Sammy Kershaw Songs Ranked
Samuel Paul Kershaw (born February 24, 1958) is an American country music artist. He has released 16 studio albums, with three RIAA platinum certifications and two gold certifications among them. More than 25 singles have entered the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including his only number one hit “She Don’t Know She’s Beautiful” and 10 more Top 10 hits: “Cadillac Style”, “Anywhere but Here”, “Haunted Heart”, “Queen of My Double-Wide Trailer”, “I Can’t Reach Her Anymore”, “National Working Woman’s Holiday”, “Third Rate Romance”, “Meant to Be”, “Vidalia”, and “Love of My Life”. Kershaw tried to enter politics, running as a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor of Louisiana in 2007 and 2010. In 2007 he finished third in the jungle primary, but Democrat Mitch Landrieu won strongly in the general election. In 2010 he carried more parishes than any other candidate, but placed third. He endorsed Republican Jay Dardenne, Secretary of State, for the position, who won the general election. Here are all of Sammy Kershaw songs ranked.
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10. Vidalia (Politics, Religion and Her, 1996)
“A song of love and longing laced with all the wit and charm you’d expect from Sammy Kershaw, Vidalia kicks of our top ten list of Sammy Kershaw songs with style.”
9. Anywhere But Here (Don’t Go Near the Water, 1991)
“If you’re any kind of country fan, that alone should have you hooked. If not, Kershaw’s effortlessly lovely vocals and charismatic delivery are guaranteed to get you hitting repeat before the last note dies.”
8. Queen of My Double (Haunted Heart, 1993)
“Queen of My Double-Wide Trailer is about a man who, after losing the “queen of his double-wide trailer” to some chancer named Earl, goes out to win her back. According to Kershaw, everyone who heard the song before he released it tried to convince him to hold it back, telling him no one would be able to relate to it.”
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7. Love of My Life (Labor of Love, 1997)
“Swedish pop group Ace of Base recorded Love of My Life for their third album in 1997, but in the end, it didn’t make the cut. Which means that if you want to hear the song, you’ll need to tune into Sammy Kershaw’s original, a heavenly romantic ballad about a man telling his lover how she’s the love of his life, and how he was nothing before she came and saved him.”
6. Third Rate Romance (Feelin’ Good Train, 1995)
“Russell Smith’s Third Rate Romance first became a hit when it was recorded by Smith’s band Amazing Rhythm Aces in 1975. Two decades later, Kershaw revisited the song on his 1994 album, Feelin’ Good Train. Somehow or other, he managed to enlist Russell Smith for backing support, adding a nice little chain of continuity between the original and the cover.”
5. I Can’t Reach Her Anymore (Haunted Heart, 1993)
“In I Can’t Reach Her Anymore, Kershaw sings from the perspective of a man who’s desperate to rekindle his relationship with an ex. His ex, on the other hand, is equally desperate to avoid him.”
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4. Haunted Heart (Haunted Heart, 1993)
“I wouldn’t consider myself a fan of country music, I am a fan of music in general, and consider Sammy one of the best vocalists I have ever heard, and this if my favorite of his many great songs. He could rival any singer from any genre, period.”
3. National Working Woman’s Holiday (Feelin’ Good Train, 1994)
“This is his BEST, it’s a really cool fun I-wish-I-didn’t-have-to-work song. Due to it’s crooning-cool chorus and really funky (for country) bass beat, this song is sensational!”
2. Cadillac Style (Don’t Go Near the Water, 1991)
“This album has some of the best George Jones-style “cry in your beer” traditional country ballads you’ll ever hear, & the vocal similarity to the country legend is uncanny. For variety, he also adds the excellent uptempo tunes, “Cadillac Style” & the title track. It’s impossible to even pick out the highlights. They’re all excellent.”
1. She Don’t Know She’s Beautiful (Haunted Heart, 1993)
“She Don’t Know She’s Beautiful is, as the title implies, about a man talking about how his girlfriend doesn’t understand how beautiful she is. A sweet song with a tender heart and a beautiful melody, it topped both the US and Canada.”