Archer/Park

Archer/Park

Company type	Music duo
Industry	Country music
Founded	1994
Headquarters	United States
Products	Country music albums and singles

Archer/Park was a country music duo from the United States, consisting of singer-songwriters Randy Archer and Johnny Park. They signed with Atlantic Records in 1994 and released their only album, We Got a Lot in Common, that same year. Two singles from the album made it onto the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts: "Where There's Smoke" reached number 29, while the title track peaked at number 63.

Biography

The partnership of Randy Archer (born February 20, 1959, in Swainsboro, Georgia) and Johnny Park (born October 30, 1957, in Arlington, Texas) brought together two accomplished country songwriters. Prior to forming their duo under a shared publishing company, both had established themselves by writing for other country musicians. In 1994, they signed with Atlantic Records' Nashville division and produced their debut album We Got a Lot in Common. The singles "Where There's Smoke" and "We Got a Lot in Common" charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs list. Critical reception to the album was mixed; some reviewers criticized it for being "generic" and reminiscent of Brooks & Dunn, whereas others commended its sense of humor.

After releasing the album, Archer focused again on songwriting, contributing material recorded by artists such as Tim McGraw and John Michael Montgomery. Both he and Park wrote songs for Montgomery as well as for Elbert West. In 2006, Archer independently issued an album titled Shots in the Dark.

In 2009, Johnny Park teamed up with his son Clint to form The Parks, signing with Carolwood Records, a subsidiary of Lyric Street Records. Additionally, Park co-wrote the hit "Roll with It" performed by Easton Corbin.

Track listing

1. "We Got a Lot in Common" (Randy Archer, Johnny Park, Bobby P. Barker) – 3:07
2. "Where There's Smoke" (Barker, Mark Collie) – 2:54
3. "You Don't Know Where This Heart's Been" (Archer, Park, Barker) – 3:59
4. "I'm Not Crazy" (Archer, Park, Barker) – 2:55
5. "Your Ol' Rock" (Archer, Park, Barker, Doug Nichols) – 3:33
6. "The Man That I Am" (Walt Aldridge, Darryl Worley) – 2:56
7. "Don't Look Now" (Archer, Park, Nichols) – 2:48
8. "'Til Something Better Comes Along" (Charles Quillen) – 3:29
9. "Permanent Thing" (Jerry Abbott, Charles Stewart) – 3:19
10. "I Still Wanna Jump Your Bones" (Archer, Park, Barker) – 3:04

Personnel

• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
• Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar, slide guitar, Pedabro
• Steve Gibson – electric guitar
• Tim "Felipe" Gonzalez – harmonica
• Rob Hajacos – fiddle
• Owen Hale – drums
• Brent Mason – electric guitar
• Dave Pomeroy – bass guitar
• Don Potter – acoustic guitar
• Ron "Snake" Reynolds – percussion
• Randy Scruggs – acoustic and electric guitars
• Milton Sledge – drums
• Bobby Wood – piano, synthesizer
• Bob Wray – bass guitar

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country	CAN Country
1994	"Where There's Smoke"	29	50
	"We Got a Lot in Common"	63	68

Music videos

Year	Video
1994	"Where There's Smoke"
	"We Got a Lot in Common"