Rhett Akins
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Thomas Rhett Akins Sr. is an American country
singer and songwriter. Signed to Decca Records
between 1994 and 1997, he released two albums for the label (1995's A Thousand Memories
and 1996's Somebody New
), followed by 1998's What Livin's All About
on MCA Nashville. Friday Night in Dixie
was released in 2002 on Audium Entertainment. Overall, Akins's albums have accounted for fourteen singles on the Billboard
country singles charts, including the Number One "Don't Get Me Started
" from 1996.
Although he has not charted a single since 2006, Akins has written singles for other country music singers, including five Number One songs, "Gimmie That Girl
" by Joe Nichols, "All About Tonight
" and "Honey Bee
" by Blake Shelton
, "All Over Me
" by Josh Turner
and "Take a Back Road
" by Rodney Atkins
. He has also written singles recorded by Brooks & Dunn
, Jack Ingram
, and country-rap
artist Colt Ford
.
. By age eleven, he and his two younger brothers had formed a band. Rhett attended University of Georgia
and studied business but gave up his studies after a year. He then worked for his father’s oil and gas distribution company. In 1992, after performing in the theme park show "Music Country Music" at Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, Texas, Akins moved to Nashville, Tennessee
, first working as a demo singer before Decca Records
signed him to a recording contract.
Akins's first single was "What They're Talkin' About", a #35 on the Billboard
country charts in late 1994, followed by the #36 "I Brake for Brunettes". After these first two singles came his signature song, "That Ain't My Truck". This was his breakthrough hit, peaking at #3 on the country charts in mid-1995. All three of these songs were included on his 1995 debut album A Thousand Memories
, which also produced the #17 "She Said Yes". Also in 1995 and 1996, Akins toured with Reba McEntire
.
Akins' second album, Somebody New
, produced his only Number One hit in "Don't Get Me Started
", which peaked in August 1996. The other three singles from Somebody New were less successful, with "Love You Back" (the second single) becoming his last Top 40 hit at #38.
After Decca's Nashville division was merged into MCA Nashville in 1997, Akins was transferred to MCA Nashville for the release of his third album, 1998's What Livin's All About
. This album was even less successful, however, with its lead-off single "More Than Everything" falling one space short of Top 40 in the U.S., although it was a #25 hit on the RPM
country charts in Canada. Also in 1998, Akins charted with a cover of Eddie Rabbitt
's 1980 Number One hit "Drivin' My Life Away
", which Akins covered on the soundtrack to the 1998 film Black Dog
.
In 2000, he voiced the character of Tom Sawyer in MGM's animated remake of Tom Sawyer
alongside fellow country singer Mark Wills
, who voiced Huckleberry Finn, as well as Lee Ann Womack
, who voiced Becky's singing voice.
A fourth album, Friday Night in Dixie
, was released in 2002 on Koch Records
. This album's only two singles, "Highway Sunrise" and "In Your Love", peaked at #55 and #57, respectively. Akins did not release another single until his signing with BNA Records
in 2006, when he released the #57-peaking "Kiss My Country Ass", which was later recorded by Blake Shelton
for his 2010 extended play Hillbilly Bone
. It was included on his album People Like Me, which was originally to have been released via BNA on June 14, 2006, but was ultimately self-released in June 2007. "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away
" was the second single from People Like Me, which failed to chart for Akins, but was later recorded by Justin Moore
for his upcoming 2011 album. Down South followed in 2008, as did its only single, the title track, which again failed to chart.
In 2009, Akins released the single "Hung Up", which did not chart. It was later included on the 2010 album Michael Waddell's Bone Collector: The Brotherhood Album, a collaboration with fellow country music
singer-songwriter Dallas Davidson
, released through Reprise Records
Nashville.
and Dallas Davidson
; the collaborative is known as The Peach Pickers. Among the singles that Akins has co-written are "Put a Girl in It
" by Brooks & Dunn
, "Barefoot and Crazy
" by Jack Ingram
, "Gimmie That Girl
" and "The Shape I'm In
" by Joe Nichols, "All About Tonight
" and "Honey Bee
" by Blake Shelton
, "All Over Me
" by Josh Turner
, and "Farmer's Daughter
" and "Take a Back Road
" by Rodney Atkins
.
's 2010 album, My Kinda Party
.
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...
singer and songwriter. Signed to Decca Records
Decca Records
Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
between 1994 and 1997, he released two albums for the label (1995's A Thousand Memories
A Thousand Memories
A Thousand Memories is the debut album of American country music artist Rhett Akins. It was released in 1995 on Decca Records Nashville...
and 1996's Somebody New
Somebody New (album)
Somebody New is the second studio album by American country music artist Rhett Akins. The album was released by Decca Nashville on June 4, 1996...
), followed by 1998's What Livin's All About
What Livin's All About
What Livin's All About is the third studio album by American country music artist Rhett Akins. It was released in 1998 on MCA Nashville. The album accounted for two singles: "More Than Everything" and "Better Than It Used to Be", which respectively reached #41 and #47 on the Billboard country...
on MCA Nashville. Friday Night in Dixie
Friday Night in Dixie
Friday Night in Dixie is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Rhett Akins. It was released in 2002 on Audium Entertainment/Koch Records. The album produced two singles in "Highway Sunrise" and "In Your Love", which peaked at #55 and #57 respectively on the Billboard country...
was released in 2002 on Audium Entertainment. Overall, Akins's albums have accounted for fourteen singles 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...
country singles charts, including the Number One "Don't Get Me Started
Don't Get Me Started
"Don't Get Me Started" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Rhett Akins. It was released in March 1996 as the lead single from Akins' Somebody New album, it is also Akins' only Number One hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts...
" from 1996.
Although he has not charted a single since 2006, Akins has written singles for other country music singers, including five Number One songs, "Gimmie That Girl
Gimmie That Girl
"Gimmie That Girl" is the title of a song written by Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson and Ben Hayslip, and recorded by American country music singer Joe Nichols...
" by Joe Nichols, "All About Tonight
All About Tonight (song)
"All About Tonight" is the title of a song written by Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, and Ben Hayslip and recorded by American country music artist Blake Shelton. It serves as the first single from All About Tonight, his second extended play, and seventh studio release.-Content:The lyrics in All...
" and "Honey Bee
Honey Bee (Blake Shelton song)
"Honey Bee" is the title of a song written by Rhett Akins and Ben Hayslip, and recorded by American country artist Blake Shelton. It was released in April 2011, and appears on his sixth studio album, Red River Blue, for Reprise Nashville.-History:...
" by Blake Shelton
Blake Shelton
Blake Tollison Shelton is an American country music artist. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Austin". Released as the lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, "Austin" went on to spend five weeks at Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts...
, "All Over Me
All Over Me (Josh Turner song)
"All Over Me" is the title of a song written by Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, Ben Hayslip, and recorded by American country artist Josh Turner. It was released in April 2010 as the second single from his fourth studio album, Haywire....
" by Josh Turner
Josh Turner
Joshua Otis "Josh" Turner is a country music singer and actor signed to MCA Nashville Records in 2003, Turner has released four studio albums for the label. The first of these was 2003's Long Black Train, whose title track was his breakthrough single release...
and "Take a Back Road
Take a Back Road (song)
"Take a Back Road" is the title of a song written by Rhett Akins and Luke Laird, and recorded by American country music singer Rodney Atkins. It is the seventeenth single of his career, and the first from his fourth studio album for Curb Records, also entitled Take a Back Road.-Background and...
" by Rodney Atkins
Rodney Atkins
Rodney Allan Atkins is an American country music artist. Signed to Curb Records in 1996, he charted his first single on the Billboard country chart that year, but did not release an album until 2003's Honesty, which included the number 4 hit "Honesty ".If You're Going Through Hell, his second...
. He has also written singles recorded by Brooks & Dunn
Brooks & Dunn
Brooks & Dunn was an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, who were both vocalists and songwriters. They were paired by record producer Tim DuBois in 1990. Before the duo's foundation, both members of the duo were solo recording artists...
, Jack Ingram
Jack Ingram
Jack Owen Ingram is an American Texas Country artist signed to Big Machine Records, an independent record label. He has released eight studio albums, one extended play, six live albums and eighteen singles. Although active since 1992, Ingram did not reach the U.S. country Top 40 until the late...
, and country-rap
Country-rap
Country rap is a subgenre of popular music blending country music with hip hop music-style rapping, also known as hick-hop. The genre has been identified as a genre for about twenty years....
artist Colt Ford
Colt Ford
Jason Farris Brown known professionally as Colt Ford, is an American country music artist and former professional golfer. He has released three albums via his own Average Joe's label, and has charted four singles on the Hot Country Songs charts...
.
Biography
Rhett Akins was born on October 13, 1969, in Valdosta, GeorgiaValdosta, Georgia
Valdosta is the county seat of Lowndes County, Georgia, United States. It is the principal city of the Valdosta Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total population of 54,518. The Valdosta metropolitan area, according to the 2010 estimate, has a population of 139,588...
. By age eleven, he and his two younger brothers had formed a band. Rhett attended University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
and studied business but gave up his studies after a year. He then worked for his father’s oil and gas distribution company. In 1992, after performing in the theme park show "Music Country Music" at Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, Texas, Akins 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...
, first working as a demo singer before Decca Records
Decca Records
Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
signed him to a recording contract.
Akins's first single was "What They're Talkin' About", a #35 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...
country charts in late 1994, followed by the #36 "I Brake for Brunettes". After these first two singles came his signature song, "That Ain't My Truck". This was his breakthrough hit, peaking at #3 on the country charts in mid-1995. All three of these songs were included on his 1995 debut album A Thousand Memories
A Thousand Memories
A Thousand Memories is the debut album of American country music artist Rhett Akins. It was released in 1995 on Decca Records Nashville...
, which also produced the #17 "She Said Yes". Also in 1995 and 1996, Akins toured with Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire
Reba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma...
.
Akins' second album, Somebody New
Somebody New (album)
Somebody New is the second studio album by American country music artist Rhett Akins. The album was released by Decca Nashville on June 4, 1996...
, produced his only Number One hit in "Don't Get Me Started
Don't Get Me Started
"Don't Get Me Started" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Rhett Akins. It was released in March 1996 as the lead single from Akins' Somebody New album, it is also Akins' only Number One hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts...
", which peaked in August 1996. The other three singles from Somebody New were less successful, with "Love You Back" (the second single) becoming his last Top 40 hit at #38.
After Decca's Nashville division was merged into MCA Nashville in 1997, Akins was transferred to MCA Nashville for the release of his third album, 1998's What Livin's All About
What Livin's All About
What Livin's All About is the third studio album by American country music artist Rhett Akins. It was released in 1998 on MCA Nashville. The album accounted for two singles: "More Than Everything" and "Better Than It Used to Be", which respectively reached #41 and #47 on the Billboard country...
. This album was even less successful, however, with its lead-off single "More Than Everything" falling one space short of Top 40 in the U.S., although it was a #25 hit on the RPM
RPM (magazine)
RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...
country charts in Canada. Also in 1998, Akins charted with a cover of Eddie Rabbitt
Eddie Rabbitt
Edward Thomas "Eddie" Rabbitt was an American singer-songwriter and musician. His career began as a songwriter in the late 1960s, springboarding to a recording career after composing hits such as "Kentucky Rain" for Elvis Presley in 1970 and "Pure Love" for Ronnie Milsap in 1974...
's 1980 Number One hit "Drivin' My Life Away
Drivin' My Life Away
"Drivin' My Life Away" is a country song by Eddie Rabbitt. It reached number one on the Hot Country Singles in 1980, and peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100....
", which Akins covered on the soundtrack to the 1998 film Black Dog
Black Dog (film)
Black Dog is a 1998 film about an ex-con manipulated into transporting illegal arms. The film stars Patrick Swayze, Randy Travis, and Meat Loaf.-Plot:...
.
In 2000, he voiced the character of Tom Sawyer in MGM's animated remake of Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer (2000 film)
Tom Sawyer is a 2000 direct-to-video animated film from MGM. It is an adaptation of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, with a cast of anthropomorphic animals instead of humans...
alongside fellow country singer Mark Wills
Mark Wills
Daryl Mark Williams is an American country music artist, best known professionally as Mark Wills. Signed to Mercury Records between 1996 and 2003, he released five studio albums for the label — Mark Wills, Wish You Were Here, Permanently, Loving Every Minute and And the Crowd Goes Wild — as well...
, who voiced Huckleberry Finn, as well as Lee Ann Womack
Lee Ann Womack
Lee Ann Womack is an American country music singer and songwriter, who is best known for her old fashioned-styled country music songs that often discuss subjects such as cheating and lost love....
, who voiced Becky's singing voice.
A fourth album, Friday Night in Dixie
Friday Night in Dixie
Friday Night in Dixie is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Rhett Akins. It was released in 2002 on Audium Entertainment/Koch Records. The album produced two singles in "Highway Sunrise" and "In Your Love", which peaked at #55 and #57 respectively on the Billboard country...
, was released in 2002 on Koch Records
Koch Records
E1 Music , the primary subsidiary of E1 Entertainment LP, is the largest independent record label in the United States. It is also distributed by the Universal Music Group in Europe under the name E1 Universal...
. This album's only two singles, "Highway Sunrise" and "In Your Love", peaked at #55 and #57, respectively. Akins did not release another single until his signing with BNA Records
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...
in 2006, when he released the #57-peaking "Kiss My Country Ass", which was later recorded by Blake Shelton
Blake Shelton
Blake Tollison Shelton is an American country music artist. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Austin". Released as the lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, "Austin" went on to spend five weeks at Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts...
for his 2010 extended play Hillbilly Bone
Hillbilly Bone
Hillbilly Bone is the first extended play, and seventh studio release overall, by American country music singer/songwriter Blake Shelton. It was released on March 2, 2010 via Warner Music Group Nashville, his first album under its Reprise label. Its only single is the title track, a duet with...
. It was included on his album People Like Me, which was originally to have been released via BNA on June 14, 2006, but was ultimately self-released in June 2007. "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away
If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away
"If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away" is the title of a song written by Dallas Davidson, Rob Hatch and Brett Jones. It was first recorded by American country artist Rhett Akins, whose version was released as a single in September 2006 but did not chart...
" was the second single from People Like Me, which failed to chart for Akins, but was later recorded by Justin Moore
Justin Moore (singer)
Justin Cole Moore is an American country music singer and songwriter signed to Big Machine Records imprint Valory Music Group. He has released two albums for Big Machine Records: Justin Moore in 2009 and Outlaws Like Me in 2011...
for his upcoming 2011 album. Down South followed in 2008, as did its only single, the title track, which again failed to chart.
In 2009, Akins released the single "Hung Up", which did not chart. It was later included on the 2010 album Michael Waddell's Bone Collector: The Brotherhood Album, a collaboration with fellow country music
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...
singer-songwriter Dallas Davidson
Dallas Davidson
Dallas Davidson is an American country music singer-songwriter.Davidson moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 2004 and joined Broadcast Music Incorporated for performing rights representation and signed a publishing deal with Big Borassa Music, which is administered worldwide by Third Tier Music.Trace...
, released through Reprise Records
Reprise Records
Reprise Records is an American record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra. It is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:...
Nashville.
Songwriting career
In the late 2000s, Akins began writing songs for other artists, primarily with Ben HayslipBen Hayslip
Ben Hayslip is an American country music songwriter. Hayslip attended Evans High School near Augusta, Georgia where he was an All-State first baseman leading the Evans baseball team to the 1988 Georgia state championship...
and Dallas Davidson
Dallas Davidson
Dallas Davidson is an American country music singer-songwriter.Davidson moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 2004 and joined Broadcast Music Incorporated for performing rights representation and signed a publishing deal with Big Borassa Music, which is administered worldwide by Third Tier Music.Trace...
; the collaborative is known as The Peach Pickers. Among the singles that Akins has co-written are "Put a Girl in It
Put a Girl in It
"Put a Girl in It" is the title of a song co-written by singer Rhett Akins along with Dallas Davidson and Ben Hayslip. The song was recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn on their 2007 album Cowboy Town, and was released in May 2008 as that album's third single. It reached number 3 on...
" by Brooks & Dunn
Brooks & Dunn
Brooks & Dunn was an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, who were both vocalists and songwriters. They were paired by record producer Tim DuBois in 1990. Before the duo's foundation, both members of the duo were solo recording artists...
, "Barefoot and Crazy
Barefoot and Crazy
"Barefoot and Crazy" is the title of a song written by Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson and Ben Hayslip, and recorded by American country music artist Jack Ingram. It serves as the second single from his album, Big Dreams & High Hopes...
" by Jack Ingram
Jack Ingram
Jack Owen Ingram is an American Texas Country artist signed to Big Machine Records, an independent record label. He has released eight studio albums, one extended play, six live albums and eighteen singles. Although active since 1992, Ingram did not reach the U.S. country Top 40 until the late...
, "Gimmie That Girl
Gimmie That Girl
"Gimmie That Girl" is the title of a song written by Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson and Ben Hayslip, and recorded by American country music singer Joe Nichols...
" and "The Shape I'm In
The Shape I'm In
"The Shape I'm In" is the title of a song written by Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson and Ben Hayslip, and recorded by American country music singer Joe Nichols. It is the third single from his sixth studio album, 2009's Old Things New.-Content:...
" by Joe Nichols, "All About Tonight
All About Tonight (song)
"All About Tonight" is the title of a song written by Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, and Ben Hayslip and recorded by American country music artist Blake Shelton. It serves as the first single from All About Tonight, his second extended play, and seventh studio release.-Content:The lyrics in All...
" and "Honey Bee
Honey Bee (Blake Shelton song)
"Honey Bee" is the title of a song written by Rhett Akins and Ben Hayslip, and recorded by American country artist Blake Shelton. It was released in April 2011, and appears on his sixth studio album, Red River Blue, for Reprise Nashville.-History:...
" by Blake Shelton
Blake Shelton
Blake Tollison Shelton is an American country music artist. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Austin". Released as the lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, "Austin" went on to spend five weeks at Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts...
, "All Over Me
All Over Me (Josh Turner song)
"All Over Me" is the title of a song written by Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, Ben Hayslip, and recorded by American country artist Josh Turner. It was released in April 2010 as the second single from his fourth studio album, Haywire....
" by Josh Turner
Josh Turner
Joshua Otis "Josh" Turner is a country music singer and actor signed to MCA Nashville Records in 2003, Turner has released four studio albums for the label. The first of these was 2003's Long Black Train, whose title track was his breakthrough single release...
, and "Farmer's Daughter
Farmer's Daughter (Rodney Atkins song)
"Farmer's Daughter" is the title of a song written by Marv Green, Rhett Akins, and Ben Hayslip and recorded by American country music artist Rodney Atkins. It is the fourth single from Rodney Atkins' third studio album It's America, available beginning with the June 2010 re-issue as a bonus track...
" and "Take a Back Road
Take a Back Road (song)
"Take a Back Road" is the title of a song written by Rhett Akins and Luke Laird, and recorded by American country music singer Rodney Atkins. It is the seventeenth single of his career, and the first from his fourth studio album for Curb Records, also entitled Take a Back Road.-Background and...
" by Rodney Atkins
Rodney Atkins
Rodney Allan Atkins is an American country music artist. Signed to Curb Records in 1996, he charted his first single on the Billboard country chart that year, but did not release an album until 2003's Honesty, which included the number 4 hit "Honesty ".If You're Going Through Hell, his second...
.
Personal life
Akins married Paige Braswell in 1989, and they have since divorced. They have a son, Thomas Rhett Akins (born 1990) and a daughter, Kasey Lee Akins (born 1993). Akins' son, who is also a songwriter, co-wrote "I Ain't Ready to Quit" from Jason AldeanJason Aldean
Jason Aldine Williams is an American country music singer, known professionally as Jason Aldean. Since 2005, Aldean has recorded for Broken Bow Records, an independent record label for which he has released four albums and twelve singles...
's 2010 album, My Kinda Party
My Kinda Party
Michael McCall with the Associated Press lauded Aldean for his "fresh sound" on the album saying he "stands at the forefront of a movement combining country themes with hard-rock chords"...
.
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 Heat Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
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| A Thousand Memories A Thousand Memories A Thousand Memories is the debut album of American country music artist Rhett Akins. It was released in 1995 on Decca Records Nashville... |
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| Somebody New Somebody New (album) Somebody New is the second studio album by American country music artist Rhett Akins. The album was released by Decca Nashville on June 4, 1996... |
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| What Livin's All About What Livin's All About What Livin's All About is the third studio album by American country music artist Rhett Akins. It was released in 1998 on MCA Nashville. The album accounted for two singles: "More Than Everything" and "Better Than It Used to Be", which respectively reached #41 and #47 on the Billboard country... |
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... |
33 | — | 20 | — |
| Friday Night in Dixie Friday Night in Dixie Friday Night in Dixie is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Rhett Akins. It was released in 2002 on Audium Entertainment/Koch Records. The album produced two singles in "Highway Sunrise" and "In Your Love", which peaked at #55 and #57 respectively on the Billboard country... |
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65 | — | — | — |
| People Like Me |
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| Down South |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
Collaboration albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US Heat Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
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| Michael Waddell's Bone Collector: The Brotherhood Album (with Dallas Davidson Dallas Davidson Dallas Davidson is an American country music singer-songwriter.Davidson moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 2004 and joined Broadcast Music Incorporated for performing rights representation and signed a publishing deal with Big Borassa Music, which is administered worldwide by Third Tier Music.Trace... ) |
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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... |
CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
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| 1994 | "What They're Talkin' About" | 35 | — | 44 | A Thousand Memories |
| 1995 | "I Brake for Brunettes" | 36 | — | 28 | |
| "That Ain't My Truck That Ain't My Truck "That Ain't My Truck" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Rhett Akins. It was released in May 1995 as is the third single from his 1995 debut album A Thousand Memories. The song spent twenty-one weeks on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts,... " |
3 | — | 7 | ||
| "She Said Yes She Said Yes "She Said Yes" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Rhett Akins. It was released in October 1995 as is the fourth and final single from his 1995 debut album A Thousand Memories... " |
17 | — | 20 | ||
| 1996 | "Don't Get Me Started Don't Get Me Started "Don't Get Me Started" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Rhett Akins. It was released in March 1996 as the lead single from Akins' Somebody New album, it is also Akins' only Number One hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts... " |
1 | — | 8 | Somebody New |
| "Love You Back" | 38 | — | 51 | ||
| "Every Cowboy's Dream" | 51 | — | 41 | ||
| 1997 | "Somebody New" | 69 | — | — | |
| "More Than Everything" | 41 | 121 | 25 | What Livin's All About | |
| 1998 | "Better Than It Used to Be" | 47 | — | 62 | |
| "Drivin' My Life Away Drivin' My Life Away "Drivin' My Life Away" is a country song by Eddie Rabbitt. It reached number one on the Hot Country Singles in 1980, and peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.... " |
56 | — | 61 | Black Dog (soundtrack) | |
| 2002 | "Highway Sunrise" | 55 | — | * | Friday Night in Dixie |
| 2003 | "In Your Love" | 57 | — | * | |
| 2005 | "Kiss My Country Ass" | 57 | — | * | People Like Me |
| 2006 | "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away" is the title of a song written by Dallas Davidson, Rob Hatch and Brett Jones. It was first recorded by American country artist Rhett Akins, whose version was released as a single in September 2006 but did not chart... " |
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| 2008 | "Down South" | — | — | * | Down South |
| 2009 | "Hung Up" | — | — | * | The Brotherhood Album |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart * denotes unknown peak positions |
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Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | "What They're Talkin' About" | Jon Small |
| 1995 | "That Ain't My Truck" | Mary Newman-Said |
| 1996 | "She Said Yes" | |
| "Love You Back" | Guy Guillet | |
| 1997 | "More Than Everything" | Richard Murray |
| 1998 | "Better Than It Used to Be" | |
| "Drivin' My Life Away" | Charley Randazzo |