Davis Daniel

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Davis Daniel
Background information
Birth name Robert Andrykowski
Born March 1, 1961 (1961-03-01) (age 47)
Origin Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States
Genre(s) Country
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s) Vocals
Years active 1990-1995, 2005
Label(s) Polygram/Mercury
Polydor Nashville
A&M
Associated acts Paul Overstreet

Davis Daniel (born Robert Andrykowski, March 1, 1961 in Arlington Heights, Illinois[1][2]) is an American country music artist. Between 1991 and 1996, he recorded three studio albums on various divisions of Mercury Records: 1991's Fighting Fire with Fire, 1994's Undeniable, and 1995's I Know a Place. In that same time span, seven of his singles entered the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts, including the Top 40 hits "Picture Me", "For Crying out Loud", and "Fighting Fire with Fire".

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[edit] Biography

Robert Andrykowski was born in Arlington Heights, Illinois on March 1, 1961. Over time, his family moved to Nebraska, and subsequently to Denver, Colorado.[1]

As a teenager, he found work singing at various nightclubs throughout Denver, Colorado. By the late 1980s, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, eventually adopting the stage name Davis Daniel and landing a record deal with Polygram Records in 1991. His debut album, Fighting Fire with Fire, was issued that year; it produced four singles on the country charts, of which three went Top 40.[1]

By 1994, Polygram had encountered financial troubles; Daniel was then shifted to their Polydor division, which released his second album, Undeniable, in 1994.[3] After Polydor declared bankruptcy, its entire roster was moved to A&M Records in 1996. That year, Daniel released his third and final studio album, I Know a Place; however, A&M itself soon declared bankruptcy, and he was left without a record deal. In 2005, he announced plans to record an inependent album,[3] which was never released.

Daniel resides in Marietta, Georgia, with his wife and children.[3]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Year Album Label US Country US Heatseekers
1991 Fighting Fire with Fire Mercury/Polygram 54 26
1994 Undeniable Polydor
1996 I Know a Place A&M

[edit] Singles

Year Single US Country Album
1991 "Picture Me" 28 Fighting Fire with Fire
"For Crying out Loud" 13
1992 "Fighting Fire with Fire" 27
"Still Got a Crush on You" 48
1994 "I Miss Her Missing Me" 74 Undeniable
"William and Mary" 64
1995 "Tyler" 58
1996 "I'm Not Listening Anymore" I Know a Place
2005 "Is It Just Me"

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Harris, Craig. Davis Daniel biography. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  2. ^ Davis Daniel biography. Oldies.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
  3. ^ a b c Davis Daniel. Red Ridge Entertainment. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.

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