Archer/Park

Archer/Park was an American country music duo composed of singer-songwriters Randy Archer and Johnny Park. Signed to Atlantic Records in 1994, the duo released its sole album, We Got a Lot in Common, that year. Two of the album's singles entered the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts: "Where There's Smoke" at No. 29 and the title track at No. 63.

Archer/Park
Randy Archer (left) and Johnny Park
Background information
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Country
Years active	1994
Labels	Atlantic
Spinoffs	The Parks
Past members	Randy Archer Johnny Park

Biography

Archer/Park consisted of songwriters and vocalists Randy Archer (born February 20, 1959, in Swainsboro, Georgia) and Johnny Park (born October 30, 1957, in Arlington, Texas).^[1] The two had success writing songs for other country music artists, and began working together in the same publishing company. As a result, they decided to form a duo and signed with Atlantic Records' Nashville branch in 1994. They recorded their debut album We Got a Lot in Common that same year.^[2] The album's two singles "Where There's Smoke" and "We Got a Lot in Common" both charted on Billboard Hot Country Songs.^[1] The album received a mixed review from John P. McLaughlin of the Alberta Province, who thought the album was "generic" and derivative of Brooks & Dunn.^[3] An uncredited review in Gavin Report described the title track favorably, saying that the duo showed a sense of humor on it.^[4]

After their only album, Archer resumed working as a songwriter, with Tim McGraw and John Michael Montgomery being among the acts who recorded his songs.^[5] He and Park also wrote songs for Montgomery and for Elbert West. In 2006, Archer independently released an album titled Shots in the Dark.^[5]

In 2009, Park and his son, Clint, formed the duo The Parks, which signed to Lyric Street Records subsidiary Carolwood Records.^[6] Park also co-wrote Easton Corbin's "Roll with It".^[7]

We Got a Lot in Common

We Got a Lot in Common
Studio album by Archer/Park
Released	September 6, 1994 (1994-09-06)
Genre	Country
Length	32:04
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Randy Scruggs

Track listing

1. "We Got a Lot in Common" (Randy Archer, Johnny Park, Bobby P. Barker) – 3:07
2. "Where There's Smoke" (Barker, Mark Collie) – 2:54
3. "You Don't Know Where This Heart's Been" (Archer, Park, Barker) – 3:59
4. "I'm Not Crazy" (Archer, Park, Barker) – 2:55
5. "Your Ol' Rock" (Archer, Park, Barker, Doug Nichols) – 3:33
6. "The Man That I Am" (Walt Aldridge, Darryl Worley) – 2:56
7. "Don't Look Now" (Archer, Park, Nichols) – 2:48
8. "'Til Something Better Comes Along" (Charles Quillen) – 3:29
9. "Permanent Thing" (Jerry Abbott, Charles Stewart) – 3:19
10. "I Still Wanna Jump Your Bones" (Archer, Park, Barker) – 3:04

Personnel

• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
• Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar, slide guitar, Pedabro
• Steve Gibson – electric guitar
• Tim "Felipe" Gonzalez – harmonica
• Rob Hajacos – fiddle
• Owen Hale – drums
• Brent Mason – electric guitar
• Dave Pomeroy – bass guitar
• Don Potter – acoustic guitar
• Ron "Snake" Reynolds – percussion
• Randy Scruggs – acoustic and electric guitars
• Milton Sledge – drums
• Bobby Wood – piano, synthesizer
• Bob Wray – bass guitar

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country[1]	CAN Country[8]
1994	"Where There's Smoke"	29	50
	"We Got a Lot in Common"	63	68

Music videos

Year	Video
1994	"Where There's Smoke"
	"We Got a Lot in Common"