Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers

Larry Wayne Gatlin (born May 2, 1948 in Seminole, Texas) is an American country music singer. He is best-known for teaming up with his brothers in the late 1970s, where they became one of country music's most successful acts of the 1970s and 1980s. Gatlin has a total of 33 Top 40 singles under his belt, including both his solo recordings and those with his brothers.[citation needed] As their fame grew, the band became known as Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers. Their popularity lasted throughout much of the 1980s. Their biggest hits together included, "Broken Lady", "All the Gold in California", "Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You)", "She Used to Be Somebody's Baby", and "Talkin' to the Moon". Larry Gatlin is known for his rich tenor voice. Larry Gatlin is known for the string of pop-inflected hit songs he recorded during the 1970s and 80s. During this time, country music trended heavily towards polished pop music arrangements in a style that came to be known as Countrypolitan. Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers came to prominence and enjoyed their greatest success during this period.In 1979, when he signed with Columbia Records, Gatlin decided to officially have his brothers billed on his singles and on his albums.That year, their name was officially re-titled Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers. They soon released an album in 1979, Straight Ahead. It spawned the single "All the Gold In California," which became one of their biggest hits together, taking the #1 spot on the Hot Country Songs list. This was Larry Gatlin's second No. 1, and led to his being awarded "Top Male Vocalist of the Year" by the Academy of Country Music that year. The group's next big hit came in early 1980, with "Take Me To Your Lovin' Place," which peaked at #5 in 1981; they followed up with "What Are We Doin' Lonesome," which peaked at #4 later in the year. They continued their hit success, garnering Top 10 and Top 20 hits, with "In Like With Each Other" (1982), "She Used to Sing on Sunday" (1982), "Sure Feels Like Love" (1982), and "Almost Called Her Baby By Mistake" (1983). In 1983, the group had their third (and last) No. 1 hit, "Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You)". Even though the group never achieved another #1 hit, they had hits that came close, like the jaunty release in 1986, "She Used to Be Somebody's Baby" (which peaked at #2) and 1987's "Talkin' to the Moon" (which peaked at #4, as well as 1988's "Love of a Lifetime" (which peaked at #4). They were also one of the first Country groups to have music videos,[citation needed] like 1984's "The Lady Takes the Cowboy Every Time". In 1985, Gatlin wrote the song "Indian Summer" with Barry Gibb, which he recorded as a duet with Roy Orbison.[citation needed] They stayed in the Top 10 continuously throughout much of the 80s, with hits like "Denver."