Gene Watson’s Peers within the country music industry believe in the sheer talent of this unassuming man from east Texas, so much so that Gene is regarded by many of them as ‘the singer’s singer’ – and rightly so!
All of Gene Watson’s Peers, who were contacted by The Gene Watson Fan Site, during 2019, were most gracious with their time and words.
It is here, within this special part of The Gene Watson Fan Site, that you have an opportunity to read a quote from Johnny Lee, which he submitted to this site on Tuesday 16 July 2019.
Sean Brady would like to take this opportunity to say ‘thank you’ to Johnny Lee who made a special contribution to this unique part of this online ‘celebration of a Lone Star Hero’.
Sean Brady would also like to take this opportunity to say ‘thank you’ to Jeremy Westby and Scott Sexton of 2911 Enterprises, without whom this Gene Watson ‘Peer’s Quote’ from Johnny Lee would not have been possible.
Johnny Lee
This quote was submitted on Tuesday 16 July 2019.
‘I have known Gene Watson for years and his voice is as pure country as they come.
‘Farewell Party‘, which was written by Lawton Williams (Monday 24 July 1922 – Thursday 26 July 2007), strikes a nerve every time I hear it.
It’s one of the best’
Thank you, Johnny Lee, for your support of Gene Watson.
About Johnny Lee…
Johnny Lee was born John Lee Ham in Texas City, Texas and grew up on a dairy farm in nearby Alta Loma, which is now part of Santa Fe, Texas.
In high school, Johnny Lee formed a rock ‘n’ roll band called ‘Johnny Lee & The Roadrunners’.
Following graduation, Johnny Lee enlisted in the United States Navy and served a tour of duty on the USS Chicago, a guided missile cruiser.
After his discharge, Johnny Lee had his name legally changed from John Lee Ham to Johnny Lee.
Throughout the 1960s, Johnny Lee played cover tunes in Texas nightclubs and bars.
Johnny Lee worked for ten years with Mickey Gilley (Monday 9 March 1936 – Saturday 7 May 2022), both on tour, and at Gilley’s Club in Pasadena, Texas.
The soundtrack from the 1980 hit movie ‘Urban Cowboy’ (Paramount Pictures, 1980), which starred John Travolta and Debra Winger, and was largely shot at Gilley’s, catapulted Johnny Lee to fame. The soundtrack album spawned several hit singles, including Johnny Lee’s ‘Lookin’ For Love’ (written by Bob Morrison, Wanda Mallette and Patti Ryan).
The 1980 hit movie, ‘Urban Cowboy’ (Paramount Pictures, 1980), which was directed by James Bridges (Monday 3 February 1936 – Sunday 6 June 1993), featured Mickey Gilley (Monday 9 March 1936 – Saturday 7 May 2022), Johnny Lee, Bonnie Raitt and Charlie Daniels (Wednesday 28 October 1936 – Monday 6 July 2020), who all appeared as themselves.
In addition to ‘Lookin’ For Love’ (written by Bob Morrison, Wanda Mallette and Patti Ryan), Johnny Lee achieved five songs which reached No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart: ‘One In A Million’ (1980), ‘Bet Your Heart On Me’ (1981), ‘The Yellow Rose’ (1984, a duet with Lane Brody and the theme song to the NBC television series of the same name), and ‘You Could Have Heard A Heartbreak’ (1984).
Johnny Lee’s other major hit singles included ‘Pickin’ Up Strangers’ (1981), ‘Prisoner of Hope’ (1981), ‘Cherokee Fiddle’ (1982), ‘Sounds Like Love’ (1982), ‘When You Fall In Love’ (1982), ‘Be There For Me, Baby’ (1982), ‘Hey, Bartender’ (1983), ‘Rollin’ Lonely’ and ‘Save The Last Chance’ (1985).
Between 1982 and 1984, Johnny Lee was married to ‘Dallas’ actress Charlene Tilton, with whom he had a daughter, Cherish, who was born in 1982.
In the fall of 2008, Johnny Lee began performing regularly in Branson, Missouri.
In 1976, Johnny Lee saw the release of a non-album single, ‘Sometimes’, which was written by Gene Thomas (Tuesday 28 December 1937 – Sunday 26 August 2012), and reached No.59 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1976.
In 1977, Johnny Lee saw the release of ‘For Lovers Only’ (JMS Records, 1977), which included the following tracks:
‘Statue of A Fool’
‘Your Kind of Man’
‘Last Love Song’
‘Come The Morning I Must Fly’
‘I Hurt’
Medley of Oldies: ‘Daddy Number Two’ and ‘Prince, The Cowboy & Me’
In December 1977, Johnny Lee saw the release of ‘H-e-e-ere’s Johnny’ (GRT Records, 1977), which included five tracks, which were hit singles on the Billboard country music singles chart:
‘Red Sails In The Sunset’, which was written by Wilhelm Grosz (sometimes credited as Hugh Williams) (11 August 1894 – Sunday 10 December 1939) and James Kennedy OBE (20 July 1902 – Friday 6 April 1984) (No.2, 1976)
‘Ramblin’ Rose”, which was written by Noel Sherman (1930 – Monday 4 June 1972) and Jim Sherman (No.17, 1977)
‘Country Party’, which was written by Rick Nelson (Wednesday 8 May 1940 – Tuesday 31 December 1985) (No.15, 1977) / this track also reached No.4 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1977
‘Dear Alice’ (No.18, 1977)
‘This Time’, which was written by Lincoln Wayne ‘Chips’ Moman (Saturday 12 June 1937 – Monday 13 June 2016) (No.3, 1978)
Johnny Lee’s ‘H-e-e-ere’s Johnny’ (GRT Records, 1977) also included the following tracks:
‘Frisco’
‘Saturday’s Heroes’
‘Blueberry Hill’
‘Your Song’
‘Ruby Louise’
‘Victims of The Pretty Things In Life’
‘Long Black Veil’, which was written by Marijohn Wilkin (Wednesday 14 July 1920 – Saturday 28 October 2006) and Danny Dill (Friday 19 September 1924 – Thursday 23 October 2008)
In October 1980, Johnny Lee saw the release of ‘Lookin’ For Love’ (Asylum Records, 1980), which included four tracks, which were hit singles on the Billboard country music singles chart:
‘Lookin’ For Love’ (written by Bob Morrison, Wanda Mallette and Patti Ryan) (No.1 for three weeks in September 1980) / this track also reached No.5 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop music singles chart in 1980, and No.18 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1980 / By Tuesday 11 November 1980, this single had sold one million copies
‘One In A Million’, which was written by Chick Rains (Wednesday 5 November 1941 – Friday 21 January 2022) (No.1 for two weeks in December 1980 / January 1981) / this track also reached No.8 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1981
‘Pickin’ Up Strangers’ (written by Byron Hill) (No.3, 1981) / this track also reached No.4 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1981
‘Prisoner of Hope’ (written by Sterling Whipple and Gerald Metcalf) (No.3, 1981) / this track also reached No.4 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1981
Johnny Lee’s ‘Lookin’ For Love’ (Asylum Records, 1980) also included the following tracks:
‘Never Lay My Lovin’ Down’
‘Some Dreams Die Hard’
‘Down & Dirty’
‘Fool For Love’
‘Annie’
‘Do You Love As Good As You Look’
‘Too Damned Old’
Johnny Lee’s ‘Lookin’ For Love’ (Asylum Records, 1980) reached No.8 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart in 1981.
It was also in 1981 when Johnny Lee saw the release of ‘Rode Hard & Put Up Wet’, which reached No.52 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1981; the track was included on the soundtrack for ‘Urban Cowboy 2’ (Full Moon Records, 1980).
In September 1981, Johnny Lee saw the release of ‘Bet Your Heart On Me’ (Asylum Records, 1981), which included three tracks, which were hit singles on the Billboard country music singles chart:
‘Bet Your Heart On Me’ (written by Jim McBride) (No.1 for one week in December 1981) / this track also reached No.54 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop music singles chart in 1981, and No.5 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1981
‘Be There For Me Baby’, which was written by Tommy Rocco and Charlie Black (Wednesday 23 November 1949 – Friday 23 April 2021) (No.10, 1982) / this track also reached No.5 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1982
‘When You Fall In Love’ (written by John Scott Sherrill and Steve Earle) (No.14, 1982) / this track also reached No.46 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1982
Johnny Lee’s ‘Bet Your Heart On Me’ (Asylum Records, 1981) also included the following tracks:
‘Finally Fallin’
‘Somebody Like You’
‘I’ve Come A Long Way (But I Got Long Way To Go)’
‘Highways Run Forever’
‘Little Bit of Lovin’
‘Crossfire’
‘How Deep In Love Am I’
Johnny Lee’s ‘Bet Your Heart On Me’ (Asylum Records, 1981) reached No.9 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart in 1981.
In September 1982, Johnny Lee saw the release of ‘Sounds Like Love’ (Asylum Records, 1982), which included two tracks, which were hit singles on the Billboard country music singles chart:
‘Cherokee Fiddle’ (written by Michael Martin Murphey) (No.10, 1982) / this track also reached No.24 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1982
‘Sounds Like Love’, which was written by Tommy Rocco and Charlie Black (Wednesday 23 November 1949 – Friday 23 April 2021) (No.6, 1983) / this track also reached No.9 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1983
Johnny Lee’s ‘Sounds Like Love’ (Asylum Records, 1982) also included the following tracks:
‘It’s Up To You’
‘Just Like Old Times’
‘Loving You Is Just An Old Habit’
‘Shot Full of Love’
‘You Know Me’
‘Come As You Were’
‘Deeper We Fall’
‘I’ll Take Your Love Anytime’
In June 1983, Johnny Lee saw the release of ‘Hey, Bartender’ (Warner Bros. Records, 1983), which included two tracks, which were hit singles on the Billboard country music singles chart:
‘Hey, Bartender’ (written by Dossie Terry) (No.2, 1983) / this track also reached No.1 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1983
‘My Baby Don’t Slow Dance’ (written by Bill Lamb and Peter Wood) (No.23, 1983) / this track also reached No.13 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1983
Johnny Lee’s ‘Hey, Bartender’ (Warner Bros. Records, 1983) also included the following tracks:
‘Blue Monday’
‘You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me’
‘I’ll Have To Say I Love You In A Song’
‘Women In Boots’
‘I’m In Love Again’
‘In My Dreams’
‘I Just Want To Love You Forever’
‘Gimme Little Night-time’
Johnny Lee’s ‘Hey, Bartender’ (Warner Bros. Records, 1983) reached No.15 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart in 1983.
In November 1983, Johnny Lee saw the release of ‘Greatest Hits’ (Warner Bros. Records, 1983), which included the following tracks:
‘Lookin’ For Love’ (written by Bob Morrison, Wanda Mallette and Patti Ryan) (No.1 for three weeks in September 1980) / this track also reached No.5 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop music singles chart in 1980, and No.18 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1980 / By Tuesday 11 November 1980, this single had sold one million copies
‘Cherokee Fiddle’ (written by Michael Martin Murphey) (No.10, 1982) / this track also reached No.24 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1982
‘Prisoner of Hope’ (written by Sterling Whipple and Gerald Metcalf) (No.3, 1981) / this track also reached No.4 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1981
‘When You Fall In Love’ (written by John Scott Sherrill and Steve Earle) (No.14, 1982) / this track also reached No.46 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1982
‘Bet Your Heart On Me’ (written by Jim McBride) (No.1 for one week in December 1981) / this track also reached No.54 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop music singles chart in 1981, and No.5 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1981
‘Sounds Like Love’, which was written by Tommy Rocco and Charlie Black (Wednesday 23 November 1949 – Friday 23 April 2021) (No.6, 1983) / this track also reached No.9 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1983
‘Pickin’ Up Strangers’ (written by Byron Hill) (No.3, 1981) / this track also reached No.4 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1981
‘One In A Million’, which was written by Chick Rains (Wednesday 5 November 1941 – Friday 21 January 2022) (No.1 for two weeks in December 1980 / January 1981) / this track also reached No.8 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1981
‘Be There For Me Baby’, which was written by Tommy Rocco and Charlie Black (Wednesday 23 November 1949 – Friday 23 April 2021) (No.10, 1982) / this track also reached No.5 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1982
‘Hey, Bartender’ (written by Dossie Terry) (No.2, 1983) / this track also reached No.1 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1983
Johnny Lee’s ‘Greatest Hits’ (Warner Bros. Records, 1983) reached No.41 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart in 1983.
In February 1984, Johnny Lee saw the release of ‘Til The Bars Burn Down’ (Warner Bros. Records, 1984), which included two tracks, which were hit singles on the Billboard country music singles chart:
‘Yellow Rose’ (Public Domain) (No.1 for one week in April 1984) / this track, which was duet with Lane Brody, also reached No.1 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1984
‘One More Shot’ (No.42, 1984) / this track also reached No.26 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1984
Johnny Lee’s ‘Til The Bars Burn Down’ (Warner Bros. Records, 1984) also included the following tracks:
‘Til The Bars Burn Down’
‘Say When’
‘I Won’t Give Up’
‘You Got What It Takes’
‘Fool’
‘What A Price’
‘Can’t Nobody Love You’
‘Eyes of Love’
Johnny Lee’s ‘Til The Bars Burn Down’ (Warner Bros. Records, 1984) reached No.23 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart in 1984.
In August 1984, Johnny Lee saw the release of ‘Workin’ For A Livin’ (Warner Bros. Records, 1984), which included two tracks, which were hit singles on the Billboard country music singles chart:
‘You Could’ve Heard A Heart Break’ (written by Marc Rossi) (No.1 for one week in November 1984) / this track also reached No.2 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1984
‘Rollin’ Lonely’ (written by JD Martin and Gary Harrison) (No.9, 1984) / this track also reached No.9 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1984
Johnny Lee’s ‘Workin’ For A Livin’ (Warner Bros. Records, 1984) also included the following tracks:
‘Short Changed’
‘She’s Mine’
‘Rock It, Billy’
‘Workin’ For A Livin’
‘I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues’
‘Little Push’
‘Everybody Wants To Be Single’
‘Waitin’ On Ice’
Johnny Lee’s ‘Workin’ For A Livin’ (Warner Bros. Records, 1984) reached No.43 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart in 1984.
In April 1985, Johnny Lee saw the release of ‘Keep Me Hangin’ On’ (Warner Bros. Records, 1985), which included two tracks, which were hit singles on the Billboard country music singles chart:
‘Save The Last Chance’, which was written by Walt Aldridge and Robert Byrne (Saturday 10 July 1954 – Monday 27 June 2005) (No.12, 1985) / this track also reached No.12 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1985
‘They Never Had To Get Over You’ (No.19, 1985) / this track also reached No.57 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1985
Johnny Lee’s ‘Keep Me Hangin’ On’ (Warner Bros. Records, 1985) also included the following tracks:
‘Dancin’ The Night Away’
‘Doctor’s Orders’
‘Til She Runs Out of Reasons’
‘Keep Me Hangin’ On’
‘What’s A Fool Like Me Doing In Love Like This’
‘Get Acquainted With The Night’
‘It Ain’t The Leaving’
‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Money’
Johnny Lee’s ‘Keep Me Hangin’ On’ (Warner Bros. Records, 1985) reached No.36 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart in 1985.
In 1986, Warner Bros. Records saw the release of ‘Dallas: The Music Story’ (Warner Bros. Records, 1986), a various artists collection; one of the included tracks was ‘The Loneliness In Lucy’s Eyes (The Life Sue Ellen Is Living)’, which reached No.56 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1986.
It was also in 1986 when Johnny Lee saw the release, on Warner Bros. Records, of ‘I Could Get Used To This’ (written by Jan Buckingham and Bruce Miller), a non-album track, and a duet with Lane Brody, which reached No.50 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1986.
In 1989, Johnny Lee saw the release of ‘New Directions’ (Curb Records, 1989), which included five tracks, which were released as singles on the Billboard country music singles chart:
‘Maybe I Won’t Love You Anymore’ (No.59, 1989)
‘I’m Not Over You’ (No.69, 1989)
‘I Can Be A Heartbreaker Too’ (No.53, 1989)
‘You Can’t Fly Like An Eagle’ (No.66, 1989)
‘Heart To Heart Talk’ / this track was released as a single in 1990, but it did not chart
Johnny Lee’s ‘New Directions’ (Curb Records, 1989) also included the following tracks:
‘Cross My Heart’
‘Anniversary Song’
‘Treat Her Like A Lady’
‘By Pass Row’
‘Anni’
In 1990, Johnny Lee saw the release of ‘The Best of Johnny Lee’ (Curb Records, 1990), which included the following tracks:
‘Lookin’ For Love’ (written by Bob Morrison, Wanda Mallette and Patti Ryan) (No.1 for three weeks in September 1980) / this track also reached No.5 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop music singles chart in 1980, and No.18 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1980 / By Tuesday 11 November 1980, this single had sold one million copies
‘Cherokee Fiddle’ (written by Michael Martin Murphey) (No.10, 1982) / this track also reached No.24 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1982
‘Dangerously Lonely’ / this track was new to this collection
‘Money In My Pocket’/ this track was new to this collection
‘You Can’t Fly Like An Eagle’ (No.66, 1989)
‘Heart To Heart Talk’ / this track was released as a single in 1990, but it did not chart
‘I Can Be A Heartbreaker Too’ (No.53, 1989)
‘Maybe I Won’t Love You Anymore’ (No.59, 1989)
‘Cross My Heart’ / this track was an album track, which was included on Johnny Lee’s ‘New Directions’ (Curb Records, 1989)
‘Treat Her Like A Lady’
In September 1999, Johnny Lee saw the release of ‘Johnny Lee: Live At Gilley’s’ (Atlantic Records, 1999), which included the following tracks:
‘Lookin’ For Love’ (written by Bob Morrison, Wanda Mallette and Patti Ryan) / the original version of this track was No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart for three weeks in September 1980, No.5 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop music singles chart in 1980 and No.18 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1980 / By Tuesday 11 November 1980, this single had sold one million copies
‘Bet Your Heart On Me’ (written by Jim McBride) / the original version of this track was No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart for one week in December 1981, No.54 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop music singles chart in 1981 and No.5 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1981
‘Sometimes’ / the original version of this track was a non-album single, which reached No.59 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1976
‘Cherokee Fiddle’ (written by Michael Martin Murphey) / the original version of this track reached No.10 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1982 and No.24 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1982
‘Be There For Me Baby’, which was written by Tommy Rocco and Charlie Black (Wednesday 23 November 1949 – Friday 23 April 2021) / the original version of this track reached No.10 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1982 and No.5 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1982
‘One In A Million’, which was written by Chick Rains (Wednesday 5 November 1941 – Friday 21 January 2022) / the original version of this track was No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart for two weeks in December 1980 / January 1981, and No.8 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1981
‘Prisoner of Hope’ (written by Sterling Whipple and Gerald Metcalf) / the original version of this track reached No.3 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1981, and No.4 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1981
‘Pickin’ Up Strangers’ (written by Byron Hill) / the original version of this track reached No.3 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1981, and No.4 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1981
‘Down & Dirty’ / the original version of this track was included on Johnny Lee’s ‘Lookin’ For Love’ (Asylum Records, 1980)
‘Highways Run Forever’ / the original version of this track was included on Johnny Lee’s ‘Bet Your Heart On Me’ (Asylum Records, 1981)
‘Red Sails In The Sunset’, which was written by Wilhelm Grosz (sometimes credited as Hugh Williams) (11 August 1894 – Sunday 10 December 1939) and James Kennedy OBE (20 July 1902 – Friday 6 April 1984) / the original version of this track reached No.22 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1976
‘Sea Cruise’
In July 2002, Johnny Lee saw the release of ‘Johnny Lee: Live At Billy Bob’s, Texas’ (Smith Music Group, 2002), which included the following tracks:
‘Hello, Texas’
‘One In A Million’, which was written by Chick Rains (Wednesday 5 November 1941 – Friday 21 January 2022) / the original version of this track was No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart for two weeks in December 1980 / January 1981, and No.8 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1981
‘Sounds Like Love’, which was written by Tommy Rocco and Charlie Black (Wednesday 23 November 1949 – Friday 23 April 2021) / the original version of this track reached No.6 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1983, and No.9 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1983
‘Lookin’ For Love’ (written by Bob Morrison, Wanda Mallette and Patti Ryan) / the original version of this track was No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart for three weeks in September 1980, No.5 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop music singles chart in 1980, and No.18 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1980 / By Tuesday 11 November 1980, this single had sold one million copies
‘Prisoner of Hope’ (written by Sterling Whipple and Gerald Metcalf) / the original version of this track reached No.3 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1981, and No.4 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1981
‘Yellow Rose’ (Public Domain) / the original version of this track, which was duet with Lane Brody, was No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart for one week in April 1984, and No.1 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1984 / the track was originally included on Johnny Lee’s ‘Til The Bars Burn Down’ (Warner Bros. Records, 1984)
‘Pickin’ Up Strangers’ (written by Byron Hill) / the original version of this track reached No.3 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1981, and No.4 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1981
‘If You Drive Your Husband To Drinkin’
‘Last Thing I Needed The First Thing This Morning’
‘Cherokee Fiddle’ (written by Michael Martin Murphey) / the original version of this track reached No.10 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1982, and No.24 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1982
‘You Could’ve Heard A Heart Break’ (written by Marc Rossi) / the original version of this track was No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart for one week in November 1984, and No.2 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1984
‘Bet Your Heart On Me’ (written by Jim McBride) / the original version of this track was No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart for one week in December 1981, No.54 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop music singles chart in 1981, and No.5 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1981
‘Rollin’ Lonely’ (written by JD Martin and Gary Harrison) / the original version of this track reached No.9 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1984, and No.9 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1984
‘Be There For Me Baby’, which was written by Tommy Rocco and Charlie Black (Wednesday 23 November 1949 – Friday 23 April 2021) / the original version of this track reached No.10 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1982, and No.5 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1982
‘Hey, Bartender’ (written by Dossie Terry) / the original version of this track reached No.2 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1983, and No.1 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1983
In 2003, Johnny Lee saw the release of ‘The 13th of July’ (Transonic Records, 2003), which included the following tracks:
‘Stand By Me’
‘Halfway To Memphis’
‘The 13th of July’
‘If You’re Ever In Dallas’
‘Lee Anna’
‘I’d Marry You Again’
‘My Special Angel’
‘Goin’ Nowhere Fast’
‘Don’t Tell Me (To Stop Loving You)’
‘Just Like Love’
‘Who’s Lovin’ You’
‘Wait Until Tomorrow’ (Blake’s Song)
‘Dream Team’
In October 2005, Johnny Lee saw the release of ‘Santa Claus Is Lookin’ For Love’ (Transonic Records, 2005), which included the following tracks:
‘Santa Claus Is Lookin’ For Love’
‘Christmas Medley’
‘Christmas Song’
‘Bayou Christmas’
‘Please Come Home For Christmas’
‘Blue Year’s Eve’
‘Red, White & Blue Christmas’
‘First Noel’
‘Would You Know Him’
‘O, Holy Night’
‘Ol’ Time Country Christmas’
‘Merry Christmas, Pretty Baby’
‘Santa Claus Is Lookin’ For Love’ (reprise)
On Friday 3 June 2016, Johnny Lee saw the release of ‘You Ain’t Never Been To Texas’ (Johnny Lee Productions, 2016), which included the following tracks:
‘Lonesome Love List’
‘What’s Forever For’
‘Who’s Left, Who’s Right’
‘Deep Water’
‘You Ain’t Never Been To Texas’
‘Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me’
‘Good Lovin’ Woman Bad’
‘Wish I Could Love That Way Again’
‘2 Steps From The Blues’
‘Who Did You Love’
‘Bullets First’
‘Worth Watching’
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