Exile famous for the number one hit Kiss You All Over Bull Shoals Theater

Exile Appeared Saturday, May 1, 2004
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In the fall of 1978, EXILE hit pay dirt with the #1 pop smash, Kiss You All Over, and hit the road touring with Aerosmith, Heart, Dave Mason, Boston, Seals & Crofts and other hot pop acts of the late seventies. In 1980 and 1981, Alabama and Janie Fricke scored hits with EXILE songs: Take Me Down and The Closer You Get, It Ain‘t Easy Bein’ Easy.
Exile:

Formed in Richmond, Kentucky, in 1963 as the Exiles.
Toured with Dick Clark Caravan of Stars from '65 to '68.
Changed name to Exile in 1972.
#1 pop hit with Kiss You All Over in 1978.
Evolved into country in 1983 with 21 country chart hits.

Ten #1 country hits.
11 nominations Vocal or Instrumental Group of the Year
Members of Exile penned hits for pop & country artists.
More than 40 years of success and still records and tours

5. Exile & techs

6. Jason Witt

7. Les Taylor

8. Extreme Autographs

Kenny Rogers followed the trend and recorded Take This Heart. EXILE switched musical styles again, and exploded in 1983 with their second #1 hit, Woke Up In Love, playing on country radio. Their string of country hits to follow won them an appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and eleven nominations for Vocal and/or Instrumental Group Of The Year from the Academy Of Counry Music and the Country Music Association.

The first country chart single, High Cost Of Leaving, reached number 27, and was followed by four successive number 1 country singles in 1984: Woke Up In Love, I Don't Want To Be A Memory, Give Me One More Chance and Crazy For Your Love. Exile had six further number 1 country singles by 1987: She's A Miracle, Hang On To Your Heart, I Could Get Used To You, It'll Be Me, She's Too Good To Be True and I Can't Get Close Enough.