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Jeff Knight
Birth nameThomas Jeff Knight
Also known asT. J. Knight
BornThomas Jeff Knight
OriginEl Paso, Texas, U.S.
GenresCountry
OccupationSinger-songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active1992-1996
LabelsMercury

Thomas Jeff Knight is an American country music artist, sometimes credited as T.J. Knight. Born in El Paso, Texas, he later moved to the Allegheny Mountains region of Pennsylvania;[1] after finding work as a truck driver, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he signed to a publishing contract with a publishing company known as Music of the World. Among the artists who cut his songs are Pirates of the Mississippi, Johnny Cash, Clay Walker, and Vince Gill.[1]

Knight was signed to a recording contract with Polygram Records/Mercury Records in 1992.[1] He released two albums for the label and released four singles. He also wrote Daryle Singletary's 1996 single "Too Much Fun", for which Knight won a BMI award.

Discography

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Albums

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Title Album details
They've Been Talkin' About Me
Easy Street
  • Release date: October 5, 1993
  • Label: Polygram/Mercury Records

Singles

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Year Single Peak chart
positions 		Album
Cash Box Country
1992 "They've Been Talkin' About Me"[2] 46 They've Been Talkin' About Me
"I Wish She Didn't Know Me"[3] —
"Someone Like You"[4] —
1993 "Easy Street"[5] — Easy Street
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

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Year Video Director
1992 "They've Been Talkin' About Me"
"Someone Like You" Thom Oliphant
1993 "Easy Street"[6] L. J. Kreussling

Chart singles written by Jeff Knight

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The following is a list of Jeff Knight compositions that were chart hits.

Year Title Recording artist Chart positions
Billboard Country RPM Country
1995 Too Much Fun
co-written with Curtis Wright 		Daryle Singletary 4 10
2003 You Can't Take It With You When You Go
co-written with Curtis Wright 		Rhonda Vincent 58

References

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  1. ^ a b c Bush, John. "Jeff Knight Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved January 7, 2008.
  2. ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. March 14, 1992. p. 78.
  3. ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. May 30, 1992. p. 70.
  4. ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. September 12, 1992. p. 84.
  5. ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. September 11, 1993. p. 53.
  6. ^ "CMT : Videos : Jeff Knight : Easy Street". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
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