S.O.D. "Amazed" by Lonestar

4/29/2016     Yes you can say this is one of the more amazing songs to hit the airwaves.  Pretty perfect for many romantic situations.  Let your imagination take off with that. Released in 1999 under the genres of country/soft rock/pop, it charted in 8 countries, holding the #1 position on the U.S. Country charts for eight consecutive weeks and even going to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 after it's remix.  Along with Carrie Underwood's "Inside Your Heaven," these two songs became the only country songs to top the Billboard Hot 100 in the entire 2000s decade.  

     The song is written by American songwriters Marv Green, Aimee Mayo and Chris Lindsey.  Lindsey is also a record producer and is married to Mayo.  They own their own publishing company and to date  Lindsey has sold more than 90 million records.  American musician/singer-songwriter/producer Dan Huff, produced "Amazed."  Of the many artists to record the song, Lonestar was the first.  Lonestar has been active since 1992, have released 12 studio albums and 35 singles. Of their 10 #1 hits, 9 have reached the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. Amazed is the first song since Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers' "Islands in the Stream" in 1983 to top the Billboard Hot 100 and Country Singles chart.