Jeff Carson
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| Background information | |
| Born | December 16, 1963 |
| Origin | Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA |
| Genre(s) | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals Harmonica Bass guitar |
| Years active | 1995-present |
| Label(s) | Curb |
| Website | JeffCarson.net |
Jeff Carson (born December 16, 1963 in Tulsa, Oklahoma[1]) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Originally a session musician in Branson, Missouri and later a demo singer, he was signed to Curb Records in 1995, making his debut with the Number One single "Not on Your Love", released from his self-titled debut album. To date, he has charted more than ten singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, in addition to recording three studio albums, all on Curb Records.
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[edit] Biography
Jeff Carson was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and raised in Gravette, Arkansas.[1] In his childhood, he played harmonica and guitar, and sang in church. In high school, he and some high school friends formed a band; they won second place at a local talent show for performing the song "Seven Bridges Road".[1] After graduating, he moved on to another talent competition held at a park in Rogers, Arkansas. The winner of that competition then asked Carson to play in his band, which he did for four years until the band disbanded.[1]
Carson later moved on to Branson, Missouri, where he found work playing bass guitar in local bands, in addition to writing songs.[2] While in Branson, he met his then-future wife, who persuaded him to move to Nashville, Tennessee, which he did in 1989.[1] In Nashville, he found work at a band which played at the Opryland Hotel, before convincing the hotel to book him as a solo act.[1] Carson eventually recorded demos for other artists, before he was discovered by record producer Chuck Howard in 1994, and signed to Curb Records.[1][2]
[edit] Music career
Carson's debut single, "Yeah Buddy", was released in late 1994, peaking at #69 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was followed by "Not on Your Love", which became his first (and only) Number One on the same chart that year.[1] Both singles were included on his debut album, also titled Jeff Carson, which produced two more Top Ten hits in "The Car" and "Holdin' on to Something". After those songs, however Carson's chart success waned; none of the singles from his second album (1997's Butterfly Kisses) made Top 40.
It was not until 2001 that Carson made the Top 40 on the country music charts again, this time with his single "Real Life (I Never Was the Same Again)", the title track to his 2001 album Real Life; this song, however, was also followed by a string of unsuccessful singles. Carson also co-wrote a song on Craig Morgan's 2003 album I Love It.
In 2002, Jeff suffered a broken vertebra in a sledding accident at home. Although he briefly spent some time in a body cast, he was not seriously injured.[3]
His most recent single, "When You Said You Loved Me", was released in early 2007, as the lead-off single to an upcoming Greatest Hits compilation. The single failed to chart, however, and his Greatest Hits package was unreleased.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
All albums released on Curb Records.
| Year | Album | US Top Country | US Heatseekers | US Billboard 200 |
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| 1995 | Jeff Carson | 22 | 7 | 152 |
| 1997 | Butterfly Kisses | 39 | 28 | |
| 2001 | Real Life | 38 | 29 | |
| 2007 | Greatest Hits | Unreleased | ||
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | US Country | US Hot 100 | Album |
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| 1995 | "Yeah Buddy" | 69 | Jeff Carson | |
| "Not on Your Love" | 1 | 97 | ||
| "The Car" | 3 | 113 | ||
| "Santa Got Lost in Texas" | 70 | |||
| 1996 | "Holdin' on to Something" | 6 | Jeff Carson | |
| "That Last Mile" | 62 | |||
| 1997 | "Do It Again" | 55 | Butterfly Kisses | |
| "Butterfly Kisses" | 66 | 103 | ||
| "Here's the Deal" | 64 | 101 | ||
| 1998 | "Cheatin' on Her Heart" | 52 | ||
| "Shine On" | 49 | Real Life | ||
| 2000 | "Scars and All"A | |||
| 2001 | "Real Life (I Never Was the Same Again)" | 14 | 103 | |
| 2002 | "Until We Fall Back in Love Again" | 46 | ||
| 2003 | "I Can Only Imagine" | 50 | ||
| 2005 | "God Save the World" (w/ Lisa Brokop)B | |||
| 2006 | "When You Said You Loved Me"B | Greatest Hits |
- A"Scars and All" reached #1 on the U.S. PowerSource Christian Chart.
- BFailed to chart.
