Bobby Borchers | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Robert Jerome Borchers |
| Born | June 19, 1952 |
| Origin | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1976–1987 |
| Labels | Playboy Epic Longhorn |
Robert Jerome "Bobby" Borchers (born June 19, 1952 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American country music singer.
Borchers was raised in Kentucky. He learned to play guitar at age twelve, and got his first break in the mid-1970s, when Tanya Tucker recorded his song "Jamestown Ferry."[1] In the mid-1970s, recorded for the Playboy Records label. Borchers released two albums for Playboy: Bobby Borchers in 1977 and Denim and Rhinestones a year later. He also charted nine times within the Top 40 of the Hot Country Songs charts, including the number seven "Cheap Perfume and Candlelight" in 1977.[2] Borchers later moved to Epic Records, where he released three singles: "Sweet Fantasy," "Wishing I Had Listened to Your Song" and "I Just Wanna Feel the Magic."[2]
Borchers also owned the Longhorn Ballroom restaurant in Fort Wright, Kentucky in the 1980s.[3] In 1987, he issued two singles on Longhorn Records: "It Was Love What It Was" and "(I Remember When I Thought) Whiskey Was a River."[2]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country | ||
| 1977 | Bobby Borchers
|
21[4] |
| 1978 | Denim and Rhinestones
|
49[5] |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country[2] | CAN Country[6] | ||
| 1976 | "Someone's with Your Wife Tonight, Mister" | 29 | — |
| "They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore" | 32 | — | |
| "Whispers" | 12 | 19 | |
| 1977 | "Cheap Perfume and Candlelight" | 7 | 15 |
| "What a Way to Go" | 18 | — | |
| "I Promised Her a Rainbow" | 18 | 17 | |
| 1978 | "I Like Ladies in Long Black Dresses" | 23 | — |
| "Sweet Fantasy" | 20 | 25 | |
| 1979 | "Wishing I Had Listened to Your Song" | 32 | 60 |
| "I Just Wanna Feel the Magic" | 43 | — | |
| 1987 | "It Was Love What It Was" | 80 | — |
| "(I Remember When I Thought) Whiskey Was a River" | 86 | — | |
References
- ↑ King, Robert (June 5, 1979). "Bobby Borchers, Full Circle to Perform". The Dispatch. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ↑ "Night Life: Northern Kentucky". Cincinnati Magazine: A20. June 1982.
- ↑ "Chart history for Bobby Borchers". Allmusic. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
- ↑ "Chart history for Denim and Rhinestones". Allmusic. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
- ↑ "Search results for Bobby Borchers". RPM. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2010.