Brantley Gilbert
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Brantley Gilbert is an American country rock
music singer-songwriter. He has released two albums, both on the Average Joe's Entertainment Group label. His songs have also been recorded by Colt Ford
and Jason Aldean
. In February 2011, he left Average Joe's label to join Valory Music Group, where he has charted "Country Must Be Country Wide". A deluxe edition of Halfway to Heaven was released on September 13, 2011, two months before "Country Must Be Country Wide" reached number one on the Hot Country Songs
charts.
, followed in 2010. In February 2011, he signed with Big Machine Records
' Valory Music Group division. He then re-released Halfway to Heaven as a deluxe edition with additional tracks.
and Jason Aldean
have cut. The songs "Dirt Road Anthem
" (co-written and originally recorded by Colt Ford) and "My Kinda Party
" were both released as major hits for Aldean from his 2010 album My Kinda Party
; they were both recorded by Gilbert himself. Aldean also covered Brantley Gilbert's "The Best of Me", which is available on the Wal-Mart exclusive and iTunes release of his 2009 album Wide Open
.
Country rock
Country rock is sub-genre of popular music, formed from the fusion of rock with country. The term is generally used to refer to the wave of rock musicians who began to record country-flavored records in the late 1960s and early 1970s, beginning with Bob Dylan and The Byrds; reaching its greatest...
music singer-songwriter. He has released two albums, both on the Average Joe's Entertainment Group label. His songs have also been recorded by Colt Ford
Colt Ford
Jason Farris Brown known professionally as Colt Ford, is an American country music artist and former professional golfer. He has released three albums via his own Average Joe's label, and has charted four singles on the Hot Country Songs charts...
and Jason Aldean
Jason Aldean
Jason Aldine Williams is an American country music singer, known professionally as Jason Aldean. Since 2005, Aldean has recorded for Broken Bow Records, an independent record label for which he has released four albums and twelve singles...
. In February 2011, he left Average Joe's label to join Valory Music Group, where he has charted "Country Must Be Country Wide". A deluxe edition of Halfway to Heaven was released on September 13, 2011, two months before "Country Must Be Country Wide" reached number one on the Hot Country Songs
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...
charts.
Albums
His first album, Modern Day Prodigal Son, was originally set to be released in 2006 but the label dropped him before it hit stores. After signing with Average Joe's Entertainment in mid-2009, he finally released the album. Halfway to HeavenHalfway to Heaven (album)
Halfway to Heaven is the second studio album by Brantley Gilbert. Produced by The Atom Brothers, it was originally released on March 16, 2010 via Average Joe's Entertainment....
, followed in 2010. In February 2011, he signed with Big Machine Records
Big Machine Records
Big Machine Records is an Independent American record label specializing in country music artists. It was launched in 2005 by former DreamWorks Records executive Scott Borchetta. The label was part of a joint venture between Borchetta and country singer Toby Keith, although Keith dropped his...
' Valory Music Group division. He then re-released Halfway to Heaven as a deluxe edition with additional tracks.
Songwriting
Brantley Gilbert has written songs that Colt FordColt Ford
Jason Farris Brown known professionally as Colt Ford, is an American country music artist and former professional golfer. He has released three albums via his own Average Joe's label, and has charted four singles on the Hot Country Songs charts...
and Jason Aldean
Jason Aldean
Jason Aldine Williams is an American country music singer, known professionally as Jason Aldean. Since 2005, Aldean has recorded for Broken Bow Records, an independent record label for which he has released four albums and twelve singles...
have cut. The songs "Dirt Road Anthem
Dirt Road Anthem
"Dirt Road Anthem" is the title of a song written by American country music artists Colt Ford and Brantley Gilbert , both of whom recorded their own versions of the song. Jason Aldean re-recorded the song for his 2010 album My Kinda Party, and released it as the third single from the album in April...
" (co-written and originally recorded by Colt Ford) and "My Kinda Party
My Kinda Party (song)
"My Kinda Party" is a song written and originally recorded by country-southern rock singer-songwriter Brantley Gilbert from his 2009 album Modern Day Prodigal Son...
" were both released as major hits for Aldean from his 2010 album My Kinda Party
My Kinda Party
Michael McCall with the Associated Press lauded Aldean for his "fresh sound" on the album saying he "stands at the forefront of a movement combining country themes with hard-rock chords"...
; they were both recorded by Gilbert himself. Aldean also covered Brantley Gilbert's "The Best of Me", which is available on the Wal-Mart exclusive and iTunes release of his 2009 album Wide Open
Wide Open (Jason Aldean album)
-Album:-Certifications:-End of year charts:-Singles:...
.
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US Heat Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
US Indie Independent Albums The Billboard Independent Albums is a chart of the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays in the United States, compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels... |
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| Modern Day Prodigal Son |
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58 | 38 | 44 | — | ||||
| Halfway to Heaven Halfway to Heaven (album) Halfway to Heaven is the second studio album by Brantley Gilbert. Produced by The Atom Brothers, it was originally released on March 16, 2010 via Average Joe's Entertainment.... |
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2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
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... |
CAN Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007... |
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| 2010 | "Kick It in the Sticks" | — | — | — | Halfway to Heaven |
| "My Kind of Crazy" | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | "Country Must Be Country Wide Country Must Be Country Wide "Country Must Be Country Wide" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country rock artist Brantley Gilbert. It was released in April 2011 as the first single from the deluxe edition of his 2010 album Halfway to Heaven.-Content:... " |
1 | 50 | 95 | |
| "You Don't Know Her Like I Do"A | 100 | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
- A To be released December 12.
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Kick It in the Sticks" | Mason Dixon |
| 2011 | "Country Must Be Country Wide" | Shane Drake Shane Drake Shane C. Drake is an American music video director originally from Redding, California. He has directed videos for bands such as Trivium, Paramore, Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco, Angels & Airwaves, Flo Rida, Timbaland, Blindside, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, The Almost, Hawthorne Heights and... |