Aaron Lines
Encyclopedia
Anthony Aaron Lines is a Canadian country
musician. Active since 2001, he has recorded for RCA
, BNA
and On Ramp Records, and has charted three singles on the Hot Country Songs
charts in the United States.
Combustion Music. The first two singles, "Love Changes Everything" and "I Can Read Your Heart," both found success on Canadian country radio. Lines was nominated for Best New Country Artist/Group at the 2002
Juno Award
s, and Best New Artist at the 2002 Canadian Country Music Association
(CCMA) Awards.
record deal. He performed a showcase for RCA Records
in May 2001. The next day, the label phoned to offer Lines a record deal. He immediately began work on his second album, Living Out Loud
, released on January 7, 2003. The album debuted at #9 on Billboard
's Top Country Albums chart, while the first single, "You Can't Hide Beautiful
," reached #4 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs
chart. The album was a success in Canada as well, and at the 2003 CCMA Awards, Lines received 6 nominations, including the Kraft Cheez Whiz
Fans' Choice Award. When the awards were handed out in September, Lines was named Male Artist of the Year, and also picked up the Rising Star Award.
In 2003, Lines was an opening act for Martina McBride
's Greatest Hits tour.
, was released on September 6, 2005. The title track stalled at #37 on US Country and the album was not released in the US. Meanwhile, in Canada, the first three singles from the album all reached the top 10 on the Canadian Country Singles chart. In fact, Lines was the most played country artist on Canadian radio in 2005. For two years, Lines had the most played song on Canadian country radio - "Waitin' on the Wonderful" in 2005, and "Lights of My Hometown" in 2006. At the 2006 CCMA Awards, Lines was again nominated for the Kraft Cheez Whiz Fans' Choice Award.
to Canada in 2006 to work on his fourth album, Moments That Matter
. The album was released on June 12, 2007, and distribued by Fontana Distribution
. The first single, "Cheaper to Keep Her," became Lines' first #1, reaching the top spot in 11 short weeks. The accompanying music video
features cameos from Rhett Warrener
, Darren McCarty
, Jamie McLennan
, Richie Regehr
, and Lines' good friend Paul Brandt
. Moments That Matter was nominated for the 2008 Juno Award
for Country Recording of the Year.
, was released on March 16, 2010 by On Ramp Records. The first single, "Sand" was released in April 2009. The second single "I Haven't Even Heard You Cry" was released on January 6, 2010.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
musician. Active since 2001, he has recorded for RCA
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
, BNA
BNA Records
BNA Records, formerly known as BNA Entertainment, is a label group that shares ties with Arista Nashville and RCA Nashville from parent company Sony Music Nashville, which itself is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, BNA features country music acts on its roster...
and On Ramp Records, and has charted three singles on the Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts in the United States.
Love Changes Everything
Aaron Lines' debut album, Love Changes Everything, was released in Canada in 2001 by independent record labelIndependent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
Combustion Music. The first two singles, "Love Changes Everything" and "I Can Read Your Heart," both found success on Canadian country radio. Lines was nominated for Best New Country Artist/Group at the 2002
Juno Awards of 2002
The Juno Awards of 2002 were presented in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada during the weekend of 13-14 April 2002.Nominations were announced 11 February 2002 at a news conference hosted by Mike Bullard...
Juno Award
Juno Award
The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
s, and Best New Artist at the 2002 Canadian Country Music Association
Canadian Country Music Association
The Canadian Country Music Association was founded in 1976 as the Academy of Country Music Entertainment to organize, promote and develop a Canadian country music industry. The association changed its name to the Canadian Country Music Association in 1987.-Awards:The CCMA held the first Canadian...
(CCMA) Awards.
Living Out Loud
As Lines' career was taking off in Canada, he set his sights on an AmericanUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
record deal. He performed a showcase for RCA Records
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
in May 2001. The next day, the label phoned to offer Lines a record deal. He immediately began work on his second album, Living Out Loud
Living Out Loud (album)
Living Out Loud is the second studio album by Canadian country music singer Aaron Lines. The album was released by RCA Records, and was Lines' first album to be released in the United States. It was nominated for Country Recording of the Year at the 2004 Juno Awards. In the U.S., the album produced...
, released on January 7, 2003. The album debuted at #9 on Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
's Top Country Albums chart, while the first single, "You Can't Hide Beautiful
You Can't Hide Beautiful
"You Can't Hide Beautiful" is the title of a song written by Michael Dulaney and Jason Sellers, and recorded by Canadian country music artist Aaron Lines. It was released in August 2002 as the first single from Lines' album, Living Out Loud. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles...
," reached #4 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart. The album was a success in Canada as well, and at the 2003 CCMA Awards, Lines received 6 nominations, including the Kraft Cheez Whiz
Kraft Foods
Kraft Foods Inc. is an American confectionery, food and beverage conglomerate. It markets many brands in more than 170 countries. 12 of its brands annually earn more than $1 billion worldwide: Cadbury, Jacobs, Kraft, LU, Maxwell House, Milka, Nabisco, Oscar Mayer, Philadelphia, Trident, Tang...
Fans' Choice Award. When the awards were handed out in September, Lines was named Male Artist of the Year, and also picked up the Rising Star Award.
In 2003, Lines was an opening act for Martina McBride
Martina McBride
Martina McBride is an American country music singer and songwriter. McBride has been called the "Céline Dion of Country Music" for her big-voiced ballads and soprano range....
's Greatest Hits tour.
Waitin' on the Wonderful
Aaron Lines' third album, Waitin' on the WonderfulWaitin' on the Wonderful
Waitin' on the Wonderful is the third studio album by Canadian country music singer Aaron Lines. The album was nominated for Country Recording of the Year at the 2006 Juno Awards. "Lights of My Hometown," one of the singles released from the CD, was the most played song on Canadian country radio in...
, was released on September 6, 2005. The title track stalled at #37 on US Country and the album was not released in the US. Meanwhile, in Canada, the first three singles from the album all reached the top 10 on the Canadian Country Singles chart. In fact, Lines was the most played country artist on Canadian radio in 2005. For two years, Lines had the most played song on Canadian country radio - "Waitin' on the Wonderful" in 2005, and "Lights of My Hometown" in 2006. At the 2006 CCMA Awards, Lines was again nominated for the Kraft Cheez Whiz Fans' Choice Award.
Moments That Matter
Lines moved back from NashvilleNashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
to Canada in 2006 to work on his fourth album, Moments That Matter
Moments That Matter
Moments That Matter is the fourth studio album by Canadian country music singer Aaron Lines, released on June 12, 2007. It features the single "Cheaper to Keep Her"...
. The album was released on June 12, 2007, and distribued by Fontana Distribution
Fontana Distribution
Fontana Distribution is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group that was launched in 2004, which deals in distribution, as well as in a range of sales, marketing, and back office support services, for a diverse roster of independent record labels and their artists. The company takes its name and logo...
. The first single, "Cheaper to Keep Her," became Lines' first #1, reaching the top spot in 11 short weeks. The accompanying music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
features cameos from Rhett Warrener
Rhett Warrener
Rhett Adam Warrener is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played over 700 games in the National Hockey League for the Florida Panthers, Buffalo Sabres and Calgary Flames...
, Darren McCarty
Darren McCarty
Darren McCarty is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward, best known for his years playing with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League...
, Jamie McLennan
Jamie McLennan
Jamie McLennan is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. He retired from playing in 2008 after spending a season with the Nippon Paper Cranes of Asia League Ice Hockey.-Playing career:...
, Richie Regehr
Richie Regehr
Richard "Richie" Regehr is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Regehr was born in Indonesia to Canadian Mennonite missionaries...
, and Lines' good friend Paul Brandt
Paul Brandt
Paul Rennée Belobersycky is a Canadian country music artist, known professionally as Paul Brandt. Growing up in Calgary, he was a pediatric RN at the time of his big break...
. Moments That Matter was nominated for the 2008 Juno Award
Juno Award
The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
for Country Recording of the Year.
Sunday Afternoon
Aaron Lines' fifth studio album, Sunday AfternoonSunday Afternoon
Sunday Afternoon is the fifth studio album by Canadian country music artist Aaron Lines. It was released on March 16, 2010 by On Ramp Records...
, was released on March 16, 2010 by On Ramp Records. The first single, "Sand" was released in April 2009. The second single "I Haven't Even Heard You Cry" was released on January 6, 2010.
Studio albums
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US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
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| 2001 | Love Changes Everything
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| 2003 | Living Out Loud Living Out Loud (album) Living Out Loud is the second studio album by Canadian country music singer Aaron Lines. The album was released by RCA Records, and was Lines' first album to be released in the United States. It was nominated for Country Recording of the Year at the 2004 Juno Awards. In the U.S., the album produced...
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| 2005 | Waitin' on the Wonderful Waitin' on the Wonderful Waitin' on the Wonderful is the third studio album by Canadian country music singer Aaron Lines. The album was nominated for Country Recording of the Year at the 2006 Juno Awards. "Lights of My Hometown," one of the singles released from the CD, was the most played song on Canadian country radio in...
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| 2007 | Moments That Matter Moments That Matter Moments That Matter is the fourth studio album by Canadian country music singer Aaron Lines, released on June 12, 2007. It features the single "Cheaper to Keep Her"...
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| 2010 | Sunday Afternoon Sunday Afternoon Sunday Afternoon is the fifth studio album by Canadian country music artist Aaron Lines. It was released on March 16, 2010 by On Ramp Records...
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007... |
US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
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| 2001 | "Love Changes Everything" | — | — | — | Love Changes Everything | |
| "I Can Read Your Heart" | — | — | — | |||
| 2002 | "You Can't Hide Beautiful You Can't Hide Beautiful "You Can't Hide Beautiful" is the title of a song written by Michael Dulaney and Jason Sellers, and recorded by Canadian country music artist Aaron Lines. It was released in August 2002 as the first single from Lines' album, Living Out Loud. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles... " |
— | 4 | 38 | Living Out Loud | |
| 2003 | "Living Out Loud" | — | — | — | ||
| "Love Changes Everything" (US release) | — | 39 | — | |||
| "Close" | — | — | — | |||
| 2004 | "Turn It Up (I Like the Sound of That)" | — | — | — | ||
| 2005 | "Waitin' on the Wonderful" | — | 36 | — | Waitin' on the Wonderful | |
| "It Takes a Man" | — | — | — | |||
| "Lights of My Hometown" | — | — | — | |||
| 2006 | "Twenty Years Late" | — | — | — | ||
| "Seeing Things" | — | — | — | |||
| 2007 | "Cheaper to Keep Her" | 68 | — | — | Moments That Matter | |
| "Somebody's Son" | 98 | — | — | |||
| 2008 | "Moments That Matter" | 92 | — | — | ||
| "Let's Get Drunk and Fight" | — | — | — | |||
| "When We Make Love" | — | — | — | |||
| 2009 | "Sand" | — | — | — | Sunday Afternoon | |
| 2010 | "I Haven't Even Heard You Cry" | — | — | — | ||
| "The Trouble with California" | — | — | — | |||
| "These Are Those Days" | — | — | — | |||
| 2011 | "Unloving You" | — | — | — | ||
| "Sunday Afternoon" | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | "I Can Read Your Heart" | |
| 2002 | "You Can't Hide Beautiful" | Thom Oliphant |
| 2003 | "Living Out Loud" | |
| 2005 | "Waitin' on the Wonderful" | Kristin Barlowe |
| "Lights of My Hometown" | Warren P. Sonoda | |
| 2007 | "Cheaper to Keep Her" | |
| "Somebody's Son" | ||
| 2010 | "I Haven't Even Heard You Cry" | Antonio Hrynchuk |
| "These Are Those Days" | Steve J Murphy |