Wesley Dennis (born April 22, 1963, in Clanton, Alabama) is an American country music artist. A native of Alabama, Dennis previously held a job installing car windshields before he took to singing in bars.[2] In 1995, he signed to Mercury Nashville Records, releasing a self-titled debut album, and charting three singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. He also toured with Alan Jackson that same year.[2]
Wesley Dennis | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 22, 1963[1] |
| Origin | Clanton, Alabama, United States |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1995-2002, 2012–present |
| Labels | Mercury Nashville Dirt Road |
Dennis's debut album was produced by Keith Stegall, who has also produced for Jackson, and was released on March 7, 1995, to mostly favorable reviews. New Country magazine critic Chris Dickinson gave it three-and-a-half stars out of five, calling him "as honestly neo-trad as they come", although he said that the tracks "This Hat Ain't No Act" and "Bubbaland" were "dime-a-gross."[3] USA Today also gave a favorable review, comparing Dennis' vocals to those of Keith Whitley, but criticizing "This Hat Ain't No Act" as a "trite" song.[4]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Album details |
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| Wesley Dennis |
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| Country to the Core |
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| Country Enough |
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| Then And One More Day |
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Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] |
CAN Country | |||
| 1995 | "I Don't Know (But I've Been Told)" | 46 | 60 | Wesley Dennis |
| "Don't Make Me Feel at Home" | 51 | 70 | ||
| "Who's Counting" | 58 | — | ||
| 2012 | "You" | — | — | Country Enough |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Music videos
edit| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | "I Don't Know (But I've Been Told)" | Jim Hershleder |
| "Don't Make Me Feel at Home" | ||
| "Who's Counting" |
References
edit- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (August 2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ a b No byline (March 2, 1995). "Up and country: Wesley Dennis used to install car windshields. Now he's looking at life just a little bit differently". The Sacramento Bee. pp. C1. Retrieved August 27, 2008.
- ^ Dickinson, Chris (March 1995). "Music reviews". New Country. 2 (3): 61.
- ^ Gundersen, Edna (April 3, 1995). "A knockout from Morphine". USA Today. pp. D4. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2009.