''A Modern Day Prodigal Son'' is the debut studio album from American
country rock
Country rock is a genre of music which fuses rock and country. It was developed by rock musicians who began to record country-flavored records in the late 1960s and early 1970s. These musicians recorded rock records using country themes, vocal s ...
singer
Brantley Gilbert
Brantley Keith Gilbert (born January 20, 1985) is an American country rock singer, songwriter and record producer from Jefferson, Georgia. He was originally signed to Colt Ford's label, Average Joes Entertainment, where he released ''Modern Day ...
.
[Richter, Alison. "Mr. Modesty". Metro Spirit. June 7, 2010 .]["CMT : Brantley Gilbert : Biography" Country Music Television ] It was first self-released on a limited scale with just the first eleven songs back in 2005. It finally was released nationally by
Average Joes in October 2009 (and later re-released by
Valory Music Co.). Although it produced no singles, the song "My Kinda Party" became
Jason Aldean
Jason Aldean (born Jason Aldine Williams; February 28, 1977) is an American country music singer. Since 2005, he has been signed to BBR Music Group, Broken Bow Records, a record label for which he has released ten albums and 40 singles. His 2010 ...
's leadoff single to his
album of the same name in late 2010. Aldean also covered "The Best of Me" on his third studio album, ''
Wide Open''. The album itself charted on
Top Country Albums
Top Country Albums is a chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine in the United States. The 50-position chart lists the most popular country music albums in the country, calculated weekly by Broadcast Data Systems based on physical sales a ...
and the
''Billboard'' 200.
Track listing
Chart performance
References
2009 debut albums
Average Joes Entertainment albums
Brantley Gilbert albums
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