Rogers was just starting to showcase his penchant for slow country songs at this time and would continue to do so throughout the ’80s as he became one of country’s biggest stars of all time. She Believes in me reached #1 on the country charts and #5 on the pop charts and went gold. Oddly, Kenny Rogers, who is known by many as The Gambler, had two singles off The Gambler album, but it wasn’t the title track that was the bigger hit at the time. He’s had a wonderful mix of slow country songs mixed in with uptempo songs that feature his famous guitar licks. Paisley would go on to be one of the biggest stars in country music in the 2000s and he’s still going strong today. It’s a challenging, but very real situation for many families and this song handled it perfectly. The second, He Didn’t Have To Be, became an anthem for stepparents. He Didn’t Have To Be, Brad Paisleyīrad Paisley’s career started out with two really good slow country songs. Taking on a birthday song is pretty risky, but this one hit #1 in 1986. This one always seemed to be a unique one. Ronnie could sing any kind of song and that includes slow country songs. We start it off with one of the greatest country singers of all time. Happy, Happy Birthday Baby, Ronnie Milsap And that probably still isn’t enough, but here we go. That wasn’t enough so it’s now 200 songs. Maybe we don’t love them all the time, but when we’re in the right state of mind a slow country song is the perfect medicine for life’s ups and downs.
Slow country songs are something country fans love. A cool breeze blowing across the grass across the backyard. The evening on the porch with the slow, but happy song playing as the sun sets over the horizon. It sounds like the record is too old and might not continue spinning. The scene of life when someone walks into a dusty tavern with a slow, sad song playing on the jukebox. The slow song has a special place in country music.