Bobby Borchers


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American country music singer (born June 19, 1952 in Cincinnati, Ohio).

Borchers was raised in Kentucky. He learned to play guitar at age twelve, and got his first break in the mid-1970s, when Tanya Tucker recorded his song Jamestown Ferry. In the mid-1970s, recorded for the Playboy Records label. Borchers released two albums for Playboy: Bobby Borchers in 1977 and Denim and Rhinestones a year later. He also charted nine times within the Top 40 of the Hot Country Songs charts, including the number seven Cheap Perfume and Candlelight in 1977. Borchers later moved to Epic Records, where he released three singles: Sweet Fantasy, Wishing I Had Listened to Your Song and I Just Wanna Feel the Magic.

Borchers also owned the Longhorn Ballroom restaurant in Fort Wright, Kentucky in the 1980s. In 1987, he issued two singles on Longhorn Records: It Was Love What It Was and (I Remember When I Thought) Whiskey Was a River.

ALBUMS


Bobby Borchers
It Was Love What It Was / (I Remember When I Thought) Whiskey Was A River
1986
Bobby Borchers
Sheets Of Fire
1985
Bobby Borchers
I Just Wanna Feel The Magic
1979
Bobby Borchers
Sweet Fantasy
1978
Bobby Borchers
Wishing I Had Listened To Your Song / I've Had A Lovely Time
1978, Vinyl, ,
Country
Mickey Gilley / Bobby Borchers
Fannie Mae / Waltz Across Texas / Lunch-Time Lovers / Shawn
1977, 7", Promo, Playboy Records
Bobby Borchers
I Promised Her A Rainbow
1977
Bobby Borchers
What A Way To Go
1977
Bobby Borchers
I Like Ladies In Long Black Dresses
1977, Vinyl Terre Haute Pressing, ,
Country
Bobby Borchers
Bobby Borchers
1977, ,
Country
Bobby Borchers
Denim And Rhinestones
1977
Bobby Borchers
Harlan
1976, 7", Single, Fraternity Records
Bobby Borchers
Cheap Perfume And Candlelight
1976
Bobby Borchers
They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore / I Can't Keep My Hands Off Of You
1976
Bobby Borchers
Whispers
1976
Bobby Borchers
Someone's With Your Wife Tonight, Mister / Hobo's Delight
1976
Bobby Borchers
Temptation Is Gone
1975, 7", Single, Promo, ABC DOT
Bobby Borchers
Temptation Is Gone / God Bless Robert E. Lee
1975, 7", ABC DOT
Bobby Borchers
Revelation
1975
Bobby Borchers
When Johnny Cash Comes Back To Folsom
1973
Bobby Borchers
I'll Still Be Loving You This Much
1973
Bobby Borchers
Harlan / Tellin' It (Like It Happened To Me)
1971, 7", Single, Counterpart Records (2)
Bobby Borchers
Cheap Perfume And Candlelight / Sweet Fantasy
7", Single, Ter, Playboy Records, Epic
Mary Resek
Two In The Saddle
2008, CD, Album, Not On Label (Mary Resek Self-released)
Various
The Very Best Of Country / Country Roads
2003, 10xCD, Comp + Box, Digimode Entertainment Ltd., ,
Country
Various
A Thing Called Love
1983, LP, Comp, Square Records (27), CBS Special Products

APPEARANCES +


Charley Crockett
Lonesome Drifter
2025, ,
Country
Andy Martin
When I Die, Just Let Me Go to Texas
2021, File, MP3, Single, 320, Strawberry Records (24), ,
Country
Willie Nelson
First Rose Of Spring
2020
DevilDriver
Outlaws 'Til The End, Vol. 1
2018, ,
Groove Metal/Melodic Death Metal
Various
Sweet Home Alabama: The Best Of Southern Rock
2017, CD, Comp, Country Roads, ,
Country
Charley Crockett
Lil G.L.'s Honky Tonk Jubilee
2017
Hang Rounders
Outta Beer, Outta Here
2017
Big Tom & The Mainliners*
A Celebration
2016, DVD, Album, K-Mac Records
Mary Sarah
Bridges
2014, CD, ,
Country
Hank Williams III
Ramblin' Man
2014
Johnny Cash
The Complete Columbia Album Collection
2012, 61xCD, Album, RE, Car + 2xCD, Comp, Car + Box, Com, Columbia, Legacy, Sony Music, ,
Country/Country Rock/Folk Rock
Ed Bruce
The Tennessean / Cowboys & Dreamers
2009, CD, Comp, RM, Hux Records, ,
Country
Alf Robertson
Alf Robertsons Bästa
2008, 2xCD, Comp, Mariann
Red Jenkins
The Bartender (It's All On The Jukebox)
2006, CD, Album, Red Hot Songs
Billy Dee*
When The Vow Breaks
2005, CD, Album, Country Mile Records (2), ,
Country
Various
Touch My Heart: A Tribute To Johnny Paycheck
2004, CD, Album, Sugar Hill Records (2), ,
Country
Various
Touch My Heart: A Tribute To Johnny Paycheck
2004, CDr, Promo, Sugar Hill Records (2)
The Blasters
4-11-44
2004, CD, ,
Rockabilly
Catherine Irwin
Cut Yourself A Switch
2002, CD, Album, Thrill Jockey, ,
Country/Country Rock
Redneck Girlfriend
Blood, Sweat & Beers
2002, CD, Album, Hatchet Wound Records, Infect Records, ,
Rockabilly
Johnny Paycheck
The Soul & The Edge The Best Of Johnny Paycheck
2002, CD, ,
Honky Tonk/Country
Various
Classic Country Leading Ladies
2002, 2x CD, ,
Country
Alf Robertson
Soldaten Och Kortleken (32 Av Mina Bästa Låtar)
2001, 2xCD, Comp, Mariann, ,
Schlager/Country
Alf Robertson
Guldkorn
2001, 2xCD, Comp, Mariann
Waylon Jennings
This Time / The Ramblin' Man / Dreaming My Dreams
2000, 2xCD, Comp, Camden Deluxe, BMG
Various
The Universal Collection - Voces Del Jazz Vol 1
2000, CD, Comp, Knife Music, Knife Music
Tanya Tucker
The Best Of Tanya Tucker
2000, CD, ,
Country
Johnny Paycheck
Live At Gilley's
1999, CD, Album, Atlantic, Q Records (3), ,
Country/Honky Tonk
Various
Hot Country
1998, 4xCD, Comp, K-Tel, ,
Country
Various
Country Music Cavalcade - American Country Gold
1997, 2xCD, Comp + Box, Universal Music Special Markets, ,
Country
Johnny Paycheck
Super Hits
1997, Cassette, ,
Country
Johnny Paycheck
Johnny Paycheck Greatest Hits
1995, CD, Retro Music
Tanya Tucker
Tanya Tucker
1994, 4x CD, Box Set, ,
Country
Various
Country Gold - Volume 6
1994
Various
Capitol Country Music Classics - Cowboy Songs
1993, CD, Comp, Capitol Country Music Classics, ,
Country
Christina George
Cottage In The Country
1993, ,
Country
Johnny Paycheck
Live in Branson, MO, USA
1993
Tanya Tucker
Tanya Tucker Collection
1992, CD, ,
Country
Various
New Country-Girls Live
1991, CD, LaserLight Digital
Tanya Tucker
Greatest Country Hits
1991, CD, ,
Country
Alf Robertson
I Väntan På Dolly
1991, Vinyl,
Various
Mr Music Country 3•90
1990, Cass, Comp, Mr Music, ,
Country
Various
Country Style Legends (Female)
1989
Billy Joe Royal
Tell It Like It Is
1989, Vinyl, ,
Country Rock
Lynn Anderson
How Many Hearts
1988, 7", Promo, Mercury
Jodle Birge
Forelsket Igen
1988, CD, Album, Mermaid Music,
Lynn Anderson
What She Does Best
1988, Vinyl, ,
Country
Robin Lee
This Old Flame
1988, CD, ,
Country
Tanya Tucker
The Best Of Tanya Tucker
1988, CD, ,
Country
Jodle Birge
Forelsket Igen
1988, Vinyl,
Wide Load
Bread And Butter
1988, Vinyl, ,
Country
Jodle Birge
Golden Sound Of Nashville - Jodle Birge In Music City
1987
David Rogers
I'm A Country Song
1986, Cass, Album, $ilver Dollar
George Strait
#7
1986, Vinyl Gloversville Pressing, ,
Country
Various
Texas Country (Texas Sesquicentennial Edition)
1986, 2x Vinyl, ,
Country
Mr. President
Hello Buddy
1985, Vinyl English Version, ,
Rockabilly/Country Rock/Country
Michael-Roy Croft
Slow Burnin'
1985, ,
Country
Cowboy Eigil* & Lois Champ Rodeo Show
Cowboy Eigil & Lois Champ Rodeo Show
1984, Cass, Album, MOWI Music, ,
Country
Jack Daniel's Band
Whiskey's Got Control
1983, LP, Album, Aktiv Musik, ,
Country
Johnny Paycheck
Golden Classics
1983
Wayne Kemp
Country Past Present Future
1983, Vinyl, ,
Country
Louise Mandrell
Close Up
1983
Johnny Cash
Johnny 99
1983, CD, ,
Country/Country Rock
Jerry Max Lane*
Swinging Doors
1982, LP, Album, Brylen Records
Louise Mandrell & RC Bannon*
(You're My) Super Woman, (You're My) Incredible Man...
1982
Louise Mandrell
Some Of My Best Friends Are Old Songs
1982
Tammy Wynette
Soft Touch
1982
Tanya Tucker
Live
1982, Vinyl Pinckneyville Press, ,
Country
Various
28 Country Successen
1982,
Country
The Lane Brothers
Shoe Top Clover / (You've Gotta) Believe In America
1981, 7", Single, FXL Records, ,
Country
Cheyenne
Lacey Ann / Winning Side Of Me
1981, 7", Single, Cheyenne (12)
The Concrete Cowboy Band
The Concrete Cowboy Band
1981
Various
Hard Country
1981, Vinyl, ,
Soundtrack/Country/Folk
Johnny Paycheck
Encore
1981, Vinyl, ,
Country
Janis Russell
My Kind Of Country
1980, LP, Album, Rising Star Records (6)
Walt Jr. & The Country Division
No Place Like Texas
1980
Johnny Paycheck
New York Town
1980
Eugene Chadbourne
There'll Be No Tears Tonight
1980, ,
Free Jazz/Country
Ken Carlysle & The Cadillac Cowboys
Live!! At The Black Stallion
1979, LP, GDS Records, ,
Country
Various
County Line
1979, Vinyl Terre Haute Press, ,
Country
Tanya Tucker
TNT
1978, ,
Country/Country Rock
Robb Redmond
Lunch Time Lovers
1978
Mickey Gilley
Flyin' High
1978, Vinyl, ,
Country
Tanya Tucker
Not Fade Away / Texas (When I Die)
1978, ,
Country
Robb Redmond
Lunch Time Lovers / Monday Morning Memory
1977, 7", NBC Records (2)
Tim Winters
Good Woman Blues
1977, LP, Album, Fairlane Records (2)
Johnny Paycheck
Slide Off Of Your Satin Sheets
1977, ,
Country
Mickey Gilley
First Class
1977, Vinyl Terre Haute Pressing, ,
Country/Honky Tonk
Ed Bruce
The Tennessean
1977, ,
Country
Barbi Benton
That Life Goes Down
1977
Johnny Paycheck
I'm The Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised)
1977, ,
Country
Various
P.I.E Is Movin' On
1976, LP, Comp, Promo, Moondisc,
Ron Sweet
I'm The Only Hell My Mama Raised / Loser That Can't Lose
1976, 7", Single, Go-Dak Records
Patsy Peters
James Town Ferry
1976
Ann-Christine Bärnsten
Ann-Christine Bärnsten
1976
Chuck Price
Last Of The Outlaws
1975
Mickey Gilley
Overnight Sensation
1975, ,
Country
Mike Wells
Shoe-Top Clover
1975
Barbi Benton
Barbi Benton
1975
Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass
Country Gold
1975
Tanya Tucker
Greatest Hits
1975, Vinyl Pitman Pressing, ,
Country
Charley Pride
The Happiness Of Having You
1975, Vinyl, ,
Country
Barbi Benton
Brass Buckles
1975, ,
Country/Soft Rock
Brenda Pepper
You Bring Out The Best In Me
1975
Jeanne Pruett
Jeanne Pruett
1974, ,
Country
Waylon Jennings
Waylon The Ramblin' Man
1974, ,
Country
Johnny Russell
Catfish John/Chained
1973
Tanya Tucker
What's Your Mama's Name
1973
Barbara Mandrell
The Midnight Oil
1973
Kelly
Horseshoe Bend
1973
Brian Shaw
The Devil Is A Woman
1973
Tanya Tucker
Love's The Answer / The Jamestown Ferry
1972
Tanya Tucker
Delta Dawn
1972, Vinyl Terre Haute Pressing, ,
Country/Honky Tonk
Doug Kershaw
Devil's Elbow
1972
Doug Kershaw
Jamestown Ferry
1972
Walt Jr., The Country Division
Texas When I Die / Cold Brown Bottle
7", Single, Bellaire Records
J.W. Custer
Journey's End
LP, Album, Cardinal (8)
Country Sisters
The Best Of 45
2xCD, Comp, Dig, Not On Label (Country Sisters Self-released), ,
Country
Lea Westmoreland
Can I Still Be A Lady
7", Westmoreland Records
Country Gamblers
When I Die / I Recall A Gypsy Woman
7", Single, MOWI Music
Bob Anthony
I Can't Keep My Hands Off You / Life Stream
7", A&R Records (9)
Jerry Springer
Cincinnati / Nobody's Darling But Mine
7", Jewel Records (4)
Greyhounds
Top Country & Western Music
Johnny Paycheck
Greatest Hits, Volume II
Dee Mullins
I Can't Keep My Hands Off Of You
,
Country
Tanya Tucker
Pecos Promenade / Texas (When I Die)
,
Soundtrack/Country
Johnny Paycheck
Me And The I.R.S / I'm The Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised)
Various
Country Legends
1999, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Point Entertainment, ,
Country
Various
Country Love 3 CD Box
1991, 3x CD, Box Set, ,
Country
Various
The Greatest Country Music Recordings Of All Time Volumes 47-48 - Contemporary Country, Vol. II
1983, 2xLP, Comp, Box, The Franklin Mint Record Society, ,
Country
Various
Country Magic
1981, ,
Country
Various
Country Hits Of The '70s
1980, 6xLP, Comp, Club, Columbia House
Various
Country Hits Of The '70s
1980, 4x8-Trk, Comp, Club, Columbia House, Columbia House, Columbia House, Columbia House, ,
Country
Various
Country Roads
1979, 2xLP, Transcription, U.S. Army Forces Command
Various
Untitled
1978, LP, Transcription, AFRTS, United States Department Of Defense, ,
Country
Various
American Country Countdown
1978, 3xLP, Comp, Transcription, Watermark, ,
Country/Public Broadcast
Various
Country Music Time
1977, 7xLP, Comp, U.S. Air Force Recruiting Service
Various
Air Force Country
1977, LP, Promo, U.S. Air Force Recruiting Service, ,
Spoken Word
Ralph Emery
The Ralph Emery Show (October 24-October 28, 1977)
1977, 5xLP, Transcription, Show Biz, Inc., ,
Country
Ralph Emery
The Ralph Emery Show (September 5-September 9, 1977)
1977, 5xLP, Transcription, Show Biz, Inc.
Ralph Emery
The Ralph Emery Show (July 11-July 15, 1977)
1977, 5xLP, Transcription, Show Biz, Inc.
Various
Playboy Country Volume 1
1976
Various
Contemporary Country
Box, Comp + 4xLP, Comp, Dar, The Franklin Mint Record Society, ,
Country