The Forester Sisters
is an American country music vocal group consisting of sisters Kathy, June, Kim and Christy Forester. The quartet had commercial success in the 1980s, charting fifteen Top Ten on the Billboard
Hot Country Songs charts, including the Number Ones "I Fell in Love Again Last Night", "Just in Case", "Mama's Never Seen Those Eyes", "Too Much Is Not Enough" (with The Bellamy Brothers) and "(I'd Choose) You Again". The quarted also released ten albums, counting a Christmas album, for the Warner Bros. Records label, as well as several compilations.
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THE FORESTER SISTERS TICKETS
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Biography
Kathy, June, Kim, and Christy Forester grew up in
Lookout Mountain, GA. Kim was born on
November 4,
1960.
The sisters had their initial singing experience in church. Kathy and June, the two eldest, both took jobs as teachers after graduating from college, and sang together in a local band by night. Kim joined in 1978, and the sisters soon hit on the idea of forming their own group; after Christy finished college, Kathy and June quit their day jobs, and the foursome soon began to perform on a regular basis.
They were discovered at an arts festival by songwriters
Bobby Keel and
Billy Stone, who helped them record a demo that got the group signed to
Warner Bros. Records on July 31, 1984; Keel and Stone also contributed "Yankee Go Home" to their self-titled debut album, which appeared the following year. Their first single, "That's What You Do (When You're in Love)," reached the Top Ten, and their next three -- "I Fell in Love Again Last Night", "Just in Case" and "Mama's Never Seen Those Eyes"-- went all the way to number one in 1985 and 1986, respectively. Follow-up "Lonely Alone" peaked at number two. They were named Top Vocal Group at the 1986
Academy of Country Music Awards.
While the group would never equal that incredible run of success, they went on to score eight more Top Ten hits -- all consecutively -- through 1991, when their run came to a close with the humorous number eight hit "Men," which is actively used for the "Feminist Update" on
The Rush Limbaugh Show.
After a five year hiatus they returned with 1996's Christian-themed "More Than I Am", but shortly after its release parted ways with Warner Bros. In 2002, they once again came together to record a new Christmas album released independently via their web site. The album was co-produced by
Kim Forester.
Today the foursome concentrate more on raising family and have resumed teaching near their native
Lookout Mountain homes. Kim has become very active in arts and is director of a gallery in
Chattanooga Tennessee.
The group still performs regularly for charity events and for community events. The groups latest performance was at the annual 4th of July fireworks celebration in their hometown of New Salem, GA.
Discography
Studio albums
All studio albums released on
Warner Bros. Records
| Year
| Album
| Chart Positions
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| US Country
| US
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| 1985
| The Forester Sisters
| 4
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| 1986
| Perfume Ribbons & Pearls
| 27
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| 1987
| You Again
| 13
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| A Christmas Card
| 66
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| 1988
| Sincerely
| 30
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| All I Need
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| 1990
| Come Hold Me
| 54
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| 1991
| Talkin' Bout Men
| 16
| 137
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| 1992
| I Got a Date
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| 1996
| More Than I Am
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Compilation albums
| Year
| Album
| Chart Positions
| Label
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| US Country
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| 1989
| Greatest Hits
| 52
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| 1988
| Family Faith
| —
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| 1997
| Greatest Gospel Hits
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| Word
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| 2002
| New Star Shining
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| self-released
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Singles
| Year
| Single
| Chart Positions
| Album
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| US Country
| CAN Country
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| 1985
| "(That's What You Do) When You're in Love"
| 10
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| The Forester Sisters
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| "I Fell in Love Again Last Night"
| 1
| 3
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| 1986
| "Just in Case"
| 1
| 2
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| "Mama's Never Seen Those Eyes"
| 1
| 1
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| "Lonely Alone"
| 2
| 3
| Perfume, Ribbons & Pearls
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| 1987
| "Too Many Rivers"
| 5
| 4
| You Again
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| "(I'd Choose) You Again"
| 1
| 3
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| "Lyin' in His Arms Again"
| 5
| 5
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| 1988
| "Letter Home"
| 9
| 7
| Sincerely
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| 1989
| "Sincerely"
| 8
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| "Love Will"
| 7
| 20
| All I Need
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| "Don't You"
| 9
| 15
| Greatest Hits
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| 1990
| "Leave It Alone"
| 7
| 6
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| "Drive South" (w/ The Bellamy Brothers)
| 63
| 60
| Come Hold Me
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| "Nothing's Gonna Bother Me Tonight"
| 63
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| "Old Enough to Know"
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| 1991
| "Men"
| 8
| 14
| Talkin' Bout Men
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| "Too Much Fun"
| 62
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| "That Makes One of Us"
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| "Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled"
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| 1992
| "What'll You Do About Me"
| 74
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| I Got a Date
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| "I Got a Date"
| 58
| 68
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Guest singles
| Year
| Single
| Artist
| Chart Positions
| Album
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| US Country
| CAN Country
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| 1986
| "Too Much Is Not Enough"
| The Bellamy Brothers
| 1
| 1
| Country Rap
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