Artist:Randy Houser
Song:Like A Cowboy
Album:How Country Feels
Randy Houser had success first as a songwriter and then with the 2008 album Anything Goes and several country hit singles especially Boots On. But his second album went nowhere and he switched to a new label. That revived his career and his 2013 album How Country Feels did well. Houser's problem was due to record company ownership changes. After success as the writer of Honky Tonk Badonkadonk, Houser signed with Toby Keith's Showdog label and the 2008 album Anything Goes was successful. Keith sold Showdog to Universal and Houser's 2010 album They Call Me Cadillac didn't do nearly as well. What happens in many cases is Showdog as a small label were more invested in Houser's success. When he was moved to Universal South, he was just another guy. The new regime wasn't invested in Houser. They didn't promote him. Houser left Universal and signed with Broken Bow's Stoney Creek label for the 2013 album How Country Feels. He's on a small label again and they promoted the album aggressively. He had a total of five top ten country hits from the album. And the album was certified Gold. Like A Cowboy reached #9 on the Country Singles chart. Houser wrote the song with Brice Long. Long was briefly on Columbia in 2005 and he currently concentrates on songwriting. The album was produced by Derek George from Bryan White's band. Since then Houser has released two albums. The latest is Magnolia in 2019. He says he is much happier with Stoney Creek because the label is small and they give him personal service. He was just another guy at Universal. Here's the video for Like A Cowboy by Randy Houser. The actors are Caitlin Leahy, Timothy V. Murphy and William Shockley.
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