"Don't You Know You're Beautiful" is a song written by Chris Lindsey,Aimee Mayo,and Karyn Rochelle,and recorded by American country music artist Kellie Pickler. It served as the lead-off single to her self-titled second album. Pickler debuted the song at the 43rd annual Academy of Country Music Awards,and it was officially released to radio in June as the fourth single of her career.
Joey + Rory was an American country and bluegrass duo composed of singer-songwriters Rory Feek and Joey Feek,who were husband and wife. Both members of the duo were vocalists and songwriters,with Rory also playing acoustic guitar. Rory Lee Feek had written singles for other artists prior to the duo's foundation. The duo was the third-place finalist on CMT's competition Can You Duet in 2008. The duo recorded eight studio albums for Vanguard Records and Gaither Music Group and charted three singles on Hot Country Songs.
"Strange" is a song written by Wendell Mobley,Jason Sellers and Neil Thrasher,and recorded by American country music artist Reba McEntire as her first release for the Valory label,a sister label of Big Machine Records. McEntire debuted the song on the Academy of Country Music awards the week before its release to country radio. It is the first single from her twenty-fifth studio album,Keep On Loving You,released on August 18,2009.
Hillary Dawn Scott-Tyrrell is an American singer and songwriter who rose to fame as the co-lead vocalist of the country music group Lady A. She is signed to Big Machine Records.
"Undo It" is a song written by Carrie Underwood,Kara DioGuardi,Marti Frederiksen,and Luke Laird. It was made available to digital retailers on October 27,2009,and was released as an official single on May 24,2010. The song is the third single from Underwood's third studio album,Play On.
"American Honey" is a song written by Cary Barlowe,Hillary Lindsey and Shane Stevens,and recorded by American country music group Lady Antebellum. It was released on January 11,2010,as the second single from their second album Need You Now. The group's fifth single overall,it debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts dated for January 2,2010,and it features lead vocals from Scott.
"The House That Built Me" is a song written by Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin,and recorded by American country music artist Miranda Lambert. Blake Shelton was originally set to record the song,but when Lambert heard it,she emotionally reacted to the lyrics,and immediately wanted to record it for herself. It was released in March 2010 as the third single from her third studio album,Revolution. It is the fastest-rising single of her career,reaching the Top 20 in its eighth week. For the chart week of June 12,2010,the song became Lambert's first number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart,and held its place at the top for four consecutive weeks. It is also Lambert's first single of her career that she did not have a hand in writing. Additionally,it was her second single to receive a platinum certification from the RIAA on January 31,2011.
"My Kinda Party" is a song written and originally recorded by American country rock artist Brantley Gilbert from his 2009 album A Modern Day Prodigal Son. Jason Aldean covered the song and his version serves as the lead-off single to his 2010 album of the same name.
"Put You in a Song" is a song co-written and recorded by Australian country music singer Keith Urban. It was released on September 13,2010 as the first single from his 2010 album Get Closer. The song peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Urban wrote this song with Sarah Buxton and Jedd Hughes.
Country Strong is a soundtrack album for the film of the same name. It was released by RCA Nashville on October 26,2010. It is preceded by two singles:the title track,performed by the film's star Gwyneth Paltrow,which was released on July 26,2010,and "A Little Bit Stronger",performed by Sara Evans and released on September 27,2010. In addition to Paltrow,the film's co-stars Garrett Hedlund,Tim McGraw and Leighton Meester all sing on the soundtrack,which also features country music stars Lee Ann Womack,Hank Williams Jr.,and Faith Hill,among others. The album has sold 479,000 copies in the US as of February 2013. A follow-up album Country Strong,was released on December 21,2010,originally as digital download only. The second album has sold 36,349 in the US as of January 2011.
American country music band Zac Brown Band has released seven studio albums,two extended plays,two live albums,and twenty-nine singles. Fourteen of those singles reached number one on either the US Billboard Hot Country Songs or Country Airplay chart,while one reached number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.
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"This Is Country Music" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Brad Paisley. After performing it at the Country Music Association awards ceremony,Paisley released the song in December 2010. The song is Paisley's twenty-eighth single release overall;it entered the Hot Country Songs charts dated for December 4,2010. It was included on his eighth studio album,of the same name,released on May 23,2011 release via Arista Nashville.
"You Lie" is a song written by Aaron,Brian and Clara Henningsen,and recorded by The Band Perry,an American country music group. It was released in January 2011 as the third single from the band's self-titled debut album,and their second consecutive release to reach top ten on the Hot Country Songs chart.
Stronger is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Sara Evans. It was released on March 8,2011,via RCA Records Nashville. Her first since 2005's Real Fine Place,the album came after a divorce from her now ex-husband Craig Schelske. Initially set to be released in 2009,the album was delayed due to the divorce. Evans was heavily involved in the writing for the album,co-writing seven of the eleven tracks. She co-produced the album with Nathan Chapman,Tony Brown,and Marti Frederiksen.
"Staying's Worse Than Leaving" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Sunny Sweeney. It was released in May 2011 as the second single from her album Concrete. Sweeney wrote the song with Radney Foster and Jay Clementi.
"When Love Gets a Hold of You" is a song written by Jon Randall,Jessi Alexander and Gary Nicholson,and recorded by American country music singer Reba McEntire. It was released in April 2011 as the third single from her album All the Women I Am.
"Tough" is a song written by Leslie Satcher,recorded by American country music artist Kellie Pickler. It was released on June 13,2011 as the lead-off single to her third studio album 100 Proof.
"Just Fishin'" is a song written by Casey Beathard,Monty Criswell,and Ed Hill and recorded by American country music artist Trace Adkins. It was released in March 2011 as the first single for his second album for Show Dog-Universal Music,Proud to Be Here. On November 30,2011,the song received a Nomination in 54th Grammy Awards for Best Country Song. To date,this is Adkins final Top 10 hit.
"Storm Warning" is the debut song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Hunter Hayes. It was released in May 2011 as the first single from his debut album Hunter Hayes. Hayes co-wrote the song with Gordie Sampson and busbee. The song garnered positive reviews from critics who praised Hayes' lyricism and vocal performance. "Storm Warning" peaked at numbers 14 and 78 on both the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Hot 100 charts respectively. It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),denoting sales of 500,000 units in the country. An accompanying music video for the single,directed by Brian Lazzaro,features Hayes performing various instruments while singing the song.
