American musician Hal Ketchum released eleven studio albums, two compilation albums, and 27 singles.
Ketchum made his debut in the late 1980s on the independent Line/Sawdust label with Threadbare Alibis. In 1990, he signed to Curb Records, for which he would record through 2008. Ketchum released nine albums for the label, starting with Past the Point of Rescue, which was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. He also issued two compilations for the label, and his last album was 2014's I'm the Troubadour on the Music Road label.
Between 1991 and 2007, Ketchum made 17 appearances on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. This total includes six top-ten hits, of which three accounted for his highest overall chart peaks of number two: "Small Town Saturday Night", "Past the Point of Rescue", and "Hearts Are Gonna Roll".
Albums Studio albums Title Album details Peak positions Certifications US Country US USHeat CAN Country Threadbare Alibis Release date: 1988 Label: Line/Sawdust, Watermelon — — — — Past the Point of Rescue Release date: May 7, 1991 Label: Curb 6 45 2 — US: Gold Sure Love Release date: September 22, 1992 Label: Curb 36 151 — 21 Every Little Word Release date: May 31, 1994 Label: Curb 31 146 — — I Saw the Light Release date: May 19, 1998 Label: Curb 37 — — — Awaiting Redemption Release date: May 18, 1999 Label: Curb — — — — Lucky Man Release date: September 4, 2001 Label: Curb 72 — — — The King of Love Released: January 20, 2003 Label: Curb — — — — One More Midnight Release date: March 6, 2007 Label: Curb — — — — Father Time Release date: September 9, 2008 Label: Curb — — — — I'm the Troubadour Release date: October 7, 2014 Label: Music Road — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak positions US Country The Hits Release date: May 7, 1996 Label: MCG / Curb 43 Greatest Hits Release date: May 6, 2008 Label: Curb — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Singles As lead artist Year Single Peak positions Certifications Album US Country US CAN Country 1991 "Small Town Saturday Night" 2 — —RIAA: Gold Past the Point of Rescue "I Know Where Love Lives" 13 — 15 1992 "Past the Point of Rescue" 2 — 1 "Five O'Clock World" 16 — 21 "Sure Love" 3 — 6 Sure Love 1993 "Hearts Are Gonna Roll" 2 — 6 "Mama Knows the Highway" 8 — 14 "Someplace Far Away (Careful What You're Dreaming)" 24 — 6 1994 "(Tonight We Just Might) Fall in Love Again" 20 — 17 Every Little Word "That's What I Get for Losin' You" 22 — 23 1995 "Stay Forever" 8 — 10 "Every Little Word" 49 — 55 "Veil of Tears" 56 — — 1996 "Hang In There Superman" — — — The Hits "I Miss My Mary" — — —1998 "I Saw the Light" 36 — 50 I Saw the Light "When Love Looks Back at You" — — — 2000 "She Is" 40 — — Lucky Man 2001 "Don't Let Go" — — — "She's Still in Dallas" — — — 2002 "Richest Man in Texas" — — — "Everytime I Look in Your Eyes" — — — The King of Love 2004 "My Love Will Not Change" 60 — — 2006 "Just This Side of Heaven (Hal-lelujah)" 47 — — One More Midnight 2007 "In Front of the Alamo" — — — "One More Midnight" — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released
As featured artist Year Single Album 2001 "Keep Mom and Dad in Love" Undeniable
Other appearances Year Song Other artist(s) Album 1994 "For Today" Charley Pride My 6 Latest & 6 Greatest 1996 "If I Never Knew You" Shelby Lynne The Best of Country Sing the Best of Disney "Shame" Neil Diamond Tennessee Moon 1998 "How Mountain Girls Can Love" Ralph Stanley Clinch Mountain Country 2000 "On the Wings of a Dove" The Ultimate Popular Christian Songs 2005 "Let Your Love Flow" The Bellamy Brothers Angels & Outlaws, Vol. 1
Videography Video albums Title Album details The Video Collection Release date: February 12, 2002 Label: Curb
Music videos Year Video Director 1991 "Small Town Saturday Night" Senor McGuire 1992 "I Know Where Love Lives" Richard Kooris "Past the Point of Rescue" Steve Boyle "Sure Love" Senor McGuire 1993 "Mama Knows the Highway" Dick Buckley 1994 "For Today" Tom Denolf "(Tonight We Just Might) Fall in Love Again" Sherman Halsey 1995 "Stay Forever" Jim Shea 1996 "Hang in There Superman" Jim McGuire 1998 "I Saw the Light" Jim Shea 2001 "She Is" "Keep Mom and Dad in Love" 2007 "In Front of the Alamo" Glenn Sweitzer
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