Justin William Wells (born August 11, 1982) is an American country music and roots rock singer-songwriter. Wells has released two solo albums as well as four albums as singer/songwriter/rhythm guitarist for former Lexington, Kentucky alternative country/southern rock band Fifth on the Floor.[1]
Justin Wells | |
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| Birth name | Justin William Wells |
| Born | August 11, 1982 Bossier City, Louisiana, US |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals guitar |
| Years active | 2006–present |
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| Website | justinwellsmusic |
Personal life
editWells is married and lives with his wife in Lexington, Kentucky. They have identical twin daughters.[2]
Career
editWells started writing songs and performing in high school. He moved to Lexington, Kentucky in 2005 to start a band, and a year later founded Fifth on the Floor. Fifth on the Floor self-released two albums, 2007's The Color of Whiskey and 2010's Dark and Bloody Ground. In 2013, they released their third full-length, Ashes & Angels, produced by multiple Grammy-winning producer/artist Shooter Jennings and released by Black Country Rock/Entertainment One.[3] In January 2015, the band announced they were breaking up. Their final release, the EP & After, was released that same month.
On August 5, 2016, Wells released his debut solo album, Dawn in the Distance. The album was produced by Duane Lundy.[4]
On August 9, 2018, Wells released a single, "A Love Song", as part of the 10 in 20 Series, a series that has featured a number of Grammy-winning and nominated artists, including Sturgill Simpson, Matt Duncan, and Justin Craig.[5] The next day, Jason Eady released his album I Travel On, which included a co-write with Wells, "Pretty When I Die".[6] Later that year, Wells released a physical-only 7" vinyl single that included a stripped-down version of "The Dogs" and a cover of Elton John's "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters".
On August 28, 2020, Wells released his second studio album, The United State, also produced by Lundy.[7]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak positions | |
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| US Country | |||
| Dawn in the Distance |
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| The United State |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Extended plays
edit| Title | Album details | Peak positions | |
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| US Country | |||
| Justin Wells | OurVinyl Sessions |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Singles
edit| Title | Album | Peak positions |
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| US Country | ||
| A Love Song |
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| The Dogs b/w Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters |
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| Hard Out Here |
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| The Dogs (Acoustic) |
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| Blue Moon of Kentucky |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
Fifth on the Floor albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
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| US Country | ||
| The Color of Whiskey |
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| Dark and Bloody Ground |
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| Ashes & Angels |
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Fifth on the Floor extended plays
edit| Title | Album details | Peak positions | |
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| US Country | |||
| & After EP |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Other album appearances
edit| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Blood, Sweat, and Tears" (with Those Crosstown Rivals) | Hell and Back |
| 2016 | "A Little Misunderstood" (with Brian Combs) | Sad Songs and Other Natural Disasters[8] |
| "Like Gasoline" (with Brian Combs) | ||
| "She Thinks That I'm Her Stone" (with Brian Combs) |
Videography
edit| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Distant Memory Lane" | Blake Judd |
| 2013 | "January in Louisiana" | |
| "Whiskey" | ||
| 2016 | "Going Down Grinnin'" | Casey Pierce |
| "The Dogs" | ||
| 2017 | "Still No Rain" | |
| 2018 | "So Far Away" | Jon Scott |
| 2018 | "A Love Song" | John Buckman |
| 2020 | "You'll Never Know, Dear, How Much I Love You" | Jon Scott |
| 2020 | "The Screaming Song" | Casey Pierce |
| 2020 | "No Time for a Broken Heart" | |
| 2020 | "Walls Fall Down" |
Other video appearances
edit| Year | Title | Video Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Outlaw You" | Shooter Jennings |
| 2012 | "The Real Me" | |
| 2013 | "A Hard Lesson to Learn" | |
| "The Other Life" |
Filmography
edit| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | |
| 2013 | The Other Life | Himself[9] | |
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Justin Wells "Dawn in the Distance" (August Music, 2016) – Americana UK". Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
- ^ "Ashes & Angels - Fifth on the Floor | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ "Dawn in the Distance | No Depression". Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
- ^ "Justin Wells - Ten in Twenty". 10in20.net.
- ^ "Jason Eady Travels On with New Record". Thedailycountry.com. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- ^ "Justin Wells Shows Dedication to His Craft on New Single, "No Time for a Broken Heart"". Americansongwriter.com. July 23, 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Shooter Jennings' the Other Life (Short 2013)". IMDb.com.