Blue County
Encyclopedia
Blue County was an American country music
duo composed of actor-singers Aaron Benward
and Scott Reeves
. They released their self-titled debut album in 2004 on Curb Records
. This album produced four singles on the Billboard
country singles charts, including the #11 "Good Little Girls". Two more singles — "Firecrackers and Ferris Wheels" and "I Get To" — were released in 2006, although neither was included on an album.
and Scott Reeves
, two actor-singers who had been friends for several years before the duo's foundation. Signed to Curb Records
that year, the duo released their debut single "Good Little Girls". This single peaked at #11 on the Billboard
country charts in early 2004, and was the first of four singles from their self-titled debut album
, which Dann Huff
produced. Also in 2004, the duo performed at the Country Music Association
Music Festival.
Following "Good Little Girls" was the single "That's Cool", which peaked at #24 on the country charts. "Nothing but Cowboy Boots" and "That Summer Song" followed in 2005, peaking at #38 and #53 respectively. The duo released their fifth single, "Firecrackers and Ferris Wheels", in 2006, although it did not chart. Their final release for Curb was the #51-peaking "I Get To", which like "Firecrackers and Ferris Wheels" was never included on an album. After recording two songs for the Evan Almighty soundtrack, Blue County exited Curb in 2007.
Benward joined Brian McComas
in the band Dirt Road Hotel in the late 2000s.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
duo composed of actor-singers Aaron Benward
Aaron Benward
Aaron Jeoffrey Benward is a American singer-songwriter who rose to fame when he formed a duo with his father, called Aaron Jeoffrey.-Life and career:...
and Scott Reeves
Scott Reeves
Gregory Scott Reeves is an American actor and country music singer. He is known for his role as Ryan McNeil on The Young and the Restless and for his role as Dr...
. They released their self-titled debut album in 2004 on Curb Records
Curb Records
Curb Records is a record label started by Mike Curb originally as Sidewalk Records in 1963...
. This album produced four singles on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
country singles charts, including the #11 "Good Little Girls". Two more singles — "Firecrackers and Ferris Wheels" and "I Get To" — were released in 2006, although neither was included on an album.
History
Blue County was founded in 2003 by Aaron BenwardAaron Benward
Aaron Jeoffrey Benward is a American singer-songwriter who rose to fame when he formed a duo with his father, called Aaron Jeoffrey.-Life and career:...
and Scott Reeves
Scott Reeves
Gregory Scott Reeves is an American actor and country music singer. He is known for his role as Ryan McNeil on The Young and the Restless and for his role as Dr...
, two actor-singers who had been friends for several years before the duo's foundation. Signed to Curb Records
Curb Records
Curb Records is a record label started by Mike Curb originally as Sidewalk Records in 1963...
that year, the duo released their debut single "Good Little Girls". This single peaked at #11 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
country charts in early 2004, and was the first of four singles from their self-titled debut album
Blue County (album)
Blue County is the self-titled debut album of American country music duo Blue County, released in 2004 on Curb Records. The album's debut single, "Good Little Girls", peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts...
, which Dann Huff
Dann Huff
Dann Huff is an American musician, session musician, singer-songwriter and producer. For his work as a producer in the Country music genre he has won several awards including the Musician of the Year award in 2001 and 2004 at the Country Music Association Awards and the Producer of the Year award...
produced. Also in 2004, the duo performed at the Country Music Association
Country Music Association
The Country Music Association was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee. It originally consisted of only 233 members and was the first trade organization formed to promote a music genre...
Music Festival.
Following "Good Little Girls" was the single "That's Cool", which peaked at #24 on the country charts. "Nothing but Cowboy Boots" and "That Summer Song" followed in 2005, peaking at #38 and #53 respectively. The duo released their fifth single, "Firecrackers and Ferris Wheels", in 2006, although it did not chart. Their final release for Curb was the #51-peaking "I Get To", which like "Firecrackers and Ferris Wheels" was never included on an album. After recording two songs for the Evan Almighty soundtrack, Blue County exited Curb in 2007.
Benward joined Brian McComas
Brian McComas
Brian McComas is an American country music artist. Originally signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 2001, McComas charted two minor singles in 2001 and 2002. A year later, he switched to Lyric Street Records, charting the Top Ten single "99.9% Sure " on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks...
in the band Dirt Road Hotel in the late 2000s.
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| Blue County Blue County (album) Blue County is the self-titled debut album of American country music duo Blue County, released in 2004 on Curb Records. The album's debut single, "Good Little Girls", peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts... |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
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| 2003 | "Good Little Girls" | 11 | 63 | Blue County |
| 2004 | "That's Cool" | 24 | — | |
| "Nothin' But Cowboy Boots" | 38 | — | ||
| 2005 | "That Summer Song" | 53 | — | |
| 2006 | "Firecrackers and Ferris Wheels" | — | — | Non-album songs |
| "I Get To" | 51 | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Good Little Girls" | |
| "That's Cool" | Kristin Barlowe | |
| 2006 | "Firecrackers and Ferris Wheels" |