Curtis Wright

Curtis Blaine Wright (born June 6, 1955) is an American country music artist. He first played in the 1970s and 80s as a member of the Super Grit Cowboy Band before becoming a solo artist in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Wright charted three singles on Billboard Hot Country Songs between 1990 and 1993. He has also recorded as a member of Orrall & Wright, Shenandoah, and Pure Prairie League. In addition to these, Wright holds several credits as a songwriter, including the number one singles "A Woman in Love" by Ronnie Milsap, "Next to You, Next to Me" by Shenandoah, and "What's It to You" by Clay Walker. Curtis Wright now resides in his hometown Huntington Pennsylvania with his wife Debra Demko Wright He continues writing and is pursuing his music career.

Biography

Curtis Blaine Wright was born June 6, 1955, in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.

Initially a member of a band known as the Country Generation, succeeded by the Super Grit Cowboy Band, Wright later performed as a backup vocalist and guitarist for Vern Gosdin. In December 1989, he quit Gosdin's band and wrote Ronnie Milsap's number one single "A Woman in Love". Wright signed with Airborne Records in 1989 and released "She's Got a Man on Her Mind", which charted at number 38 on Hot Country Songs. (A version of the same song by Conway Twitty charted one year later.) Wright was also slated to release an album titled Slick Hick in March 1990, which would have been produced by himself and Jeff Carlton. However, the album went unreleased due to financial issues with the label.

Later in the same year, he co-wrote Shenandoah's "Next to You, Next to Me" with Robert Ellis Orrall, and Steve Wariner's top 20 hit "There for Awhile". In 1992, Wright signed to Liberty Records, where he released his self-titled debut album that year. This album produced two more low-charting singles. It also included the song "What's It to You", which Wright also co-wrote with Orrall. Although Wright's version was never released as a single, Clay Walker later recorded this song on his 1993 debut album, and his version was a number one hit that year. He also co-wrote Shenandoah's 1992 single "Rock My Baby". Also in 1992, Wright co-wrote a song with fellow country singer Dennis Robbins and musician Warren Haynes which would become the title track of Robbins first Giant Records album called "Man With A Plan", for which Wright also provided backing vocals. By 1994, Wright joined Orrall to form Orrall & Wright, a duo which charted two singles, recorded one album for Giant Records and received a Duo of the Year nomination from the Country Music Association before disbanding. Wright left Shenandoah in 2007 to join Reba McEntire's band and Jimmy Yeary succeeded him. He also toured as a member of Pure Prairie League in the beginning of the 21st century. Curtis has returned to his central PA roots . He continues to write with his wife Debra Demko Wright their new song at the end of the Appalachian trail is a biography..

Discography Albums Title Album details Slick Hick Release date: Unreleased Label: Airborne Records Curtis Wright Release date: July 14, 1992 Label: Liberty Records Curtis Wright Release date: April 22, 2016 Label: Voxhall Records

Singles Year Single Peak chartpositions Album US Country CAN Country 1989 "She's Got a Man on Her Mind" — — 1992 "Hometown Radio" 59 66 Curtis Wright 1993 "If I Could Stop Lovin' You" 53 79 2016 "Going Through Carolina" — — Curtis Wright "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos Year Video Director 1993 "If I Could Stop Lovin' You" Michael Merriman

Chart Singles written by Curtis Wright

The following is a list of Curtis Wright compositions that were chart hits. Year Single Title Recording Artist Chart Positions Billboard Country Billboard Hot 100 RPM Country 1982 She Is the Woman Super Grit Cowboy Band 48 1987 You Saved Me Patty Loveless 43 1989 Who Needs You The Sanders 73 A Woman in Love co-written with Doug Millett Ronnie Milsap 1 1 Who's Lovin' My Baby John Anderson 66 1990 Next to You, Next to Me co-written with Robert Ellis Orrall Shenandoah 1 1 There for Awhile co-written with Anna Lisa Graham Steve Wariner 17 16 1991 She's Got a Man on Her Mind co-written with Billy Spencer Conway Twitty 22 43 1992 Rock My Baby co-written with Billy Spencer and Phil Whitley Shenandoah 2 4 1993 What's It to You co-written with Robert Ellis Orrall Clay Walker 1 73 1 1994 If I Ever Love Again co-written with Billy Spencer Daron Norwood 48 52 If You Could Say What I'm Thinking co-written with Robert Ellis Orrall Orrall & Wright 70 68 1995 My Girl Friday co-written with Carl Jackson Daron Norwood 58 Too Much Fun co-written with T. J. Knight Daryle Singletary 4 10 1998 Takin' the Country Back co-written with Marty Stuart John Anderson 41 69 When You Get to Be You co-written with Dennis Robbins and Michael Dan Ehmig Lisa Brokop 64 57 2003 You Can't Take It With You When You Go co-written with T. J. Knight Rhonda Vincent 58 2004 Go Home co-written with Jim Collins Steve Holy 49 2005 Get Outta My Way co-written with Robert Ellis Orrall Carolina Rain 28