“My Kind of Girl”, a song written by Debi Cochran, John Jarrard and Mont Powell, was recorded by Collin Raye for the Epic label, in October 1993, in The Money Pit, 622 Hamilton Ave. South, Nashville TN. In the recording session of the album Collin, he was accompanied by: Larry Byrom (guitar), Billy Joe Walker (guitar), Paul Worley (guitar), Biff Watson (acoustic guitar), Paul Franklin and Dan Dugmore (steel), Joe Chernay (bass and harmony vocals), Eddie Bayers, Lonnie Wilson and Paul Leim (drums), Rob Hajacos (fiddle), John Hobbs (piano, synthesizer and harmony vocals), Nashville String Machine and vocal chorus. With the production of John Hobbs, Ed Seay and Paul Worley, the song was released on November 29, 1994. February 18, 1995, reached #1 on the US Hot Country Songs charts, with a total of 20 remaining weeks on the charts. And on the charts of Canada Country Tracks, It reached at number #24. It was the third number one in Collin Raye’s career.
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The song was included in Collin’s third studio album, Extremes (Epic 1994), the album was released on January 25, 1994, and on February 26, 1994, reached #12 on the US Top Country charts Albums, and remaining a total of 88 weeks on the charts. The album was certified platinum in the USA and Canada.
Collin Raye – My Kind of Girl lyrics
When I saw you buying Cosmo and a Hot Rod magazine
I said to myself now there’s a girl for me
And when I asked you to go for a ride
You stole my heart when you said if I can drive
I said how ‘bout some music, you said, you got any Merle?
That’s when I knew you were my kind of girl
And when we started talking I could not believe my ears
You said you were a Braves fan even through the rotten years
You quoted William Faulkner and Martin Luther King
You said your favorite movie star would always be James Dean
And when we went to dinner you wore blue jeans with your pearls
That’s when I knew you were my kind of girl
You march to the beat of a different drum
The funny thing is that I hear the same one
We both like to color outside of the lines
We’re peas in a pod, girl we’re two of a kind
You march to the beat of a different drum
The funny thing is that I hear the same one
We both like to color outside of the lines
We’re peas in a pod, girl we’re two of a kind
I said, «I think I love you»
You said, «What’s not to love?»
I thought about a kiss, but I wasn’t quick enough
I guess while I was thinking you were reading my mind
‘Cause you wrapped your arms around me
And you pressed your lips to mine
You sent my head spinning just like a tilt-a-whirl
That’s when I knew you were my kind of girl
You sent my head a-spinnin’ just like a tilt-a-whirl
That’s when I knew you were my kind of girl
