Foster & Lloyd

Foster & Lloyd
Origin Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Genres Country
Years active 1986–1990, 2010–present
Labels RCA, Effin El
Associated acts Sweethearts of the Rodeo
Members
Radney Foster
Bill Lloyd

Foster & Lloyd is an American country music duo consisting of singer-songwriters Radney Foster (lead vocals, guitar) and Bill Lloyd (background vocals, guitar). Founded in 1986, the duo recorded three albums for RCA Records, in addition to charting nine singles on the Billboard country charts. The highest-peaking of these was their debut single "Crazy Over You", a #4 hit in 1987. After disbanding in 1990, Foster and Lloyd both began solo careers. Foster charted several solo singles of his own and recorded six studio albums. Foster and Lloyd resumed recording together in 2010 and released their fourth studio album in May 2011.

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Biography

They met the day Bill Lloyd joined the staff at MTM publishing in Nashville where Foster was employed;[1] they penned the hit Country song "Since I Found You" in 1986 for Sweethearts of the Rodeo shortly before landing their own record deal.[2]

Foster & Lloyd's self-titled debut album was released in September 1987, producing five hit singles on the U.S. Billboard country music charts. They were noted by critics for their blend of country and Rock in their music. Foster called them a "country garage band".[3] Their follow-up albums, Faster & Llouder (1989) & Version of the Truth (1990), were less successful. After the third album, the duo parted ways on good terms in 1990, as Foster decided that their songs were not suitable for a duo. Radney Foster later embarked on a solo career, and in 1992 he released his debut single "Just Call Me Lonesome", the first of four top 40 solo hits in his career. He continues to record his own solo albums, and occasionally writes singles for other country artists. Lloyd works as a session guitarist.[2]

Style

Foster & Lloyd's musical style combined Radney Foster's strong, sometimes intellectual lyrical sense and honesty of country music with Lloyd's high energy, pop and Rock'n Roll sensibilities.[1] Radney himself described their sound as "Harking back to what was best in music in the 50's and 60's and making it part of the 80's."[4]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart
positions
US Country US
Foster & Lloyd 33
Faster & Llouder
  • Release date: 1989
  • Label: RCA Records
44 142
Version of the Truth
  • Release date: 1990
  • Label: RCA Records
40
It's Already Tomorrow
  • Release date: May 17, 2011
  • Label: 'Effin 'Ell Records
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilations

Title Album details
The Essential Foster and Lloyd
  • Release date: April 16, 1996
  • Label: RCA Records

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions
Album
US Country CAN Country
1987 "Crazy Over You" 4 Foster & Lloyd
"Sure Thing" 8 8
1988 "Texas in 1880" 18
"What Do You Want from Me This Time" 6 *
"Fair Shake" 5 5 Faster & Llouder
1989 "Before the Heartache Rolls In" 43 46
"Suzette" 48 52
"Fat Lady Sings"
1990 "Is It Love" 43 26 Version of the Truth
"Can't Have Nothin'" 38 59 Version of the Truth (re-issue)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
* denotes unknown peak positions

Guest singles

Year Single Artist Peak positions Album
US Country
1990 "Tomorrow's World" Various artists 74 Single only

Music videos

Year Video Director
1987 "Crazy Over You" Richard Kooris
"Hard to Say No"
1988 "Texas in 1880" Steve Boyle
"What Do You Want from Me This Time"
1989 "Before the Heartache Rolls In"
"Fat Lady Sings"
"Suzette" Dean Lent
1990 "Is It Love" Michael Salomon/Bud Schaetzle
"Can't Have Nothin'" Marius Penczner
2011 "It's Already Tomorrow" Steve Boyle

References

  1. ^ a b Builta, David. "Radney Foster's hit moves up on charts." Del Rio News-Herald 29 Sept 1987: 8
  2. ^ a b Huey, Steve. "Foster & Lloyd biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p1613/biography. Retrieved 2008-01-07. 
  3. ^ Builta, David. "Del Rioan Radney Foster Makes Good in Nashville." Del Rio News-Herald 8 Mar 1987: 3
  4. ^ Thomas, Ann. "Del Rioan Radney describes basis for unique sound of Foster & Lloyd music." Del Rio News-Herald 16 Apr 1988: 7

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