Bekka & Billy was an American country music duo consisting of singer-songwriters Bekka Bramlett and Billy Burnette, who first worked together as members of Fleetwood Mac.[1] Their eponymous debut album was released by Almo Sounds in April 1997. While their debut single, "Patient Heart," failed to chart in the United States, it reached No. 96 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[2]
Bekka & Billy | |
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Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Genres | Country |
Years active | 1997โ1998 |
Labels | Almo Sounds |
Spinoff of | Fleetwood Mac |
Past members | Bekka Bramlett Billy Burnette |
Entertainment Weekly gave Bekka & Billy a B rating, saying that if "Patient Heart" didn't become a big hit, Nashville was "asleep at the wheel."[3] AllMusic gave their album three stars, calling the duo "tailor made for stardom."[4] Vince Gill played guitar on the album, which featured a song written by Delaney Bramlett.[5]
The duo went their separate ways in January 1998.[6]
Discography
editStudio albums
editTitle | Details |
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Bekka & Billy |
Singles
editYear | Single | Peak positions | Album | ||||||
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CAN Country [7] | |||||||||
1997 | "Patient Heart" | 96 | Bekka & Billy | ||||||
"Better Days" | โ | ||||||||
"โ" denotes releases that did not chart |
Music videos
editYear | Title | Director |
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1997 | "Better Days" | Steven Goldmann |
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 September 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "RPM Volume 65 No. 11, May 19 1997 - RPM". Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
- ^ "Bekka & Billy". Ew.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ ((( Bekka & Billy > Overview ))), AllMusic
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 September 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 December 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Country Singles". RPM. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2011.