James Andrew House (born March 22, 1955) is an American

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artist. Originally a member of a group called the House Band, he recorded a solo rock album in 1983 on Atlantic Records before he began his country music career in 1989 on

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, recording two albums for that label. He later penned singles for

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and

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, before finding another record deal on Epic Records in 1994. That year, he charted two Top 40 singles on the ''Billboard'' country chart, including the Top 10 hit " This Is Me Missing You".

Biography

James House's musical career began in a band called the House Band, which was signed first to

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and later to Atlantic Records. In addition, House served as vocal coach for

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on the movie ''

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''. In 1983, House recorded a rock album for Atlantic. House later moved to Nashville and signed as a solo artist on

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in 1989. On that label, he recorded two albums: ''James House'' and ''Hard Times for an Honest Man''. The former accounted for "Don't Quit Me Now", a number 25 on the country charts, while the latter produced no Top 40 hits. House wrote seven of the ten songs on his first album. After exiting MCA, he co-wrote " Ain't That Lonely Yet" for

and " In a Week or Two" by

, both of which peaked at number 2 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in the early 1990s. By 1994, House had signed to Epic Records. His first album for that label, '' Days Gone By'', was released that year, producing his highest-charting single in the top 10 " This Is Me Missing You". The album's title track, while not a single, was featured in the soundtrack for the movie '' The Cowboy Way''. In addition, the album featured collaborations with

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and Nikki Nelson. Although House never entered Top 40 on the country music charts again after "This Is Me Missing You", he made an appearance on

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' album '' Stars and Stripes Vol. 1'', which featured re-recordings of Beach Boys songs with country music artists. He also continued to write songs for other artists. In late 1997,

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reached the top of the country charts with "

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", which House co-wrote. House also contributed three songs to Steve Holy's debut album '' Blue Moon''. He also co-wrote six songs on Steve Azar's 2009 album '' Slide On Over Here'', on which he also played acoustic guitar, percussion and sang backing vocals. In 2012, House co-wrote

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' single "Born to Be Blue". In 2012, House formed the duo Troubadour Kings with John Brannen. Their debut album, ''Heartache Town'', was released in June 2012.

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Music videos

Notes

References

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