Billy Currington
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| Billy Currington | |
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| Birth name | William Matthew Currington |
| Born | November 19, 1973 |
| Origin | Rincon, Georgia, USA |
| Genre(s) | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2003-present |
| Label(s) | Mercury Nashville |
| Associated acts | Shania Twain |
| Website | BillyCurrington.com |
Billy Currington (born William Matthew Currington November 19, 1973) is an American country singer-songwriter. Signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 2003, Currington made his debut on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts with the Top 10 single "Walk a Little Straighter". To date, Currington has recorded two studio albums, and has charted seven singles (including two Number Ones) on the Billboard country singles charts.
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[edit] Biography
Billy was born and raised in Rincon, Georgia, United States. He has four sisters and two brothers. He currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee. His mother married Larry Currington when he was only one and a half years old. For the next few years Currington suffered abuse from his alcoholic step father, who later died from cancer.
When he was a junior in high school, Currington auditioned for a spot at Opryland, the renowned Country theme park located in Nashville, Tennessee, the country music capital. Failing the audition, after high school, he moved down to Nashville to pursue his career in Country music. His first stint didn't last too long, and he later sang for a bar down in Georgia. In Nashville, Currington also worked for a concrete company, as well as a personal trainer. One of the clients he worked with as a personal trainer led Currington to recording demo tapes, as well as writing songs. Soon after, Currington was signed to Mercury Nashville Records.
[edit] Musical career
His self-titled debut album was released in 2003. The first single was "Walk A Little Straighter" about his relationship with his alcoholic stepfather. The chorus of the song was written by Currington at the age of 12.[citation needed] "Walk a Little Straighter" went on to peak at #8 that year on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and established Currington as a major Country performer in Nashville. He first hit the Top 5 on the country charts with his second single, "I Got a Feelin'", also from his debut album.
Billy scored a third consecutive top 10 hit with Shania Twain in late 2004, on the song "Party for Two". The song was from Shania's Greatest Hits album and was released in two formats -- a pop version with Mark McGrath as Shania's duet partner, and the country version, which featured Currington.
In 2005, Currington released a second album entitled Doin' Somethin' Right, which peaked at #2 on the Top Country Albums chart and #11 on the Billboard 200. Billy threw the CD release party for Doin' Somethin' Right at the Kappa Alpha Order fraternity house at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. Both CMT and GAC were on-location to film the much anticipated performance. Doin' Somethin' Right produced his first number-one single in "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right"; however, the follow-up, "Why, Why, Why", landed just shy of the Top 10. "Good Directions", the album's third single, became his second Number One hit in 2007.
On July 19, Currington announced he has canceled the rest of his 2007 tour dates because of a throat ailment. His most recent single, "Tangled Up", peaked at #30 in late 2007, and will be the lead single from his upcoming studio album, Complicated Man, due out later this year.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
All albums were released on Mercury Nashville Records.
| Year | Album | Chart Positions | RIAA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US 200 | |||
| 2003 | Billy Currington | 17 | 107 | |
| 2005 | Doin' Somethin' Right | 2 | 11 | Platinum |
| 2008 | Complicated Man | TBR - August 26 | ||
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US Hot 100 | US Pop 100 | US Digital | |||
| 2003 | "Walk a Little Straighter" | 8 | 67 | Billy Currington | ||
| 2004 | "I Got a Feelin'" | 5 | 50 | |||
| "Party for Two" (w/ Shania Twain) | 7 | 58 | 78 | 20 | Greatest Hits (Shania Twain album) | |
| 2005 | "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" | 1 | 39 | 63 | 62 | Doin' Somethin' Right |
| 2006 | "Why, Why, Why" | 13 | 99 | |||
| "Good Directions" | 1 | 42 | 66 | 64 | ||
| 2007 | "Tangled Up" | 30 | Complicated Man | |||
