Hanna–McEuen

Hanna-McEuen
Origin Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Genres Country
Years active 2005
Labels DreamWorks Nashville
MCA Nashville
Associated acts The Mavericks
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Website http://www.hannamceuen.com/
Members
Jaime Hanna
Jonathan McEuen

Hanna–McEuen was an American country music duo composed of first cousins Jaime Hanna and Jonathan McEuen. Both members of the duo sing, in addition to playing guitar and mandolin; Hanna also plays harmonica, while McEuen also plays banjo.[1] Their fathers, Jeff Hanna and John McEuen, co-founded the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, a country music band which had success in the 1970s and 1980s.[2] In addition, Hanna was formerly an occasional supporting musician for the alternative country band The Mavericks.[2]

Hanna–McEuen released its self-titled debut album on DreamWorks Records in 2005,[2] although the album's singles were distributed and promoted by MCA Nashville. The album produced a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in "Something Like a Broken Heart." Hanna-McEuen received positive reviews. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic called it "one of the best debuts of 2005" and cited the duo's country rock and alternative country influences, rating it four-and-a-half stars out of five.[3] Entertainment Weekly reviewer Chris Willman gave a B+, comparing its sound to The Mavericks and calling it "an euphonic, often euphoric alternative."[4] Jack Lowe of About.com gave it five stars, saying that it was "very smooth and fun to listen to."[5]

After disbanding, Hanna joined Gary Allan's road band, in which he plays guitar. He also co-wrote Allan's 2007 single "She's So California".[6] McEuen, meanwhile, has continued to record as a solo artist.[7]

Contents

Hanna-McEuen (2005)

Hanna-McEuen
Studio album by Hanna-McEuen
Released August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16)
Genre Country
Label DreamWorks Nashville
Producer James Stroud and Hanna-McEuen

Track listing

  1. "Fool Around" (Jaime Hanna, Alan Miller) - 3:22
  2. "Blue Sunrise" (Hanna, Charles English, Miller) - 3:34
  3. "Read Between the Lies" (Hanna, Jonathan McEuen, Miller) - 3:30
  4. "Something Like a Broken Heart" (Hanna, Robert Reynolds, Miller) - 3:52
  5. "The End of Me" (Hanna, Dennis Britt, Miller) - 2:32
  6. "Wild Eyes of Love" (Hanna, Miller, Angelo Petraglia) - 2:54
  7. "Prayer for You" (Jessie Siebenberg, McEuen) - 3:45
  8. "Is It Only Me" (Hanna, Don Schlitz) - 3:54
  9. "Someone Else" (Hanna, Miller) - 4:03
  10. "Tell Me" (Hanna, Raul Malo, Miller) - 3:13
  11. "Rock and a Heartache" (Hanna, Britt, Miller) - 3:24
  12. "Ocean" (Jimmy Adams, McEuen) - 4:07

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.[1]

Hanna-McEuen

Additional musicians

Chart performance

Chart (2005) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 42

Singles

Year Single Peak positions
US Country
2005 "Something Like a Broken Heart" 38
"Tell Me" 56
"Ocean" —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year Video Director
2005 "Something Like a Broken Heart" Trey Fanjoy
"Ocean" The Malloys

References

  1. ^ a b (2005) Album notes for Hanna-McEuen by Hanna-McEuen. Nashville, Tennessee: DreamWorks Records Nashville (B0001399-02).
  2. ^ a b c Ruhlmann, William. "Hanna-McEuen biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p704988/biography. Retrieved 2008-02-13. 
  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Hanna-McEuen review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r778448. Retrieved 28 February 2010. 
  4. ^ Willman, Chris (19 August 2005). "Hanna-McEuen review". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1095889,00.html. Retrieved 28 February 2010. 
  5. ^ Lowe, Jack. "Hanna-McEuen review". About.com. http://countrymusic.about.com/od/cdreviewsal/gr/blhannamceuen.htm. Retrieved 28 February 2010. 
  6. ^ Shelburne, Craig (15 October 2007). "Tim McGraw Takes on Texas at Big State Festival". CMT. http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1571965/tim-mcgraw-takes-on-texas-at-big-state-festival.jhtml. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 
  7. ^ "HWH Records". HWH Records. http://www.hwhrecords.com/. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 

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