Bob Seger & Martina McBride "Chances Are"

Included on the Hope Floats Soundtrack, the ballad "Chances Are" features the unmistakable Bob Seger with Martina McBride. The duet charted on the Adult Contemporary Chart in 1998, but wasn't the album's crown jewel. That gem belonged to Garth Brooks who remade Bob Dylan's "To Make You Feel My Love". The remake finished first on the Country Chart during the summer of 1998 and earned Brooks a Grammy nomination in 1999. Other big names on the soundtrack include The Rolling Stones, Lyle Lovett, Trisha Yearwood, and Sheryl Crow.

Gloria Estefan & 'N-Sync "Music of My Heart"

Adult Contemporary stalwart Gloria Estefan teamed up with (arguably) the hottest boy band at the close of the 20th Century to record the radio-friendly ballad "Music of My Heart". Pulled from the soundtrack of the movie with the same name, the song found a home all across the radio dial. The wildly successful tune snagged two Grammy nominations, an Academy Award nomination and peaked at #2 on the Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary Charts in 1999.

The Doobie Brothers - "Minute By Minute"

Depending on how you view things, The Doobie Brothers either beat themselves or lost to themselves.  Their 1979 hit "Minute By Minute was nominated for the Song of the Year Grammy Award but it lost to "What A Fool Believes" -- the band's other big hit.  Congratulations and I'm sorry.

Dolly Parton - "Jolene"

Some fun facts about Dolly Parton's signature tune "Jolene":

• Released in 1973, the song details Dolly's fear that an attractive bank clerk was trying to woo away her husband
• Much like Barry Manilow inspired a generation of girls named Mandy, Dolly did the same thing with "Jolene"
• Miley Cyrus (who is Parton's goddaughter) is one of the many artists to remake the song
• Dolly's original version was nominated for two Grammys in 1974, but she did not win either
• "Jolene" earned Dolly a Grammy 44 years after its original release thanks to her backing up the group Pentatonix in a remake of the tune
• Several artists penned songs in response to "Jolene" including Kirstie MacColl's "Caroline" and Jennifer Nettles' "That Girl"

Nelly Furtado - "I'm Like a Bird"

Nelly Furtado's debut single, "I'm Like A Bird", won a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance -- a rare accomplishment achieved previously by Mariah Carey in 1990.  

Bruce Hornsby & The Range - "The Valley Road"

"The Valley Road" was a Top 10 hit in 1988 for Bruce Hornsby & The Range.  A year later, he re-recorded the catchy tune with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in a more country/Bluegrass style.  The result: a Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Recording in 1990.

Train - "Calling All Angels"

When you think about rock bands, does Train ever come to mind?  Well, someone apparently thought of the San Franciso band.  "Calling All Angels" managed to re-define the word "rock" and helped garner two Grammy nominations for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group in 2003.  Train lost both awards to Bruce Springsteen and The White Stripes, respectively.

Michael Bolton - "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You?"

After years of being a songwriter, Michael Bolton's big break came when he decided to sing a song he had co-written.  In 1983, Bolton and Doug James wrote "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" for Air Supply, but it was Laura Branigan who turned it into a hit.  Bolton recorded his own solo version of the song in 1989, and it launched his career.  The song won Bolton a Grammy and signaled the beginning of a decade of ruling the Adult Contemporary format with his signature pop rock ballads and trademark long hair.

Al B. Sure! - "Nite and Day"

"Nite and Day" is a oft-forgotten gem from the late-80s from Al B. Sure! (the exclamation point is part of his name).  The smooth ballad earned him a Grammy nod in 1989.

Corinne Bailey Rae - "Put Your Records On"

Lunchtime concerts are common at radio stations: record reps bring an emerging artists to the station to perform a couple new songs during the noon hour all in hopes of getting that elusive "add" from the Programming department.  Back in 2007, I had the pleasure of seeing Corinne Bailey Rae perform "Put Your Records On" during a lunchtime concert.  Her team managed to transform our stale corporate conference room into a performance area complete with mood lighting and rose petals strewn about the room.  Corinne's performance was one of the few that really stuck with me throughout the years (and it wasn't because there was free chocolate chips cookies during the show).  While the song earned two Grammy nominations, we never heard from Corinne again.