Rex Allen Jr.
# Rex Allen Jr.

Rex Elvie Allen Jr. (born August 23, 1947) is an American country music singer. He is the son of Rex Allen.

## Early life

Allen was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, the son of Rex Allen.

## Career

Singing in the "countrypolitan" style, he had hits with "Goodbye" (1974), "I'm Gettin Good at Missing You (Solitaire)" (1977), "Lonely Street" (1977), "Two Less Lonely People" (1977), "With Love" (1978), "If I Fell in Love With You" (1979), "It's Over" (1980), "Drink it Down, Lady" (1980), "Cup of Tea" (1980, a duet with Margo Smith) and others. He is also the composer and performer of the alternate state anthem of Arizona, entitled "Arizona".

Allen was a regular on The Statler Brothers Show on TNN in the 1990s, and he hosted the spin-off series, Yesteryear.

## Discography

### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
| - | - | - |
| Title | Album details | US Country |
| Today's Generation | Release year: 1971 Label: SSS International | — |
| Another Goodbye Song | Release year: 1974 Label: Warner Bros. | 45 |
| Ridin' High | Release year: 1976 Label: Warner Bros. | 31 |
| Rex | Release year: 1977 Label: Warner Bros. | 42 |
| Brand New | Release year: 1978 Label: Warner Bros. | 45 |
| Me and My Broken Heart | Release year: 1979 Label: Warner Bros. | — |
| Oklahoma Rose | Release year: 1980 Label: Warner Bros. | 69 |
| The Cat's in the Cradle | Release year: 1981 Label: Warner Bros. | — |
| The Singing Cowboy | Release year: 1982 Label: Warner Bros. | — |
| On the Move | Release year: 1984 Label: Moonshine | — |
| The Singing Cowboys (with Rex Allen) | Release year: 1995 Label: Warner Western | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||

### Compilation albums

| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
| - | - | - |
| Title | Album details | US Country |
| The Best of Rex | Release year: 1977 Label: Warner Bros. | 47 |
| The Very Best of Rex Allen, Jr. | Release year: 1994 Label: Warner Bros. | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||

### Singles

| Year | Single | Peak positions | Peak positions | Album |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Single | US Country | CAN Country | Album |
| 1973 | "The Great Mail Robbery" | 63 | 87 | Another Goodbye Song |
| 1974 | "Goodbye" | 19 | — | Another Goodbye Song |
| 1974 | "Another Goodbye Song" | 31 | — | Another Goodbye Song |
| 1974 | "Never Coming Back Again" | 36 | — | Another Goodbye Song |
| 1975 | "Lying in My Arms" | 70 | — | Rex |
| 1976 | "Play Me No Sad Songs" | 34 | — | Ridin' High |
| 1976 | "Can You Hear Those Pioneers" | 17 | 13 | Ridin' High |
| 1976 | "Teardrops in My Heart" | 18 | — | Ridin' High |
| 1976 | "Two Less Lonely People" | 8 | 4 | Rex |
| 1977 | "I'm Getting Good at Missing You (Solitaire)" | 10 | 17 | Rex |
| 1977 | "Don't Say Goodbye" | 15 | — | Rex |
| 1977 | "Lonely Street" | 8 | 14 | The Best of Rex |
| 1978 | "No, No, No (I'd Rather Be Free)" | 8 | 4 | Brand New |
| 1978 | "With Love" | 10 | 7 | Brand New |
| 1978 | "It's Time We Talk Things Over" (with The Boys) | 12 | 13 | Brand New |
| 1979 | "Me and My Broken Heart" | 9 | — | Me and My Broken Heart |
| 1979 | "If I Fell in Love with You" | 18 | — | Me and My Broken Heart |
| 1980 | "Yippy Cry Yi" | 25 | — | Oklahoma Rose |
| 1980 | "It's Over" | 14 | 35 | Oklahoma Rose |
| 1980 | "Drink It Down, Lady" | 25 | — | Oklahoma Rose |
| 1980 | "Cup of Tea" (with Margo Smith) | 12 | — | The Cat's in the Cradle |
| 1981 | "Just a Country Boy" | 35 | — | The Cat's in the Cradle |
| 1981 | "While the Feeling's Good" (with Margo Smith) | 26 | — | Non-album single |
| 1982 | "Last of the Silver Screen Cowboys" | 43 | — | The Singing Cowboy |
| 1982 | "Cowboy in a Three Piece Business Suit" | 44 | — | The Singing Cowboy |
| 1982 | "Ride Cowboy Ride" | 85 | — | The Singing Cowboy |
| 1983 | "The Air That I Breathe" | 37 | — | On the Move |
| 1984 | "Sweet Rosanna" | 44 | — | On the Move |
| 1984 | "Dream on Texas Ladies" | 18 | — | On the Move |
| 1984 | "Running Down Memory Lane" | 24 | — | On the Move |
| 1985 | "When You Held Me in Your Arms" | 62 | — | On the Move |
| 1987 | "We're Staying Together" | 59 | — | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||||
