Rhett Akins
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| Rhett Akins | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | October 13, 1969 |
| Origin | Valdosta, Georgia, USA |
| Genre(s) | Country |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1994-present |
| Label(s) | Decca Nashville MCA Nashville Audium/Koch BNA |
| Associated acts | Brooks & Dunn |
| Website | http://www.rhettakins.com |
Rhett Akins (born October 13, 1969 in Valdosta, Georgia) is an American country music singer-songwriter. He debuted in late 1994 with "What They're Talking About", the first single from his album A Thousand Memories. Released in 1995 on Decca Records Nashville, this album also produced the #3-peaking "That Ain't My Truck", which went on to become his signature song.[1]
Akins' second album, Somebody New, produced the Number One hit "Don't Get Me Started" upon its 1996 release. After Decca Nashville was merged into MCA Nashville in 1998, Akins released What Livin's All About; unlike his previous albums, however, it produced no Top 40 hits on the country charts.
Friday Night in Dixie followed in 2002 on Audium/Koch, with People Like Me being released five years later on BNA. These albums also produced minor chart singles, but no Top 40 hits.
Akins also co-wrote Brooks & Dunn's 2008 single "Put a Girl in It".
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Title | Label | US Country | US 200 |
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| 1995 | A Thousand Memories | Decca Nashville | 45 | |
| 1996 | Somebody New | 13 | 102 | |
| 1998 | What Livin's All About | MCA Nashville | 33 | |
| 2002 | Friday Night in Dixie | Audium/Koch | 65 | |
| 2007 | People Like Me | BNA |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | US Country | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | "What They're Talkin' About" | 35 | A Thousand Memories |
| 1995 | "I Brake for Brunettes" | 36 | |
| "That Ain't My Truck" | 3 | ||
| 1996 | "She Said Yes" | 17 | |
| "Don't Get Me Started" | 1 | Somebody New | |
| "Love You Back" | 38 | ||
| 1997 | "Every Cowboy's Dream" | 51 | |
| "Somebody New" | 69 | ||
| "More Than Everything"A | 41 | What Livin's All About | |
| 1998 | "Better Than It Used to Be" | 47 | |
| "Drivin' My Life Away" | 56 | Black Dog (soundtrack) | |
| 2002 | "Highway Sunrise" | 55 | Friday Night in Dixie |
| 2003 | "In Your Love" | 57 | |
| 2006 | "Kiss My Country Ass" | 57 | People Like Me |
| "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away"B |
- A"More Than Everything" also peaked at #21 on U.S. Bubbling Under Hot 100.
- BFailed to chart.
[edit] References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Rhett Akins biography. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
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