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I Want Crazy (album)
''I Want Crazy'' is a compilation album by American country music singer Hunter Hayes, first released on April 3, 2015 by Atlantic Records. The album serves as Hayes' international debut studio album. ''I Want Crazy'' features songs from Hayes' two studio albums, '' Hunter Hayes'' (2011) and '' Storyline'' (2014), with two of the songs being re-produced by Ryan Tedder ("I Want Crazy") and Duck Blackwell ("Light Me Up"), respectively. The album entered the UK Albums Chart compiled by the Official Charts Company at number 85 for the week ending June 6, 2015. Track listing ;Notes * signifies a remixer * signifies a co-producer Personnel * Duck Blackwell - drums, percussion, bass, synthesizer, effects * Eric Darken Eric A. Darken is an American percussionist, composer, and programmer. Biography Drawing inspiration from his grandfather, a band leader. Darken began playing drums at age 12, and played timpani and mallets in high school. Darken attended ... - percussion * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunter Hayes
Hunter Easton Hayes (born September 9, 1991) is an American multi-genre singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He is proficient at more than 30 instruments. Hayes released his Hunter Hayes (album), self-titled debut album in 2011. It reached number seven on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 and number one on the Top Country Albums, and sold over 1.1 million copies. Its most successful single, "Wanted (Hunter Hayes song), Wanted", sold over 3.5 million copies and made Hayes the youngest male act to ever top the Hot Country Songs, ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs. Hayes' commercial success and his talent both as a songwriter and instrumentalist prompted ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' to call him the leader of "Country Music's Youth Revolution" in 2014. He has been nominated for five Grammy Awards including Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Best New Artist, and won the 2012 CMA Award for Country Music Association Award for New Artist of the Year, New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somebody's Heartbreak
"Somebody's Heartbreak" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Hunter Hayes. It was released in October 2012 as the third single from his debut studio album, '' Hunter Hayes''. Hayes co-wrote the song with Andrew Dorff and Luke Laird. "Somebody's Heartbreak" is about an aspiring lover being invited to break this person's heart. The song garnered positive reviews from critics who praised the production and lyrics being upbeat and witty. "Somebody's Heartbreak" peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' Country Airplay chart, giving Hayes his second number-one country hit overall. The song also charted at numbers 7 and 54 on both the Hot Country Songs and Hot 100 charts respectively. The song was certified Platinum by the RIAA, and has sold 761,000 copies in the United States as of May 2013. The song received similar chart success in Canada, peaking at number 5 on the Country chart and number 66 on the Canadian Hot 100. An accompanying music video for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Brainard
David Gregory Brainard (born February 9, 1975) is a Grammy nominated American record producer best known for his work in country music in the entertainment industry. Early life Dave Brainard was born in Seoul Korea and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, the second of four children born to Greg Brainard, a retired Air Force Master Sergeant, and South Korean immigrant, So Un Jo. He graduated from Papillion-La Vista High School in 1993 and went on to attend University of Nebraska Omaha for 1 year. Afterwards Brainard served 5 years in the United States Air Force Band stationed at Offutt AFB in Omaha, NE, before moving to Nashville, Tennessee in 1999. Early career In 2001 Dave Brainard began his publishing career writing songs for Balmur Corus Music. Afterwards Brainard wrote for Bigger Picture Music Group ''formerly Big Picture Music Group''. In that time Brainard wrote songs for Neal McCoy, Sammy Kershaw, Kelly Coffee, Ricochet, Tebey Ottoh, and Brooks & Dunn. During this time Bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Mraz
Jason Thomas Mraz (; born June 23, 1977) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence with the release of his debut studio album, ''Waiting for My Rocket to Come'' (2002), which spawned the single " The Remedy (I Won't Worry)", that reached the top 20 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart.Jason Mraz: Chart History The Hot 100, ''Billboard''. Retrieved May 25, 2014. His next two studio albums, '' Mr. A-Z'' (2005), and '''' (2008), peaked in the top five on the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everybody's Got Somebody But Me
"Everybody's Got Somebody but Me" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Hunter Hayes for his eponymous debut album, '' Hunter Hayes'' (2011). While recording new material for ''(Encore)'', the expanded re-issue of his debut, Hayes also re-recorded three of the tracks, including a new duet version of "Everybody's Got Somebody But Me" featuring guest vocals by singer Jason Mraz. Atlantic Nashville released the ''Encore'' version of the song as the fifth single from the album, and second from the ''(Encore)'' edition, on September 3, 2013. Content The song is a plucky, mid-tempo country pop song backed by a steel guitar. Its lyrics depict a narrator surrounded by couples who bemoans his inability to find someone to love, lamenting "everybody's got somebody but me". Hayes specifically sought to include Mraz on the re-recording because the songwriters felt it "sounded so much like" Mraz's music. Critical reception Billy Dukes of ''Taste of Country'' f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanted (Hunter Hayes Song)
"Wanted" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Hunter Hayes. It was released in March 2012 as the second single from his debut album ''Hunter Hayes'' (2011). Hayes co-wrote the song with Troy Verges. The song was nominated for Best Country Solo Performance at the 2013 Grammy Awards. It is the second best-selling song by a male solo country singer in the US as of April 2014. ''Billboard'' ranked it the third-greatest country single of all time according to chart performance. Upon release, "Wanted" was met with generally positive reviews and went on to be certified 4× Platinum in the US for sales of over 3.6 million. When the song topped the Hot Country Songs chart, Hayes broke the record held since 1973 by Johnny Rodriguez's " You Always Come Back (To Hurting Me)" as the youngest male artist to reach number one. The single was a moderate crossover hit in 2013 when it climbed to the top 15 on both the Adult Pop Songs and Adult Contemporary charts. Conte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane McAnally
Shane McAnally (born October 12, 1974) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer. Originally a solo artist for Curb Records in 1999, McAnally charted three singles on Hot Country Songs, including the No. 31 " Are Your Eyes Still Blue". McAnally left the country music business in 2000 and returned in 2006 as a songwriter, having initial success on that front with "Last Call" by Lee Ann Womack. He began working as a producer in 2013 with Kacey Musgraves' debut album ''Same Trailer Different Park''. From the early 2010s onward, McAnally has worked almost exclusively as a songwriter and producer. Musical career Shane McAnally was born October 12, 1974, in Mineral Wells, Texas. He began performing at local clubs at the age of 12 and appeared on ''Star Search'' when he was 14, singing Dan Hill's "Sometimes When We Touch." He moved to Branson, Missouri at 15, then to Nashville at 19. McAnally and music producer Rich Herring recorded a demo of a song that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busbee
Michael James Ryan Busbee (June 18, 1976 – September 29, 2019), known professionally as Busbee, was an American songwriter, record producer, publisher, record label executive, and multi-instrumentalist. He is known for his work in both pop music and country music. Artists with whom busbee has worked with 5 Seconds of Summer, Keith Urban, and Maren Morris. Early life Michael James Ryan Busbee was born in Walnut Creek, California, and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. He began playing piano when he was seven years old, and started playing jazz trombone in high school. Busbee marched with the World Class Drum Corps, Blue Devils. He studied jazz at William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey, after receiving a scholarship to the school in 1995, but returned to the San Francisco Bay Area before graduating. Career He moved to Los Angeles in 2000 and started working at a music studio assisting rock producer Eric Valentine, and began learning to play more instrument ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katrina Elam
Katrina Ruth Elam (born December 12, 1983) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to Universal South Records in 2004, she released her self-titled debut album that year, charting in the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) with the No. 29 "No End in Sight" and the No. 59 "I Want a Cowboy". A third single, "Love Is", peaked at No. 47 from an unreleased second album ''Turn Me Up''. Elam left the label in 2008. Early life Elam was born in Bray, Oklahoma, population 1,035. She performed in a 4-H talent show at the age of 9. In 1998, she was named female vocalist of the year by the Oklahoma Country Music Association and the Oklahoma Opry now the Rodeo Opry. Elam received a publishing contract at the age of 16. In her senior year of high school, her mother home schooled her because of her busy writing and recording schedule. Career After completing high school, Katrina Elam moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where she se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invisible (Hunter Hayes Song)
"Invisible" is a song recorded by American country music artist Hunter Hayes. It was the lead single from his second studio album '' Storyline'' (2014). Hayes co-wrote the song in a collaboration with Bonnie Baker and Katrina Elam, while the production was handled by Hayes and Dann Huff. The song was debuted at the 2014 Grammy Awards on January 26, 2014, and was released to digital retailers the same day. Background Hayes wrote this song about the bullying that he experienced while growing up. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Hayes said, "To me it's also just about being misunderstood. Just me being in high school, just the smallest scale I know compared to a lot of stories that I've heard, a lot of people that I've met ... yes, I was a total geek, I was a total nerd, and you know, I still am, and I'm proud of that. But it took me a while to realize that it's OK to be proud of that, right? Because in that time and period of my life, if you didn't fit in, what else wa ... [...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 Down' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
