Lee Brice
| Lee Brice | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 10, 1979 [1] |
| Origin | Sumter, South Carolina, U.S.[2] |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Labels | Asylum-Curb |
| Associated acts | Garth Brooks, Adam Gregory, Tim McGraw |
| Website | http://www.leebrice.com |
Lee Brice (born June 10, 1979) is an American country music singer. Signed to Curb Records' Asylum-Curb division since 2007, Brice has released four singles to country radio, all four of which have charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. The fourth of these, "Love Like Crazy," holds the record for the longest chart run achieved in the history of that chart. Brice has also co-written singles for Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw and Adam Gregory.
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[edit] Biography
Lee Brice was born June 10, 1979 in Sumter, South Carolina.[1] As a child, he learned to play the piano in addition to singing in church and writing his own songs.[2] He entered and won three different talent contests in high school.
Later on, Brice attended Clemson University on a football scholarship. He played special teams as the long snapper, but after an arm injury, he decided to focus on a country music career instead.
[edit] Musical career
By 2007, Brice began working as a songwriter, with cuts by Jason Aldean, Keith Gattis and Cowboy Crush among others.[2] Brice, along with Billy Montana and Kyle Jacobs, co-wrote Garth Brooks' 2007 single "More Than a Memory",[2] a song which became the first single in the history of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart to debut at number 1.[3]
Also in 2007, Brice signed to Curb Records, releasing his debut single "She Ain't Right," which peaked at 29 on the same chart.[4] It was followed by "Happy Endings" and "Upper Middle Class White Trash" at numbers 32 and 44, respectively.[4] All three songs were to have been included on an album entitled Picture of Me,[2] which was never released. Brice also continued to write songs for others, including Canadian singer Adam Gregory's singles "Crazy Days" and "What It Takes." He also appeared on Cledus T. Judd's 2007 album Boogity, Boogity - A Tribute to the Comedic Genius of Ray Stevens, singing duet vocals on a rendition of the Albert E. Brumley gospel song "Turn Your Radio On."
In August 2009, Brice charted with his fourth single, "Love Like Crazy",[5] which is the first release from his debut album of the same name. Brice also co-wrote labelmate Tim McGraw's 2010 single "Still".[5] "Love Like Crazy" reached top 10 on the country music charts in July 2010 during its forty-sixth week on the chart, setting a record for the slowest climb into the top 10 in that chart's history.[6] In September 2010, the song charted for a fifty-sixth week, making it the longest-charting song in the chart's history. It broke a record set by Eddy Arnold, whose 1948 single "Bouquet of Roses" spent fifty-four weeks on the same chart.[7] The album's second single "Beautiful Every Time" was released to radio on October 25, 2010.
In late 2011, Brice released his sixth single, "A Woman Like You".
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [8] |
US [9] |
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| Love Like Crazy |
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9 | 44 |
| Hard to Love |
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To be released | |
[edit] Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [8] |
US Heat [11] |
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| Love Like Crazy (EP) |
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56 | 46 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [12] |
US [13] |
CAN [14] |
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| 2007 | "Overrated" | — | — | — | Non-album song | ||||
| "She Ain't Right" | 29 | — | — | Picture of Me (unreleased) | |||||
| "Happy Endings" | 32 | — | — | ||||||
| 2008 | "Upper Middle Class White Trash" | 44 | — | — | |||||
| 2009 | "Love Like Crazy" | 3 | 45 | 77 | Love Like Crazy | ||||
| 2010 | "Beautiful Every Time" | 30 | — | — | |||||
| 2011 | "A Woman Like You"A | 14 | 44 | Hard to Love | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
- A Current single.
[edit] Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "She Ain't Right" | Eric Welch |
| 2010 | "Love Like Crazy" | |
| 2011 | "Beautiful Every Time" | |
| "A Woman Like You" |
[edit] Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Academy of Country Music Awards | Song of the Year — "Love Like Crazy"[16] | Nominated |
| Single Record of the Year — "Love Like Crazy"[16] | Nominated | ||
| CMT Music Awards | USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year — "Love Like Crazy" | Nominated |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Phillips, Jessica (24 May 2010). "Pictures of Lee: Hit songwriter Lee Brice puts the finishing touches on his debut album". Country Weekly 17 (21): 50–51. ISSN 1074-3235.
- ^ a b c d e Deming, Mark. "Lee Brice biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p972257/biography. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
- ^ "Garth Brooks Back on Top". Great American Country. 5 September 2007. http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,,GAC_26063_5690035,00.html. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc.. p. 59. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ^ a b Hackett, Vernell (21 September 2009). "Lee Brice Says It's OK to Let His Songs Go". The Boot. http://www.theboot.com/2009/09/21/lee-brice-says-its-ok-to-let-his-songs-go/. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ Trust, Gary (8 July 2010). "Chart Beat Thursday: Katy Perry, Lee Brice, Judy Collins". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat/chart-beat-thursday-katy-perry-lee-brice-1004103303.story?tag=hpfeed. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- ^ Trust, Gary (7 September 2010). "Lee Brice Breaks Country Songs Longevity Record". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat/lee-brice-breaks-country-songs-longevity-1004112979.story#/column/chartbeat/lee-brice-breaks-country-songs-longevity-1004112033.story. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ^ a b "Lee Brice Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/lee-brice/chart-history/922100?f=320&g=Albums. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
- ^ "Lee Brice Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/lee-brice/chart-history/922100?f=305&g=Albums. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
- ^ Lawler, Joe (February 1, 2012). "Cool Show: Future Faces 2012". The Des Moines Register. http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120202/ENT/302020011/Cool-Show-Future-Faces-2012. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
- ^ "Lee Brice Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/lee-brice/chart-history/922100?f=324&g=Albums. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
- ^ "Lee Brice Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/lee-brice/chart-history/922100?f=357&g=Singles. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
- ^ "Lee Brice Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/lee-brice/chart-history/922100. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
- ^ "Lee Brice Album & Song Chart History - Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/lee-brice/chart-history/922100?f=793&g=Singles. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
- ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - February 8, 2011: Lee Brice certified singles". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Lee%Brice&format=SINGLE&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
- ^ a b "Miranda Lambert, Kenny Chesney lead ACM Award Nominations". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/events/miranda-lambert-kenny-chesney-lead-acm-award-1005017072.story. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
