Jim Photoglo

James G. Photoglo is an American pop/soft rock singer and songwriter from Inglewood, California. He released two charting albums in the early 1980s and had two hit singles, "We Were Meant to Be Lovers" (#31, 1980) and "Fool in Love with You" (#25, 1981).[1] He has also performed simply as Photoglo.

After his career as a pop artist, he became a successful country music songwriter in Nashville. He wrote songs for Garth Brooks, Faith Hill, The Everly Brothers, Dusty Springfield, Lee Roy Parnell, Patty Loveless, Highway 101, The Oak Ridge Boys, Pam Tillis, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt, Neal McCoy, John Anderson and Kathy Mattea. Four recordings made the Top Ten of Billboard’s Country charts, and two went to #1: "Fishin' in the Dark" by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and "Hometown Honeymoon" by Alabama. In addition, his song "She Loves Me (The Best That I Can Be)" was covered by pop/R&B singer James Ingram.

He released solo albums again in the 1990s and 2000s. Photoglo was also one of four members of a short-lived novelty country band called Run C&W, which recorded two albums for MCA between 1993 and 1995. He had a long-running association with Dan Fogelberg, serving as bass player and backup vocalist in Fogelberg's touring band for much of the '80s and '90s.

His most recent folk album, Halls of My Heart, was released in July 2014. It is the first album on which Photoglo wrote nearly all of its songs single-handedly.

As of 2016, Photoglo is touring as a sideman with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on their 50th Anniversary tour, playing bass guitar and acoustic guitar, as well as adding background vocals.

Discography

Albums
  • 1980 – Photoglo (U.S. #194)[2]
  • 1981 – Fool in Love with You (U.S. #119)[2]
  • 1983 – The Thin Man
  • 1993 – Pure Love
  • 1996 – Passage
  • 2000 – Fly Straight Home
  • 2005 – Sparks in the Radio
  • 2009 – Is It Me?
  • 2014 – Halls of My Heart

Singles
  • 1980 – "We Were Meant to Be Lovers" - U.S. Billboard #31,[3] U.S. AC #14[4]
  • 1980 – "When Love Is Gone" - U.S. AC #44[5]
  • 1981 – "Fool in Love with You" - U.S. Billboard #25,[6] U.S. AC #12,[7] Cash Box #23; CAN AC #11[8]
  • 1981 – "More to Love" - U.S. AC #36[9]
  • 1981 - "Don't Play Another Sad Song"
  • 1981 – "Tonight Will Last Forever"
  • 1983 - "I Think We're Alone Now"
  • 1983 – "Don't Say Goodnight"
  • 1993 - "Will of the Wind"
  • 1993 - "Pure Love"
  • 2000 - "Fly Straight Home"
  • 2005 - "Sparks in the Radio"
  • 2009 - "Is It Me"
  • 2014 - "Halls of My Heart"
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References
  1. Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. 7th edn, 2000
  2. Chart Positions, Allmusic.com
  3. "Photoglo We Were Meant To Be Lovers Chart History".
  4. "Photoglo We Were Meant To Be Lovers Adult Contemporary Chart History".
  5. "Photoglo When Love Is Gone Adult Contemporary Chart History".
  6. "Jim Photoglo Fool In Love With You Chart History".
  7. "Jim Photoglo Fool In Love With You Adult Contemporary Chart History".
  8. Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly".
  9. "Jim Photoglo More To Love Adult Contemporary Chart History".
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