Darryl Worley
(born October 31, 1964 in Pyburn, Tennessee) is an American country music artist. Signed to DreamWorks Records Nashville in 2000, Worley released four albums for the label: Hard Rain Don't Last
(2000), I Miss My Friend
(2002), Have You Forgotten?
(2003), and Darryl Worley
in 2004. After the label closed in 2005, he moved to 903 Music, an independent label owned by Neal McCoy, releasing Here and Now
in 2006, shortly before that label's closure. His most recent studio release is 2009's Sounds Like Life
via Stroudavarious Records, owned by James Stroud.
Worley's six albums have produced seventeen singles on the Billboard
Hot Country Songs charts, including three Number Ones: "I Miss My Friend", "Have You Forgotten?", and "Awful, Beautiful Life", from 2002, 2003 and 2004-2005, respectively. "Have You Forgotten?" spent seven weeks at Number One. Nine other singles have reached the Top 40.
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Biography
Darryl Worley was born October 31, 1964 in Pyburn, Tennessee. His father was a Methodist preacher, and his mother sang in the church choir.
[1] Worley attended the
University of North Alabama and earned a degree in biology with a major in chemistry. He worked in the chemical industry prior to pursuing country music, and wrote for
FAME Studios in
Muscle Shoals, Alabama. One of his first cuts as a songwriter was a track on
Archer/Park's 1994 debut album.
Musical career
Hard Rain Don't Last (1999-2001)
Worley was signed to
DreamWorks Records in 1999. His debut single "When You Need My Love" followed in early 2000, the first of four single releases from his debut album
Hard Rain Don't Last
. Following this song were "A Good Day to Run", "Second Wind" and "Sideways". Respectively, these singles peaked at #15, #12, #20 and #41 on the
Billboard
country charts. Production duties on the album were split between
Frank Rogers and
James Stroud. Also in 2000,
George Jones charted with the single "Sinners & Saints", which Worley co-wrote.
I Miss My Friend (2002)
His second album,
I Miss My Friend
, followed in 2002. Its
title track became his first Number One hit on the country charts that year, and was followed by the top 30 "Family Tree", written by
Darrell Scott. This album was also his first Number One album on
Top Country Albums.
Have You Forgotten? (2003)
Worley had his biggest hit in 2003 with the song "
Have You Forgotten?", the first release from his 2003 album of the
same name. This song reached Number One in its fifth week on the charts, and held its position for seven weeks. The album included only four new tracks counting "Have You Forgotten?", as well as six each from his first and second albums. "Tennessee River Run", one of the carryovers from
I Miss My Friend
, was issued as a single in 2003, peaking at #31. After it came his lowest-peaking single, "I Will Hold My Ground" at #57.
Have You Forgotten?
is also certified
gold by the
RIAA.
Darryl Worley (2004-2005)
2004 saw the release of Worley's fourth studio album, the self-titled
Darryl Worley
. Its lead-off single, the
Harley Allen co-write "
Awful, Beautiful Life", became his third Number One hit in early 2005. Following this song was the Top Ten "If Something Should Happen", as well as "I Love Her, She Hates Me", which stopped at #56 due to the closure of DreamWorks Records in mid-2005.
Here and Now (2006-2007)
Later that same year, Worley signed on with country singer
Neal McCoy's vanity label 903 Music. His first release for 903 was "Nothin' but a Love Thang", which peaked at #35. This was the first of three singles from
Here and Now
, his fifth studio album. Also released from it were the Top 20 "I Just Came Back from a War" and the #54 "Here and Now", the chart run of which was halted by the closure of 903 music in May 2007.
[2]
Sounds Like Life (2008-Present)
Worley signed in 2008 to his third recording contract, this time with
Stroudavarious Records, a label that Stroud founded in 2008. His sixteenth chart entry, "Tequila on Ice", was issued in the middle of that year, peaking at #44. Following it was "Sounds Like Life to Me", which has reached the Top 20. Both songs are included on his sixth release,
Sounds Like Life
.
[3]
Personal life
He opened a restaurant, the Worleybird Cafe, in
Savannah, TN, with his wife, Beverly (whom he divorced in July 2006).
[4] He also has two brothers, Tommy and Barry.
Worley posed nude (non-full-frontal) for the July 2007 issue of
Playgirl magazine.
[5]
Charitable works
Each year, Worley hosts a Charity Foundation Event, the "Tennessee River Run." Proceeds benefit the Darryl Worley Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that provides funds to
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center and the
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
[6]
Discography
Studio albums
Year
| Album details
| Peak chart positions
| Certifications [7] (sales threshold)
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US Country
| US
| US Indie
| US Heat
| CAN Country
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2000
| Hard Rain Don't Last
- Released: July 18, 2000
- Label: DreamWorks Nashville
| 33
| —
| —
| 39
| —
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2002
| I Miss My Friend
- Released: July 16, 2002
- Label: DreamWorks Nashville
| 1
| 21
| —
| —
| 24
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2003
| Have You Forgotten?
- Released: April 15, 2003
- Label: DreamWorks Nashville
| 1
| 4
| —
| —
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2004
| Darryl Worley
- Released: November 2, 2004
- Label: DreamWorks Nashville
| 12
| 72
| —
| —
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2006
| Here and Now
- Released: November 21, 2006
- Label: 903 Music
| 35
| 187
| 11
| —
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2009
| Sounds Like Life
- Released: June 9, 2009
- Label: Stroudavarious Records
| 26
| 172
| 35
| —
| —
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart * denotes unknown peak positions
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Singles
Year
| Single
| Peak chart positions
| Album
|
US Country
| US
| CAN Country
|
2000
| "When You Need My Love"
| 15
| 75
| 30
| Hard Rain Don't Last
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"A Good Day to Run"
| 12
| 76
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2001
| "Second Wind"
| 20
| 111
|
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"Sideways"
| 41
| —
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2002
| "I Miss My Friend"
| 1
| 28
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| I Miss My Friend
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"Family Tree"
| 26
| —
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2003
| "Have You Forgotten?"
| 1
| 22
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| Have You Forgotten?
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"Tennessee River Run"
| 31
| —
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"I Will Hold My Ground"
| 57
| —
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2004
| "Awful, Beautiful Life"
| 1
| 30
| 8
| Darryl Worley
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2005
| "If Something Should Happen"
| 9
| 75
| 26
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"I Love Her, She Hates Me"
| 56
| —
| —
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2006
| "Nothin' but a Love Thang"
| 35
| —
| —
| Here and Now
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"I Just Came Back from a War"
| 18
| 115
| —
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2007
| "Livin' in the Here and Now"
| 54
| —
| —
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2008
| "Tequila on Ice"
| 44
| —
| —
| Sounds Like Life
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2009
| "Sounds Like Life to Me"A
| 16
| 87
| 48
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart * denotes unknown peak positions
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Music videos
Year
| Video
| Director
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2000
| "When You Need My Love"
| Mark Tucker/Jimmy Abegg
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"A Good Day to Run"
| Trey Fanjoy
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2001
| "Second Wind"
| Shaun Silva
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2002
| "I Miss My Friend"
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"Family Tree"
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2003
| "Have You Forgotten?"
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"Tennessee River Run"
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2004
| "Awful, Beautiful Life"
| Cameron Casey
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2005
| "If Something Should Happen"
| Shaun Silva
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2006
| "Nothin' but a Love Thang"
| Sam Erickson
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"I Just Came Back from a War"
| Jacob Hatley
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2008
| "Tequila on Ice"
| Kristin Barlowe
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2009
| "Sounds Like Life to Me"
| The Erwin Bros.
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References
- Darryl Worley biography
- McCoy's 903 Music To Shut Down
- Sounds like a new CD for Darryl Worley
- Darryl Worley, Wife Beverly file for divorce
- Darryl Worley in ''Playgirl'' magazine
- Tennessee River Run info at TourHardinCounty.org
- RIAA certification: Darryl Worley