Cole Swindell

Cole Swindell
Birth name Colden Rainey Swindell
Born June 30, 1983
Glennville, Georgia, USA
Origin Bronwood, Georgia
Genres Country
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2013-present
Labels Warner Bros. Nashville
Associated acts Luke Bryan, Craig Campbell, Florida Georgia Line, Scotty McCreery, Thomas Rhett, Blake Shelton, Danielle Bradbery, Chris Young
Website www.coleswindell.com

Colden Rainey "Cole" Swindell (born June 30, 1983)[1] is an American country music songwriter and recording artist, who is known for his 2013 breakout hit "Chillin' It." The song received air play as a "Highway Find" on SiriusXM's "The Highway" new country channel, and listener response, coupled with Swindell's performance on the Highway Find Stage at the CMA Music Festival in 2013, resulted in a record deal with Warner Bros. Records Nashville.

Early life

His parents are William Keith Swindell and Betty Carol Rainey. His father died unexpectedly on September 2, 2013 at 65.[2] He has two brothers and a sister.[2]

History

He grew up in Bronwood, Georgia and graduated in 2007 from Georgia Southern University, where he majored in marketing. From 2007 to 2010, he sold items for fellow Sigma Chi member, Luke Bryan. In 2010, Swindell signed a publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing.

Songwriting career

Cole Swindell wrote Craig Campbell's "Outta My Head";[3] Luke Bryan's "Just a Sip", "Beer in the Headlights", "Roller Coaster", "Out Like That", "I'm Hungover", "I'm in Love with the Girl", "Love in a College Town", "Shore Thing", "Shake the Sand" and "The Sand I Brought to the Beach"; Thomas Rhett's "Get Me Some of That"; and Scotty McCreery's "Water Tower Town" and "Carolina Eyes". He also co-wrote Florida Georgia Line's "This Is How We Roll" with Bryan, who was featured on the song. Chris Young also had a song on his A.M. album co-written by Swindell, "Nothin' but the Cooler Left".

2013-2014: Cole Swindell

In 2013, after his independently released debut single "Chillin' It" was played heavily by satellite radio channel "The Highway" on SiriusXM, the song began to climb the charts,[4] Swindell signed a record deal with Warner Music Nashville. The song was produced by Jody Stevens, who is the son of Bryan's producer, Jeff Stevens,[5] and was formerly one-half of the duo Fast Ryde. The recording of "Chillin' It" was a demo consisting of Swindell's vocals and Stevens performing all instrumentation, and it was sent to radio before it had been mastered.[5]

Swindell released his self-titled debut album on February 18, 2014.[6] Bryan's guitarist, Michael Carter, produced the rest of the album. Along with Lee Brice, Swindell opened Luke Bryan's 2014 That's My Kind of Night Tour. The tour dates began in mid-January and ran into early March.[7] "Chillin' It" became a top 5 hit on Country Airplay and number 1 single on Hot Country Songs. The album's second single is "Hope You Get Lonely Tonight", which Swindell co-wrote with both members of Florida Georgia Line. The album's third single, "Ain't Worth the Whiskey" released to country radio in November 3, 2014. It reached at number one on the Country Airplay in March 2015. The album's fourth single, "Let Me See Ya Girl" released to country radio in April 20, 2015.

On November 17, 2014, Swindell released a five-song digital EP titled The Down Home Sessions. The EP release coincides with his headlining tour of the same name.[8]

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
US Country
[9]		 US
[10]		 CAN
[11]
Cole Swindell 2 3 4

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart
positions		 Sales
US Country
[9]		 US
[10]
Down Home Sessions[8] 8 36

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Sales Album
US Hot Country
[15]		 US Country Airplay
[16]		 US
[17]		 CAN Country
[18]		 CAN
[19]
2013 "Chillin' It" 1 2 28 5 38 Cole Swindell
2014 "Hope You Get Lonely Tonight" 7 1 50 6 74
"Ain't Worth the Whiskey" 3 1 43 10 62
2015 "Let Me See Ya Girl"A 44 45

Other charted songs

Year Single Peak positions Album
CAN
[19]
2014 "Hey Y'all" 93 Cole Swindell

Music videos

Year Video Director
2013 "Chillin' It"[29] Michael Monaco/Shaun Silva
2014 "Hope You Get Lonely Tonight"[30] Peter Zavadil
2015 "Ain't Worth the Whiskey"[31] Michael Monaco

References

  1. ↑ coleswindell (June 30, 2013). "Happy Birthday to me...". Twitter. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Swindell family (September 4, 2013). "William Swindell Obituary". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
  3. ↑ Craig Campbell’s “Outta My Head” Lyric Video - Country Weekly
  4. ↑ Leggett, Steve. "Cole Swindell biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Watts, Cindy (12 February 2014). "Father and son producers Jeff Stevens, Jody Stevens celebrate No. 1 and No. 2 hits". The Tennesseean. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "Cole Swindell Rides 'Chillin' It' to Label Deal". Billboard. 2013-07-23. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
  7. ↑ "Luke Bryan Announces 2014 Tour: Lee Brice, Cole Swindell Will Open Shows". CMT. 2013-10-17.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Chuck Dauphin (November 20, 2014). "Cole Swindell Brings His Fans 'Down Home' With New EP". Billboard.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Cole Swindell Album & Song Chart History – Country Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Cole Swindell Album & Song Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Cole Swindell Album & Song Chart History – Canadian Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Chillin' It" Singer Cole Swindell To Release Debut Album on February 18 | New Country Music, Listen to Songs & Video | Roughstock.com
  13. ↑ Matt Bjorke (March 18, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report For March 18, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
  14. ↑ Matt Bjorke (November 26, 2014). "Country Album Chart Report For November 26, 2014". Roughstock.
  15. ↑ "Cole Swindell Album & Song Chart History – Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Cole Swindell Album & Song Chart History – Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Cole Swindell Album & Song Chart History – Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Cole Swindell Album & Song Chart History – Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Cole Swindell Album & Song Chart History – Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  20. ↑ "American singles certifications – Cole Swindell – Chillin%27 It". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select ', then click SEARCH
  21. ↑ "Canadian singles certifications – Cole Swindell – Chillin%27 It". Music Canada.
  22. ↑ Matt Bjorke (April 2, 2014). "Country Chart News - The Top 30 Digital Singles - April 2, 2014: Florida Georgia Line #1, Jerrod Niemann & Dierks Bentley Gold, Luke Bryan Leads 6 Near-Gold Singles & Stars". Roughstock.
  23. ↑ "American singles certifications – Cole Swindell – Hope You Get Lonely Tonight". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select ', then click SEARCH
  24. ↑ "Canadian singles certifications – Cole Swindell – Hope You Get Lonely Tonight". Music Canada.
  25. ↑ Matt Bjorke (October 22, 2014). "The Top 30 Digital Singles: October 22, 2014". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
  26. ↑ "American singles certifications – Cole Swindell – Ain't Worth the Whiskey". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select ', then click SEARCH
  27. ↑ http://roughstock.com/news/2015/04/34491-country-musics-top-30-digital-singles-week-april-22-2015/
  28. ↑ "Cole Swindell – Let Me See Ya Girl (Album)". Daily Play MPE. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  29. ↑ "CMT: Videos : Cole Swindell : Chillin' It". Country Music Television. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  30. ↑ "CMT: Videos : Cole Swindell : Hope You Get Lonely Tonight". Country Music Television. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  31. ↑ "CMT: Videos : Cole Swindell : Ain't Worth the Whiskey". Country Music Television. Retrieved March 7, 2015.