Andy Gibson (born September 15, 1981) is an American country music singer. He co-wrote "Don't You Wanna Stay", a duet between Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson which reached No. 1 on the country music charts in 2011. Later in the year, he signed to R&J Records and released his debut single, "Wanna Make You Love Me".[1] Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song four stars out of five, saying that it "begin[s] gathering attention after frequent listens."[2] The song has been made into a music video directed by David McClister, which has aired on CMT.[3] Gibson moved to Curb Records in April 2012 following the closure of R&J,[4][5] although some R&J staff continued promotion of "Wanna Make You Love Me".[6] Gibson's first Curb single, "Summer Back", entered the charts in late 2012.
Andy Gibson | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 15, 1981 Spokane, Washington |
| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | R&J, Curb |
| Website | andygibson |
Discography
editCompilation albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Best of Andy Gibson |
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Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country | ||
| 2011 | "Wanna Make You Love Me" | 27 |
| 2012 | "Summer Back" | 58 |
| 2013 | "Best Thing" | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
Music videos
edit| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Wanna Make You Love Me"[3] | David McClister |
| "The Christmas Song"[7] | Nathan Juarez |
References
edit- ^ "Andy Gibson". R&J Records. Archived from the original on April 24, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
- ^ Dukes, Billy (September 30, 2011). "Andy Gibson — "Wanna Make You Love Me"". Taste of Country. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
- ^ a b ""Wanna Make You Love Me" video". CMT. Archived from the original on November 21, 2011. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
- ^ "Andy Gibson Moves To Curb Records". All Access. April 20, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (April 23, 2012). "R&J Records To Close; Andy Gibson To Curb". Roughstock. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
- ^ Freeman, Jon (April 23, 2012). "R&J Records Closing". Music Row. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Andy Gibson : The Christmas Song". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on January 21, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
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