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Josh Thompson (born January 23, 1978) is an American
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singer and songwriter. He has released two studio albums: '' Way Out Here'' for
Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American reco ...
Nashville, and '' Turn It Up'' for
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, and has charted six singles on
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and/or
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, the highest-peaking being " Way Out Here" at No. 15. Thompson has also written songs for
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,
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, Brett Young,
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.


Early life

Thompson was born in
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. He worked in construction starting at age twelve. As a young adult, he took a nature course in the
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.


Career


2009–2012: ''Way Out Here'' and ''Change''

Thompson moved to
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in 2005. He worked as a songwriter, with his first cut being the title track to
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's album '' Growing Up Is Getting Old''. By 2009, Thompson had signed to
Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American reco ...
' Nashville division. He released his debut single " Beer on the Table" in late 2009, and it debuted at No. 55 on the ''
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''
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charts dated for the week ending August 15, 2009. This song was followed by a four-song digital
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which included that song and three other tracks. '' Way Out Here,'' his debut album, was released in February 2010 under the production of Michael Knox. Thompson wrote or co-wrote every one of the album's ten tracks, and promoted the album at the Northern Lights Theatre in
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. "Beer on the Table" peaked at number 17 on the country music charts. The album's second single, its title track, was released to radio in March 2010. Besides the two singles, the tracks " Won't Be Lonely Long" and "Blame It on Waylon" were made into music videos. Starting in February 2010, Thompson began touring with
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on a 32-stop tour and was tapped for portions of
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's 2010 H2O Tour. The album's third single "Won't Be Lonely Long" released to country radio on November 22, 2010. Thompson also co-wrote "Church Pew or Bar Stool", a song recorded by
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on his 2010 album ''
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''. In 2011 he co-wrote a song on
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's album '' This Is Country Music'' the song is entitled "A Man Don't Have to Die". In August 2011, Thompson and labelmate
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transferred to
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as part of a corporate restructuring. He released his first RCA Records single, " Comin' Around", in late 2011. However, Thompson parted ways with RCA Nashville in July 2012.


2013–present: ''Turn It Up''

In September 2012 it was announced that Thompson had signed a recording contract with
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and will release new music sometime in 2013. Also in 2013, he co-wrote
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's single "Thank a Farmer" with
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and Steve Bogard. His first Show Dog single, "
Cold Beer with Your Name on It "Cold Beer with Your Name on It" is a song written by Brent Anderson and Clint Daniels, and recorded by American country music artist Josh Thompson. It was released on August 12, 2013. It is the first single from his second studio album '' Turn I ...
", entered the charts in late 2013 and reached Top 30 on
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. It is the lead single from his first Show Dog-Universal album, '' Turn It Up''. The album's second single "Wanted Me Gone" was released on April 28, 2014. Thompson parted ways with Show Dog in 2015. Thompson announced in August 2015 that he would be releasing his unreleased second album for RCA as a pair of
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s. The first of the two, ''Change: The Lost Record, Vol. 1'', was released in October. Thompson, along with
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, co-wrote
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's number one hit Any Ol' Barstool.


Discography


Studio albums


Extended plays


Singles

*A "Beer on the Table" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 3 on
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.


Guest singles


Other charted songs


Music videos


References


External links


Official website
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