Archer/Park
Randy Archer (left) and Johnny Park
Randy Archer (left) and Johnny Park
Background information
OriginNashville, Tennessee, U.S.
GenresCountry
Years active1994
LabelsAtlantic
SpinoffsThe Parks
Past membersRandy Archer
Johnny Park

Archer/Park was an American country music duo composed of singer-songwriters Randy Archer and Johnny Park. Signed to Atlantic Records in 1994, the duo released its sole album, We Got a Lot in Common, that year. Two of the album's singles entered the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts: "Where There's Smoke" at No. 29 and the title track at No. 63.

Biography

Archer/Park consisted of songwriters and vocalists Randy Archer (born February 20, 1959, in Swainsboro, Georgia) and Johnny Park (born October 30, 1957, in Arlington, Texas).[1] The two had success writing songs for other country music artists, and began working together in the same publishing company. As a result, they decided to form a duo and signed with Atlantic Records' Nashville branch in 1994. They recorded their debut album We Got a Lot in Common that same year.[2] The album's two singles "Where There's Smoke" and "We Got a Lot in Common" both charted on Billboard Hot Country Songs.[1] The album received a mixed review from John P. McLaughlin of the Alberta Province, who thought the album was "generic" and derivative of Brooks & Dunn.[3] An uncredited review in Gavin Report described the title track favorably, saying that the duo showed a sense of humor on it.[4]

After their only album, Archer resumed working as a songwriter, with Tim McGraw and John Michael Montgomery being among the acts who recorded his songs.[5] He and Park also wrote songs for Montgomery and for Elbert West. In 2006, Archer independently released an album titled Shots in the Dark.[5]

In 2009, Park and his son, Clint, formed the duo The Parks, which signed to Lyric Street Records subsidiary Carolwood Records.[6]

We Got a Lot in Common

We Got a Lot in Common
Studio album by
Archer/Park
ReleasedSeptember 6, 1994 (1994-09-06)
GenreCountry
Length32:04
LabelAtlantic
ProducerRandy Scruggs

Track listing

  1. "We Got a Lot in Common" (Randy Archer, Johnny Park, Bobby P. Barker) – 3:07
  2. "Where There's Smoke" (Barker, Mark Collie) – 2:54
  3. "You Don't Know Where This Heart's Been" (Archer, Park, Barker) – 3:59
  4. "I'm Not Crazy" (Archer, Park, Barker) – 2:55
  5. "Your Ol' Rock" (Archer, Park, Barker, Doug Nichols) – 3:33
  6. "The Man That I Am" (Walt Aldridge, Darryl Worley) – 2:56
  7. "Don't Look Now" (Archer, Park, Nichols) – 2:48
  8. "'Til Something Better Comes Along" (Charles Quillen) – 3:29
  9. "Permanent Thing" (Jerry Abbott, Charles Stewart) – 3:19
  10. "I Still Wanna Jump Your Bones" (Archer, Park, Barker) – 3:04

Personnel

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions
US Country[1] CAN Country[7]
1994 "Where There's Smoke" 29 50
"We Got a Lot in Common" 63 68

Music videos

Year Video
1994 "Where There's Smoke"
"We Got a Lot in Common"

References

  1. 1 2 3 Whitburn, Joel (2017). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2017. Record Research, Inc. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-89820-229-8.
  2. ↑ "Archer/Park: Where there's 'Smoke', there's fire". Star-Gazette. September 29, 1994. p. 5. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Reviews". The Province. January 26, 1995. pp. B4. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Reviews" (PDF). Gavin Report: 36. November 18, 1994.
  5. 1 2 "Randy Archer: Shots in the Dark". Country Music News. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
  6. ↑ "The Parks go digital route". Country Standard Time. June 5, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Search results for Archer/Park". RPM. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
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