Van Zant
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| Origin | Jacksonville, Florida, USA |
| Genre(s) | Southern rock, country |
| Label(s) | Columbia |
| Associated acts | .38 Special Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| Website | thevanzants.com |
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| Donnie Van Zant Johnny Van Zant |
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Van Zant is an American country rock duo composed of brothers Donnie Van Zant and Johnny Van Zant. Both are brothers of the late Ronnie Van Zant, former lead singer for the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. Johnny became the lead vocalist for the reunited Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1987; Donnie is the leader and vocalist of .38 Special, also a Southern rock band.
Johnny recorded as a member of the 80's hard rock band, Van Zant in 1984 and a second album in 1985. Two more albums were released in 1998 and 2001. They have also released two albums to the country music format: 2005's Get Right with the Man and 2007's My Kind of Country. Overall, the duo has had four hit singles on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, and six on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.
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[edit] Biography
Their first album was released in 1984. The album, long out of print, was re-released in CD form by UniDisc. A second album, Brother to Brother, was released on CMC International in 1998, followed by Van Zant II in 2001.
In 2005, the brothers crossed over into country music, releasing Get Right With the Man on Columbia Records. The album produced a Top 10 country single in "Help Somebody", but successive singles proved less successful. My Kind of Country, the duo's second country album, was released in 2007. As of 2008, the band is no longer with Columbia.[1]
The 2005 Sony BMG CD copy protection scandal began with an investigation of an installation of the CD Get Right With the Man.[2]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | RIAA | |
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| US Country | US 200 | |||
| 1985 | Van Zant | 170 | ||
| 1998 | Brother to Brother | |||
| 2001 | Van Zant II | |||
| 2005 | Get Right With the Man | 2 | 21 | Gold |
| 2007 | My Kind of Country | 10 | 57 | |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | ||
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| US Country | US Hot 100 | US MNTSR | |||
| 1985 | "You've Got to Believe in Love" | 27 | Van Zant | ||
| "I'm a Fighter" | 16 | ||||
| 1998 | "Rage" | 22 | Brother to Brother | ||
| 2001 | "Get What You Got Comin'" | 33 | Van Zant II | ||
| 2005 | "Help Somebody" | 8 | 66 | Get Right with the Man | |
| "Nobody Gonna Tell Me What to Do" | 16 | 111 | |||
| 2006 | "Things I Miss the Most" | 59 | |||
| "That's How They Do It in Dixie" (w/ Hank Williams Jr., Big & Rich, and Gretchen Wilson) |
36 | That's How They Do It in Dixie (Hank Williams Jr. album) | |||
| 2007 | "That Scares Me" | 50 | My Kind of Country | ||
| "Goes Down Easy" | 45 | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ Country Labels Keep Rosters Full Despite Album Sales Dip
- ^ Russinovich, Mark. "Sony, Rootkits and Digital Rights Management Gone Too Far,", Mark's Blog, October 31, 2005, retrieved January 9, 2007.
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