Archer/Park

Archer/Park
Randy Archer (left) and Johnny Park
Background information
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Country
Years active	1994
Labels	Atlantic
Spinoffs	The Parks
Past members	Randy Archer Johnny Park

Archer/Park was an American country music duo composed of singer-songwriters Randy Archer and Johnny Park. Signed to Atlantic Records in 1994, the duo released its sole album, We Got a Lot in Common, that year. Two of the album's singles entered the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts: "Where There's Smoke" at No. 29 and the title track at No. 63.

Archer/Park consisted of songwriters and vocalists Randy Archer (born February 20, 1959, in Swainsboro, Georgia) and Johnny Park (born October 30, 1957, in Arlington, Texas).^[1] The two had success writing songs for other country music artists, and began working together in the same publishing company. As a result, they decided to form a duo and signed with Atlantic Records' Nashville branch in 1994. They recorded their debut album We Got a Lot in Common that same year.^[2] The album's two singles "Where There's Smoke" and "We Got a Lot in Common" both charted on Billboard Hot Country Songs.^[1] The album received a mixed review from John P. McLaughlin of the Alberta Province, who thought the album was "generic" and derivative of Brooks & Dunn.^[3] An uncredited review in Gavin Report described the title track favorably, saying that the duo showed a sense of humor on it.^[4]

After their only album, Archer resumed working as a songwriter, with Tim McGraw and John Michael Montgomery being among the acts who recorded his songs.^[5] He and Park also wrote songs for Montgomery and for Elbert West. In 2006, Archer independently released an album titled Shots in the Dark.^[5]

In 2009, Park and his son, Clint, formed the duo The Parks, which signed to Lyric Street Records subsidiary Carolwood Records.^[6] Park also co-wrote Easton Corbin's "Roll with It".^[7]

We Got a Lot in Common
Studio album by Archer/Park
Released	September 6, 1994 (1994-09-06)
Genre	Country
Length	32:04
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Randy Scruggs

1. "We Got a Lot in Common" (Randy Archer, Johnny Park, Bobby P. Barker) – 3:07
2. "Where There's Smoke" (Barker, Mark Collie) – 2:54
3. "You Don't Know Where This Heart's Been" (Archer, Park, Barker) – 3:59
4. "I'm Not Crazy" (Archer, Park, Barker) – 2:55
5. "Your Ol' Rock" (Archer, Park, Barker, Doug Nichols) – 3:33
6. "The Man That I Am" (Walt Aldridge, Darryl Worley) – 2:56
7. "Don't Look Now" (Archer, Park, Nichols) – 2:48
8. "'Til Something Better Comes Along" (Charles Quillen) – 3:29
9. "Permanent Thing" (Jerry Abbott, Charles Stewart) – 3:19
10. "I Still Wanna Jump Your Bones" (Archer, Park, Barker) – 3:04

• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
• Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar, slide guitar, Pedabro
• Steve Gibson – electric guitar
• Tim "Felipe" Gonzalez – harmonica
• Rob Hajacos – fiddle
• Owen Hale – drums
• Brent Mason – electric guitar
• Dave Pomeroy – bass guitar
• Don Potter – acoustic guitar
• Ron "Snake" Reynolds – percussion
• Randy Scruggs – acoustic and electric guitars
• Milton Sledge – drums
• Bobby Wood – piano, synthesizer
• Bob Wray – bass guitar