Heartland (band)
Encyclopedia
Heartland is an American country music
band from Huntsville, Alabama
. It is composed of Jason Albert (lead vocals), Craig Anderson (rhythm guitar
), Todd Anderson (drums
), Chuck Crawford (fiddle
, background vocals), Mike Myerson (lead guitar
), and Keith West (bass guitar
, background vocals). Signed to Lofton Creek Records
in 2006, the band topped the country charts that year with its debut single "I Loved Her First
", also the title track to its debut album. After two follow-up singles both missed top 40, the band exited the label, releasing two more unsuccessful singles on the Country Thunder label.
called Lofton Creek Records in 2006. The group's debut single, "I Loved Her First", was released later that year, and went on to top the Billboard
Hot Country Songs
charts. Its debut album of the same name was released in October 2006.
After its second and third singles performed poorly, the band exited Lofton Creek and signed to Country Thunder Records. Their first single for that label, "Once a Woman Gets a Hold of Your Heart", charted at number 52 in 2007. The label folded in March 2009. In July, the band moved to Permian Records and released the single "Mustache."
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...
band from Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville is a city located primarily in Madison County in the central part of the far northern region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County. The city extends west into neighboring Limestone County. Huntsville's population was 180,105 as of the 2010 Census....
. It is composed of Jason Albert (lead vocals), Craig Anderson (rhythm guitar
Rhythm guitar
Rhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
), Todd Anderson (drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
), Chuck Crawford (fiddle
Fiddle
The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
, background vocals), Mike Myerson (lead guitar
Lead guitar
Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
), and Keith West (bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, background vocals). Signed to Lofton Creek Records
Lofton Creek Records
Lofton Creek Records is an United States country music record label launched in 2002 by Harold and Vicky Shafer, along with Mike and Martha Borchetta. The label is based in Nashville, Tennessee. In 2003, they also distributed the Big Al label, which was founded by country singer J...
in 2006, the band topped the country charts that year with its debut single "I Loved Her First
I Loved Her First (song)
"I Loved Her First" is the title of a song written by Walt Aldridge and Elliott Park, and recorded by American country music group Heartland. It was released in June 2006 as the band's debut single, it reached Number One on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in late 2006.-Content:The song...
", also the title track to its debut album. After two follow-up singles both missed top 40, the band exited the label, releasing two more unsuccessful singles on the Country Thunder label.
History
Heartland signed with an 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:...
called Lofton Creek Records in 2006. The group's debut single, "I Loved Her First", was released later that year, and went on to top 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 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. Its debut album of the same name was released in October 2006.
After its second and third singles performed poorly, the band exited Lofton Creek and signed to Country Thunder Records. Their first single for that label, "Once a Woman Gets a Hold of Your Heart", charted at number 52 in 2007. The label folded in March 2009. In July, the band moved to Permian Records and released the single "Mustache."
Studio albums
| Title | Album 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... |
US Indie Independent Albums The Billboard Independent Albums is a chart of the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays in the United States, compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels... |
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| I Loved Her First I Loved Her First -Heartland:*Jason Albert – lead vocals*Craig Anderson – acoustic guitar*Todd Anderson – drums*Chuck Crawford – fiddle, acoustic guitar, background vocals*Mike Myerson – lead guitar*Kenny West – bass guitar, background vocals-Additional musicians:*Walt Aldrid... |
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3 | 11 | 1 |
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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| 2006 | "I Loved Her First I Loved Her First (song) "I Loved Her First" is the title of a song written by Walt Aldridge and Elliott Park, and recorded by American country music group Heartland. It was released in June 2006 as the band's debut single, it reached Number One on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in late 2006.-Content:The song... " |
1 | 34 | I Loved Her First |
| 2007 | "Built to Last" | 58 | — | |
| "Let's Get Dirty" | — | — | ||
| "Once a Woman Gets a Hold of Your Heart" | 52 | — | Non-album songs | |
| 2008 | "Slow Down" | — | — | |
| 2009 | "Mustache" | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "I Loved Her First" | Todd Schaffer |
| 2009 | "Mustache" | Chris Conn |