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The Way I Wanna Go
''The Way I Wanna Go'' is the seventeenth studio album by American country music artist Trace Adkins. It was released on August 27, 2021, via Verge Records. It is promoted as the 25th anniversary album of the singer. The release features 25 songs, including album collaborations with Luke Bryan, Pitbull, Blake Shelton, Melissa Etheridge, Keb' Mo' and Stevie Wonder (on harmonica) and rapper Snoop Dogg. The album's producers are Mickey Jack Cones, Derek George, Jon Coleman, and Kenny Beard, the last of whom died before the album's release. "Where the Country Girls At", a collaboration with Luke Bryan and Pitbull, was the lead single. Track listing #"Where I Am Today" (Mark Holman, Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, Ben Hayslip) – 3:29 #"Heartbreak Song" (Greg Crowe, Johnny Garcia, Adam Wood) – 3:15 #"Where the Country Girls At" (Monty Criswell, Derek George, Michael White) (featuring Luke Bryan and Pitbull) – 3:30 #"Cadillac'n" ( Kendell Marvel, Dan Auerbach, Paul Overstreet) – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trace Adkins
Tracy Darrell Adkins (born January 13, 1962) known professionally as Trace Adkins, is an American country music singer and actor. Adkins made his debut in 1996 with the album ''Dreamin' Out Loud'', released on Capitol Records Nashville. Since then, he has released ten more studio albums and two Greatest Hits compilations. In addition, Adkins has charted more than 20 singles on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' country music charts, including the Number One hits "(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing", "Ladies Love Country Boys", and "You're Gonna Miss This", which peaked in 1997, 2007, and 2008, respectively. "I Left Something Turned on at Home" went to No. 1 on Canada's country chart. At least six of his studio albums have received gold or platinum certification in the United States; his highest-selling to date is 2005's ''Songs About Me'', which has been certified 2× Multi-Platinum for shipping two million copies. Adkins is widely known for his distinctive bass-baritone s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael White (singer)
Larry Michael White is an American country music artist. The son of songwriter L. E. White, who has written for Conway Twitty, White had a song he wrote recorded when he was still a teenager. "You Make It Hard To Take the Easy Way Out" appeared on the B-side to Twitty's hit "You've Never Been This Far Before". White was later signed to Reprise Records in 1992, releasing his debut album ''Familiar Ground'' that year. This album produced three chart singles for him on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts, including the No. 32 "Professional Fool." The album was produced by Robert Byrne. White also was a writer on "Rock-a-Bye Heart" for Dana McVicker, "Fighting Fire with Fire" for Davis Daniel, " Loving Every Minute" for Mark Wills, " The Baby" for Blake Shelton, and " Kiss You in the Morning" by Michael Ray, the latter two of which reached No. 1 on the country singles charts. "Loving Every Minute" and "The Baby" both earned W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Wiseman
Craig Michael Wiseman is an American country music songwriter and producer, and the owner/founder of the Big Loud enterprise. He has been writing since the late 1980s, and his songs have been recorded by Lorrie Morgan, Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Dolly Parton, Blake Shelton, and numerous other acts. He has written twenty-six No. 1 songs on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Songs music charts, and has won a number of industry awards. In 2009, he was named "Songwriter of the Decade" by the Nashville Songwriters Association International, and in 2015, he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Early life Michael Wiseman was born and raised in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He began playing music while still a child, and later began playing drums professionally. In 1985, he moved to Nashville to pursue a career in songwriting. Music career Songwriting At age 24, Craig had his first chart success with the track "The Only One" from Roy Orbison's '' Mystery Girl'' albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Bates
Jeffery Wayne Bates (born September 19, 1963) is an American country music artist. Signed to RCA Nashville in late 2002, Bates released his debut album ''Rainbow Man'' in May 2003. In 2005 he released his second album, ''Leave the Light On'', on RCA. He left RCA in 2006. This album was followed by ''Jeff Bates'' in 2008 on the independent Black River Entertainment. Bates' two RCA albums accounted for seven chart singles on the ''Billboard'' country charts, of which three reached top 40: "The Love Song" (his highest, at No. 8), "I Wanna Make You Cry" at No. 23, and "Long, Slow Kisses" at No. 17. Biography Jeff Bates was born in Bunker Hill, Mississippi, a community in Marion County. He went to East Marion High School in Columbia. Musical career ''Rainbow Man'' Before signing to a record contract, Bates co-wrote Tracy Lawrence's 2002 single "What a Memory". Bates signed to RCA Records Nashville in 2003, releasing his debut single, " The Love Song" in December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherrié Austin
Sherrie Veronica Krenn (born 28 August 1970), known professionally as Sherrié Austin (formerly known as Sherrie Krenn), is an Australian actress and country music singer. Active as a singer since her teenage years, Austin initially recorded as one half of the duo Colourhaus, which also featured Phil Radford. After leaving Colourhaus, she moved to the United States in pursuit of a solo career. There, she recorded five studio albums, and charted several singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts. Her highest charting single was the No. 18 " Streets of Heaven" in 2003. Her most recent album was released on 15 November 2011. Career Early career Austin got her start in music opening for Johnny Cash in Australia at the age of 14. She later moved to the United States where she took up acting. She is most known in the United States for playing the role of Pippa McKenna on '' The Facts of Life'' during its final season. In 1991, she appeared as "Lady Penelope" on episod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brothers Osborne
Brothers Osborne is an American country music duo from Deale, Maryland. The duo consists of brothers TJ Osborne (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) and John Osborne (lead guitar, background vocals). They signed a recording contract with EMI Records Nashville in 2012 and began releasing music the following year. Their 2015 song " Stay a Little Longer" became a top five hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, and their success led to the release of their debut studio album titled ''Pawn Shop'' the same year. Since then, Brothers Osborne have released the albums '' Port Saint Joe'' (2018), ''Skeletons'' (2020), and '' Brothers Osborne'' (2023). The duo have since had further hits with " It Ain't My Fault" (2017), " Shoot Me Straight" (2018), and " All Night" (2019), and as featured artists on Dierks Bentley's "Burning Man" (2019). Along with their own songwriting, their musical success is credited to producer Jay Joyce. Artists with whom they have worked i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troy Verges
Troy Verges is an American songwriter of country and pop music from Louisiana. Career His first cut as a songwriter was a track on Faith Hill's '' Breathe''. His credits include the singles " Wanted", recorded by Hunter Hayes; "Beer Money", recorded by Kip Moore; " Who I Am", recorded by Jessica Andrews; " Blessed", recorded by Martina McBride; " Wasted", recorded by Carrie Underwood; "Day Drinking", recorded by Little Big Town; " Shotgun Rider", recorded by Tim McGraw; and "I Want Crazy", recorded by Hunter Hayes all of which went to number one on the country music charts. "Wanted" was ACM nominated in 2013 for Song of the Year, while "I Want Crazy" received a 2014 Grammy nomination and "Day Drinking" received a 2015 Grammy nomination. "Wanted", composed by Hunter Hayes and Troy Verges, took home Song Of The Year honors at the 2013 BMI Country Awards. and was also named one of Billboard's top ten songs of the decade He produced and mixed the Anders Osborne album ''Coming D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Dean (songwriter)
Barry Dean (born 1967) is an American country and pop music songwriter based in Nashville, Tennessee. He has written multiple No. 1 singles including “ Pontoon” (Little Big Town), “ Day Drinking” (Little Big Town), " Somebody's Daughter" ( Tenille Townes), and " Think a Little Less" ( Michael Ray), along with a Top 40 hit with “ Girls Chase Boys” (Ingrid Michaelson). He has been nominated for a Grammy for Best Country Song on Tim McGraw's "Diamond Rings and Old Barstools." Early life Dean was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma and grew up in rural Pittsburg, Kansas. He wrote songs and played in bands throughout high school and during his time at Pittsburg State University. Dean briefly pursued songwriting in Los Angeles but abandoned that in his 20s. Dean returned to Pittsburg and worked as Creative Director for Pitsco Incorporated. He was involved in the education business for several years with a focus on marketing and media technology. In his mid-30s, Dean’s wife e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randy Montana
Randy Schlappi (born September 23, 1985), known professionally as Randy Montana, is an American country singer signed to Mercury Records Nashville. His first album, ''Randy Montana'', was released in 2011. Early and personal life Randy Schlappi is the son of singer-songwriter Billy Montana. He is married to Montgomery "Gummy" Lee, daughter of retired stock car racer Kyle Petty, and granddaughter of Richard Petty. The couple have one daughter and two sons. Musical career In March 2010, Montana released his debut single "Ain't Much Left of Lovin' You," to radio. The song entered at No. 59 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts dated for the week ending April 3, 2010. His self-titled album's second single "1,000 Faces" released to country radio on 2011. Karlie Justus of Engine 145 gave "Ain't Much Left of Lovin' You" a thumbs-up, calling Montana's voice "raspy" and comparing the song's theme to George Jones's "The Grand Tour ''The Grand Tour'' is a British m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Ritchey
Jimmy Ritchey is an American country music songwriter and record producer from Centralia, Washington. Ritchey got his start as a record producer after producing demos for Tommy Shane Steiner. Initially, Ritchey was not intended to produce Steiner's album, but he got to do so after producers Paul Worley and Frank Liddell encouraged the label to allow him. Ritchey co-wrote several songs that have charted on Hot Country Songs: " I'm a Saint" by Mark Chesnutt Mark Nelson Chesnutt (born September 6, 1963) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Between 1990 and 1999, he had his greatest chart success recording for Universal Music Group Nashville's MCA and Decca branches, with a total of ei ...; " Startin' with Me", " Something About a Woman", "Don't Think I Can't Love You", "Tell Me (Jake Owen song), Tell Me", and "The One That Got Away (Jake Owen song), The One That Got Away" by Jake Owen; and "Twang (song), Twang" and "I Gotta Get to You" by George Strait. He signed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Singleton
Jonathan David Singleton is an American country music singer and songwriter who resides in Nashville, Tennessee. He has been nominated for 2 Grammy Awards, and has won the ACM Song of The Year Award in 2022 for “Things a Man Oughtta Know” by Lainey Wilson, and the CMA Album of the Year in 2022 for co-producing Luke Combs' album “ Growin' Up.". He is known for co-writing the songs " Don't" by Billy Currington, " Watching Airplanes" by Gary Allan, " A Guy Walks Into a Bar" by Tyler Farr, " Red Light" and " Let It Rain" by David Nail, "Why Don't We Just Dance" by Josh Turner, " Diamond Rings and Old Barstools" by Tim McGraw, and " Beer Never Broke My Heart" by Luke Combs. More recently, Singleton co-wrote the number one hits " Die from a Broken Heart" by Maddie & Tae, " I Hope You're Happy Now" by Carly Pearce and Lee Brice (also co-written by Combs), and " In Between" by Scotty McCreery. In 2009, the American Society of Composers, Publishers and Authors (ASCAP) awarded Single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Beavers
Jim Beavers is an American country music songwriter. He is also the brother of songwriter Brett Beavers. Early life and education Jim Beavers grew up in Garland and Jacksonville, Texas. His educational background includes a BBA from Baylor University and an MBA from Vanderbilt University. Beavers was a founding member of Sons of the Desert. Career Beavers moved to Nashville in 1991 to pursue a career on the business side of music. His work experience prior to songwriting includes stints as director of marketing for Capitol Records and Virgin Records, touring musician with Lee Ann Womack, and professor at Middle Tennessee State University. Since 2002, Beavers has focused primarily on songwriting. He has had dozens of songs recorded by artists such as Chris Stapleton, Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley, Tim McGraw, Hootie and the Blowfish, Toby Keith, Gary Allan, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Josh Turner, Billy Currington, Trace Adkins, Brooks & Dunn, Brad Paisley, and Faith Hil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
