Dixiana was an American country music band. Founded in 1986 the band was composed of five members: brothers Mark (bass guitar, vocals) and Phil Lister (guitar, vocals), Randall Griffith (keyboards), Colonel Shuford (drums), and Cindy Murphy (lead vocals).[1]
They were signed to Epic Records in 1992 and they released their self-titled debut album in the same year.[2] It produced three singles, two of which charted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. The album received a C− rating from Entertainment Weekly, who described it as "generic country-pop" but highlighted lead vocalist Murphy as a "strong suit".[2] A fourth single, "Now You're Talkin'", was released in 1993. Joseph Stanley of Cash Box praised it as a "fresh and fun cut".[3]
Mark and Phil Lister co-founded a recording studio called Dixiana Music since the album was released.[4]
Discography
Dixiana
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Didn't Think You'd Care" |
| 3:24 |
| 2. | "A Heart That Can't Be Had" | 3:18 | |
| 3. | "Waitin' for the Deal to Go Down" |
| 3:13 |
| 4. | "Are You Over Her" | 3:11 | |
| 5. | "It Comes and It Goes" |
| 3:33 |
| 6. | "That's What I'm Working on Tonight" |
| 2:35 |
| 7. | "I Know Where There's One" |
| 3:23 |
| 8. | "Chain of Heartaches" |
| 3:01 |
| 9. | "If I Can't Have You" | Stephony Smith | 2:43 |
| 10. | "A Little in Love" |
| 2:34 |
| Total length: | 30:55 | ||
The Band
- Cindy Murphy – Vocals, Background singer
- Mark Lister – Bass, Background singer
- Phil Lister – Guitar, Mandolin, Strings, Background singer
- Randall Griffith – Keyboards
- Colonel Shuford – Drums
Additional Musicians
- Ron Oates – Keyboards, Arranger
- Lonnie Wilson – Drums
- Bob Wray – Bass
- Dave Pomeroy – Bass
- Tim Mensy – Acoustic guitar
- Bill Hullett – Acoustic guitar
- Brent Mason – Electric guitar
- Jonathan Yudkin – Mandolin
- Tommy Spurlock – Steel guitar
Production
- Denny Purcell – Mastering
- Gene Eichelberger – Engineer, Mixer
- Shawn McLean – Back-up engineer
- Roy Gamble – Back-up engineer
- Jake Nicely – Back-up engineer
- Cathy Moore – Production assistant
- Randee St. Nicholas – Photography
- Bill Johnson – Art direction
- Jodi Lynn Miller – Design assistant
Track information and credits verified from the album's liner notes.[6]
Charts
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | CAN Country | |||
| 1992 | "Waitin' for the Deal to Go Down" | 39 | 27 | Dixiana |
| "That's What I'm Working On Tonight" | 40 | 52 | ||
| "I Know Where There's One"[7] | — | — | ||
| 1993 | "Now You're Talkin'" | 66 | 70 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "Waitin' for the Deal to Go Down" | Deaton Flanigen[8] |
| "That's What I'm Working on Tonight" | Michael Merriman[9] | |
| 1993 | "Now You're Talkin'" | Chris Rogers[10] |
References
- ^ Loftus, Johnny. "Dixiana biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
- ^ a b "Dixiana review". Entertainment Weekly. 1992-06-26. Archived from the original on December 21, 2009. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
- ^ Stanley, Joseph (April 17, 1993). "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box: 20.
- ^ "Our Associates". Dixiana Music. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
- ^ Rovi, Staff. Dixiana Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ Dixiana (liner notes). Dixiana. Epic Records. 1992. EK 48620.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. September 26, 1992.
- ^ "Waitin' for the deal to go down / producer/director, Deaton Flanigen Productions". Retrieved 2010-12-09.
- ^ "That's what I'm working on tonight / directed by Michael Merriman". Retrieved 2010-12-09.
- ^ "Now you're talkin' / director, Chris Rogers". Retrieved 2010-12-09.
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