Rex Allen Jr.

Rex Elvie Allen Jr. (born August 23, 1947)^[1] is an American country music singer. He is the son of Rex Allen.

Rex Allen Jr.
Background information
Birth name	Rex Elvie Allen Jr.
Born	(1947-08-23) August 23, 1947 (age 77) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres	Country countrypolitan
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Instruments	Vocals guitar
Years active	1971–present
Labels	Warner Bros. Plantation
Website	rexallenjr.com

Early life

Allen was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, the son of Rex Allen.^[1]

Career

Singing in the "countrypolitan" style, he had hits with "Goodbye" (1974), "I'm Gettin Good at Missing You (Solitaire)" (1977), "Lonely Street" (1977), "Two Less Lonely People" (1977), "With Love" (1978), "If I Fell in Love With You" (1979), "It's Over" (1980), "Drink it Down, Lady" (1980), "Cup of Tea" (1980, a duet with Margo Smith) and others.^[1] He is also the composer and performer of the alternate state anthem of Arizona, entitled "Arizona".

Allen was a regular on The Statler Brothers Show on TNN in the 1990s, and he hosted the spin-off series, Yesteryear.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak positions
		US Country [2]
Today's Generation	Release year: 1971 Label: SSS International	—
Another Goodbye Song	Release year: 1974 Label: Warner Bros.	45
Ridin' High	Release year: 1976 Label: Warner Bros.	31
Rex	Release year: 1977 Label: Warner Bros.	42
Brand New	Release year: 1978 Label: Warner Bros.	45
Me and My Broken Heart	Release year: 1979 Label: Warner Bros.	—
Oklahoma Rose	Release year: 1980 Label: Warner Bros.	69
Cat's in the Cradle	Release year: 1981 Label: Warner Bros.	—
The Singing Cowboy	Release year: 1982 Label: Warner Bros.	—
On the Move	Release year: 1984 Label: Moonshine	—
The Singing Cowboys (with Rex Allen)	Release year: 1995 Label: Warner Western	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak positions
		US Country [2]
The Best of Rex	Release year: 1977 Label: Warner Bros.	47
The Very Best of Rex Allen, Jr.	Release year: 1994 Label: Warner Bros.	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions		Album
		US Country [3]	CAN Country [4]
1973	"The Great Mail Robbery"	63	87	Another Goodbye Song
1974	"Goodbye"[A]	19	—
	"Another Goodbye Song"	31	—
	"Never Coming Back Again"	36	—
1975	"Lying in My Arms"	70	—	Rex
1976	"Play Me No Sad Songs"	34	—	Ridin' High
	"Can You Hear Those Pioneers"[B]	17	13
	"Teardrops in My Heart"	18	—
	"Two Less Lonely People"	8	4	Rex
1977	"I'm Getting Good at Missing You (Solitaire)"	10	17
	"Don't Say Goodbye"	15	—
	"Lonely Street"	8	14	The Best of Rex
1978	"No, No, No (I'd Rather Be Free)"	8	4	Brand New
	"With Love"	10	7
	"It's Time We Talk Things Over" (with The Boys)	12	13
1979	"Me and My Broken Heart"	9	—	Me and My Broken Heart
	"If I Fell in Love with You"	18	—
1980	"Yippy Cry Yi"	25	—	Oklahoma Rose
	"It's Over"	14	35
	"Drink It Down, Lady"	25	—
	"Cup of Tea" (with Margo Smith)	12	—	The Cat's in the Cradle
1981	"Just a Country Boy"	35	—
	"While the Feeling's Good" (with Margo Smith)	26	—	Non-album single
1982	"Last of the Silver Screen Cowboys"	43	—	The Singing Cowboy
	"Cowboy in a Three Piece Business Suit"	44	—
	"Ride Cowboy Ride"	85	—
1983	"The Air That I Breathe"	37	—	On the Move
1984	"Sweet Rosanna"	44	—
	"Dream On Texas Ladies"	18	—
	"Running Down Memory Lane"	24	—
1985	"When You Held Me in Your Arms"	62	—
1987	"We're Staying Together"	59	—	Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes

• A ^ "Goodbye" also peaked at number 34 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart.^[5]
• B ^ "Can You Hear Those Pioneers" also peaked at number 100 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart.^[6]