Billy Hill (band)

*I Am Just a Rebel*
I Am Just a Rebel
Studio album by Billy Hill
Released	July 11, 1989
Genre	Country
Label	Reprise
Producer	Billy Hill
Singles from I Am Just a Rebel
	"Too Much Month at the End of the Money"; Released: June 1989; "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)"; Released: November 1989; "Nickel To My Name"; Released: March 1990;

Billy Hill
Billy Hill
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Genres	Country
Years active	1989–1990
Labels	Reprise
Associated acts	The Detroit Wheels
Past members	Bob DiPiero; Reno Kling; Martin Parker; Dennis Robbins; John Scott Sherrill

Billy Hill was an American country music group founded by singer/songwriter/guitarists Dennis Robbins, Bob DiPiero and John Scott Sherrill, along with Reno Kling (bass guitar) and Martin Parker (drums).[1] Before the group's foundation, Robbins had been a member of The Rockets (later The Detroit Wheels),[2] and Kling played bass for Steve Earle.[3] Sherrill and Robbins alternated as lead vocalists,[4] but credited the frontman role to a fictional character named Billy Hill and wrote a biography on the character.[5]

The band recorded one album for Reprise Records and charted two singles on the Billboard country charts. Their biggest hit was "Too Much Month at the End of the Money" which reached No. 25 on the Billboard country charts. After disbanding in 1990, Robbins became a solo artist for Giant. DiPiero and Sherrill have continued working as songwriters.

In 2003, Marty Stuart recorded "Too Much Month at the End of the Money" for his 2003 album Country Music; his version reached No. 54 on the Billboard country charts.

I Am Just a Rebel (1989)

I Am Just a Rebel is the debut studio album by the country band, Billy Hill. Release by Reprise Records on July 11, 1989, this album features the hit song "Too Much Month at the End of the Money".

"Rollin' Dice" was originally recorded by lead singer Dennis Robbins in 1986 for his MCA Records album The First of Me. It was also featured on the soundtrack of the movie Pink Cadillac.

"Too Much Month at the End of the Money" was later recorded by Marty Stuart in 2003 for his album Country Music. Stuart's version was also released as a single, but it only reached to No. 54 on the charts.

The title track was later re-recorded by Robbins for his 1992 album Man With a Plan. It was also recorded by Confederate Railroad on their 1994 album Notorious and also by Joy Lynn White the same year for her album Wild Love.

"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" was first a big hit for the R&B group Four Tops. Billy Hill's version also made an apperance in the 1990 movie My Blue Heaven.

Track listing

All tracks are written by DiPiero, Robbins and Sherrill except as noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Too Much Month at the End of the Money"	2:21
2.	"Nickel to My Name"	2:35
3.	"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" (Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Edward Holland, Jr.)	3:34
4.	"These Lonely Blues" (Sherrill, DiPiero)	4:03
5.	"Rollin' Dice"	3:26
6.	"What's a Boy to Do"	2:56
7.	"Just in Case You Want to Know"	3:31
8.	"I Am Just a Rebel"	3:32
9.	"Drive On By"	3:59
10.	"Gettin' On Down the Road"	3:33

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.[4]

Billy Hill

Bob DiPiero — background vocals
Reno Kling — bass guitar
Martin Parker — drums, percussion
Dennis Robbins — lead and background vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar
John Scott Sherrill — lead and background vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar

Additional musicians

Bucky Baxter — steel guitar
Barry Beckett — piano, Hammond B-3 organ
Bessyl Duhon — accordion
Glen Duncan — fiddle, mandolin

Chart performance

Chart (1989)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	55

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Album
Year	Single	US Country[1]	CAN Country	Album
1989	"Too Much Month at the End of the Money"	25	—	I Am Just a Rebel
1989	"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)"	58	61
1990	"Nickel to My Name"	—^A	76
	"No Chance to Dance"	—	—	N/A
	"Blue Angel"	—	—	N/A
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes:

^A "Nickel in My Name" did not chart on Hot Country Songs, but peaked at No. 10 on Hot Country Radio Breakouts.[6]

Guest singles

Year	Single	Artist	Peak positions	Album
Year	Single	Artist	US Country	Album
1990	"Tomorrow's World"	Various artists	74	N/A

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
1990	"Nickel to My Name"
	"No Chance to Dance"
	"Tomorrow's World" (Various)	Gustavo Garzon

References

Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
Brennan, Sandra; Brian Mansfield. "Dennis Robbins biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
"Billy Hill". Stereo Review. 54 (7–12): 136. 1989.
I Am Just a Rebel (CD booklet). Billy Hill. Reprise Records. 1989. 25915.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
Hurst, Jack (12 November 1989). "Game of the name Billy Hill has fun but takes singing seriously". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
"Hot Country Radio Breakouts" (PDF). Billboard. March 17, 1990.

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[whitburn-1] Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

[allmusic-2] Brennan, Sandra; Brian Mansfield. "Dennis Robbins biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 December 2011.

[3] "Billy Hill". Stereo Review. 54 (7–12): 136. 1989.

[liner-4] I Am Just a Rebel (CD booklet). Billy Hill. Reprise Records. 1989. 25915.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[5] Hurst, Jack (12 November 1989). "Game of the name Billy Hill has fun but takes singing seriously". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 26 December 2011.

[6] "Hot Country Radio Breakouts" (PDF). Billboard. March 17, 1990.