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Worley signed in 2008 to his third recording contract, this time with Stroudavarious Records, a label that Stroud founded in 2008. Also released from it were the Top 20 " I Just Came Back from a War" and the No. 54 "Livin' in the Here and Now", the chart run of which was halted by the closure of 903 music in May 2007. This was the first of three singles from Here and Now, his fourth studio album. His first release for 903 was "Nothin' but a Love Thang", which peaked at No. 35. Later that same year, Worley signed with country singer Neal McCoy's vanity label 903 Music. Following this song was the Top Ten "If Something Should Happen", as well as "I Love Her, She Hates Me", which stopped at No. 56 due to the closure of DreamWorks Records in mid-2005. Its lead-off single, the Harley Allen co-write " Awful, Beautiful Life", became his third Number One hit in early 2005. Have You Forgotten? is also certified gold by the RIAA.Ģ004 saw the release of Worley's third studio album, the self-titled Darryl Worley. After it came his lowest-peaking single, "I Will Hold My Ground" at No. 57. "Tennessee River Run", one of the carryovers from I Miss My Friend, was issued as a single in 2003, peaking at No. 31. The album included only four new tracks counting "Have You Forgotten?", as well as six each from his first and second albums. It reached Number One in its fifth week on the charts, and held its position for seven weeks. Worley had his biggest hit in 2003 with the 9/11 tribute ballad " Have You Forgotten?", the first release from his 2003 compilation album of the same name. This album was also his first Number One album on Top Country Albums. His second album, ' I Miss My Friend',, in 2002.īecame his first Number One hit on the country charts that year, and was followed by the top 30 "Family Tree", written by Darrell & Scott. Also in 2000, George Jones charted with the single "Sinners & Saints", which Worley co-wrote. Production duties on the album were split between Frank Rogers and James Stroud. Respectively, these singles peaked at No. 15, No. 12, No. 20 and No. 41 on the Billboard country charts. Following this song were " A Good Day to Run", "Second Wind" and "Sideways". His debut single " When You Need My Love" followed in March 2000, the first of four single releases from his debut album Hard Rain Don't Last. Worley was signed to DreamWorks Records in 1999. Musical career Hard Rain Don't Last (1999-2001) One of his first cuts as a songwriter was a track on Archer/Park's 1994 debut album. He worked in the chemical industry prior to pursuing country music, and wrote for FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Worley attended the University of North Alabama and earned a degree in biology and chemistry. His father was a Methodist preacher and his mother sang in the church choir. His family moved to Pyburn, Tennessee, when he was young and he was raised there. Darryl Wade Worley was born October 31, 1964, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Tommy and Bonnie Worley.