Kenneth Eric Church
(born May 3, 1977 in Granite Falls, North Carolina) is a country music artist. Signed to Capitol Records in 2006, Church released his debut album Sinners Like Me
that year. This album produced three Top 20 country hits in "How 'Bout You", "Two Pink Lines" and "Guys Like Me", as well as a #51 in its title track. A fifth single, "His Kind of Money (My Kind of Love)" was never included on an album. Following it is his sixth single, "Love Your Love the Most", the lead-off to his 2009 album Carolina
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Biography
Eric Church grew up in
Granite Falls, North Carolina. At age thirteen, he bought a guitar and began writing songs of his own. By his junior year of high school, he had found a gig at a local bar. Eventually, Church was adding original songs into the set mix, in addition to producing albums of his own material. For two years, his band played often in bars and restaurants throughout North Carolina.
Church played basketball, baseball and golf in high school, but in college, he turned to music. Before moving to
Nashville, he graduated from
Appalachian State University with a degree in marketing. In return, his father paid for his first six months in Nashville. The financial cushion his father provided him gave him time to make contacts. Eric eventually found a publishing deal at Sony/ATV Tree Music Publishing; his first hit as a songwriter was
Terri Clark's 2004 single "The World Needs a Drink", as well as album cuts for
Dean Miller and
Jeff Bates.
Church married music publisher
Katherine Blasingame on January 8, 2008.
Music career
Arthur Buenahora at the publishing company later introduced Church to producer Jay Joyce. The two clicked instantly and began cutting demos. Following a showcase, Church signed to
Capitol Records' Nashville division, with Joyce producing his debut album,
Sinners Like Me
, which was released on July 18, 2006. The album's first single, "How 'Bout You", reached Top 20 on the
Billboard
Hot Country Songs charts, as did the follow-ups "Two Pink Lines" and "Guys Like Me".
[1] The fourth single, which was the title track, peaked at #51. An additional track from the album, "Lightning", was made into a
music video despite not being released as a single.
In 2008, Church released a fifth single, "His Kind of Money (My Kind of Love)", to country radio. It debuted on the
Billboard
Hot Country Songs chart at #55 in late April 2008, and reached its peak of #46 in August. Originally slated as the lead single to an upcoming second album, "His Kind of Money" was never released on an album. Following this song was "Love Your Love the Most", which debuted in late 2008 and is the first single from his second album
Carolina
, released on Capitol on March 24, 2009.
That same month, "Love Your Love the Most" became Church's first Top 40 country hit since mid-2007. As with his debut album,
Carolina
was produced by Jay Joyce, and is entirely composed of songs that Church co-wrote.
Discography
Albums
Albums were released on
Capitol Nashville Records.
| Year
| Album
| Chart Positions
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| US Country
| US
| CAN Country
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| 2006
| Sinners Like Me
- Released: July 18, 2006
- Format: CD, digital download
| 7
| 29
| —
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| 2009
| Carolina
- Released: March 24, 2009
- Format: CD, digital download
| 4
| 17
| 25
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Singles
| Year
| Single
| Chart Positions
| Album
|
| US Country
| US
| CAN Country
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| 2006
| "How 'Bout You"
| 14
| 85
| 24
| Sinners Like Me
|
| "Two Pink Lines"
| 19
| —
| 31
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| 2007
| "Guys Like Me"
| 17
| 99
| 39
|
| "Sinners Like Me"
| 51
| —
| —
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| 2008
| "His Kind of Money (My Kind of Love)"
| 46
| —
| —
| single only
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| 2009
| "Love Your Love the Most"[A
| 14
| 63
| 42
| Carolina
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| "—" denotes the single failed to chart or not released
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Other charted songs
This song charted from unsolicited airplay.
| Year
| Single
| US Country
| Album
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| 2009
| "Smoke a Little Smoke"
| 57
| Carolina
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Music videos
| Year
| Video
| Director
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| 2006
| "How 'Bout You"
| Scott Speer
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| "Two Pink Lines"
| Peter Zavadil
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| 2007
| "Guys Like Me"
| Scott Speer
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| "Lightning"
| David McClister
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| 2009
| "Love Your Love the Most"
| Adam Hall
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References
- Eric Church biography