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Perfect Stranger (band)
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| Perfect Stranger | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Carthage, Texas,  USA |
| Genre(s) | country music |
| Years active | 1986-present |
| Label(s) | Pacific Records Curb Records |
| Members | |
| Marty Arbter - drums Shanye Morrison - bass guitar, harmony vocals Steve Murray - lead vocals Richard Raynes - guitar, harmony vocals |
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| Former members | |
| Andy Ginn - drums | |
Perfect Stranger is an American country music band from the state of Texas. The band broke through in 1995 with its hit single "You Have the Right to Remain Silent", which became a Top 5 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts that year.
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The group was founded in 1986 in Carthage, Texas, comprising Shayne Morrison (bass guitar), Richard Raynes (guitar), Steve Murray (vocals) and Andy Ginn (drums). The four artists played together throughout the state of Texas, mostly in clubs and at rodeos. In December 1994, they released an independent album, which featured a single penned by Vince Gill and Kostas. The song, "Ridin' the Rodeo", was the biggest independent country music hit in the United States at the time, although it never reached the Billboard charts.[1]
Perfect Stranger started out on the independent Pacific label, and was later picked up by Curb Records while the song "You Have the Right to Remain Silent" was climbing the charts. Curb continued promoting the single, marking the only time in country music history where a major label has signed a formerly-independent act while continuing promotion of the artist's single.[2]
Shayne Morrison is now one half of a country music duo named Morrison-Williams; however, he still performs as part of Perfect Stranger as well.[3]
- You Have the Right to Remain Silent (1995)
- The Hits (2001)
| Year | Title | US Country | Album |
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| 1994 | "Ridin' the Rodeo" | You Have the Right to Remain Silent | |
| 1995 | "You Have the Right to Remain Silent"A | 4 | |
| "I Am a Stranger Here Myself" | 52 | ||
| 1996 | "Remember the Ride" | 56 | |
| 1997 | "Fire When Ready" | 62 | The Hits |
| "The Hits" | |||
| 1999 | "A Little Bit More Of Your Love" | 66 | |
| 2000 | "Coming Up Short Again" | 75 |
A"You Have the Right To Remain Silent" also peaked at #61 on the US Hot 100.
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