Jeff Wood (singer)

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Jeff Wood

Background information
Born May 10, 1968 (1968-05-10) (age 40)
Origin Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Genre(s) Country
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s) Vocals
Keyboards
Bass guitar
Years active 1994-present?
Label(s) Liberty
Imprint
Associated acts Garth Brooks
John Michael Montgomery

Jeff Wood (born May 10, 1968 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma[1]) is an American country music artist. Wood was signed to a publishing contract in 1994, writing songs for other country artists, including "Cowboy Love", a hit for John Michael Montgomery in 1996.

By 1997, Wood signed to Imprint Records, releasing his debut album Between the Earth and the Stars; this album produced three chart singles for Wood on the Hot Country Songs charts that year, including the #44-peaking "You Just Get One". Although he was dropped from Imprint by the end of the year, Wood continued to write songs for other artists into the 2000s, including Neal McCoy and Phil Vassar.

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[edit] Biography

Jeff Wood was born May 10, 1968 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He later attended Oklahoma State University, where he earned a degree in finance.[2] One of Wood's classmates was Garth Brooks, who, like Wood, had aspirations to become a country music artist. Eventually, both singers moved to Nashville, Tennessee to begin their respective careers.

Wood was signed to a songwriting contract with EMI Publishing in 1994. His first cut as a songwriter was "Cowboy Love", which was a Top 5 hit for John Michael Montgomery in early 1996. [1] Liberty Records signed Wood to a recording contract later that year;[3] this contract was short-lived, however, with no singles or albums being released during his tenure on Liberty.

By the end of the year, he had signed to his second recording contract, this time with a newly-started independent label known as Imprint Records. His debut album was released on February 11, 1997; entitled Between the Earth and the Stars, it was received by critics as uninspired and derivative.[3][4] Three of its singles entered the Billboard country music charts. His highest-peaking single, "You Just Get One", reached #44 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. The song was co-written by Don Schlitz and Vince Gill (the latter of whom who also played guitar and mandolin on the album), and was previously cut by Ty Herndon on his debut album What Mattered Most. Between the Earth and the Stars also produced minor chart singles in "Use Mine" and "You Call That a Mountain", which peaked at #55 and #63, respectively; by the end of 1997, Wood exited Imprint, which would close up not long afterward.

In 2004, Wood issued a press release stating that he had begun a new Internet record label known as the Jeff Wood Project.[5] He has also written album tracks on two of Phil Vassar's albums.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Between the Earth and the Stars (1997)

Between the Earth and the Stars
Between the Earth and the Stars cover
Studio album by Jeff Wood
Released February 11, 1997 (1997-02-11)
Genre Country
Length 36:12
Label Imprint
Producer Mark Bright
Kevin Beamish
Professional reviews

All Music Guide - 2.5/5 stars2.5/5 stars2.5/5 stars2.5/5 stars2.5/5 stars link

[edit] Track listing

  1. "You Call That a Mountain" (Michael Garvin, Bucky Jones) - 3:26
  2. "Too Late to Turn It Around" (Jeff Wood, John Scott Sherrill, Simon Wilson) - 3:52
  3. "There's No Place Like You" (Wood, Vernon Rust) - 4:11
  4. "Long Way from OK" (Wood, Gary Burr, Pat McDonald) - 3:32
  5. "Time to Move On" (Monty Powell, Eric Silver) - 3:28
  6. "You Just Get One" (Don Schlitz, Vince Gill) - 2:58
  7. "Sure Thing" (Wood, Verlon Thompson) - 3:00
  8. "I Want It All" (Wood, John Tirro) - 3:19
  9. "Use Mine" (Lisa Drew, Steve Seskin) - 4:07
  10. "Between the Earth and the Stars" (Richard Wold, John David) - 4:19

[edit] Personnel

As listed in liner notes.[6]

[edit] Singles

Year Title Chart Positions
US Country
1997 "You Just Get One" 44
"Use Mine" 55
"You Call That a Mountain" 63

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Leaver, Jack. Jeff Wood Biography. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
  2. ^ Phillips, Carole L. (1997-1-23). Wood's first disc worth a long wait.. The Cincinnati Post. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
  3. ^ a b Bruce, Robbie (1997-10-2). Jeff Wood: Is he just another pretty face or a true country talent?. The George-Anne Daily. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
  4. ^ Remz, Jeffrey B. (1997). Jeff Wood - Between the Earth and the Stars. Country Standard Time. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
  5. ^ Wood, Jeff (2004-7-17). It's Independence Day!!. PR Web. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
  6. ^ (1997) Album notes for Between the Earth and the Stars by Jeff Wood. Imprint Records (IMPCD10006).