Jim Collins (singer)
American musician
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| Intro | American musician | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| is | Singer Songwriter | |
| Work field | Music | |
| Gender |
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| Birth | 19 June 1956 | |
| Age | 68 years |
The details
Biography
Jim Collins (born June 19, 1956) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Between 1985 and 1998, Collins released three studio albums. He also charted seven singles on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. His highest charting single, "The Next Step," peaked at No. 55 in 1997.
As a songwriter, Collins has had more than 150 of his songs cut, including singles by Kenny Chesney ("She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy", "The Good Stuff", "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven"), Chad Brock ("Yes!"), Jason Aldean ("Big Green Tractor"), and Gretchen Wilson ("I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today") which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Song. "The Good Stuff" was Billboard's Number One country single for 7 weeks of 2002.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Next Step |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | CAN Country | |||
| 1985 | "You Can Always Say Good-Bye in the Morning"A | 78 | — | N/A |
| "I Wanna Be a Cowboy 'Til I Die"A | 59 | — | ||
| "What a Memory You'd Make"A | 75 | — | ||
| 1986 | "(Because of You) The Things I've Done to Me"A | 65 | — | |
| "Romance"A | 59 | — | ||
| 1997 | "The Next Step" | 55 | 90 | The Next Step |
| 1998 | "My First, Last, One and Only" | 73 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
- ACredited to Jimmy Collins.
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | "The Next Step" | Steven Goldmann |