Troy Olsen is an American 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 signed to EMI Nashville

EMI

The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...

, a sister label to Capitol Records Nashville

Capitol Records Nashville

Capitol Records Nashville is a major United States-based record label located in Nashville Tennessee operating as part of the Capitol Music Group. Capitol Nashville was formerly known as Liberty Records from 1989 until 1995 when it was changed back to Capitol in 1993 Liberty opened a sister label...

. He co-wrote 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...

's 2009 single "I'll Just Hold On

I'll Just Hold On

"I'll Just Hold On" is the title of a country music song written by Ben Hayslip, Troy Olsen, and Bryant Simpson. It was recorded by American singer Blake Shelton on his fifth studio album, Startin' Fires...

" and Tim McGraw

Tim McGraw

Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the...

's "Ghost Town Train," a cut from the album Southern Voice.

Olsen released his debut single, "Summer Thing," in April 2010, followed by a digital Self-titled extended play

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...

 on May 11. "Summer Thing" debuted at #57 on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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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 dated for the week ending May 15, 2010. Olsen wrote the song with Ben Hayslip

Ben 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 Shenandoah

Shenandoah (band)

Shenandoah is an American country music group founded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 1984 by Marty Raybon , Ralph Ezell , Stan Thorn , Jim Seales , and Mike McGuire...

 lead singer Jimmy Yeary.

Extended plays

Title	Album details
Troy Olsen EP	Release date: May 11, 2010 Label: EMI Nashville EMI The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
Troy Olsen EP #2	Release date: October 5, 2010 Label: EMI Nashville

Singles

Year	Single	Peak 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...
2010	"Summer Thing"	35	Troy Olsen EP
	"Good Hands"	36	Troy Olsen EP #2

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
2010	"Summer Thing"	Potsy Ponciroli
	"Good Hands"	Jim Wright