Charlie Major
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| Charlie Major | |
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| Born | December 31, 1954 |
| Origin |  Aylmer, Quebec |
| Genre(s) | Country |
| Occupation(s) | singer/songwriter |
| Years active | 1993 – Present |
| Label(s) | Arista Records (1993 - 1996) Imprint Records (1996) ViK. Recordings (1997 - 1998) Dead Reckoning (1999 - 2000) Stony Plain Records (2004 - 2006) Koch Entertainment Canada (2006 - Present) |
| Website | www.charliemajor.com |
Charlie Major (born December 31, 1954) is a Canadian country singer/songwriter.
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[edit] Biography
Born in Aylmer, Quebec, Charlie Major knew he wanted to be a musician since he was 19 years old[1]. He was blinded in one eye as a result of a pellet gun accident when he was 12.[citation needed] He spent 15 years traveling as far as Spain writing songs and putting country bands together, which eventually led to a record deal with Arista Records. Major released his debut album in Canada, The Other Side, in 1993. All six singles released from the album went to #1 on the RPM Country chart.
Through the mid-’90s, he won the Juno Award as Country Male Vocalist of the Year for three years in a row. Five major Canadian Country Music Awards followed, along with songwriting honours from SOCAN, and a BMI Award in 1993 for "Backroads", recorded by Ricky Van Shelton in 1991 on his Backroads album, as the “Most Performed Song in America.” In 2006 he made an appearance on the television show "Holmes on Homes."
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Title | CAN Country | CAN | CRIA | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Other Side | 1 | 54 | 2× Platinum | Arista |
| 1995 | Lucky Man | 4 | 49 | Platinum | |
| 1997 | Everything's Alright | 11 | ViK. Recordings | ||
| 1999 | 444 | 21 | Dead Reckoning | ||
| 2004 | Inside Out | Stony Plain | |||
| 2006 | Shadows and Light | Koch |
[edit] Compilation albums
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Here and Now | Imprint |
| 2006 | Collections | Sony-BMG Canada |
| 2007 | Greatest Hits | ViK. Recordings |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | CAN Country | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | "I'm Gonna Drive You Out of My Mind" | 1 | The Other Side |
| "I'm Somebody" | 1 | ||
| 1994 | "Nobody Gets Too Much Love" | 1 | |
| "The Other Side" | 1 | ||
| "It Can't Happen to Me" | 1 | ||
| "I'm Here" | 1 | ||
| 1995 | "(I Do It) For the Money" | 1 | Lucky Man |
| "Tell Me Something I Don't Know" | 1 | ||
| 1996 | "It's Lonely I Can't Stand" | 1 | |
| "Waiting on You" | 2 | ||
| "This Crazy Heart of Mine" | 8 | ||
| 1997 | "I'm Feeling Kind of Lucky Tonight" | 1 | Everything's Alright |
| 1998 | "Some Days Are Better" | 4 | |
| "Thank the Lord for the Night Time" | 48 | ||
| "You Can Trust in My Love" | 10 | ||
| 1999 | "Right Here, Right Now" (with Joy Lynn White) | 8 | 444 |
| 2000 | "One True Love" | 31 | |
| "Side by Side" | |||
| 2004 | "My Brother and Me" | Inside Out | |
| "When You're Good You're Good" | |||
| 2005 | "I'm Alright" | ||
| 2006 | "You'd Better Go" | 39 | |
| "Young at Heart" (with Kim Mitchell) | 29 | Shadows and Light | |
| 2007 | "Better World" | 25 | |
| "That's When I Feel Loved" | 29 | ||
| 2008 | "Make It Right"A |
- ACurrent single.
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