Matthews, Wright & King

Matthews, Wright & King
Raymond Matthews, Woody Wright, and Tony King
Background information
Origin	United States
Genres	Country
Years active	1991–1993
Labels	Columbia

Past members	Raymond Matthews Woody Wright Tony King

Matthews, Wright & King was an American country music group formed in 1991. The band, Raymond Matthews (born October 13, 1956), Woody Wright (born October 10, 1957) and Tony King (born June 27, 1957), was put together by Columbia Records producer Larry Strickland after Shenandoah left the label, as an attempt to keep a viable country band on that label. Wright had previously been in another band called Memphis.

Though they enjoyed video success on CMT and TNN as well as touring with Reba McEntire for two seasons, their highest charting radio single, "The Power of Love," peaked at No. 41 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1992. It was the title track of their debut album, issued that same year on Columbia Records. The trio dissolved shortly after the release of their second album, Dream Seekers.

Since disbanding, Tony King joined Brooks & Dunn's backing band and was also briefly engaged to Wynonna Judd, Woody Wright found success as a gospel songwriter, producer and solo artist, while Raymond Matthews returned to his native Alabama and a successful contracting business.

In 2013, Raymond Matthews and his daughter, Ashley Matthews Mobley, released an album entitled Come Home. The album is a compilation of gospel songs written by Raymond. Production and recording took place at Dugger Mountain Music Hall near Heflin, Alabama.

Discography

Power of Love

Studio album by

Matthews, Wright & King

Released

May 5, 1992 (1992-05-05)

Studio

The Doghouse & Nightingale

Genre

Country

Length

30:41

Label

Columbia Records

Producer

Steve Buckingham
Larry Strickland

Matthews, Wright & King chronology

Power of Love
(1992)

Dream Seekers
(1993)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Power of Love"	Walt Aldridge	2:50
2.	"For a Moment There"	Mike McGuire Billy Henderson Billy Maddox	3:15
3.	"You Found a Way"	Gary Burr Harry Stinson	2:31
4.	"Someone's Child"	Billy Troy Lee Bach	3:07
5.	"Standing in the River (Dying of Thirst)"	Russell Smith John Jarrard	3:17
6.	"Mother's Eyes"	Karen Staley Gary Harrison	3:27
7.	"When the River Runs High"	Robert Ellis Orrall Charles Quillen	2:27
8.	"Leavin' Reasons"	Craig Wiseman Kent Robbins	3:18
9.	"House Huntin'"	Bob DiPiero Mark D. Sanders John Jarrard	3:01
10.	"Everytime She Says Yes"	Jeff Silbar Jan Buckingham	3:28
Total length:			30:41

Musicians

Raymond Matthews – Vocals
Woody Wright – Vocals
Tony King – Vocals
Eddie Bayers – Drums
Willie Weeks – Bass
Tom Robb – Bass
Steve Gibson – Guitar
Bill Watson – Bass
Mark Casstevens – Guitar

Production

Marshall Morgan – Engineer
Toby Seay – Assistant Engineer
John Kunz – Assistant Engineer
Denny Purcell – Mastering
Carlos Grier – Editing
Bill Johnson – Art Direction
Rollow Welch – Design
Randee Saint Nicholas – Photography

Dream Seekers

Studio album by

Matthews, Wright & King

Released

July 20, 1993 (1993-07-20)

Studio

Scruggs Sound Studio, Nashville, TN

Genre

Country

Length

35:35

Matthews, Wright & King chronology

Power of Love
(1992)

Dream Seekers
(1993)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"One of These Days"	Billy Livsey Don Schlitz	3:47
2.	"Every Step of the Way"	Richard Leigh Gary Scruggs	3:32
3.	"I Got a Love"	Jackson Leap	3:29
4.	"She's Letting Go"	Charlie Craig Gene Nelson	3:26
5.	"Don't Forget About Me"	Raymond Matthews Mel Besher Lee Buch	3:11
6.	"Plain Jane"	Gary Scruggs J. Fred Knobloch	3:22
7.	"The Truth Is Killin' Me"	Raymond Matthews	3:31
8.	"Uncle Sam's Right Hand Man"	Raymond Matthews	3:43
9.	"Dream Seeker"	Raymond Matthews	3:17
10.	"Big Money"	Jim Robinson Andy Byrd	4:17
Total length:			35:35

Musicians

Eddie Bayers – Drums
Willie Weeks – Bass
Michael Rhodes – Bass
Brent Mason – Electric Guitars
Randy Scruggs – Electric Guitars
Don Potter - Acoustic Guitar
Paul Franklin - Steel Guitar
Matt Rollings - Piano, Synth
Steve Nathan - Organ, Synth
Ron Reynolds - Percussion

Production

Ron Reynolds – Engineer
Glenn Meadows – Digital Editing, Mastering
Bill Johnson – Art Direction
Rollow Welch – Design
Jodi Lynn Miller – Design Assistant
Peter Nash – Photography

Track information and credits verified from Discogs,^[3]^[4] AllMusic,^[5]^[6] and the album's liner notes.^[7]^[8]

Charts

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Album
Year	Single	US Country	CAN Country	Album
1992	"The Power of Love"	41	45	Power of Love
	"Mother's Eyes"	55	76
	"House Huntin'"	68	—
1993	"I Got a Love"	45	75	Dream Seekers
1993	"One of These Days"	74	63	Dream Seekers
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
1992	"The Power of Love"	Michael Merriman
1992	"Mother's Eyes"
1993	"I Got a Love"
1993	"One of These Days"

Awards and nominations

Year	Organization	Award	Nominee/Work	Result
1993	TNN/Music City News Country Awards	Vocal Group of the Year	Matthews, Wright & King	Nominated
1994	TNN/Music City News Country Awards	Vocal Group of the Year	Matthews, Wright & King	Nominated

References

^ Ankeny, Jason. Power of Love Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
^ Dream Seekers Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
^ "Discogs Credits Dream Seekers". Discogs. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
^ "Discogs Credits Power Of Love". Discogs. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
^ "AllMusic Credits Power of Love". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
^ "AllMusic Credits Dream Seekers". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
^ Dream Seekers (liner notes). Matthews, Wright & King. Columbia Records. 1993. CK 53198.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Power of Love (liner notes). Matthews, Wright & King. Columbia Records. 1992. CK 48797.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)