The 24 best country songs from the 90s to bring you back to this emblematic decade

Take a walk in the past with Garth Brooks tubes, Faith Hill, and more.


Ready to make memories? There is little that you can bring yourself back at one point or a place like a song. So if you're a fan of country music And miss the 90s, prepare for memories to go back. This decade was particularly enormous for the genre. Many country artists (like Garth Brooks And Hill ) have imposed themselves as icons of the form - while the others (take Shania Twain And the chicks) managed to cross the country to pop. In addition to that, other stars, like Reba mcentire And George Jones , which had already struck it in recent decades has kept the momentum before the end of the 20th century.

So, whether you love love songs, you want to party or be a kick while singing to feed the ballads at the top of your lungs, read the rest. These are 24 of the best country songs produced by the 90s.

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1. "breathe" by Faith Hill

Release date : October 4, 1999

Record company : Warner Bros. Nashville

Faith Hill was a big problem in country music throughout the 90s, but towards the end of the decade, she obtained an increasing success of crossing. One of his songs that was everywhere At the time was the love song "Breathe". For the ballad, Hill won a Grammy for the best female country vocal performance.

2. "Just to see you smile" by Tim McGraw

Release date : June 3, 1997

Record company : Curl up the recordings

Now we are going to Hill's husband TIM MCGRAW , which also pumped the tubes in the 90s. The two have been married since 1996 and are still a couple of country music power to date. One of the largest songs in MCGRAW in the 1990s is "Just To See You Smile", which has exceeded the Billboard Country Chart.

3. "Heads Carolina, Tails California" by Jo Dee Messina

Release date : January 22, 1996

Record company : Curl up the recordings

This song about being spontaneous with your significant other was a success for Jo Dee Messina In the mid -90s. The catchy single tells a woman who wants to return a quarter to find out where she and her lover will head to next - she hopes "somewhere green, somewhere warmer".

4. "wide open spaces" by chicks

Release date : January 27, 1998

Record company : Monument records

Open spaces is the title of the album of chicks in 1998 of the same name and one of its many singles. The song was a success on Country radio and crossed the pop charts. While many songs listed here concern dear beings - whether family, friends or a partner - "wide open spaces" is the story of a young woman who is leaving to find her place in the world.

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5. "Friends in low places" by Garth Brooks

Garth Brooks at the 1997 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
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Release date : August 6, 1990

Record company : Capitol Nashville Records

Garth Brooks cemented its place in the history of country music in the 90s and is one of the best -selling artists of all time. The 1990 single "Friends in Low Arest" helped to remain authentic in its roots with the support of "Friends in low places, where whiskey drowns and beer continues my blues".

6. "She is in love with the boy" of Trisha Yearwood

Release date : March 1991

Record company : MCA Records

Another torque of country music power is Brooks and Trisha Yearwood , although they made the knot in 2005, after their musical peak in the 90s. Like her husband, Yearwood was a huge success in the decade thanks in part to his first single "She's Love With the Boy". The 1991 song tells the story of a girl named Katie who loves a guy named Tommy despite his father's disapproval - he very harshly says "when it comes to brains" Tommy "has obtained the short end stick ".

7. "Fancy" by reba mcentire

Release date : September 4, 1990

Record company : MCA Records

"Fancy" has become one of the signature songs of Reba Mcéntire, but it is in fact a cover of a 1969 song by Bobbie Gentry . As words and video shows, the song talks about a young woman, fantasy, who is pushed into sex work by her mother to earn money.

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8. "You are always the only one" by Shania Twain

Release date : November 4, 1997

Record company : Mercury Records

Shania Twain released a dozen Singles of his 1997 album Come here - So, almost the whole album! - including "You’re Still The One", which is still one of its most recognizable songs today. Love song talks about her relationship with Mutt Lange , her husband at the time, who was also her writing partner and producer of songs. The song won two grammys: the best country song and the best female country vocal performance. (Today, let's just say, Lange is not "Always the only one." ))

9. "Boot scotin 'Boogie" by Brooks & Dunn

Release date : August 13, 1991

Record company : Arista Nashville

"Boot Scootin 'Boogie" by Brooks & Dunn is a cover of a song from the sleeping group behind the wheel which came out a year earlier. As the title of the song indicates, the song concerns dance - online dance, in particular. The lyrics describe a "Honky Tonk near the County line" with "Whiskey, Women, Women, Music, and Smoke ... where all the cowboys go to Boot Scoot 'Boogie." It looks like a good time!

10. "She has everything" by Kenny Chesney

Release date : May 17, 1997

Record company : BNA recordings

Kenny Chesney First n ° 1 on the Billboard Country Music Chart was "She's Got All All" from 1997. This simple love song is to find the "perfect girl" who has everything ", every quality / from A to Z."

11. "God injured Texas" by Petit Texas

Release date : May 11, 1993

Record company : Warner Bros. Nashville

Can you say they love Texas? "God Bruised Texas" is a 1993 song from the Little Texas group and making it even more on the theme of Texas, the clip features the Dallas Cowboys' cheerlers. It's about celebrating the Lone Star State with words, including: "If you want to see paradise, brother, here is your chance."

12. "should have been a cowboy" from Toby Keith

Release date : February 12, 1993

Record company : Polygram / Mercury Records

Toby Keith The first single also became his first song n ° 1 on the Billboard Country Chart. The 1993 song concerns a guy who wishes to have become a cowboy, so that he can pick up women, sleep outside under the stars and have "an acolyte with a funny name".

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13. "Wine in Strawberry" by Deana Carter

Release date : February 27, 1995

Record company : Capitol Nashville Records

Another simple first to strike n ° 1 on the Billboard The campaign graph is "Wine in Strawberry" by Deana Carter . The song takes the point of view of a teenager who feels her first love through a summer adventure, whom she calls "sweetness-bitter" and "green on the vine / like strawberry wine".

14. "Independence day" by Martina McBride

Release date : September 14, 1993

Record company : RCA Nashville

Although it seems that it could be a patriotic song, Martina McBride The "independence day" in fact concerns domestic violence. It is told from the point of view of a girl whose mother is mistreated by her father, but when the mother ends up winning her independence, she celebrates her own day of independence. McBride also sings that the girl goes to a fair on July 4 to escape her traumatic house.

15. "Blue Clear Sky" by George Strait

Release date : September 27, 1995

Record company : MCA Records

George Strait had already been a country artist influenced for some time when he released "Blue Clear Sky" in 1995. In fact, it was his 16th album. The song is to find love when you expect the least with a new romantic interest appearing "Out of the Blue Clear Sky". It's true, "Blue Clear Sky" not "Clear Blue Sky" - the easy -to -mix title comes from a line in Forrest Gump .

16. "Meet in the middle" by Diamond Rio

Release date : February 11, 1991

Record company : Arista Nashville

The Diamond Rio group obtained a n ° 1 on the country list with their first "Meet in the Middle" in 1991. The song tells the story of a couple who falls in love when they are young by meeting in the middle between their two houses. Their way of meeting in the middle becomes less literal because their life together continues to make more and more compromise in their marriage. While the group sings, "Baby, I like the way we work it / That's what it is love."

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17. "I swear" by John Michael Montgomery

Release date : November 1993

Record company : Atlantic Nashville

There is a good chance that you know "I swear", but your main point of reference could be either the country version or the R&B song - or both. The song was published for the first time by the country singer John Michael Montgomery In 1993, but the following year, the R&B Group All-4-One also succeeded. Anyway, the love walk is to stay next to a partner through everything and swear to do it "by the moon and the stars in the sky".

18. "Too much fun" by Daryle Singletary

Release date : May 23, 1995

Record company : Giant records

In "Too Much Fun", singer Singletary Daryle wonders if too much pleasure is even possible. The verdict? It's not. Although he was arrested by the police and expelled from a bar, Singletary determines: "It's like too much money, there is nothing like it."

19. "Go rest on this mountain" by Vince Gill

Release date : June 7, 1994

Record company : MCA Nashville

Vince Gill wrote "Go and rest high on this mountain" in honor of both Country singer colleague Keith Whitley , died in 1989, and his half-brother, Bob Coen , died in 1993. The song concerns the mourning of a loved one while feeling that they found peace after death. For the single, Gill won grammys for the best country song and the best male country vocal performance.

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20. "Shut up and kiss me" by Mary Chapin Carpenter

Release date : August 29, 1994

Record company : Columbia Records

Mary Chapin Carpenter Singer that she is a "blasé lady when it comes to love" in this song to finally drop your guard and open up to a relationship. At this point, she wants her new love to whisper, "shut up and kiss me", because the craze has the best of her. Carpenter won a Grammy for the best female country vocal performance for this 1994 song.

21. "Little Bitty" by Alan Jackson

Release date : October 14, 1996

Record company : Arista Nashville

This Alan Jackson The blow is to enjoy the little things of life - or should we say things "little bity" in life. The lyrics consist in kissing simplicity, and while Jackson sings in the chorus, "it's good to be a little bitty / a small hometown or a big town / can as well share, could as well smile / life life Continue a little bitty while. "

22. "How to live" by Leann Rimes

Release date : May 23, 1997 AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

Record company : Curl up the recordings

Leann Rimes was only 14 years old when his walk "How I Live" was released in 1997. It is quite shocking given the passion and the depth of the lyrics of the love song, which include: "How to live without you? / I want to know / how to breathe without you? / If you ever / How can I never survive? "The song was record when it comes to Billboard graphics. His distinctions include staying on the Hot 100 graph for a 69 -week record - a record that was not broken until 10 years later by Jason Mraz "I'm yours."

23. "I don't need your Rockin 'chair'" by George Jones

Release date : October 27, 1992

Record company : MCA Nashville

Unlike some of the other country stars on our list, George Jones did not come in the 90s. He was well established as a legend of country music at this stage with safe strokes extending to 1950s. In the 90s, Jones informed everyone that he did not retire from his career for several decades. Released at the age of 61, "I don't need your Rockin 'chair'" concerns what it looks like. Jones sings, "I don't need your Rockin chair ' / your geritol or your Medicare / I still have neon in my veins / this gray hair does not mean anything."

24. "Aquy Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus

Release date : March 23, 1992

Record company : Polygram / Mercury Records

Love it or find it a boring ear worm, "Aquy Breaky Heart" did something good, because it was a huge success in the early 90s. Billy Ray Cyrus' The greatest song - and the first single - was not only popular in country music, she also reached n ° 4 on the Billboard HOT 100 graph. Although it is very associated with Cyrus, "Aquy Breaky Heart" is a cover of a song, "Do't Tell My Heart", which was published a year earlier by the group The Marcy Brothers .


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