Quick Facts
Biography
Donald Ralph "Skip" Ewing (born March 6, 1964, in Redlands, California) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Active since 1988, Ewing has recorded nine studio albums and has charted fifteen singles on the Billboard country charts.
Career
Ewing first began to garner national attention during the mid-1980s, both as a songwriter and recording artist for MCA and Capitol Records. His 1988 debut, The Coast of Colorado, produced the number 3 hit "Burnin' a Hole in My Heart" and four other top 20 country hits. The Will to Love included the top 5 hit "It's You Again". Although none of Ewing's subsequent chart entries made Top 40, he released eight more albums from 1990 to 2009.
Ewing is a notable attendee of Columbine High School in Jefferson County, Colorado, and Redlands High School in Redlands, California.
In 1990, Ewing wrote two songs for Kenny Rogers' album Love Is Strange, "Listen to the Rain" and "If I Were a Painting".
In 2008, he served as the duet partner of the radio version of Reba McEntire's single, "Every Other Weekend." While also co-writing this single, the song reached the Top 20 on the Billboard Country Chart. Although the song was credited for one week to Ewing and Kenny Chesney as "Every Other Weekend with Reba McEntire and Skip Ewing or Kenny Chesney", the song was thereafter credited to McEntire alone on the charts.
Awards
- Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI) Songwriter of the Year 2000;
- Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) Song Of The Year;
- Country Music Association (CMA) Triple Play Award (three No. 1 songs within 12 months).
Additionally, Ewing has received a CMA Song of the Year nomination, a Grammy nomination, a Tony nomination and multiple BMI "Million Air" awards.
Horse & Writer
Horse and Writer is an annual songwriting retreat Skip Ewing organizes every year with members of the Nashville songwriting community. The retreat lasts 6 days, and takes place at the Triangle C Ranch in Dubois, Wyoming. The mission is to help aspiring songwriters realize their potential, as they are mentored by experienced pros like Ewing, who describes the event as "A labor of love."
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title | US Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | The Coast of Colorado | 29 |
| 1989 | The Will to Love | 44 |
| 1990 | A Healin' Fire | |
| Following Yonder Star (re-issued in 1995) | ||
| 1991 | Naturally | |
| Greatest Hits | ||
| 1993 | Homegrown Love | |
| 1997 | Until I Found You | |
| 2001 | Indian Elephant Tea With The Big Kidz Band | |
| 2009 | Skip Ewing - Hits Vol. 1 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | CAN Country | |||
| 1988 | "Your Memory Wins Again" | 17 | — | The Coast of Colorado |
| "I Don't Have Far to Fall" | 8 | * | ||
| "Burnin' a Hole in My Heart" | 3 | * | ||
| 1989 | "The Gospel According to Luke" | 10 | 11 | |
| "The Coast of Colorado" | 15 | 24 | ||
| "It's You Again" | 5 | 9 | The Will to Love | |
| 1990 | "If a Man Could Live on Love Alone" | 70 | — | |
| "I'm Your Man" | 69 | 77 | A Healin' Fire | |
| "The Dotted Line" | — | 80 | ||
| 1991 | "I Get the Picture" | 73 | — | Naturally |
| 1992 | "Naturally" | 71 | 84 | |
| 1993 | "Losing You Is New to Me" | — | 78 | Homegrown Love |
| "Grandma's Garden" | — | 84 | ||
| 1997 | "Mary Go 'Round" | 58 | — | Until I Found You |
| "Answer to My Prayer" | 66 | — | ||
Guest singles
| Year | Single | Artist | Chart Positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | ||||
| 2008 | "Every Other Weekend"A | Reba McEntire | 15 | Reba Duets |
- A The radio edit of "Every Other Weekend" featured Skip Ewing as a duet partner, while the version on McEntire's Reba Duets album features Kenny Chesney. The song was only credited to Ewing for one week, at which point it had reached No. 57 on Hot Country Songs.
Other charted songs
| Year | Single | US Country | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "Christmas Carol" | 68 | Following Yonder Star |
| 1998 | "Christmas Carol" (re-entry) | 60 | |
| 2000 | "Christmas Carol" (re-entry) | 44 |
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | "Your Memory Wins Again" | Jim May |
| "I Don't Have Far to Fall" | ||
| 1990 | "If a Man Could Live on Love Alone" | John Lloyd Miller |
| 1993 | "Losing You is New to Me" | |
| 1997 | "Mary Go 'Round" | |
| "Answer to My Prayer" | Chuck Shanlever |