Blake & Brian

Blake & Brian was an American country music duo composed of singer-songwriters Brian Gowan (born January 7, 1969, in Temple, Texas) and Blake Weldon (September 13, 1966, in Lufkin, Texas).^[1]

Blake & Brian
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Country
Years active	1995–1999
Labels	Curb
Past members	Brian Gowan Blake Weldon

The two were paired up by record producer Chuck Howard in 1995.^[2][3] Their self-titled debut album was issued in 1997 on the Curb Records label. The album's lead-off single, "Another Perfect Day", peaked at No. 45 on the Billboard country charts. Country Standard Time gave the album a mixed review, stating that although Gowan and Weldon were "indistinguishable vocally and equally malleable", and although some of the songs were derivative of the Eagles, the more up-tempo tracks were "punch[ed] up... with timeless Texas kick".^[2] After releasing this album, they charted two more singles ("The Wish" and "Amnesia"), the latter of which was not included on an album. By 1999, Blake & Brian had parted ways. Gowan released a solo album entitled Warm Spanish Wine in 2000.^[3] He also co-wrote Rodney Atkins' 1997 debut single "In a Heartbeat" and three songs on Atkins' 2003 debut album Honesty.

Discography

Blake & Brian (1997)

Blake & Brian
Studio album by Blake & Brian
Released	August 19, 1997 (1997-08-19)
Genre	Country
Label	Curb
Producer	Chuck Howard

Track listing

1. "If Guitars Were Guns" (Brian Gowan, Roger Alan Wade) – 2:21
2. "Why, Why, Why" (Mark Selby, Doug Hughes) – 2:33
3. "Saving My Love" (Blake Weldon, Tony Stampley) – 3:43
4. "The Wish" (Conley White, Sam Hogin, Phil Barnhart) – 3:44
5. "There Is No End" (Weldon, Bill Rice, Sharon Rice) – 3:29
6. "Straight to You" (Lee Satterfield, George Teren) – 2:44
7. "Another Perfect Day" (White, Barnhart, Brian Tabor) – 3:26
8. "Shut Up Heart" (Michael Huffman, Rick Williamson) – 2:27
9. "Confederate Rose" (Max T. Barnes, Leslie Satcher) – 3:34
10. "Don't Apologize for Who You Are" (Troy Seals, Waylon Jennings) – 2:12
    • feat. Waylon Jennings and Charlie Daniels
11. "My Only Claim to Fame" (Weldon, B. Rice, S. Rice) – 3:07

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.^[4]

• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Michael Black – background vocals
• Bruce Bouton – steel guitar
• Dennis Burnside – piano
• J.T. Corenflos – electric guitar
• Larry Franklin – fiddle
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar
• John Hobbs – piano
• David Hungate – bass guitar
• Brent Mason – electric guitar
• Terry McMillan – harmonica, percussion
• Scott Merry – bass guitar
• John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
• Paul Scholten – drums
• Michael Spriggs – acoustic guitar
• Dennis Wilson – background vocals
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Album
		US Country [5]	CAN Country
1997	"Another Perfect Day"	45	87	Blake & Brian
	"The Wish"	62	—
1998	"Amnesia"	68	—	Single only
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
1997	"Another Perfect Day"	David Abbott
1998	"Amnesia"