Ladies Choice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Songs from "Ladies Choice":

  1. If It Weren't For Country Music, I'd Go Crazy

  2. One Shot At A Time

  3. Who Needs It

  4. Ladies Choice

  5. Standing On The Edge Of Love

  6. Master Of Illusion

  7. Satisfy Me

  8. Heartbreak Highway

  9. I've Called To Say I Love You

  10. I Can't Be Myself

  11. Better Place To Die

  12. Little Railroad Town

  13. Ruby

 The success of this album would not have been possible without the timeless efforts of all of it's contributors.  Special thanks and heartfelt gratitude is extended to:

To Ken Woods of Woods Promotions, Nashville, Tennessee, for making me soar like an eagle!

Special thanks are extended to the talented and brilliant musicians and background singers who performed on this album.  They include Duane Michaels, Uncle Vern Basilius, and Tabby Crabb.

To Tabby Crabb, Flatwood Studio producer and engineer, for always being generous with your time and talents and for all of your wonderful insight.  What a wonderful experience working with you has been!

To Todd Morrison of Morrison Photography, for your photographic talents and artistry on the CD cover.
 

ALBUM UPDATES

THE FIRST SINGLE TO BE RELEASED FROM DUANE'S NEW CD, ENTITLED "IF IT WEREN'T FOR COUNTRY MUSIC (I'D GO CRAZY), APPEARED ON THE APRIL 2003 CDX.  WITHIN EIGHT WEEKS, THE SONG WAS RANKED AMONG THE TOP 100 SONGS BEING PLAYED ON MUSIC ROW STATIONS.  MANY STATION DJS DUBBED THIS SONG THE "NATIONAL ANTHEM" OF COUNTRY MUSIC.

INTERNATIONALLY, "IF IT WEREN'T FOR COUNTRY MUSIC (I'D GO CRAZY) APPEARED ON THE PRESTIGIOUS MAY 2003 HOTDISC.  IT WAS RANKED ON THE POPULAR EMS CHART FOR EIGHT WEEKS, REACHING IT'S PEAK AT NUMBER 11.  THE SONG WAS ALSO RANKED ON SEVERAL INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL MUSIC CHARTS IN GERMANY, IRELAND, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AND DENMARK.

DURING THE SONG'S DEBUT PERIOD, IT WAS CONSISTENTLY RANKED AMONG THE TOP 100 ON THE "WORLDWIDE MOST PLAYED ARTIST AND POPULAR SONG CHART".  THIS IS AN EXTRAORDINARY ACHIEVEMENT, ATTESTING THAT DUANE HAS ESTABLISHED A FAN BASE OVERSEAS.

IN SEPTEMBER 2003, DUANE RELEASED THE TITLE SINGLE, "LADIES CHOICE", TO MUSIC ROW RADIO STATIONS.  INCREDIBLY, THIS SONG BROKE INTO THE TOP 80 SONGS ON THE MUSIC ROW CHART!  "LADIES CHOICE" HAS ALSO BEEN CHARTED AMONGST THE TOP 50 SONGS ON MIKE MIKEL'S COUNTRY TRAX CHART AND HAS ALLOWED DUANE TO BE RECOGNIZED IN  "NEW MUSIC WEEKLY MAGAZINE'S" UP AND COMING CHART AT NUMBER 13.

IN SEPTEMBER 2003, "HEARTBREAK HIGHWAY" APPEARED ON THE EUROPEAN MUSIC CHARTS FOR FOUR WEEKS, REACHING IT'S PEAK AT NUMBER 12.

IN FEBRUARY 2004, THE SINGLE "LADIES CHOICE" WAS RELEASED OVERSEAS BY EARTHWIDE MUSIC.  THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY POPULAR SONG AMONG THE DJS AND THEIR LISTENERS, ALLOWING DUANE AND "LADIES CHOICE" TO BE RANKED AS #77 AMONG THE TOP 200 MOST PLAYED ARTISTS AND SONGS!

SINCERE APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO ALL OF DUANE'S FANS FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!