Artist:Sylvia
Song:Nobody
Album:Anthology
The 1982 single Nobody was one of two #1 country hits for Sylvia Hutton. And it crossed over to pop. So it was a big hit. Sylvia had a good run in the early 80s. She was born Dec. 9, 1956 in Kokomo, IN. She moved to Nashville in 1976 intending to be a big country music star. She took a receptionist job with record producer Tom Collins' publishing company. Collins discovered Charley Pride. Collins wasn't impressed with Sylvia at first. But he had her record some demos. After she auditioned for Dave & Sugar, RCA signed Sylvia as a solo artist and Collins produced her 1981 debut album Drifter. the single Drifter was her first #1 country hit. There were four top ten singles from the album. The 1982 album Just Sylvia did even better when Nobody not only topped the country chart. But it crossed over to pop and reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100. Just Sylvia was certified Gold. Sylvia was Grammy nominated and she won the ACM award for Top Female Vocalist. Nobody was written by Kye Fleming and Dennis Morgan. They wrote plenty of hits together working for Collins' publishing company. 1982 was also a big year for Collins as he produced #1 country hits for Ronnie Milsap and Barbara Mandrell. Sylvia scored a total of 11 top ten country hits from 1980-85. She left RCA in 1987. You can get all of her hits on this budget comp. Sylvia was tired of touring. She wouldn't record again until 1996. She has recorded four albums on her own label. She released a new album in February. She still performs but things are obviously much different today. Here's Sylvia performing Nobody on Church Street Station. RCA did not produce a video for Nobody.
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