Country Crossover Duos and Duets, Vol. 2 Quiz

Answer: Kim Carnes

Kim Carnes joined Kenny in the duet of "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer" from Kenny's album "Gideon". It was written by Carnes and David Ellingson. The song became a huge crossover hit.
Chart performance:
Number/chart
1 - Canadian RPM Country Tracks (May 31, 1980 for three weeks)
1 - Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks
2 - US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
3 - US Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks
3 - Canadian RPM Top Singles
4 - US Billboard Hot 100
31 - New Zealand Singles Chart
38 - Australian Singles Chart
On the Canadian Country chart it was preceded by Merle Haggard's "The Way I Am" and succeeded by The Oak Ridge Boys' "Trying to Love Two Women".

Answer: Good Hearted Woman

"Good Hearted Woman" was a Waylon Jennings' song, not Brooks and Dunn. The other three were all crossover hits for the duo.

"Ain't Nothing 'Bout You" was released in 2001 as a single from the album "Steers & Stripes". It was written by Rivers Rutherford and Tom Shapiro. It reached Number One on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart on Apr. 28 and stayed there for six weeks. It became a Top 40 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, reaching number twenty-five. It was named the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Single of the Year for 2001.

"Red Dirt Road" was released in 2003 as the title single from the album of the same name. It was written by Brooks and Dunn. It reached Number One on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart on Aug. 2, 2003. It became a Top 40 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 25.

"Play Something Country" was released in 2005 as a single from the album "Hillbilly Deluxe". It was written by Ronnie Dunn and Terry McBride. It reached Number One on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart on Sept. 17, 2005. It became a Top 40 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 37. It also reached number fifty-three on the US Billboard Pop 100. It was certified Gold by the RIAA.

Answer: Tim McGraw

Jo Dee was joined by Tim McGraw. She released it as a single from her album "Burn". It was written by Billy Montana and Helen Darling. It reached Number One on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart on March 9, 2002. It became a Top 10 hit on the US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart by reaching number six and a Top 40 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 by reaching number thirty-six.

It was Jo Dee's fifth Number One on the Country chart. It was preceded by Steve Holy's "Good Morning Beautiful" and succeeded by Tim McGraw's "The Cowboy in Me".

The song was nominated for a Grammy.

Answer: Montgomery Gentry

Montgomery Gentry released "Roll With Me" as a single from ther album "Back When I Knew It All". It was written by Clint Daniels and Tommy Karlas. It reached Number One on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart on Dec. 20, 2008 and stayed there for two weeks.

It became a Top 40 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 by reaching number thirty-three and also reached number sixty-six on the Canadian Hot 100. It was the fifth Number One for the duo on the Country chart. It was preceded by Zac Brown Band's "Chicken Fried" and succeeded by Rascal Flatts' "Here".

Answer: Julio Iglesias

Wille joined Julio Iglesias in singing "To All the Girls I've Loved Before", which was released as a single from Julio's album "1100 Bel Air Place". It was written by Albert Hammond and Hal David. The song was a mega-hit topping five different charts.

Chart performance:
Number/chart
1 - US Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks (May 12, 1984 for two weeks)
1 - Canadian RPM Country Tracks (May 12, 1984 for two weeks)
1 - Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks (May 12, 1984)
1 - Canadian RPM Top Singles (May 19, 1984 for two weeks)
1 - Belgian VRT Top 30 (May 26, 1984)
2 - New Zealand Singles Chart
2 - Spanish Singles Chart
2 - South African Singles Chart
3 - Dutch Top 40
3 - US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
4 - Australian Kent Music Report
4 - Austrian Top 40
5 - US Billboard Hot 100
15 - Radio Luxembourg Top 30
16 - Irish Singles Chart
17 - UK Singles Chart
23 - Swiss Music Charts
24 - German Media Control Charts
32 - Italian Singles Chart
41 - French Singles Chart
The song was named the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Single of the Year for 1984. It has been certified Platinum in both the US and Canada. Iglesias and Nelson won the 1984 CMA for Duo of the Year and the song won the ACM for the Single of the Year for 1984.

Answer: Sugarland

Sugarland released "All I Want To Do" as a single from their album "Love on the Inside". It was written by the duo, Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush, along with Bobby Pinson. It reached Number One on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart on Aug. 16, 2008.

It became a Top 20 hit on the US Hot 100 be reaching number eighteen and a Top 40 hit on the Canadian Hot 100 by reaching number thirty-two. It was Sugarland's third Number One. It has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. It was preceded by Alan Jackson's "Good Time" and succeeded by Taylor Swift's "Should've Said No".

Answer: Dolly Parton

Dolly joined Kenny in singing "Islands in The Stream", which was released as a single from Kenny's album "Eyes That See in the Dark". It was written by Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The song was a mega-hit, becoming Number One on eight different charts.

Chart performance:
Number/chart
1 - US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks (Oct. 15, 1983 for four weeks)
1 - US Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks (Oct. 29, 1983 for two weeks)
1 - US Billboard Hot 100 (Oct. 29, 1983 for two weeks)
1 - Canadian RPM Country Tracks (Nov. 12, 1983 for two weeks)
1 - Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks
1 - Canadian RPM Top Singles
1 - Austrian Top 40
1 - Australian Singles Chart
2 - New Zealand Singles Chart
2 - Swiss Music Charts
2 - Norwegian Singles Chart
2 - Irish Singles Chart
3 - Swedish Singles Chart
5 - Dutch Top 40
7 - UK Singles Chart
The song was certified Platinum by the RIAA. It was the first of two Number Ones on the US Country chart for Kenny and Dolly, the other being "Real Love" in 1985.

Answer: Kelly Clarkson

Kelly Clarkson joined Aldean in singing "Don't You Wanna Stay", which was released as a single from his album "My Kinda Party". It was written by Andy Gibson, Paul Jenkins, and Jason Sellers. It reached Number One on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart on March 12, 2011 and stayed there for three weeks.

It became a Top 40 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 by reaching number 34. It also reached number 45 on the Canadian Hot 100. It was Aldean's fifth Number One on the Country chart and Clarkson's first.

She had a number two on that chart with Reba singing "Because of You". It was preceded by Blake Shelton's "Who Are You When I'm Not Looking" and succeeded by Billy Currington's "Let Me Down Easy".

Answer: Willie Nelson

Willie joined Toby for "Beer for My Horses", which was released as a single from Toby's album "Unleashed". It was written by Keith and Scotty Emerick. The song spent six weeks atop the US Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks chart starting on June 14, 2003.

It became a Top 40 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 by reaching number twenty-two. It was Toby's 11th Number One and Willie's seventh Number One as a member of a duet. The video for the song won the 2003 ACM for Video of the Year. In 2008, a film adaptation of the song was released featuring Keith.

The song has been ceritifed Gold by the RIAA. It was preceded by Diamond Rio's "I Believe" and succeeded by Lonestar's "My Front Porch Looking In".

Answer: Stay

Sugarland released "Stay" as a single from their album "Enjoy the Ride". It was written by the duo's Jennifer Nettles. The song reached number two on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in 2008 and has become the duos signature song. It became a Top 40 hit on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the US Billboard Pop 100 by reaching numbers thirty-two and thirty-six, respectively.

It also reached number 48 on the Canadian Hot 100. It has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. The video for the song was ranked number 10 on "CMT's 100 Greatest Videos" and number four on CMT.com for the decade.

The song won two Grammys at the 51st Grammy Awards - for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Country Song. In 2008, it won two ACMs for Song of the Year and Single of the Year, it won the CMA for Song of the Year, and it won the CMT Duo Video of the Year.