Heaven Help The Child | — | 173 | Elektra |
| Live At Montezuma Hall | — | — | ||
| 1974 | I Came to Hear the Music | — | 209 | |
| 1975 | Lovers | — | 172 | |
| 1977 | Rusty Tracks | — | — | Hickory |
| 1978 | His Eye Is on the Sparrow | — | — | |
| 1979 | The Sailor | — | — | |
| 1981 | After All These Years | — | — | Mercury |
| 1988 | In a New Age | — | — | Airborne |
| 1994 | Nights When I Am Sane | — | — | Winter Harvest |
| 1996 | Lulled by the Moonlight | — | — | Mountain Retreat |
| 1998 | Live in England | — | — | Roadhouse |
| 1999 | It Might as Well Be the Moon | — | — | Mountain Retreat |
| 2000 | Stories from the Silver Moon Cafe | — | — | |
| 2002 | A Long Road Home | — | — | |
| Winter Winds | — | — | ||
| 2003 | Blue to This Day | — | — | |
| 2011 | An American Trilogy | — | — | Saint Cecilia Knows/Mountain Retreat |
Single
| Rok | Singel | Pozice | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | CAN Country | CAN | CAN AC | |||
| 1968 | "Weeping Annaleah" | — | — | — | — | — | Harlequin Melodies |
| "Got Down on Saturday (Sunday in the Rain)" | — | — | — | — | — | Sings His Own | |
| 1969 | "Queen" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "San Francisco Mabel Joy" | — | — | — | — | — | Looks Like Rain | |
| 1970 | "Sad Satin Rhyme" | — | — | — | — | — | jenom singel |
| 1972 | "An American Trilogy" | — | 26 | — | 76 | — | 'Frisco Mabel Joy |
| "Remember the Good" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973 | "Heaven Help the Child" | — | — | — | — | — | Heaven Help the Child |
| "Sunshine" | 53 | 87 | 50 | — | 41 | ||
| 1974 | "If I Could Be" | — | — | — | — | — | I Came to Hear the Music |
| "Baby's Not Home" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975 | "Lovers" | — | — | — | — | — | Lovers |
| "Sail Away" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977 | "Hand Me Another of Those" | 94 | — | — | — | — | Rusty Tracks |
| "Makes Me Wonder If I Ever Said Goodbye" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978 | "Gone to Alabama" | 94 | — | — | — | — | His Eye Is on the Sparrow |
| "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979 | "Looking for the Sunshine" | 82 | — | — | — | — | Sailor |
| "Blue Sky Shinin'" | 81 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980 | "America the Beautiful" | 82 | — | — | — | — | jenom singel |
| 1981 | "Country Boy Saturday Night" | — | — | — | — | — | After All These Years |
| 1988 | "An American Trilogy" | 93 | — | — | — | — | In a New Age |
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