Lee Brice
Lee Brice | |
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 Lee Brice at 2011 Country Throwdown Tour | |
| Background information | |
| Born | June 10, 1979[1] Sumter, South Carolina, U.S.[2] |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Labels | Curb |
| Website | www |
Lee Brice (born June 10, 1979) is an American country music singer signed to Curb Records. His highest-charting single is "A Woman Like You", which reached No. 1 in April 2012. He also had Billboard's Top Country Song of 2010 with "Love Like Crazy", the title track to his 2010 debut album; the song spent 56 weeks on the Hot Country Songs chart, peaking at No. 3 and setting a record for the longest run in the chart's history.
Besides his own material, he has co-written singles for Garth Brooks, Adam Gregory, Eli Young Band and Tim McGraw.
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.
He 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.
Musical career
By 2007, Lee Brice had begun working as a songwriter, with cuts by Jason Aldean, Keith Gattis, and Cowboy Crush.[2] Along with Billy Montana and Kyle Jacobs, he co-wrote Garth Brooks' 2007 single "More Than a Memory",[2] which became the first single in the history of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart to debut at number 1.[3]
Also in 2007, he signed to Curb Records, releasing his debut single "She Ain't Right", which peaked number 29 on the country 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. He continued to write songs for others, including Canadian singer Adam Gregory's singles "Crazy Days" and "What It Takes". He 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] a song written by Tim James and Doug Johnson. It was the first release from his debut album of the same name, on which he co-produced all but one track with Johnson.[6] "Love Like Crazy" reached Top 10 on the country music chart in July 2010 during its forty-sixth week on the chart, setting a record for the slowest climb into the Top 10.[7] 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 chart.[8] "Love Like Crazy" ultimately peaked at number 3. The album's second single was "Beautiful Every Time" at number 30. Also in 2010, Brice co-wrote labelmate Tim McGraw's single "Still".[5]
In late 2011, Lee Brice released his sixth single, "A Woman Like You", the first release from a second album for Curb, Hard 2 Love, which was released on April 24, 2012.[9] In April it became his first number one hit.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [10] |
US [11] | ||
| Love Like Crazy |
|
9 | 44 |
| Hard 2 Love |
|
2 | 5 |
Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [10] |
US Heat [12] | ||
| Love Like Crazy (EP) |
|
56 | 46 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [13] |
US Country Airplay [14] |
US [15] |
CAN [16] | ||||||
| 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" | 1 | — | 33 | 49 |
|
Hard 2 Love | ||
| 2012 | "Hard to Love"A | 4 | 1 | 35 | 57 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
- ACurrent single.
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "She Ain't Right" | Eric Welch |
| 2010 | "Love Like Crazy" | |
| 2011 | "Beautiful Every Time" | |
| "A Woman Like You" | ||
| 2012 | "Hard to Love" |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Academy of Country Music Awards | Song of the Year — "Love Like Crazy"[20] | Nominated |
| Single Record of the Year — "Love Like Crazy"[20] | Nominated | ||
| CMT Music Awards | USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year — "Love Like Crazy" | Nominated | |
| 2012 | CMA Awards | New Artist of the Year | Pending |
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. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
- ^ "Garth Brooks Back on Top". Great American Country. 5 September 2007. 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. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ Love Like Crazy (Media notes). Curb Records. 2010.
{{cite AV media notes}}:|format=requires|url=(help); Unknown parameter|artist=ignored (|others=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|publisherid=ignored (help) - ^ Trust, Gary (8 July 2010). "Chart Beat Thursday: Katy Perry, Lee Brice, Judy Collins". Billboard. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- ^ Trust, Gary (7 September 2010). "Lee Brice Breaks Country Songs Longevity Record". Billboard. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ^ Conaway, Alanna. Lee Brice’s Sophomore Album ‘Hard 2 Love’ in Stores April 24. TasteofCountry.com. March 6, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
- ^ a b "Lee Brice Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
- ^ "Lee Brice Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
- ^ "Lee Brice Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
- ^ "Lee Brice Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
- ^ "Lee Brice Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
- ^ "Lee Brice Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
- ^ "Lee Brice Album & Song Chart History - Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
- ^ "American single certifications – Lee Brice – Love Like Crazy". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "American single certifications – Lee Brice – A Woman Like You". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "American single certifications – Lee Brice – Hard to Love". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ a b "Miranda Lambert, Kenny Chesney lead ACM Award Nominations". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
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