Early life
Whitley learned to play a guitar at a very young age, and became involved with a regional television show when he was eight years old. He and his friend, Ricky Skaggs, formed a bluegrass band, which landed both of them their first break in 1970, when they joined Ralph Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys. Whitley was singing lead for the band by 1974 at the age of 20.
In 1978, he joined J. D. Crowe and the New South as lead vocalist and guitarist. Critics were by then praising his vocals, and these reviews eventually caught the attention of RCA Records, who would sign him to a contract in 1984.
Solo years
Whitley's first solo album, ''A Hard Act to Follow,'' was released in 1984. However, the songs off of the album didn't get much airplay. Critics regarded the album as too erratic; while Whitley was working hard to achieve his own style, the songs he produced were inconsistent, and because of this, the follow up album would be more with pop sounds and a new producer as well who had been in the music buisness for sometime and had several hit records under his belt with other artists Blake Mevis.
L.A. to Miami, released in 1986. This album would give him his first Top 20 country hit single, "Miami, My Amy." The song was followed by three more hit songs, "Ten Feet Away," "Homecoming '63," and "Hard Livin." The album also had included "On The Other Hand" and "Nobody In His Right Mind Would've Left Her." Both George Strait and Randy Travis waited to see if Whitley would release these two songs as singles; when he didn't, Strait grabbed "Nobody in his Right Mind Would've Left Her", and Travis did the same with "On the Other Hand." Both Strait and Travis scored big on both songs, landing both at number one on the country charts.
During his tour to promote ''L.A. to Miami'', he met and started dating Lorrie Morgan, a fellow country singer. The pair were married in November, 1986, and they had their only son, Jesse Keith Whitley, in 1987. Keith also adopted Lorrie's daughter Morgan from her first marriage.
During the new recording sessions in 1987, Whitley started feeling that the songs he was doing were not up to the way he wanted them,nal studio album, ''I Wonder Do You Think of Me''. The album was released three months after his death, on August 1, 1989. The album produced two more #1 hits, with the title track and "It Ain't Nothin'." "I'm Over You" also saw the top ten in the spring of 1990, reaching No. 3.
In 1990, a collection of Keith's greatest hits was released. It has gone on to sell more than three million copies over the years for RCA.
On the greatest hits collection was a demo record that Whitley made in 1987, called "Tell Lorrie I Love Her," and also a new song to which Lorrie Morgan added her vocals to and created a duet called "Til A Tear Becomes A Rose". The song rose to No. 13 and won them 1991's CMA award for Best Vocal Collaboration.
RCA also released a compilation of old performance clips (from his days in the Clinch Mountain Boys and the New South), interviews, and some previously unreleased material under the title "Kentucky Bluebird", a moniker that became Whitley's nickname. The CD has become a huge collector's item among fans over the years due to it being out of print.and is currently in production.
Almost twenty years after Keith's passing fans and fellow singers still wonder what would have happened if Keith had lived, some say Garth Brooks would have taken a back seat to Keith in the 1990's , Tim McGraw and many singers today still are influenced by the man who just wanted to be remembered.
In 2007, long time fan Kindall Wann will be launching an all Keith Whitley radio station on the internet site Live365.com, the station will contain every known public release of Keith's and also the live concerts, demos, and more that fans have has among them for years.
In the summer of 2007, Austin City Limits will be releasing like in past years, several DVDs of their concerts over the years, and Keith's "FULL" concert is one that will be released. The concert filmed is an hour long, but the television version is only 30 minutes long.
Keith's music video's and many rare performances have recently been showing up on the website YouTube.com, one of the performances is from Hee Haw in 1985, Keith singing "Miami, My Amy".
You Win Again
Keith Whitley Lyrics
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I remember all the things that we used to do
I think I'm over you and then
I'm losin' you all over again
I smell the fragrance of your sweet perfume
It still lingers in my lonely room
I think of things that might have been
It feels just like it did the day you left
Over and over I can't help myself
It seems to me no matter what I try
I'm right back where I was the day you said, "Goodbye"
I've tried to go out with somebody new
I've changed my hangouts and the things I do
Just when I think my heart will mend
I'm losin' you all over again
It feels just like it did the day you left
Over and over I can't help myself
It seems to me no matter what I try
I'm right back where I was the day you said, "Goodbye"
I've tried to go out with somebody new
I've changed my hangouts and the things I do
Just when I think my heart will mend
I'm losin' you all over again
Just when I think my heart will mend
I'm losin' you all over
Over and over again
Keith Whitley's song "I'm Losing You All Over Again" captures the essence of a heartbroken individual who is struggling to move on from a past relationship. Whitley's mournful voice is accompanied by a somber melody that reinforces the theme of the song. The lyrics beautifully illustrate the constant reminders of the person who left and how they continue to haunt the singer, even after they think they have moved on.
Whitley sings about the fragrance of his former lover's perfume that still lingers in his lonely room. He remembers all the things they used to do together and thinks of the things that could have been if the relationship had persisted. Despite his attempt to move on, he feels like he is right back where he was on the day they said goodbye. Whitley portrays the struggle of a person who knows that they need to let go but finds it difficult to do so.
The chorus repeats the central theme of the song over and over again. The singer feels like he is losing his former love all over again, reliving the hurt and pain of their departure. The song's straightforward lyrics and simple melody provide a powerful reminder of the pain that comes with heartbreak and the difficulties that arise in trying to move on.
Line by Line Meaning
Everywhere I turn, someone reminds me of you
No matter where I go or what I do, something or someone always reminds me of you
I remember all the things that we used to do
I can't help but recall all the memories and experiences we shared together
I think I'm over you and then
I'm losin' you all over again
Just when I start to believe that I've moved on and left you in the past, I find myself falling for you all over again
I smell the fragrance of your sweet perfume
It still lingers in my lonely room
Even though you're not here, the scent of your perfume remains and reminds me of you
I think of things that might have been
And I'm losin' you all over again
Thoughts of what could have been between us consume me, causing me to feel the loss of you all over again
It feels just like it did the day you left
Over and over I can't help myself
The pain I felt when you left is just as raw now as it was then, and I can't stop myself from feeling it again and again
It seems to me no matter what I try
I'm right back where I was the day you said, "Goodbye"
Despite my best efforts to move on and forget about you, I always end up right back where I started when you first said goodbye
I've tried to go out with somebody new
I've changed my hangouts and the things I do
Just when I think my heart will mend
I'm losin' you all over again
I've tried to move on by dating others and changing my routine, but just when I start to believe that I can get over you, I find myself falling for you all over again
Just when I think my heart will mend
I'm losin' you all over
Over and over again
No matter how hard I try, I can't seem to let go of you and the feelings I have for you. I keep losing you over and over again.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: CASWELL, WHITLEY
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