Joe Barnhill (born June 13, 1965, in Turkey, Texas) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Between 1990 and 1997, Barnhill released 2 studio albums. He also charted two singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. His highest charting single, "Your Old Flame's Goin' Out Tonite," peaked at No. 56 in 1989.

Joe Barnhill
Born (1965-06-13) June 13, 1965 (age 59)
OriginTurkey, Texas, US
GenresCountry
OccupationSinger-songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active1989–1997, 2012
LabelsUniversal, Capitol, Avion

His self-titled debut album was praised by one critic for its "excellent" selections of songs including a cover of Paul Overstreet's "Becky Morgan (Cotton Pickin' Time)".[1]

As a songwriter, Barnhill along with Wayne Perry wrote "Not a Moment Too Soon," a No. 1 hit for Tim McGraw in 1994.

Discography

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Albums

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Title Album details
Joe Barnhill
America's Musical Highway
  • Release date: September 23, 1997
  • Label: Avion Records

Singles

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Year Single Peak chart
positions
Album
US Country
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CAN Country
1989 "Becky Morgan (Cotton Pickin' Time)"[3] Joe Barnhill
"Your Old Flame's Goin' Out Tonite" 56 75
"Good as Gone" 57
1990 "Any Ole Time" A
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes:

  • A "Any Ole Time" did not chart on Hot Country Songs, but peaked at No. 8 on Hot Country Radio Breakouts.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Nichols, Lee (July 5, 1990). "Worth a note". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "Joe Barnhill – Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  3. ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. May 6, 1989. p. 85.
  4. ^ "Hot Country Radio Breakouts" (PDF). Billboard. April 21, 1990.
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