Billy Hill was an American country music group founded by singer/songwriter/guitarists Dennis Robbins, Bob DiPiero and John Scott Sherrill, along with Reno Kling (bass guitar) and Martin Parker (drums).[1] Before the group's foundation, Robbins had been a member of The Rockets (later The Detroit Wheels),[2] and Kling played bass for Steve Earle.[3] Sherrill and Robbins alternated as lead vocalists,[4] but credited the frontman role to a fictional character named Billy Hill and wrote a biography on the character.[5]

The band recorded one album for Reprise Records and charted two singles on the Billboard country charts. Their biggest hit was "Too Much Month at the End of the Money" which reached No. 25 on the Billboard country charts. After disbanding in 1990, Robbins became a solo artist for Giant. DiPiero and Sherrill have continued working as songwriters.

In 2003, Marty Stuart recorded "Too Much Month at the End of the Money" for his 2003 album Country Music; his version reached No. 54 on the Billboard country charts.

I Am Just a Rebel (1989)

I Am Just a Rebel
Studio album by Billy Hill
Released	July 11, 1989
Genre	Country
Label	Reprise
Producer	Billy Hill
Singles from I Am Just a Rebel
"Too Much Month at the End of the Money" Released: June 1989 "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" Released: November 1989 "Nickel To My Name" Released: March 1990

I Am Just a Rebel is the only studio album by the country band, Billy Hill. Release by Reprise Records on July 11, 1989, this album features the hit song "Too Much Month at the End of the Money".

"Rollin' Dice" was originally recorded by lead singer Dennis Robbins in 1986 for his MCA Records album The First of Me. It was also featured on the soundtrack of the movie Pink Cadillac.

"Too Much Month at the End of the Money" was later recorded by Marty Stuart in 2003 for his album Country Music. Stuart's version was also released as a single, but it only reached to No. 54 on the charts.

The title track was later re-recorded by Robbins for his 1992 album Man With a Plan. It was also recorded by Confederate Railroad on their 1994 album Notorious and also by Joy Lynn White the same year for her album Wild Love.

"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" was first a big hit for the R&B group Four Tops. Billy Hill's version also made an appearance in the 1990 movie My Blue Heaven.

Track listing

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.[4]

Billy Hill

• Bob DiPiero — background vocals
• Reno Kling — bass guitar
• Martin Parker — drums, percussion
• Dennis Robbins — lead and background vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar
• John Scott Sherrill — lead and background vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar

Additional musicians

• Bucky Baxter — steel guitar
• Barry Beckett — piano, Hammond B-3 organ
• Bessyl Duhon — accordion
• Glen Duncan — fiddle, mandolin

Chart performance

Singles

Notes:

• ^A "Nickel in My Name" did not chart on Hot Country Songs, but peaked at No. 10 on Hot Country Radio Breakouts.[7]

Guest singles

Music videos

References