DeLon is a voting member of the COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION(CMA)and has been a member since 2002.
"HEART TO HEART" is DeLon's fourth album and the theme of the entire album is "LOVE" in a very positive way.
After DeLon's run of 33 consecutive weeks at or near the top of the Joyce Ramgatie "top 200" total airplay chart, during 2006/2007, this album and its songs will surely lay claim to those top spots once again on overseas country music radio. AND IT HAS HAPPENED AS OF FEBRUARY 8, 2008!!!
IT LOOKS LIKE THIS ALBUM IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER BIG WINNER!!
Track #1, "DANCE ON SATURDAY NIGHT" was sent out to the overseas DJ's on February 10, 2008. For the first reporting period from 02/08/2008 through 02/16/2008, this song made its debut at the #1 position on the international Joyce Ramgatie "top 40" singles chart. Then, as of 02/24/2008, the song remained in the # 1 spot for the second consecutive week. In addition, DeLon has now moved up to the #1 spot on the Joyce Ramgatie "top 200" total airplay chart for international country music radio. DeLon is in competition with over 3,000 artists, from around the world, for the spots on this chart.
DeLon has reached a mile-stone in his music career. From April, 2006 through May, 2009, he now has been ranked on the Joyce Ramgatie "TOP 200" total airplay chart for 38 consecutive months with an average ranking of 13.5. Following is a break-down of his achievements:
GOOGLE ranks the Joyce Ramgatie "top 200" total airplay chart as #1 among the independent airplay charts.
Since DeLon made his first appearance on this chart, in April, 2006, now, about 38 months later, DeLon is currently ranked #2 on the May 15, 2009 chart. During this period of time, DeLon has had eight #1 rankings; twelve #2 rankings; eleven #3 rankings and many, many more within the "top 20" of this chart.
Once again, John Rees, DeLon's producer and keyboard player on all of his albums, has brought together a tremendous team of Nashville musicians and singers, who contributed their great talents in a Nashville studio to help create this great album. In fact, on the inside of the album cover, DeLon gives credit to all of the many musicians and singers, who have played on all four of his albums and also lists the very famous Nashville country artists, for whom they have played. This, just to let you know the quality of the musicians themselves and that you will be treated to some great music and singing on DeLon's albums.
DANCE ON SATURDAY NIGHT is an up-tempo song and has that Jimmy Buffet sound to it.
I CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU is DeLon's version of this great love song, made famous, of course, by none other than Elvis Presley.
LOVIN' ON YOU is a song where man/boy meets woman/girl, pledges his love to her and the rest is history.
HEY GIRL (Let's Love One Another) is a love song, a pledge and a request, that the two, man and woman, simply love one another.
COMFY LOVIN' YOU is a song about the excitement and contentment of looking forward to the end of the day and spending time with one's spouse.
WELCOME TO MY WORLD is DeLon's version of this great classic song, originally recorded by the late Jim Reeves and sung in tribute to his memory.
TELL HER TODAY is a song about what men should be saying to their wives, fiance and girl-friends, each and every day, not just on the "special" days of their lives.
YOUR PRIVATE ISLAND is a song written, pledging a commitment by one spouse to another, to always be available in both good and hard times.
HAD A DREAM (For The Heart) is DeLon's version of one of the great country classics, with a great up-tempo beat and also one of his favorite songs.
THE GENES SHE WORE is a song written about so many stories of husbands/men, who never knew they had a child until many years later.
I SEE YOUR SMILE is a story song about the many times in the lives of parents, who experience the tragic loss of a spouse, leaving the other with the task of raising one or more of their children.
WHISPER is a song, which simply communicates that bond of love between a husband and wife
And, there is even a surprise bonus cut of a song, written by DeLon, on track # 15, but sung by a woman, since it is a song from a woman's viewpoint.
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