| Ashley Gorley | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ashley Gorley |
| Origin | Danville, Kentucky, United States |
| Genres | Pop, Country, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary Christian |
| Occupations | Songwriter, Producer |
| Instruments | Guitar, Piano |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Associated acts | Brad Paisley Darius Rucker Kenny Chesney |
| Website | Combustion Music |
Ashley Gorley is an American songwriter and producer. Gorley graduated from Belmont University in 1999, and in 2001 signed with Combustion Music. He scored his first #1 with Carrie Underwood's “Don’t Forget To Remember Me” in 2006.[1]
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Hailing from Danville, Kentucky, United States, Gorley has been involved in six number one hits: Carrie Underwood’s “All-American Girl,” Trace Adkins’ “You’re Gonna Miss This,” the Brad Paisley / Keith Urban duet “Start A Band,” Darius Rucker’s “It Won’t Be Like This For Long,” and Brad Paisley’s “Then” and “American Saturday Night.” He also had a Top 5 hit with Jason Aldean’s “Laughed Until We Cried.”[2]
Gorley has landed songs on the Country, AC, Contemporary Christian, and Pop charts. In the past several years, Gorley has been nominated for and won many awards. He was awarded the 2009 ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year, also receiving Song of The Year honors for "You're Gonna Miss This" performed by Trace Adkins. To date, Gorley has received 8 ASCAP awards. He was nominated twice for CMA Song of the Year, won the ACM Single of the Year award in 2009, and is a 2-time Grammy nominee for Country Song of the Year. He has written seven #1 singles, and is the 2-time recipient of the CMA "Triple Play" award which recognizes writers with three #1 songs in one year. Also he made Billboard’s Top Ten Writers of the Year in 2008 & 2009.
In addition, Gorley has had songs recorded by artists such as Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, IYAZ, Kelly Clarkson, George Strait, Darius Rucker, Tim McGraw, Trace Adkins, Jason Aldean, Billy Currington, Luke Bryan, Lee Ann Womack, Chris Young, Blake Shelton, Matthew West, Joe Nichols, Gretchen Wilson, Trisha Yearwood, Orianthi and Randy Travis.
ASCAP Awards:
2009: Songwriter of the Year
2009: Country Song of The Year
2008: NSAI Song of The Year
CMA Nominations:
2009: CMA Triple Play Award
Song of The Year
Song of The Year
Grammy Nominations:
Best Country Song
Best Country Song
ACM Nominations:
Song of The Year
2009/2010 "Start A Band" - Brad Paisley/Keith Urban (duet) — #1 single
"It Won’t Be Like This For Long" - Darius Rucker — 3 week #1 single "Then" - Brad Paisley — 3 week #1 country single, also top 20 AC single
"Believers" - Joe Nichols — peaked on the chart in the top 25
"American Saturday Night" - Brad Paisley - #1 single
"There Is A God" — Lee Ann Womack - single 2008
"All-American Girl" - Carrie Underwood — #1 single
"You’re Gonna Miss This" - Trace Adkins — 3 week #1 single
"Laughed Until We Cried" - Jason Aldean — top 5 single, on the charts over 40 weeks
| Artist | Song | Album | Copies Sold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trace Adkins | You're Gonna Miss This Don't Mind If I Don't |
Greatest Hits Collection Cowboy's Back in Town |
Gold Gold |
| Jason Aldean | Laughed Until We Cried My Memory Ain't What It Used To Be |
Relentless Relentless |
Gold Gold |
| Luke Bryan | I Did It Again I Know You're Gonna Be There |
Doin' My Thing Tailgates and Tanlines |
Gold ----- |
| Kenny Chesney | Where I Grew Up | Hemingway's Whiskey | Gold |
| Billy Currington | Walk On | Little Bit of Everything | ----- |
| IYAZ | Friend | Replay | ----- |
| Jamey Johnson | That's Why I Write Songs | The Guitar Song | ----- |
| Joe Nichols | Believers Take It Off |
Old Things New ----- |
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| Jake Owen | Heaven | Barefoot Blue Jean Night | ----- |
| Brad Paisley | Time Well Wasted American Saturday Night Then Catch All The Fish Love Her Like She's Leaving Be The Lake |
Time Well Wasted American Saturday Night American Saturday Night American Saturday Night This Is Country Music This Is Country Music |
2x Platinum Gold Gold Gold ----- ----- |
| Darius Rucker | It Won't Be Like This For Long Drinkin' and Dialin' Southern State Of Mind |
Learn to Live Learn To Live Charleston, SC 1966 |
Platinum Platinum ----- |
| Blake Shelton | This Is Gonna Take All Night I'm Sorry |
Startin' Fires Red River Blue |
Gold ----- |
| George Strait | If the Whole World Was A Honkytonk | Somewhere Down in Texas | Gold |
| Randy Travis | Dig Two Graves | Around The Bend | ----- |
| Carter Twins | Heart Like Memphis | Carter Twins | ----- |
| Carrie Underwood | Don't Forget To Remember Me All-American Girl |
Some Hearts Carnival Ride |
7x Platinum 3x Platinum |
| Gretchen Wilson | Rebel Child | All Jacked Up | Platinum |
| Lee Ann Womack | There Is A God | There Is A God | ----- |