by James Hales | Mar 6, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
By 1981, the Hemphills were riding a massive wave of success spurred by several top 10 songs as well as two #1 songs (one of which remained at the #1 position for 8 months). They were definitely enjoying lots of “good things”, and 1981 saw the release of another...
by James Hales | Feb 28, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
Riding on the heels of their successful “Home Cookin’” album, the Hemphills released this groundbreaking album in 1980 called, “Workin’”. At this point, the Hemphills were one of the most popular mixed groups on the circuit, even having their own television show,...
by James Hales | Feb 21, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
After “In God’s Sunshine” was released in 1977, it would be 2 years before the Hemphills would release a new recording. The group was enjoying the successes of their last few albums, so it wouldn’t be until 1979 that the Hemphills would come out with their next...
by James Hales | Feb 14, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
1977 brought us one of the finest albums of the decade with “In God’s Sunshine”, which ranks as one of my all-time favorite albums by the Hemphills. I first heard the album when I was a DJ in 1988 and I fell in love with it the first time I heard it. I borrowed it...
by James Hales | Feb 7, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
1976 was a transitional year for the Hemphills. Candy was now a part of the group and Joey was transitioning from playing drums to singing on the front lines as well, and both Joey and Tim are singing on this album. Sometime after “Without a Doubt” was released, Tim...
by James Hales | Jan 31, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
2 years after the Hemphills released their first live recording, the group recorded another double live album entitled, “One Live Family”. By this time, Bob MacKenzie had moved on to other endeavors, and Phil Johnson was tapped to produce this album for the Hemphills....