David Nail
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David Brent Nail is an American
country music artist. In 2002, he debuted the single "Memphis," a cut from an unreleased album for Mercury Records
Nashville. Five years later, he signed to MCA Nashville (which, like Mercury, is under the ownership of Universal Music Group Nashville
), and released the album I'm About to Come Alive
in August 2009. This album has accounted for three more singles: the title track, as well as "Red Light
" and "Turning Home
," the latter two of which have reached Top 20. His second studio album, The Sound of a Million Dreams
, was released in November 2011.
and John Kelton. The lead-off single, "Memphis", reached #52 on the Billboard
Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs
) charts. Deborah Evans Price gave the song a mostly-positive review, calling the song a "solid performance" but saying that she considered its storyline implausible. Advance copies of Nail's album were sent to radio stations, but the album was not commercially released. After exiting the label, Nail took a break from the music business to help coach a baseball team. Nail, a Missouri native, sang God Bless America at Game 7 of the 2011 World Series in St Louis between the St Louis Cardinals and the Texas Rangers.
of a song previously recorded by the alternative rock
band Train
on its 2003 album My Private Nation
. This song, which peaked at number 47 on the country charts, was the first single and title track from his MCA album, which was originally scheduled to be released on August 26, 2008, but was pushed back to August 18, 2009. Its second single, "Red Light
," entered Top 40 in May 2009 and peaked at number seven.
Nail's first MCA album was produced by Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke, the same producers who work for Miranda Lambert
. The album includes a duet with Lambert, as well as co-writes with Kenny Chesney
and Rascal Flatts
' lead singer Gary LeVox
, and five songs that Nail co-wrote. "Turning Home," which Chesney co-wrote with Scooter Carusoe, is the album's third single. Chesney had originally planned to record this song himself. The song reached number 20 in 2010.
," which became his third Top 20 country hit in September 2011. It served as the lead-off single to his second studio album, The Sound of a Million Dreams
, which was released on November 15, 2011. On October 28, 2011 David Nail was tapped to sing God Bless America
during the seventh-inning stretch
of the 2011 World Series
deciding game seven at Busch Stadium
in St. Louis, Missouri
.
where his father was the local High School Band Director
. He married longtime girlfriend Catherine Werne on June 6, 2009 in Franklin, Tennessee
.
He participated in the 2010 Taco Bell
All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game, hitting a home run pass the right-field fence in Angel Stadium.
David attended Arkansas State University
where he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha
.
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United States
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country music artist. In 2002, he debuted the single "Memphis," a cut from an unreleased album for Mercury Records
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...
Nashville. Five years later, he signed to MCA Nashville (which, like Mercury, is under the ownership of Universal Music Group Nashville
Universal Music Group Nashville
Universal Music Group Nashville is Universal Music Group's country music subsidiary. Some of the labels in this group include MCA Nashville Records, Mercury Nashville Records, and Lost Highway Records...
), and released the album I'm About to Come Alive
I'm About to Come Alive
I'm About to Come Alive is the debut album of American country music singer David Nail. It was released on August 18, 2009 via MCA Nashville Records...
in August 2009. This album has accounted for three more singles: the title track, as well as "Red Light
Red Light (song)
"Red Light" is a song co-written by Jonathan Singleton, Melissa Peirce and Dennis Matkosky, and recorded by country music artist David Nail. It is the second single released from his album I'm About to Come Alive, and the third single of his career. It has become Nail's first Top 10 country hit on...
" and "Turning Home
Turning Home
"Turning Home" is the title of a song written by country music singer Kenny Chesney and Scooter Carusoe, and recorded by singer David Nail. It is the third single from Nail's 2009 debut album I'm About to Come Alive, as well as his fourth single release overall.The song was nominated in the Best...
," the latter two of which have reached Top 20. His second studio album, The Sound of a Million Dreams
The Sound of a Million Dreams
The Sound of a Million Dreams is the second studio album by American country music artist David Nail. It was released on November 15, 2011 via MCA Nashville. The album includes the top 20 single "Let It Rain."-Track listing:-Album:-Singles:...
, was released in November 2011.
Musical career
Nail's first recording contract was with Mercury Nashville Records in 2002. While on the label, he recorded a self-titled debut album, which was produced by Keith StegallKeith Stegall
Robert Keith Stegall is an American country music recording artist and record producer. Active since 1980, Stegall has recorded two-major label studio albums: 1985's Keith Stegall and 1996's Passages...
and John Kelton. The lead-off single, "Memphis", reached #52 on the 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...
Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now 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. Deborah Evans Price gave the song a mostly-positive review, calling the song a "solid performance" but saying that she considered its storyline implausible. Advance copies of Nail's album were sent to radio stations, but the album was not commercially released. After exiting the label, Nail took a break from the music business to help coach a baseball team. Nail, a Missouri native, sang God Bless America at Game 7 of the 2011 World Series in St Louis between the St Louis Cardinals and the Texas Rangers.
I'm About to Come Alive (2007–2010)
Nail signed to MCA Nashville, also a division of Universal Music Group Nashville, in April 2007. His first release for the label was "I'm About to Come Alive," a cover versionCover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of a song previously recorded by the alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band Train
Train (band)
Train is an American pop rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1994. The band currently comprises a core trio of Patrick Monahan , Jimmy Stafford and Scott Underwood ....
on its 2003 album My Private Nation
My Private Nation
My Private Nation is San Francisco-based rock band Train's third studio album, which was released June 3, 2003. Charting at #6 on the Billboard 200, it, along with their 2001 release Drops of Jupiter, is their joint highest-charting album in the U.S. to date. The album was reissued February 8,...
. This song, which peaked at number 47 on the country charts, was the first single and title track from his MCA album, which was originally scheduled to be released on August 26, 2008, but was pushed back to August 18, 2009. Its second single, "Red Light
Red Light (song)
"Red Light" is a song co-written by Jonathan Singleton, Melissa Peirce and Dennis Matkosky, and recorded by country music artist David Nail. It is the second single released from his album I'm About to Come Alive, and the third single of his career. It has become Nail's first Top 10 country hit on...
," entered Top 40 in May 2009 and peaked at number seven.
Nail's first MCA album was produced by Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke, the same producers who work for Miranda Lambert
Miranda Lambert
Miranda Lambert is an American country music artist who gained fame as a finalist on the 2003 season of Nashville Star, where she finished in third place and later signed to Epic Records. Lambert made her debut with the release of "Me and Charlie Talking", the first single from her 2005 debut...
. The album includes a duet with Lambert, as well as co-writes with Kenny Chesney
Kenny Chesney
Kenneth "Kenny" Arnold Chesney is an American country music singer and songwriter. Chesney has recorded 15 albums, 14 of which have been certified gold or higher by the RIAA. He has also produced more than 30 Top Ten singles on the U.S...
and Rascal Flatts
Rascal Flatts
Rascal Flatts is an American country music band that originated in Columbus, Ohio, United States of America. Since its inception, Rascal Flatts has been composed of three members: Gary LeVox , Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney...
' lead singer Gary LeVox
Gary LeVox
Gary LeVox is the lead vocalist of American country trio Rascal Flatts. His stage name literally means "The Voice", a name he lifted from the studio-console label for his lead-vocal track....
, and five songs that Nail co-wrote. "Turning Home," which Chesney co-wrote with Scooter Carusoe, is the album's third single. Chesney had originally planned to record this song himself. The song reached number 20 in 2010.
The Sound of a Million Dreams (2011-present)
In February 2011, Nail released his fifth single, "Let It RainLet It Rain (David Nail song)
"Let It Rain" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer David Nail. He released it in February 2011 as the first single from his second album, The Sound of a Million Dreams, for MCA Nashville. The album was released on November 15, 2011...
," which became his third Top 20 country hit in September 2011. It served as the lead-off single to his second studio album, The Sound of a Million Dreams
The Sound of a Million Dreams
The Sound of a Million Dreams is the second studio album by American country music artist David Nail. It was released on November 15, 2011 via MCA Nashville. The album includes the top 20 single "Let It Rain."-Track listing:-Album:-Singles:...
, which was released on November 15, 2011. On October 28, 2011 David Nail was tapped to sing God Bless America
God Bless America
"God Bless America" is an American patriotic song written by Irving Berlin in 1918 and revised by him in 1938. The later version has notably been recorded by Kate Smith, becoming her signature song ....
during the seventh-inning stretch
Seventh-inning stretch
The seventh-inning stretch is a tradition in baseball that takes place between the halves of the seventh inning of any game – in the middle of the seventh inning. Fans generally stand up and stretch out their arms and legs and sometimes walk around. It is a popular time to get a late-game snack as...
of the 2011 World Series
2011 World Series
The 2011 World Series was the 107th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series. The best-of-seven playoff was played between the American League champion Texas Rangers and the National League champion St...
deciding game seven at Busch Stadium
Busch Stadium
Busch Stadium is the home of the St. Louis Cardinals, of MLB...
in St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
.
Personal life
David was born and grew up in Kennett, MissouriKennett, Missouri
Kennett is a city in Dunklin County, Missouri, United States. The population was 11,260 at the 2000 census, but a 2008 estimate indicates a 4.9% decrease in population to 10,707. Kennett is the county seat of Dunklin County...
where his father was the local High School Band Director
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
. He married longtime girlfriend Catherine Werne on June 6, 2009 in Franklin, Tennessee
Franklin, Tennessee
Franklin is a city within and the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 62,487 as of the 2010 census Franklin is located approximately south of downtown Nashville.-History:...
.
He participated in the 2010 Taco Bell
Taco Bell
Taco Bell is an American chain of fast-food restaurants based in Irvine, California. A subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., which serves American-adapted Mexican food. Taco Bell serves tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, other specialty items, and a variety of "Value Menu" items...
All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game, hitting a home run pass the right-field fence in Angel Stadium.
David attended Arkansas State University
Arkansas State University
Arkansas State University is a public university and is the flagship campus of the Arkansas State University System, the state's second largest college system and third largest university by enrollment. It is located atop on Crowley's Ridge at Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA...
where he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha
Pi Kappa Alpha
Pi Kappa Alpha is a Greek social fraternity with over 230 chapters and colonies and over 250,000 lifetime initiates in the United States and Canada.-History:...
.
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | 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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| I'm About to Come Alive I'm About to Come Alive I'm About to Come Alive is the debut album of American country music singer David Nail. It was released on August 18, 2009 via MCA Nashville Records... |
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19 | 71 |
| The Sound of a Million Dreams The Sound of a Million Dreams The Sound of a Million Dreams is the second studio album by American country music artist David Nail. It was released on November 15, 2011 via MCA Nashville. The album includes the top 20 single "Let It Rain."-Track listing:-Album:-Singles:... |
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8 | 50 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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| 2002 | "Memphis" | 52 | — | Memphis (unreleased) |
| 2008 | "I'm About to Come Alive" | 47 | — | I'm About to Come Alive |
| 2009 | "Red Light Red Light (song) "Red Light" is a song co-written by Jonathan Singleton, Melissa Peirce and Dennis Matkosky, and recorded by country music artist David Nail. It is the second single released from his album I'm About to Come Alive, and the third single of his career. It has become Nail's first Top 10 country hit on... " |
7 | 54 | |
| 2010 | "Turning Home Turning Home "Turning Home" is the title of a song written by country music singer Kenny Chesney and Scooter Carusoe, and recorded by singer David Nail. It is the third single from Nail's 2009 debut album I'm About to Come Alive, as well as his fourth single release overall.The song was nominated in the Best... " |
20 | 117 | |
| 2011 | "Let It Rain Let It Rain (David Nail song) "Let It Rain" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer David Nail. He released it in February 2011 as the first single from his second album, The Sound of a Million Dreams, for MCA Nashville. The album was released on November 15, 2011... "[A] |
9 | 58 | The Sound of a Million Dreams |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
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Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "I'm About to Come Alive" | Roman White Roman White Roman White is a music video director who has directed most of Carrie Underwood's videos. He has also directed music videos for Kelly Clarkson, Josh Groban, Kellie Pickler, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and more... |
| 2009 | "Red Light" | |
| "Red Light" (acoustic version) | Matt Pfingsten | |
| 2010 | "Turning Home" | Stephen Shepherd |
| 2011 | "Let It Rain" | Stephen Shepherd/David Nail |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Academy of Country Music Academy of Country Music The Academy of Country Music was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California as the Country & Western Music Academy. Whereas the Country Music Association, founded in 1958, was based in Nashville, the Academy sought to promote country music in the western states. Among those involved in the... |
Single Record of the Year — "Red Light" | |
| 2011 | Grammy Awards | Male Country Vocal Performance Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance The Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance was awarded between 1965 and 2011. The award has had several minor name changes:*From 1965 to 1967 the award was known as Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Male... — "Turning Home" |
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