Sam O'Rourke

Samuel Antoin O'Rourke (born 4th March 1964) is a Irish-American singer, songwriter, and record producer, known for his work in country music. In 1988, he released a self-titled debut album under EMI, charting four singles in Ireland before moving to the United States in 1990. He found work as a session singer before signing to and making his solo American debut with a second eponymous album in 1993. Certified platinum in the US by the RIAA, it produced his first number one on the Hot Country Songs chart with "Because Of You", written by O'Rourke and. "Just Like My Dreams", the lead single from his second US album Firestorm, was named by Billboard as one of the biggest country hits of 1996. After a short-lived tenure with Maverick Nashville, in 2002 he signed to and scored two no. 1 country hits from his fourth US album Irish Sea, the titular track and "Country Kid on a Losing Streak".

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