You may think you don’t know this song, but you do—oh, you do. Johnny Lee recorded the song, and despite complaints from critics, the song became a major country-pop crossover. After relatively little success as a recording artist, Roger Miller lost interest in his music career and was dropped from his recording contract. Select personalised content. The heartbreaking song became a #1 smash across country, pop, and adult contemporary charts. "Rhinestone Cowboy" was written and recorded by Larry Weiss in 1974. To answer that question, we don't mind…at all. "Always On My Mind" topped the country chart and went to #5 pop. Here are the upbeat songs we can't stop listening to. He signed a recording deal with Decca in 1958, but it would be six years before he would become both a country and pop star. Dissatisfied with the results, he asked his good friend Dolly Parton to join him and make it a duet. His 1976 album Saddle Tramp hit the country top 10 and established the Charlie Daniels Band in the eyes of country music fans. In 1973 she recorded the song "Let Me Be There" written by John Rostill, a member of Cliff Richard's backing band The Shadows. Armed with a deadly falsetto, the crooner melds the sweetness of a young Marvin Gaye with the swag of in-the-club-like-yeah Usher—it's damn near irresistible. Reportedly the movie's star John Travolta liked the song. It was part of a huge surge in country-pop crossovers with six songs hitting #1 on both the country and pop singles charts in 1975. Taylor Swift's transition from country to pop star was complete. Sex is an indelible part of this Britpop band’s oeuvre, but frontman Jarvis Cocker often addresses the subject in a way that’s rather unnerving. But her soulful delivery sells it—she coos each line as one lover might to another just before heading to the bedroom. Written by Stephanie Bentley and Holly Lamar, Produced by Byron Gallimore and Faith Hill. Roger Miller gained his first music industry success as a Nashville songwriter in the 1950s. The best workout songs can elevate your exercise session from meh to amazing. His breakthrough hit "Take Me Home Country Roads" hit both charts in 1971. But what Harlem rapper Azealia Banks’s filthy anthem lacks in sophistication, it more than makes up for in out-and-out joy. Freddy Fender's soulful tenor vocals proved to be irresistible and the recording became a #1 hit on both country and pop charts finally establishing Freddy Fender as a star. Skeeter Davis - "The End of the World" (1962), Jeannie C. Riley - "Harper Valley PTA" (1968), Charlie Rich - "The Most Beautiful Girl" (1973), Olivia Newton-John - "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)" (1974), Glen Campbell - "Rhinestone Cowboy" (1975), Freddy Fender - "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" (1975), BJ Thomas - "Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" (1975), John Denver - "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" (1975), Crystal Gayle - "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" (1977), Charlie Daniels Band - "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" (1979), Eddie Rabbitt - "I Love a Rainy Night" (1980), Willie Nelson - "Always On My Mind" (1982), Dollly Parton and Kenny Rogers - "Islands In the Stream" (1983), Shania Twain - "You're Still the One" (1998), Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly - "Cruise (Remix)" (2012), M.L.S, Library Science, Indiana University. "Rhinestone Cowboy" earned a Grammy Award nomination for Record of the Year. Songwriter Wayne Carson says he wrote the basics in 10 minutes and then completed it in the recording studio with Johnny Christopher and Mark James. People say that the modern era lacks subtlety, and to an extent they’re right. It followed Dolly Parton's "9 to 5" to #1 on the pop chart, and to date is the last time two country songs were consecutive #1 pop hits. For a band that often sang about the kinkier side of sex—both “Master and Servant” and “Strangelove” embrace S&M elements—this 1993 track is fairly tame. We rounded up Swift's best 41 songs to play throughout your wedding journey. From the opening bars, lazy Dylanesque strumming and slide-guitar moans suggest a warm, lazy summer afternoon. Share PINTEREST Email Print Music. Produced by Chicago house icon Lil Louis in 1989, “French Kiss” was hardly the first song to blend orgasmic female moaning and dance beats—but the track was probably the first to do so over stark, rat-a-tat drum-machine rhythms and acidic synths, resulting in something more akin to a backroom bang session than a romantic tryst in a four-poster bed. By the mid-1970s BJ Thomas was a well-established adult contemporary pop star. His soul is at risk, but ultimately Johnny wins defeating the devil's contemporary rock with classic bluegrass influenced fiddle playing. In the '90s, Ginuwine was the R&B king of getting freaky, and to our ears, his greatest moment is this duet with hip-hop’s queen of sauce, Missy Elliott. It was first offered to the country singer Billy Walker, but it was turned own because he felt it was written for a woman to sing. Produced by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter. Rhythm & Blues Top Picks Rock Music Pop Music Alternative Music Classical Music Country Music Folk Music Rap & Hip Hop World Music Punk Music Heavy Metal Jazz Latin Music Oldies Learn More. Freddy Fender said, "I was glad to get it over with and I thought that would be the last of hit." Between the English songstress's sultry voice and the sexy, Spanish-influenced melody, "The Sweetest Taboo" is a serious no-brainer when it comes to having a heart-thumping, sizzling-hot time. The single "You're Still the One" was written about the couple's own relationship. After the Deep Purple 1984 reunion, the song was no longer played, as Ian Gillan, whom David Coverdale had replaced, was vocalist once more, and would not sing songs from the Coverdale era. Dredging the bottom of his psyche with admissions like, "I can hardly believe I've found you, and I'm terrified of that," FJM manages to clear away enough clutter to find something real or, as he puts it, to "truly see and be seen.". In her 1984 hit "The Sweetest Taboo," Sade innocently sings, "Sometimes I think you're just too good for me / Every day is Christmas, and every night is New Year's Eve." Enter Lionel Richie of R&B group The Commodores. We already have this email. The result was an instant classic which topped both the country and pop charts becoming the second pop #1 for both artists. The group quickly found success after being signed to Capitol Records. However, he did not record on his own as a solo artist until the mid-1970s when he signed a recording contract with Monument Records. "I Can Help" is recorded in a rockabilly style and includes the distinctive sound of Billy Swan himself on a portable Farfisa organ. However, in the early 1970s, working with countrypolitan producer Billy Sherrill, he hit upon a sound that finally made him a star. Although he found his home in the country music community, the singing voice of Charlie Rich owes more to R&B and jazz. Country and pop music went on distinctly different paths for most of the last half of the 1980s and the first half of the 1990s. Ultimately in 2014, she announced that her album 1989 would be her first entirely pop release. But when it’s time to make the move on that special someone in your life, find some inspiration from the best sex scenes of all time, then put together a playlist with these unbeatable sexy songs to woo your paramour and get their heart racing. The trio of Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, and Dave Haywood all had music in their families. It hit #1 on the country singles chart and #2 pop in May 1998. When your mom tells you how sexy Mick Jagger was—yeah, and Keith Richards, too—it’s this that she’s talking about. You can never go wrong with a Taylor Swift wedding song on your big day! Tragically, she died less than two years later in a plane crash. A Warner Bros. executive discovered her in one of the performances and signed Faith Hill to a recording contract. Beginning with her first country chart hit "Dumb Blonde" in 1967, Dolly Parton became one of the most enduring of country singer-songwriters. The lyrics and delivery epitomize Prince's libidinous swagger, and the rapped vocals are among his least embarrassing hip-hop attempts; best of all is a killer groove that assures you Prince can keep it up all night long. In 2008, disco-era power androgyne Grace Jones claimed in an interview that "Pull Up to the Bumper" had nothing whatsoever to do with sex. Issued on her 1961 debut album, At Last!, Etta James’s impossibly honest blues tune revealed a lot about her spirit: swinging, slinky and sassy. Written by Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood, and Josh Kear, Produced by Lady Antebellum and Paul Worley. With its velvety guitar melody, silky coolness and sensual, oh-so-soft vocals, no other song about doomed love has fueled more steamy sexxions. It climbed to the top of the country singles chart and spent a phenomenal eight weeks there. We decided to skip the gorgeous but sad “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart” and first-dance anthem “Let’s Stay Together” in favor of this straight-up invitation from the Rev’s 2008 album of the same name, produced by Questlove. However, songwriter Bob Morrison included it in a group of songs pitched to producers of the upcoming film Urban Cowboy. The song was a smash hit reaching #1 on both the country and pop charts. But none have used them to as sensual effect as Air, especially on this eternal sex jam from the French duo’s 1998 space-pop debut, Moon Safari. From sweet nothings to not-so-subtle innuendo, these sexy songs are geared towards getting things going in the bedroom. Taylor Swift soon turned into one of the biggest country-pop crossover stars of all time. Add to that Phife Dawg’s pan-racial proclivities and you have a mood setter for the ages. The NOLA-based Master P–led crew memorably landed this smooth funk ballad with not-so-subtle lyrics about getting horizontal. The fiendishly rude-sounding bassline, the nearly cheesy-but-actually-genius organ riff and then the whispered, orgasmic crooning… “Je t’aime” is Sexy Song 101. The song had its origins in a fragment of a song that Eddie Rabbitt wrote in the 1960s late on a rainy night. She first topped the country chart in 1970 with "Joshua" and kicked off a string of four consecutive #1 country hits in 1973 with her classic "Jolene." Dolly Parton was asked to write the theme song for her film debut in 9 to 5. Their second EP It'z Just What We Do broke into the top 20 of the country album chart. Crossover hits have a long distinguished history in country and pop music. Crossover hits have a long distinguished history in country and pop music. The song humorously details the life of a hobo who considers himself, "King of the road." The song "Cruise" was the first single released from the duo's hit EP. It went to #1 on both the country and pop singles charts earning Dolly Parton Grammy Awards for Best Female Country Vocal and Best Country Song. Before the use of his recording of "Lookin' For Love" as a centerpiece in the hit movie Urban Cowboy, singer Johnny Lee had achieved moderate success on the country singles chart with his reworking of Rick Nelson's "Garden Party" into "Country Party" reaching #15. With Jamie Smith's slow, pounding beats and Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim's winding guitar riffs and smoky voices, part of the charm of "Do You Mind" is how polite its lyrics sound, given the fluid ease of the song. Prince's credentials as the King of Hump were a thing of public record long before he uncorked this sultry scorcher of a track in 1992. "The End of the World" reached #2 on both the country and pop charts and became Skeeter Davis' signature song. Australian singer Olivia Newton-John first hit the US pop charts in 1971 with a cover of Bob Dylan's "If Not For You." Bill Lamb is a music and arts writer with two decades of experience covering the world of entertainment and culture. The country influenced recording was a top 10 hit on both country and pop charts. Her first big country-pop crossover came in 1977 with "Here You Come Again" that kicked off another string of three country #1 hits and it climbed all the way to #3 on the pop chart. One of the all-time greatest songs about butts in a genre busting with them, here we find Juvenile driven damn near insane by the booty. Michael Putland / Hulton Archive / Getty Images. His career hit a dry streak in 1973 and 1974 prompting BJ Thomas to try a country pop sound with ABC Records. Cougars of New Jersey, look alive. Lonestar released "Amazed" as the second single from their third studio album Lonely Grill. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. By definition, they are songs considered country by genre, but pop audiences embraced them and took them into the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. The music curls and stretches, and all you can think about is merging with your object of desire. "Harper Valley PTA" received the Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance and earned nominations for Record and Song of the Year. He had recorded classics such as "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head," "I Just Can't Help Believing, and "Rock and Roll Lullaby." Patsy Cline had emerged as a country star with her big hit "I Fall To Pieces." Then Hope Sandoval starts singing, her breathy insinuation suggestive and vulnerable at once. The band co-wrote the title song of their second album "Need You Now" with veteran country songwriter Josh Kear. English cult singer Peter Gabriel wasn't known for libidinous content; here, a wonky song was abetted by a groundbreakingly loopy animated video. Written by Charlie Daniels, Tom Crain, "Taz" DiGregorio, Fred Edwards, Charles Hayward, and James W. Marshall. Here he’s in full-on sentimental lover mode—who could resist? "Always On My Mind" is a contemporary pop standard. It peaked at #2 on the country chart and production that leaned toward pop took the song to #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the top 10 at mainstream pop radio. Crowds screamed for INXS front man Michael Hutchence, who was associated with a bevvy of famous beauties in his 1980s heyday. Use precise geolocation data. Written by Brian Kelley, Tyler Hubbard, Joey Moi, Chase Rice, and Jesse Rice. From Zero 7 to Massive Attack, electronic musicians are no strangers to the power of lush dreamscapes. We’re apt to take him for his word. Create a personalised ads profile. She co-starred along with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. But as to the business of writing a love song—well, that’s a challenge that the greatest songwriters have wrestled with since the first caveman grunted a serenade to his beloved. And what's lovemaking without a little self-loathing? Like a good romance, the soulful R&B track takes time to build—practically speaking, it’s a great way to eat up 10 minutes. In the early years of rock and roll, there was sometimes little distinction between a country and an early rock and roll song. Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees and his production partners Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson worked on Kenny Rogers' album Eyes That See In the Dark. Long before Kanye wanted to “play that shit back in slo-mo,” Juvie and Soulja Slim had that ground staked out—and it earned them a Billboard Hot 100 No. It was released as a single CD (released on 2CD formats, the second of which being an enhanced CD) and as a 7" vinyl, and was also released for the first time on DVD format. It made her into simultaneously a country and pop star. The single "Behind Closed Doors" became Charlie Rich's first #1 country hit in 1973 and broke into the top 20 of the pop chart. But a roomy backseat is where the lush production and syrupy strings sound best. "—which we appreciate. The engaging storyline of "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" helped it cross over from country to pop. Written by Wanda Mallette, Bob Morrison, and Patti Ryan. John Denver was one of the biggest country-pop crossover artists of the 1970s. Mark Edward Nero is an expert on the soul, … The song's success made Patsy Cline an even bigger star. He had a string of minor country chart hits for more than a decade until his 1975 album Red Headed Stranger and the #1 version of the country classic "Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain" made him an outlaw (nonconformist) country superstar. Like "Let Me Be There" it includes a distinctive bass harmony vocal by British vocalist Mike Sammes. The song also spent a phenomenal 17 weeks at the top of the adult contemporary chart. The soft keyboard melody, the falsetto crooning, the hooky earworm of a bridge and chorus: everything about Francis Farewell Starlite’s 2013 standout is custom build for sonic seduction. It ultimately peaked at #4 on the pop chart. His first two releases were "Dang Me" and "Chug-a-Lug." Throughout history, music has been used to set a mood, and countless relationships have been hatched while listening to the most romantic love songs. With an opening salvo like "these lips can't wait to taste your skin," things get steamy quick on Miguel's 2012 sex-soaked single. By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news, events, offers and partner promotions. Kenny Rogers has said, "The idea was that Lionel would come from R&B and I'd come from country, and we'd meet somewhere in pop." By the mid-aughts, ol' Bobby Zimmerman was calling out his crushes (including future "Empire State of Mind" songbird Alicia Keys) by name; back in ’69, though, he still favored cozy anonymity. Michael Loccisano / FilmMagic / Getty Images, Produced by Nathan Chapman and Taylor Swift. The original version of "Cruise" peaked at #16 on the pop chart. In no way related to the slightly cheesy Bad Company song, this 1974 tune is quite simple: Flack describes moments that inspire an amorous mood, including after walking through a park and while sitting in a restaurant. From biting satire to loving homage, the best Frank Zappa songs prove exactly why he’s … Let them inspire your own chorus of moans. He's at his drug-addled best on the 2012 track "Wicked Games," a twisted love song that matches supple vocals with a neon-lit menace and the sense that no one involved gets off easy. (See the entirety of 1998’s This Is Hardcore.) he landed a top 10 pop hit in 1973 with the novelty classic "Uneasy Rider." The idea was a major success and topped the country, pop, and adult contemporary charts. If you’ve ever dreamed of Lady B paying a visit to your chamber, switch on this I Am... Sasha Fierce single, in which the singer laces her firm come-ons with plentiful coital oohs and ahhs. They both were major country-pop crossover hits landing in the top 10 on both charts. It so scandalized and titillated the prudish Brits that the BBC banned the song—which, of course, only added to its appeal. The album Faith (1987) featured Michael sniffing his own armpit and opened with this funky gem—which finds Michael’s signature growl at its peak: “C – c – c- c’mon!” He also makes his request in the plainest possible terms, “Have sex with me! Her 1993 debut album Take Me As I Am met with significant commercial success. Brenda Lee had a minor country chart hit with the song in 1972, and Elvis Presley took it to #20 on the pop chart later in the year. But we will never, ever question the fact that this cut, from 2003 breakthrough album Elephant, is one of the sexiest songs committed to vinyl. And now...your bedroom. In what soon became a relatively common occurrence, the song was remixed for pop audiences and then re-released to the radio. The song peaked at #1 on the country chart and #4 pop. One of the songs "Islands In the Stream," originally written for Marvin Gaye, was first recorded as a Kenny Rogers solo. After three more country-pop crossover smash hits, Olivia Newton-John's fortunes faded until she returned in 1978 reworking her image into that of a mainstream pop artist. In addition, it became a #1 hit on pop singles charts around the world. With strong critical acclaim, "Need You Now" won Grammy Awards for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Country Song, and Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group. While looking for follow-ups, Crystal Gayle's regular producer Allen Reynolds visited Richard Leigh and discovered "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue." While embarking on a solo recording career in the 1960s, he also wrote hit songs for other artists including Patsy Cline's country-pop crossover classic "Crazy." Written by David Malloy, Eddie Rabbitt, and Even Stevens. Here we have Bruce at the peak of his blue-collar pre-middle-age sex appeal, all grease-covered hands and sweaty brow trying to get a look under the hood. By definition, they are songs considered country by genre, but pop audiences embraced them and took them into the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.In the early years of rock and roll, there was sometimes little distinction between a country and an early rock and roll song. Mary Frances Penick was better known as country singer Skeeter Davis. "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" was written by John Martin Sommers, a member of John Denver's backing band, while on a road trip from Aspen, Colorado to Los Angeles. Hutchence’s allure is in the way he sings—100 percent—like he means it. Cover versions have proliferated, but only Patti, Sarah and Nona deliver the real goods. Among his successes were Elvis Presley's 1970 hit "Kentucky Rain" and Ronnie Milsap's 1974 hit "Pure Love." Terius Nash’s velvety falsetto is a force of sexual nature, not to mention his songwriting acumen, which has seen to The-Dream co-writing songs for Rihanna ("Umbrella"), Beyoncé ("Single Ladies [Put a Ring on It]") and the Biebs ("Baby"). However, despite a string of country chart placements into the late 1980s, Billy Swan never approached the success of "I Can Help" again. The song was a #1 smash on the country chart and went to #3 pop. All rights reserved. Q drops a verse on this woozy cut—with a hook by BJ the Chicago Kid—as a means to hasten that reunion, but hopefully you’re already there. The landmark song "Harper Valley PTA" helped establish songwriter Tom T. Hall in Nashville with the nickname "The Storyteller." The 20 Best Pop Songs in History By Women Artists. However, by 1980 he still had not earned that elusive #1 pop hit. By 1999 the group had released five top 10 country hits including "Come Cryin' To Me" which went all the way to #1. Singer Jeannie C. Riley was just beginning her career when she recorded "Harper Valley PTA." This song, from Pulp’s 1995 breakthrough, Different Class, is no exception, as Cocker sings about missing the sensation of sleeping with a former lover. Three of Crystal Gayle's top 10 country hits had been written by Richard Leigh. In 1980 the song "Drivin' My Life Away" crossed over to the top 5 on the pop chart. All together now: "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?". The Kinks’ 1964 breakthrough hit is a visceral ode to lust: “Girl, you really got me goin’ / You got me so I don't know what I’m doin’ / Yeah, you really got me now / You got me so I can't sleep at night.” More than anything, this most primal track throbs with hot-blooded teenage urgency and will remind you of not being able to keep your hands off your high-school flame. Whether or not your bedroom is actually a pot-clouded penthouse suite, Canadian R&B auteur the Weeknd, a.k.a. She returned to the music business in 1958 and became a solo country star. In 1964 in need of cash, he signed a contract with rising label Smash Records. Her efforts met with little success until she began singing backup for songwriter Gary Burr. Actually, the video for "Wicked Game" is visually titillating too, featuring Isaak romping on the beach with topless supermodel Helena Christensen—but sonically, this 1990 hit exudes lust from hypnotic start to finish. Sade, just give it up. Dear Jack: Sure, some of your style choices over the years have been questionable (that Zorro mustache). With rockabilly influence, the song became a massive hit. Thanks for subscribing! Yeah, right: nothing to be read into her helpful suggestion that a bit of lubrication might be required to get that oversize stretch limo through the back door. "Crazy" became a #2 country smash and was Patsy Cline's only top 10 pop hit. And that’s a good thing. Billy Swan worked as a successful country songwriter in Nashville in the latter half of the 1960s. The boys in Blur always had a bit of an ironic art-school air about them, which is part of what makes their gospel-inflected 1999 song all the more affecting. Few songs have thrown a spotlight on streetwalking the way this chart-topping 1974 smash did…and none made you want to get down (or learn to speak French) more. The New Orleans MC mashes together rap, rock and an ascending electronic pulse for this characteristically grimy love ballad. However, in April 2013 a new remix featuring rapper Nelly was released. You might remember it as a vintage-industrial keepsake, but Trent Reznor's 1994 hit is actually an X-rated funk masterpiece in disguise. French singer Serge Gainsbourg really was doing the nasty with English rose Jane Birkin in the studio. Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! That infamous chorus flies only because the beat underneath it—famously simulated by a pumping heart in the video—feels so stubbornly sensual.
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