Artist:John Anderson
Song:Seminole Wind
Album:RCA Country Legends
After country singer John Anderson crossed over to pop with the 1983 single Swingin', he was trying to repeat that success until he finally returned to the top of the country charts in the early 90s. The 1993 single Seminole Wind was one of several singles that accomplished that. So how did he do it? In Nashville, when an artist has success, the label tries to keep the artist with the same producer to continue the success. That didn't happen with Anderson. The single Swingin' and the 1982 album Wild & Blue was produced by Warner Bros. Nashville house producer Frank Jones. The problem was that Jones left Warners for Polydor Nashville in 1983. So they brought in recording engineer Lou Bradley. Anderson was usually a co-producer so maybe he didn't really need a producer. He recorded four albums with Bradley. It didn't work out. Anderson wasn't having the same success. Warners brought in veteran producer Jim Ed Norman but ultimately, Anderson left Warner Bros. for MCA in 1986. He recorded three albums with veteran producer Jimmy Bowen. The problem was MCA's Nashville office was closed and folded into Capitol Nashville. So Anderson was never promoted properly. So he left for RCA's BNA label and producer James Stroud. Stroud was owner of Giant Records and a successful producer. The 1992 album Seminole Wind returned Anderson to the top of the country charts. The single Straight Tequila Night topped the country charts. The title song Seminole Wind reached #2. The album was certified 2XPlatinum. Anderson wrote Seminole Wind about environment conservation. The fiddle solo is by Joe Spivey of The Time Jumpers. Anderson's 1993 album Solid Ground also did well with the single Money in the Bank topping the country charts. Not counting a 1994 Christmas album, Anderson recorded four albums with Stroud. You can get all of Anderson's hits on this comp. After leaving BNA in 1996, Anderson recorded for Mercury and Columbia. And more recently he has recorded for labels owned by Stroud and Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys. I guess Anderson's career has been the ups and downs of the record business in a nutshell. Here's the video for Seminole Wind by John Anderson.
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