Doug Stone
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Although the country star Doug Stone made his name as a baritone balladeer, he's also adept at up-tempo country tunes. Doug was born and raised in Atlanta, GA. He learned to play guitar at the age of five from his mother who is also a country singer. As a teenager, he performed in skating rinks in his hometown and later moved on to playing area bars while working long hours as a mechanic during the day. Several years later, Doug was “discovered” by his manager, which led him to landing a record deal with Epic. His self-titled debut was released in 1990 and broke him in a big way. The despairing lead single, "I'd Be Better Off (In a Pine Box)," shot into the country Top Five. Doug landed three more Top Ten hits from the album, including "Fourteen Minutes Old”, "These Lips Don't Know How to Say Goodbye”, and his first number one, "In a Different Light”. He quickly completed a follow-up album, “I Thought It Was You”, for release in 1991. The release solidified his persona as country music’s suave song stylist. It also became his second straight million-seller on the strength of three Top Five hits including the title track, "Come In Out of the Pain” and a second number one in "A Jukebox With a Country Song”. Stone’s third album, 1992’s “From the Heart”, spun off one hit after another. "Warning Labels" and "Made for Lovin' You" went to the Top Ten, while "Too Busy Being in Love" and "Why Didn't I Think of That" topped the charts. Doug continued his frantic hit-making pace with 1993's “More Love”, which contained three Top Ten smashes in "Addicted to a Dollar”, "I Never Knew Love” and the title track. Like “From the Heart”, his release “More Love” also went gold. In 1995, Doug followed that release with the compilation “Greatest Hits, Vol. 1”, whose newly recorded "Little Houses" went to the Top Ten. In 2004, Doug Stone started a new chapter in his life and career. After a brief hiatus from recording, a renewed interest in Doug's music by fans and radio made Doug one of the highlights at the 2004 Country Radio Seminar (CRS). During the week of CRS, Doug reunited with a member of his former management team, Martha (Taylor) Borchetta. Soon after that he joined Lofton Creek Records. Doug’s first album with Lofton Creek Records, “In A Different Light”, re-released the original title track and “Why Didn’t I Think of That” from Doug’s library of hits. The album also contains Doug’s version of timeless classics as he artfully blends the traditional spirit of “Only You”, “Tell It Like It is”, “Georgia On My Mind” and “Crazy Love”. The eight original songs on this album will both tug on heartstrings and invoke smiles: a task that only Doug can perform with such style and grace. With this new album, Lofton Creek Records is honored to place Doug Stone back in the spotlight.