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Janson was born April 2, 1986, in [[Perryville, Missouri]]. He moved to [[Nashville, Tennessee]], after finishing high school.<ref name="allmusic"/>
Janson was born April 2, 1986, in [[Perryville, Missouri]]. He moved to [[Nashville, Tennessee]], after finishing high school.<ref name="allmusic"/>


In June 2009, Janson co-wrote and recorded two duets with [[Holly Williams]] on her album ''[[Here with Me (album)|Here with Me]]'': "I Hold On" and "A Love I Think Will Last."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/here-with-me-mw0000814894|title=''Here with Me''|work=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=14 August 2015}}</ref> Janson signed to [[BNA Records]] in October 2009<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.musicrow.com/2009/10/bna-signs-chris-janson/|title=BNA signs Chris Janson|last=Skates|first=Sarah|date=22 October 2009|work=[[MusicRow]]|accessdate=19 April 2010}}</ref> and released his debut single, "[['Til a Woman Comes Along]]," in April 2010. Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the single a five-star rating, with his review praising Janson's vocals as well as the arrangement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/chris-janson-til-a-woman-comes-along-|title=Chris Janson — "'Til a Woman Comes Along"|last=Bjorke|first=Matt|date=1 April 2010|work=Roughstock|accessdate=19 April 2010|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612154432/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/chris-janson-til-a-woman-comes-along-|archivedate=12 June 2010|df=}}</ref> The song debuted at No.&nbsp;56 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs]] charts dated for the week ending May 1, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-pop-country-tropical-songs-1004084152.story?tag=hpfeed#/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-pop-country-tropical-songs-1004084152.story?tag=hpfeed|title=Chart Highlights|date=19 April 2010|work=Billboard|accessdate=19 April 2010}}</ref>
Janson signed to [[BNA Records]] in October 2009<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.musicrow.com/2009/10/bna-signs-chris-janson/|title=BNA signs Chris Janson|last=Skates|first=Sarah|date=22 October 2009|work=[[MusicRow]]|accessdate=19 April 2010}}</ref> and released his debut single, "[['Til a Woman Comes Along]]," in April 2010. Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the single a five-star rating, with his review praising Janson's vocals as well as the arrangement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/chris-janson-til-a-woman-comes-along-|title=Chris Janson — "'Til a Woman Comes Along"|last=Bjorke|first=Matt|date=1 April 2010|work=Roughstock|accessdate=19 April 2010|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612154432/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/chris-janson-til-a-woman-comes-along-|archivedate=12 June 2010|df=}}</ref> The song debuted at No.&nbsp;56 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs]] charts dated for the week ending May 1, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-pop-country-tropical-songs-1004084152.story?tag=hpfeed#/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-pop-country-tropical-songs-1004084152.story?tag=hpfeed|title=Chart Highlights|date=19 April 2010|work=Billboard|accessdate=19 April 2010}}</ref>


After BNA was restructured, Janson left the label.<ref name="allmusic"/> He co-wrote [[Tim McGraw]]'s 2012 single "[[Truck Yeah]],"<ref>http://tasteofcountry.com/tim-mcgraw-truck-yeah-lyrics/</ref> played [[harmonica]] on the track "Beer" from [[Lee Brice]]'s album ''[[Hard 2 Love (Lee Brice album)|Hard 2 Love]],''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://biggerpicturegroup.com/updates/news/chris-janson-teams-keith-stegall-album-bigger-picture-group-152 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-11-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121205193546/http://biggerpicturegroup.com/updates/news/chris-janson-teams-keith-stegall-album-bigger-picture-group-152 |archivedate=2012-12-05 |df= }}</ref> and wrote the title track to [[Justin Moore]]'s 2013 album ''[[Off the Beaten Path (Justin Moore album)|Off the Beaten Path]].'' Janson has also had additional songs recorded by [[Hank Williams, Jr.]], [[Tim McGraw]], [[Randy Houser]], [[Joe Nichols]], [[Parmalee]], [[Frankie Ballard]], [[Tyler Farr]], [[Jerrod Niemann]], [[Craig Campbell (singer)|Craig Campbell]], [[JB and the Moonshine Band]], and [[LoCash]].
After BNA was restructured, Janson left the label.<ref name="allmusic"/> He co-wrote [[Tim McGraw]]'s 2012 single "[[Truck Yeah]],"<ref>http://tasteofcountry.com/tim-mcgraw-truck-yeah-lyrics/</ref> played [[harmonica]] on the track "Beer" from [[Lee Brice]]'s album ''[[Hard 2 Love (Lee Brice album)|Hard 2 Love]],''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://biggerpicturegroup.com/updates/news/chris-janson-teams-keith-stegall-album-bigger-picture-group-152 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-11-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121205193546/http://biggerpicturegroup.com/updates/news/chris-janson-teams-keith-stegall-album-bigger-picture-group-152 |archivedate=2012-12-05 |df= }}</ref> and wrote the title track to [[Justin Moore]]'s 2013 album ''[[Off the Beaten Path (Justin Moore album)|Off the Beaten Path]].'' Janson has also had additional songs recorded by [[Hank Williams, Jr.]], [[Tim McGraw]], [[Randy Houser]], [[Joe Nichols]], [[Parmalee]], [[Frankie Ballard]], [[Tyler Farr]], [[Jerrod Niemann]], [[Craig Campbell (singer)|Craig Campbell]], [[JB and the Moonshine Band]], and [[LoCash]].

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Chris Janson
Birth nameChristopher Pierre Janson
Born (1986-04-02) April 2, 1986 (age 38)[1][2]
Perryville, Missouri, US
OriginNashville, Tennessee, US
GenresCountry
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • harmonica
  • guitar
  • bass
  • piano
  • banjo
  • drums
Years active2009–present
Labels

Christopher Pierre Janson (born April 2, 1986) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He was born in Perryville, Missouri, to Pierre Janson and Carrie Lee (Bowling) Janson. He has written singles for Tim McGraw among others, and has played harmonica for Lee Brice. Janson has also recorded two full-length albums, Buy Me a Boat and Everybody, through Warner Bros. Records Nashville. The first album's title track was a Top 5 hit on the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, and No. 1 on the country music charts published by Mediabase, in late 2015. Besides these albums, Janson has released one extended play each for Bigger Picture Music Group, Columbia Records. and Warner Bros. Records.

Musical career

Janson was born April 2, 1986, in Perryville, Missouri. He moved to Nashville, Tennessee, after finishing high school.[2]

Janson signed to BNA Records in October 2009[3] and released his debut single, "'Til a Woman Comes Along," in April 2010. Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the single a five-star rating, with his review praising Janson's vocals as well as the arrangement.[4] The song debuted at No. 56 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts dated for the week ending May 1, 2010.[5]

After BNA was restructured, Janson left the label.[2] He co-wrote Tim McGraw's 2012 single "Truck Yeah,"[6] played harmonica on the track "Beer" from Lee Brice's album Hard 2 Love,[7] and wrote the title track to Justin Moore's 2013 album Off the Beaten Path. Janson has also had additional songs recorded by Hank Williams, Jr., Tim McGraw, Randy Houser, Joe Nichols, Parmalee, Frankie Ballard, Tyler Farr, Jerrod Niemann, Craig Campbell, JB and the Moonshine Band, and LoCash.

In 2013, he signed to Bigger Picture Music Group and released "Better I Don't."[8] Janson wrote the song with his wife, Kelly, and Pat Bunch,[9] and Keith Stegall produced it.[2] "Better I Don't" peaked at number 40 on Country Airplay in mid 2013. A second single, "Cut Me Some Slack," peaked at number 60 before Bigger Picture closed in 2014. That same year, Columbia Records released Take It to the Bank, which included "Til a Woman Comes Along" and other songs that he had recorded while on BNA.

Janson self-released the single "Buy Me a Boat" in early 2015. The song debuted at No. 33 on Hot Country Songs after it received airplay on the Bobby Bones Show.[2][10] It was officially released as a single via Warner Bros. Records Nashville in May 2015,[11] and became Janson's first top 5 hit by August. In September, Janson announced that his debut studio album, also titled Buy Me a Boat, would be released on October 30.[12] "Buy Me a Boat" peaked at No. 3 on Country Airplay, and No. 1 on Mediabase.[13] The album also includes the singles "Power of Positive Drinkin'" and "Holdin' Her". Also in 2015, Janson co-wrote LoCash's "I Love This Life."[14] Also in 2016, Janson co-wrote Randy Houser's "Song Number 7."

Janson performed on the third day of the 2016 Republican National Convention.[15]

Janson's second album for Warner Bros., Everybody, was released in September 2017. Its lead single is "Fix a Drink".

On February 6, 2018, during his first, sold out headlining show at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, country star Keith Urban invited Janson to become the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry.

Musical stylings

Nashville Gab wrote that "He is explosive on stage and completely unpredictable. I compare his live set to a wild horse, it's not meant to be tamed. He brings a blue-collar, redneck edge to every show that seems to be lacking in country music these days. Chris Janson is the future of country music..."[16]

Personal life

Chris Janson is married to Kelly Lynn.[1] They have four children, two of whom are from Lynn's previous marriage .[17]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart
positions 		Sales
US Country
[18] 		US
[19]
Buy Me a Boat 4 18
Everybody
  • Release date: September 22, 2017
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
 7 53

Extended plays

Title Details Peak chart
positions 		Sales
US Country
[18] 		US
Heat
[22]
Chris Janson 47 27 —
Take It to the Bank — —
The Fix a Drink EP
  • Release date: June 9, 2017
  • Label: Warner Bros. Nashville
 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Sales Album
US Country
[25] 		US Country Airplay
[26] 		US
[27] 		CAN Country
[28] 		CAN
[29]
2010 "'Til a Woman Comes Along" 52 52 — — — Take It to the Bank
2013 "Better I Don't" — 40 — — — Chris Janson
"Cut Me Some Slack" — 60 — — —
2015 "Buy Me a Boat" 2 3 41 2 50 Buy Me a Boat
"Power of Positive Drinkin'" 46 35 — 49 —
2016 "Holdin' Her" 25 20 —[A] 49 —
2017 "Fix a Drink" 10 2 67 4 — Everybody
"Drunk Girl" 15 8 82 28 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year Video Director
2010 "'Til a Woman Comes Along"[37] Chris Hicky
"Let Me Tell Ya the Story"[38] —
2013 "Better I Don't"[39] Wes Edwards
2015 "Buy Me a Boat"[40] P. R. Brown
2016 "Power of Positive Drinkin'"[41] Michael Monaco
"Holdin' Her" Edgar Esteves
2017 "Fix a Drink" Michael Monaco
"Redneck Life"[42]
"Drunk Girl (Acoustic Live Video)" Alex Chaloff
2018 "Drunk Girl"[43] Jeff Venable

Notes

  1. ^ "Holdin' Her" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 15 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[33]

References

  1. ^ a b Vinson, Christina (2 October 2013). "Chris Janson expecting a baby on his birthday". Taste of Country. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e Leggett, Steve. "Chris Janson biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  3. ^ Skates, Sarah (22 October 2009). "BNA signs Chris Janson". MusicRow. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  4. ^ Bjorke, Matt (1 April 2010). "Chris Janson — "'Til a Woman Comes Along"". Roughstock. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Chart Highlights". Billboard. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  6. ^ http://tasteofcountry.com/tim-mcgraw-truck-yeah-lyrics/
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2012-11-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ http://www.americansongwriter.com/2013/01/track-review-chris-janson-better-i-dont/
  9. ^ http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-615/1558429/615-spotlight-chris-jansons-better-i-dont-follows-tim-mcgraw
  10. ^ http://www.billboard.com/files/pdfs/bcu_mw_0326.pdf
  11. ^ http://www.billboard.com/files//pdfs/country_update_0511.pdf
  12. ^ "Chris Janson on Long Path to New 'Buy Me a Boat' Album". Rolling Stone Country. September 15, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  13. ^ "Mediabase September 20, 2015". Mediabase. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ Bjorke, Matt (22 October 2015). "LOCASH "I Love This Life" EP Review". Roughstock. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  15. ^ "WATCH | Chris Janson on stage at the Republican National Convention". WKYC. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  16. ^ http://www.nashvillegab.com/2013/08/chris-janson-says-cut-me-some-slack.html
  17. ^ Vinson, Christina (20 March 2014). "Chris Janson and Wife Welcome Baby Boy". Taste of Country. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  18. ^ a b "Chris Janson Chart History – Top Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  19. ^ "Chris Janson Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  20. ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 5, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: March 6, 2017". Roughstock.
  21. ^ Bjorke, Matt (September 24, 2018). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: September 24, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  22. ^ "Chris Janson Chart History – Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  23. ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)
  24. ^ Bjorke, Matt (June 19, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: June 19, 2017". Roughstock.
  25. ^ "Chris Janson Chart History – Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  26. ^ "Chris Janson Chart History – Country Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  27. ^ "Chris Janson Chart History – Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  28. ^ "Chris Janson Chart History – Canada Country". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  29. ^ "Chris Janson Chart History – Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  30. ^ "American single certifications – Chris Janson – Buy Me a Boat". Recording Industry Association of America.
  31. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Chris Janson – Buy Me a Boat". Music Canada.
  32. ^ Bjorke, Matt (November 28, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Singles Sales Report: November 28, 2016". Roughstock.
  33. ^ "Chris Janson Chart History – Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  34. ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 22, 2017). "Top 30 Digital Single Sales Chart: March 22, 2017". Roughstock.
  35. ^ Bjorke, Matt (November 15, 2017). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: November 14, 2017". Roughstock.
  36. ^ Bjorke, Matt (September 5, 2018). "The Top 30 Digital Country Tracks: September 5, 2018". RoughStock. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  37. ^ "'Til A Woman Comes Along – Chris Janson – Vevo". Vevo. 18 May 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  38. ^ "Let Me Tell Ya the Story – Chris Janson – Vevo". Vevo. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  39. ^ "CMT : Videos : Chris Janson : Better I Don't". Country Music Television. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  40. ^ "CMT : Videos : Chris Janson : Buy Me A Boat". Country Music Television. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  41. ^ "CMT : Videos : Chris Janson : Power of Positive Drinkin'". Country Music Television. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  42. ^ ": Chris Janson Embraces His "Redneck Life"". Country Fan Cast. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  43. ^ "Rolling Stone : Chris Janson : Drunk Girl". Rolling Stone Magazine. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
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