Thomas Jeff Knight is an American country music artist, sometimes credited as T.J. Knight.[1] Born in El Paso, Texas, he later moved to the Allegheny Mountains region of Pennsylvania;[2] after finding work as a truck driver, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he signed to a publishing contract with a publishing company known as Music of the World. Among the artists who cut his songs are Pirates of the Mississippi, Johnny Cash, Clay Walker, and Vince Gill.[2]
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Jeff Knight | |
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| Birth name | Thomas Jeff Knight |
| Also known as | T. J. Knight |
| Born | Thomas Jeff Knight |
| Origin | El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1992-1996 |
| Labels | Mercury |
Knight was signed to a recording contract with Polygram Records/Mercury Records in 1992.[2] He released two albums for the label and released four singles. He also wrote Daryle Singletary's 1996 single "Too Much Fun", for which Knight won a BMI award.
| They've Been Talkin' About Me | ||||
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| Studio album by Jeff Knight | ||||
| Released | April 21, 1992 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 29:50 | |||
| Label | PolyGram/Mercury | |||
| Producer | Bud Logan, Harold Shedd | |||
| Jeff Knight chronology | ||||
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| Singles from They've Been Talkin' About Me | ||||
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| Easy Street | ||||
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| Studio album by Jeff Knight | ||||
| Released | October 5, 1993 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 32:04 | |||
| Label | PolyGram/Mercury | |||
| Producer | Bud Logan, Harold Shedd | |||
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| Singles from Easy Street | ||||
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| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
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| Cash Box Country | |||
| 1992 | "They've Been Talkin' About Me"[3] | 46 | They've Been Talkin' About Me |
| "I Wish She Didn't Know Me"[4] | — | ||
| "Someone Like You" | — | ||
| 1993 | "Easy Street"[5] | — | Easy Street |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
| Year | Video | Director |
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| 1992 | "They've Been Talkin' About Me" | |
| "Someone Like You" | Thom Oliphant | |
| 1993 | "Easy Street"[6] | L. J. Kreussling |
The following is a list of Jeff Knight compositions that were chart hits.
| Year | Single Title | Recording Artist | Chart Positions | |||||
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| 1995 | Too Much Fun co-written with Curtis Wright |
Daryle Singletary | 4 | 10 | ||||
| 2003 | You Can't Take It With You When You Go co-written with Curtis Wright |
Rhonda Vincent | 58 | |||||
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