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** Wariner was one of three featured vocalists on Mark O'Connor's 1991 hit "Restless". While the other two vocalists (Ricky Skaggs and Music/VinceGill) are very well known on the charts, O'Connor never saw Top 40 otherwise. Justified in that O'Connor is not a vocalist, but instead a fiddler.

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** Wariner was one of three featured vocalists on Mark O'Connor's 1991 hit "Restless". While the other two vocalists (Ricky Skaggs and Music/VinceGill) are very well known on the charts, O'Connor never saw Top 40 otherwise. Justified in that O'Connor is not a vocalist, but instead a fiddler.although the song does feature him prominently on fiddle and originates from an album where he is the lead artist.
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** Wariner was one of three featured vocalists on Mark O'Connor's 1991 hit "Restless". While the other two vocalists (Ricky Skaggs and Music/VinceGill) are very well known on the charts, O'Connor never saw Top 40 otherwise.

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** Wariner was one of three featured vocalists on Mark O'Connor's 1991 hit "Restless". While the other two vocalists (Ricky Skaggs and Music/VinceGill) are very well known on the charts, O'Connor never saw Top 40 otherwise. Justified in that O'Connor is not a vocalist, but instead a fiddler.
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* CareerResurrection: From about 1997-2000, thanks to the perfect storm of hit songs he had written for others, his SleeperHit success on Anita Cochran's "What If I Said", and his subsequent release of "Holes in the Floor of Heaven".

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* CareerResurrection: From about 1997-2000, thanks to the perfect storm of hit songs he had written for others, others ("Longneck Bottle" by Music/GarthBrooks, "Nothin' but the Taillights" by Music/ClintBlack, and "One Small Miracle" by Bryan White), his SleeperHit success on Anita Cochran's "What If I Said", and his subsequent release of "Holes in the Floor of Heaven".Heaven". According to Wariner, some stations played "Longneck Bottle", "Nothin' but the Taillights", "One Small Miracle", ''and'' "What If I Said" consecutively.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Largely averted, as most critics and contemporaries noted that Steve got an unusually high amount of creative control in TheEighties. However, he did point out one example: he had wanted to cut an instrumental album while on MCA, but executives would only let put him individual instrumental tracks on his albums.

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* ExecutiveMeddling: Largely averted, as most critics and contemporaries noted that Steve got an unusually high amount of creative control in TheEighties. However, he did point out one example: he had wanted to cut an instrumental album while on MCA, but executives would only let put him individual instrumental tracks on his albums.albums, and he had to put a lot of pressure on Arista execs before they allowed ''No More Mr. Nice Guy''.
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* CareerResurrection: From about 1997-2000, thanks to the strength of "Longneck Bottle" and "Nothin' but the Taillights" plus his appearance on "What If I Said".

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* CareerResurrection: From about 1997-2000, thanks to the strength perfect storm of "Longneck Bottle" and "Nothin' but the Taillights" plus hit songs he had written for others, his appearance SleeperHit success on Anita Cochran's "What If I Said".Said", and his subsequent release of "Holes in the Floor of Heaven".
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** Wariner was one of three featured vocalists on Mark O'Connor's 1991 hit "Restless". While the other two vocalists (Ricky Skaggs and Music/VinceGill) are very well known on the charts, O'Connor never saw Top 40 otherwise.

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* CareerResurrection: From about 1997-2000, thanks to the strength of "Longneck Bottle" and "Nothin' but the Taillights".

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* CareerResurrection: From about 1997-2000, thanks to the strength of "Longneck Bottle" and "Nothin' but the Taillights".Taillights" plus his appearance on "What If I Said".


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* OneHitWonder: Obviously not Wariner himself, but some of his associated acts have been:
** He sang duet vocals on Nicolette Larson's 1986 hit "That's How You Know When Love's Right", her only top 40 entry on the country charts.
** The radio single that caused his career resurrection was "What If I Said", a duet with Anita Cochran that proved to be ''her'' only top 40 hit as well.
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* OneTakeWonder: Several songs in his catalog, most notably the entirety of ''Burnin' the Roadhouse Down''.

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* OneTakeWonder: Several songs in his catalog, most notably the entirety of ''Burnin' the Roadhouse Down''.Down''.
* ProductionPosse: Many of his albums have included songs by Mac [=McAnally=], John Barlow Jarvis, and Bill [=LaBounty=]. His brother Terry has also done backing vocals and played in his road band, and his sons Ryan and Ross have also performed on his albums many times.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Largely averted, as most critics and contemporaries noted that Steve got an unusually high amount of creative control in TheEighties. However, he did point out one example: he had wanted to cut an instrumental album while on MCA, but executives would only let put him individual instrumental tracks on his albums.
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* ChartDisplacement: He has several #1 hits, none of which are "Kansas City Lights" or "Holes in the Floor of Heaven".
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* CareerResurrection: From about 1997-2000, thanks to the strength of "Longneck Bottle" and "Nothin' but the Taillights".
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* OneTakeWonder: Several songs in his catalog, most notably the entirety of ''Burnin' the Roadhouse Down''.

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