Corey Smith (musician)
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Corey Smith is a country/rock/blues singer and guitarist.
allowed Corey Smith to visit the college town of Athens, Georgia
regularly. Smith originally attended Gainesville State College
, before transferring to the University of West Georgia
for his now wife. As it would turn out, however, she got into the University of Georgia, so he followed suit. At the University of Georgia, he majored in Social Studies education. He continued to write songs and play for his friends at parties. Corey’s music became popular amongst his peers. He taught high school World Geography.
.com Corey has completed his most recently released album titled Keeping Up with the Joneses in November 2009. His next album titled The Broken Record was released on June 21st 2011 .
Background
Growing up in Jackson CountyJackson County, Georgia
Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population in 2000 was 41,589. Explosive growth is evident with a population of 63,544 in the 2009 Census estimates. The county seat is Jefferson.-History:...
allowed Corey Smith to visit the college town of Athens, Georgia
Athens, Georgia
Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...
regularly. Smith originally attended Gainesville State College
Gainesville State College
Gainesville State College is a state college of the University System of Georgia serving northeast Georgia since 1964. The Gainesville State College Gainesville Campus, located 45 miles northeast of Atlanta and six miles southwest of downtown Gainesville in Oakwood, is on Georgia State Route 53...
, before transferring to the University of West Georgia
University of West Georgia
The University of West Georgia is a comprehensive doctoral-granting university in Carrollton, Georgia, approximately 45 miles west of Atlanta, Georgia. The University is built on 645 acres including a recent land gift of 246 acres from the city of Carrollton in 2003...
for his now wife. As it would turn out, however, she got into the University of Georgia, so he followed suit. At the University of Georgia, he majored in Social Studies education. He continued to write songs and play for his friends at parties. Corey’s music became popular amongst his peers. He taught high school World Geography.
Albums
His first Album is titled “Undertones” which contains one of his most requested songs titled “Twenty One.” The second album Corey released is titled “In the Mood.” Corey Smith made the songs on this record similar to his first one because of the response he got from fans who welcomed the booze-driven lyrics. Corey Smiths’ third album, The Good Life, was written and released in 2005. The album is titled after Coreys' song The Good Life, which can be seen on CmtCMT
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.com Corey has completed his most recently released album titled Keeping Up with the Joneses in November 2009. His next album titled The Broken Record was released on June 21st 2011 .
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
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| 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 Folk Folk Albums Folk Albums is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the top selling "current releases by traditional folk artists, as well as appropriate titles by acoustic-based singer-songwriters" in the United States. The chart debuted on the issue dated December 5, 2009... |
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... |
US Rock |
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| Undertones |
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| In the Mood |
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| The Good Life |
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| Hard-Headed Fool |
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| Keeping Up with the Joneses |
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| The Broken Record |
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17 | 114 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 30 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak 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... |
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| 2011 | "Twenty-One" | 50 | The Broken Record |
| "Maybe Next Year"A |
- A Current single.
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Twenty-One" | Potsy Ponciroli |
| "Drugs" | ||
| "Maybe Next Year" | David Poag |
External links
- http://www.jambase.com/Artists/39214/Corey-Smith/Bio
- http://denver.decider.com/performers/corey-smith,3764/
- http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/id_1548587/lyrics.jhtml
- http://www.coreysmithmusic.com