Robert Jerome "Bobby" Borchers (born June 19, 1952 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American country music singer.
Bobby Borchers | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Robert Jerome Borchers |
| Born | June 19, 1952 |
| Origin | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1976–1987 |
| Labels | Playboy Epic Longhorn |
Borchers was raised in Kentucky. He learned to play guitar at age twelve, and got his first break in the mid-1970s, when Tanya Tucker recorded his song "Jamestown Ferry."[1] In the mid-1970s, recorded for the Playboy Records label. Borchers released two albums for Playboy: Bobby Borchers in 1977 and Denim and Rhinestones a year later. He also charted nine times within the Top 40 of the Hot Country Songs charts, including the number seven "Cheap Perfume and Candlelight" in 1977.[2] Borchers later moved to Epic Records, where he released three singles: "Sweet Fantasy," "Wishing I Had Listened to Your Song" and "I Just Wanna Feel the Magic."[2]
Borchers also owned the Longhorn Ballroom restaurant in Fort Wright, Kentucky in the 1980s.[3] In 1987, he issued two singles on Longhorn Records: "It Was Love What It Was" and "(I Remember When I Thought) Whiskey Was a River."[2]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country | ||
| 1977 | Bobby Borchers
|
21[4] |
| 1978 | Denim and Rhinestones
|
49[5] |
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Chart Positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country[2] | CAN Country[6] | ||
| 1976 | "Someone's with Your Wife Tonight, Mister" | 29 | — |
| "They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore" | 32 | — | |
| "Whispers" | 12 | 19 | |
| 1977 | "Cheap Perfume and Candlelight" | 7 | 15 |
| "What a Way to Go" | 18 | — | |
| "I Promised Her a Rainbow" | 18 | 17 | |
| 1978 | "I Like Ladies in Long Black Dresses" | 23 | — |
| "Sweet Fantasy" | 20 | 25 | |
| 1979 | "Wishing I Had Listened to Your Song" | 32 | 60 |
| "I Just Wanna Feel the Magic" | 43 | — | |
| 1987 | "It Was Love What It Was" | 80 | — |
| "(I Remember When I Thought) Whiskey Was a River" | 86 | — | |
References
edit- ^ King, Robert (June 5, 1979). "Bobby Borchers, Full Circle to Perform". The Dispatch. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ "Night Life: Northern Kentucky". Cincinnati Magazine: A20. June 1982.
- ^ "Chart history for Bobby Borchers". Allmusic. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
- ^ "Chart history for Denim and Rhinestones". Allmusic. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
- ^ "Search results for Bobby Borchers". RPM. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2010.