Gloriana (band)
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Gloriana is an American country music
group founded in 2008. It is composed of brothers Tom Gossin and Mike Gossin (vocals
, guitar
), as well as Rachel Reinert (vocals, tambourine
) and, until July 2011, Cheyenne Kimball
(vocals, mandolin
). Before the band's foundation, Kimball was the 2002 winner of the competition America's Most Talented Kid
and a solo artist on Epic Records
. Gloriana released its debut single "Wild at Heart" in February 2009, which was a Top 15 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs
chart. The group's self titled debut album, Gloriana
, was released on August 4, 2009.
. They both took piano
lessons from age 6, and Tom began studying guitar
with the help of a local jazz musician. Tom, along with third Gossin brother Stephen, founded their own band "Captain Zippy" in high school. Stephen and Tom later moved to Wilmington, North Carolina
together, where they attended University of North Carolina at Wilmington
, with Tom majoring in guitar. Tom and Mike moved to Nashville, Tennessee
, where they began performing as a duo.
Rachel Reinert, a native of Sarasota, Florida
, went to high school in Santa Ana, California
. After attending a performing arts school, she began writing songs and playing guitar herself. With a teacher's help, she began recording demos
, and was signed to a publishing deal at age 15. The Gossins met Rachel through her MySpace
page, and she began performing with them after moving to Nashville.
The group's fourth and final member, Cheyenne Kimball
, was born in Jacksonville, North Carolina
but raised in Frisco, Texas
. A performer by age 10, she entered the television talent show America's Most Talented Kid
, and won the show's top honor at age 12. One year after her win, Kimball recorded a solo album on Epic Records
. This album included songs that she had written with John Rich
of Big & Rich
, whom she met after a trip to Nashville. When Cheyenne was in her late teens she had a reality show on MTV that lasted one season. She joined the Gossin brothers and Reinert after meeting them in a nightclub, and the four members began writing songs and performing together.
, a record producer
who has worked with Matchbox 20. The four members worked with Serletic, and Nashville songwriters such as Jeffrey Steele
, Brett James
and Wayne Kirkpatrick
, among others. By February the group had signed with the label but had not yet come up with a name.
In early 2009, the group released its debut single "Wild at Heart
", which Serletic wrote with Josh Kear
and Stephanie Bentley
, another former Epic artist. It became the highest-selling country music debut single of 2009. The group also signed to Taylor Swift
's 2009 Fearless tour
. In May 2009, Gloriana released a four-song digital EP
, comprising "Wild at Heart" and three other songs from the album. On August 4, 2009, the band released its self-titled
debut, which peaked at #2 on Top Country Albums and #3 on the Billboard 200
, shortly before "Wild at Heart" peaked at #15. The album's second single, "How Far Do You Wanna Go?", was released in September. The band won the American Music Award's Breakthrough Artist of the Year in 2009. It was announced on March 16, 2010 that the group had won the 2010 Academy of Country Music's Top New Vocal Group award. On August 18, 2010, "Wild at Heart" was certified Gold by the RIAA.
A third single, "The World Is Ours Tonight
," debuted in early 2010. It was included on a March 2010 reissue of the band's debut album.
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...
group founded in 2008. It is composed of brothers Tom Gossin and Mike Gossin (vocals
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
), as well as Rachel Reinert (vocals, tambourine
Tambourine
The tambourine or marine is a musical instrument of the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zils". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though some variants may not have a head at all....
) and, until July 2011, Cheyenne Kimball
Cheyenne Kimball
Cheyenne Nichole Kimball is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Her debut album, The Day Has Come was released in July 2006 coinciding with an MTV reality series following her entry into the music industry...
(vocals, mandolin
Mandolin
A mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
). Before the band's foundation, Kimball was the 2002 winner of the competition America's Most Talented Kid
America's Most Talented Kid
America's Most Talented Kid was an American television series that originally aired on NBC on March 28, 2003. In each round, three age groups...
and a solo artist on Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
. Gloriana released its debut single "Wild at Heart" in February 2009, which was a Top 15 hit on the U.S. Billboard 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 group's self titled debut album, Gloriana
Gloriana (album)
-Critical reception:The album has received mixed reviews, with the main point of criticism being over-production. Chris Neal of Country Weekly magazine gave the album three-and-a-half stars out of five...
, was released on August 4, 2009.
History
Brothers Tom and Mike Gossin were born in Utica, New YorkUtica, New York
Utica is a city in and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 62,235 at the 2010 census, an increase of 2.6% from the 2000 census....
. They both took piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
lessons from age 6, and Tom began studying guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
with the help of a local jazz musician. Tom, along with third Gossin brother Stephen, founded their own band "Captain Zippy" in high school. Stephen and Tom later moved to Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina...
together, where they attended University of North Carolina at Wilmington
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
The University of North Carolina at Wilmington, sometimes referred to as UNC Wilmington, is a public, co-educational university located in Wilmington, North Carolina...
, with Tom majoring in guitar. Tom and Mike moved to Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, 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...
, where they began performing as a duo.
Rachel Reinert, a native of Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota is a city located in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the U.S. state of Florida. It is south of the Tampa Bay Area and north of Fort Myers...
, went to high school in Santa Ana, California
Santa Ana, California
Santa Ana is the county seat and second most populous city in Orange County, California, and with a population of 324,528 at the 2010 census, Santa Ana is the 57th-most populous city in the United States....
. After attending a performing arts school, she began writing songs and playing guitar herself. With a teacher's help, she began recording demos
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
, and was signed to a publishing deal at age 15. The Gossins met Rachel through her MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
page, and she began performing with them after moving to Nashville.
The group's fourth and final member, Cheyenne Kimball
Cheyenne Kimball
Cheyenne Nichole Kimball is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Her debut album, The Day Has Come was released in July 2006 coinciding with an MTV reality series following her entry into the music industry...
, was born in Jacksonville, North Carolina
Jacksonville, North Carolina
Jacksonville, North Carolina, is a city in Onslow County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 United States census, the population stood at 70,145, which makes Jacksonville the 14th largest city in North Carolina...
but raised in Frisco, Texas
Frisco, Texas
Frisco is an affluent city in Collin and Denton Counties in the U.S. state of Texas and a rapidly growing suburb of Dallas. As of the 2010 Census, 116,989 people were living in Frisco up from 33,714 in the previous census. Frisco was the fastest growing city in the United States in 2009, and also...
. A performer by age 10, she entered the television talent show America's Most Talented Kid
America's Most Talented Kid
America's Most Talented Kid was an American television series that originally aired on NBC on March 28, 2003. In each round, three age groups...
, and won the show's top honor at age 12. One year after her win, Kimball recorded a solo album on Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
. This album included songs that she had written with John Rich
John Rich (musician)
John Rich is an American country music singer-songwriter. From 1992 to 1998, he was a member of the country music band Lonestar, in which he played bass guitar and alternated with Richie McDonald as lead vocalist...
of Big & Rich
Big & Rich
Big & Rich is an American country music duo composed of Big Kenny and John Rich. Both members alternate as lead vocalists and play rhythm guitar...
, whom she met after a trip to Nashville. When Cheyenne was in her late teens she had a reality show on MTV that lasted one season. She joined the Gossin brothers and Reinert after meeting them in a nightclub, and the four members began writing songs and performing together.
2008–2010: Gloriana
Once the four members of Gloriana were in place, they began recording demos, and sent one to Emblem Records, a label owned by Matt SerleticMatt Serletic
Matt Serletic is a record producer who has worked with several popular bands and artists for Atlantic Records, including Collective Soul, Matchbox Twenty, Blessid Union of Souls, Edwin McCain, Stacie Orrico, Taylor Hicks, Rob Thomas, and singer/songwriter Angie Aparo. Serletic will be working with...
, a record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
who has worked with Matchbox 20. The four members worked with Serletic, and Nashville songwriters such as Jeffrey Steele
Jeffrey Steele
Jeffrey LeVasseur is an American country music singer and songwriter, more commonly known by the name Jeffrey Steele...
, Brett James
Brett James
Brett James Cornelius is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Signed to Career Records as a solo artist in 1995, James charted three singles and released a self-titled debut album that year...
and Wayne Kirkpatrick
Wayne Kirkpatrick
Wayne Kirkpatrick is an American singer/songwriter and musician born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana but now lives in Nashville, Tennessee. He graduated from Baton Rouge Magnet High School in 1979....
, among others. By February the group had signed with the label but had not yet come up with a name.
In early 2009, the group released its debut single "Wild at Heart
Wild at Heart (song)
"Wild at Heart" is the title of a song recorded by American country group Gloriana. In early 2009, the song was released as the group's debut single, and was available as a digital download on May 8, 2009. It served as the lead-off single to Gloriana's self-titled debut album that was released...
", which Serletic wrote with Josh Kear
Josh Kear
Joshua Peter "Josh" Kear is an American songwriter. His credits include Carrie Underwood's number-one "Before He Cheats," for which Kear won the Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 2007 and Lady Antebellum's number-one "Need You Now," for which Kear won an Academy of Country Music Award for Best...
and Stephanie Bentley
Stephanie Bentley
Stephanie Kay Bentley is an American country music artist. She made her debut in 1996 as a duet partner on Ty Herndon's single "Heart Half Empty", which peaked at #21 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts...
, another former Epic artist. It became the highest-selling country music debut single of 2009. The group also signed to Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift is an American country pop singer-songwriter, musician and actress.In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America...
's 2009 Fearless tour
Fearless Tour
The Fearless Tour was the first concert tour by American country pop singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The tour was in support of her second studio album, Fearless. On the tour, she was joined by guests Kellie Pickler and Gloriana. Teen singer, Justin Bieber joined her for the tour when she went to...
. In May 2009, Gloriana released a four-song digital EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, comprising "Wild at Heart" and three other songs from the album. On August 4, 2009, the band released its self-titled
Gloriana (album)
-Critical reception:The album has received mixed reviews, with the main point of criticism being over-production. Chris Neal of Country Weekly magazine gave the album three-and-a-half stars out of five...
debut, which peaked at #2 on Top Country Albums and #3 on the Billboard 200
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...
, shortly before "Wild at Heart" peaked at #15. The album's second single, "How Far Do You Wanna Go?", was released in September. The band won the American Music Award's Breakthrough Artist of the Year in 2009. It was announced on March 16, 2010 that the group had won the 2010 Academy of Country Music's Top New Vocal Group award. On August 18, 2010, "Wild at Heart" was certified Gold by the RIAA.
A third single, "The World Is Ours Tonight
The World Is Ours Tonight
"The World Is Ours Tonight" is a song recorded by country music group Gloriana for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Written by Jess Cates, Lindy Robbins and the band's producer, Matt Serletic, it was issued as a single in March 2010. All proceeds from the single went to Team USA.The song debuted on the...
," debuted in early 2010. It was included on a March 2010 reissue of the band's debut album.
2011-present: A Thousand Miles Left Behind
In early 2011, the group announced the release of a new single, "Wanna Take You Home", which will act as the lead-off single to their upcoming, second studio album, A Thousand Miles Left Behind. "Wanna Take You Home" was released to country radio on March 28, 2011, and has gone on to become the group's fourth Top 40 hit. On July 11, 2011, Gloriana announced the departure of Cheyenne Kimball. The group plans to continue working on their second album without Kimball, although she still appears in the "Wanna Take You Home" music video. The song's music video, directed by T.K. McKamy, was shot over the course of several days at a private residence outside of Nashville. On October 4, 2011, Gloriana released their second single from the album, "(Kissed You) Good Night" on their official website.Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
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| Gloriana Gloriana (album) -Critical reception:The album has received mixed reviews, with the main point of criticism being over-production. Chris Neal of Country Weekly magazine gave the album three-and-a-half stars out of five... |
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2 | 3 | 43 |
| A Thousand Miles Left Behind |
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To be released | ||
Extended plays
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| The Way It Goes The Way It Goes The Way It Goes is an EP by American country music group Gloriana. It was released digitally on May 19, 2009. The EP includes the group's debut single, "Wild at Heart", and three other songs which are also on the band's debut full-length album.... |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales threshold) |
Album | |
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| 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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| 2009 | "Wild at Heart Wild at Heart (song) "Wild at Heart" is the title of a song recorded by American country group Gloriana. In early 2009, the song was released as the group's debut single, and was available as a digital download on May 8, 2009. It served as the lead-off single to Gloriana's self-titled debut album that was released... " |
15 | 53 |
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Gloriana (and re-issue) |
| "How Far Do You Wanna Go? How Far Do You Wanna Go? "How Far Do You Wanna Go?" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group Gloriana, written by Danny Myrick, Jeffrey Steele and Matt Serletic... " |
36 | — | |||
| 2010 | "The World Is Ours Tonight The World Is Ours Tonight "The World Is Ours Tonight" is a song recorded by country music group Gloriana for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Written by Jess Cates, Lindy Robbins and the band's producer, Matt Serletic, it was issued as a single in March 2010. All proceeds from the single went to Team USA.The song debuted on the... " |
37 | — | ||
| 2011 | "Wanna Take You Home" | 34 | — | A Thousand Miles Left Behind | |
| "(Kissed You) Good Night"A | 45 | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
- A Current single.
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Wild at Heart" | Elliott Lester |
| "The Way It Goes" | Chad Denning | |
| "How Far Do You Wanna Go?" | Kristin Barlowe | |
| "Silent Night Silent Night "Silent Night" is a popular Christmas carol. The original lyrics of the song "Stille Nacht" were written in Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria, by the priest Father Joseph Mohr and the melody was composed by the Austrian headmaster Franz Xaver Gruber... " |
Eric Welch | |
| 2010 | "The World Is Ours Tonight" | Shawn Robbins |
| 2011 | "Wanna Take You Home" | TK McKamy TK McKamy TK McKamy is a film director specializing in music videos and commercials. Recently, TK appeared in, competed and won "CMT's Next Superstar" TV show with Matt Mason's "Chasing Stardust" video... |
| "(Kissed You) Good Night" | TK McKamy TK McKamy TK McKamy is a film director specializing in music videos and commercials. Recently, TK appeared in, competed and won "CMT's Next Superstar" TV show with Matt Mason's "Chasing Stardust" video... |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | CMT Music Awards CMT Music Awards The CMT Music Awards is a fan-voted awards show for country music videos and television performances. The awards ceremony is held every year in Nashville, Tennessee, and broadcast live on CMT. Voting takes place on CMT's website, CMT.com.-History:... |
Group Video of the Year — "Wild at Heart" | |
| USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year — "Wild at Heart" | |||
| Nationwide On Your Side Award | |||
| American Music Awards American Music Awards -Conception:The AMAs were created by Dick Clark in 1973 to compete with the Grammys after the move of that year's show to Nashville, Tennessee led to CBS picking up the Grammy telecasts after its first two in 1971 and 1972 were broadcast on ABC... |
Breakthrough Artist of the Year | ||
| 2010 | Academy of Country Music Awards | Top New Vocal Group | |
| Top New Artist | |||
| CMT Music Awards | Group Video of the Year - How Far Do You Wanna Go? | ||
| Teen Choice Awards Teen Choice Awards The Teen Choice Awards, are an annual awards show that air on the Fox cable channel, that honor the year's biggest biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, voted by teen viewers aged 14 through 17. Winners receive an authentic full size surfboard designed with... |
Choice Country Group | ||