Barrett Baber

Last updated
Barrett Baber
Birth nameBarrett Hankins Baber
Born (1980-05-18) May 18, 1980 (age 42)
Marion, Arkansas
Origin Fayetteville, Arkansas
Genres Country, rock, alternative country, country rock
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, guitarist
Instrument(s) Vocals, guitar
Years active2004–present
Website barrettbaber.com

Barrett Hankins Baber (born May 18, 1980) is an American country musician, where he plays alternative country and country rock music, and who was a contestant on NBC's The Voice, where he auditioned and got a four chair turn during season nine, and he chose to be a member of team Blake Shelton. His songs have charted on the Billboard magazine charts, during his performances on the show. He finished the competition in third place behind winner Jordan Smith and runner-up Emily Ann Roberts.

Contents

Early and personal life

Baber was born, Barrett Hankins Baber, on May 18, [1] 1980, in Arkansas, who considers Marion, Arkansas, his hometown. He is a survivor of American Airlines Flight 1420, which crashed upon landing at Little Rock National Airport on June 1, 1999.

Music career

Early music career

His music career started in 2004, with his release, Fratbar Superstar, that was released on December 14, 2004. He release the subsequent album, Colt Square Sessions, on April 13, 2012. The third album, Battlefield Us, was released on September 14, 2013. His first extended play, Falling Again, was released on May 8, 2015.

2015: The Voice

He appeared on season nine of NBC's The Voice, in the fall of 2015, with this appearance he got a four chair turn during the auditions, when he chose to be part of Blake Shelton's team on the show. His renditions of "Angel Eyes", "I Drive Your Truck", "Right Here Waiting", "Delta Dawn", and "I'd Love to Lay You Down", all have charted on the Billboard magazine Country Digital Songs charts, where they peaked at Nos. 41, 27, 9, 20, and 1, correspondingly. [2] The songs, "Right Here Waiting", "Delta Dawn", and "I'd Love to Lay You Down", charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, at Nos. 36, 47, and 16, respectively. [3] The song, "I'd Love to Lay You Down", charted on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 92, [4] while it also peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Digital Songs chart. [5]

  – Studio version of performance reached the top 10 on iTunes
StageSongOriginal ArtistDateOrderResult
Blind Audition"Angel Eyes" Jeff Healey September 21, 20151.11All four chairs turned
Joined Team Blake
Battle Rounds (Top 48)"Walking in Memphis" (vs. Dustin Christensen) Marc Cohn October 12, 20157.6Saved by Coach
Knockout Rounds (Top 32)"Colder Weather" (vs. Blind Joe) Zac Brown Band October 26, 201511.3
Live Playoffs (Top 24)"I Drive Your Truck" Lee Brice November 10, 201516.12Saved by Public Vote
Live Top 12"Right Here Waiting" Richard Marx November 16, 201518.6
Live Top 11"Delta Dawn"Alex HarveyNovember 23, 201520.3
Live Top 10"I'd Love to Lay You Down" Conway Twitty November 30, 201522.10
Live Semifinals (Top 9)"Ghost" Ella Henderson December 7, 201524.1
Live Finals (Top 4)"Die a Happy Man" Thomas Rhett December 14, 201526.63rd Place
"Rhinestone Cowboy" (with Blake Shelton) Glen Campbell 26.3
"Silent Night"Traditional26.9
Non Competition Performances:
OrderCollaboratorsSongOriginal Artist
17.3Ivonne Acero, Emily Ann Roberts, Zach Seabaugh, Nadjah Nicole, Morgan Frazier"Stand" Rascal Flatts
1.91Emily Ann Roberts and Zach Seabaugh"Lean on Me" Bill Withers
27.2Zach Seabaugh"Forever and Ever, Amen" Randy Travis
27.11 Wynonna "No One Else on Earth"Wynonna

2016: New music

On February 13, 2016, Baber released a new single, "Kiss Me Hello," co-written with Kenny Lamb. Baber released his newest album "A Room Full of Fighters" on November 4, 2016. Within the first day of the album's release, it topped the ITunes Charts at top 20. [6]

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
US
[7]
The Voice: The Complete Season 9 Collection137

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart
positions
US
Country
[8] 		US
[9]
2015"I Drive Your Truck"——
"Right Here Waiting"36—
"Delta Dawn"47—
"I'd Just Love to Lay You Down"1692
"Ghost"32—
"Die a Happy Man"30—
"Rhinestone Cowboy"
(with Blake Shelton)		40—
"Silent Night"44—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Blake Shelton</span> American country singer (born 1976)

Blake Tollison Shelton is an American country music singer and television personality. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Austin". The lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, "Austin" spent five weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The now Platinum-certified debut album also produced two more top 20 entries.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Frankie Ballard</span> American country singer, songwriter, and guitarist

Frank Robert Ballard IV is an American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist. He has released two albums each for Reprise Records and Warner Bros. Records, and has charted eight singles on the Hot Country Songs charts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Honey Bee (Blake Shelton song)</span> 2011 single by Blake Shelton

"Honey Bee" is a song written by Rhett Akins and Ben Hayslip and recorded by American country music artist Blake Shelton. It was released in April 2011 as the first single from Shelton's 2011 album Red River Blue. The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in July 2011. On November 30, the song received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Country Solo Performance, but it lost to Taylor Swift's "Mean".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">God Gave Me You</span> 2010 single by Dave Barnes

"God Gave Me You" is a song written and originally recorded by American contemporary Christian music singer Dave Barnes. It was released in January 2010 as the lead single from the album, What We Want, What We Get.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">RaeLynn</span> American singer-songwriter

Racheal Lynn Woodward, better known as RaeLynn, is an American singer and songwriter who was a contestant on The Voice in season two (2012). She was eliminated in the quarterfinals.

The Voice is an American television music competition to find singing talent amongst all genres of music, regardless of age, and accepts contestants of minor professional background. Its inaugural season was completed in June 2011 and has been broadcast biannually from 2012. The winners and finalists of the seasons have seen varied levels of success with musical releases. Musical releases before their participation on the show are not included in the list.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Boys 'Round Here</span> 2013 single by Blake Shelton featuring Pistol Annies and friends

"Boys 'Round Here" is a song written by Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, and Craig Wiseman and recorded by American country music artist Blake Shelton. The song is credited to "Blake Shelton with Pistol Annies and Friends", as it features myriad vocal collaborators including the Pistol Annies, along with country singer RaeLynn, all three co-writers, and Scott Hendricks, who also produced the track. It was released in 2013 as the second single from his seventh studio album, Based on a True Story... The song uses examples of a Southern lifestyle to create its lyrical narrative. "Boys 'Round Here" received mixed reception for its production style and lyrical content. It peaked at number 1 on both the Country Airplay and Canada Country charts published by Billboard.

<i>Danielle Bradbery</i> (album) 2013 studio album by Danielle Bradbery

Danielle Bradbery is the debut studio album of the American country music singer and The Voice season 4-winner of the same name, released on November 25, 2013.

Cole Vosbury is an American singer, songwriter, producer and musician who has appeared on Season 5 of the NBC singing competition The Voice as a member of CeeLo Green's team and later Blake Shelton's team. During his time on The Voice, six of Vosbury's singles charted on the Billboard charts. He released his self-produced debut album, "Entity: One" on September 1, 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Doin' What She Likes</span> 2014 single by Blake Shelton

"Doin' What She Likes" is a song recorded by American country music artist Blake Shelton. It was released in January 2014 as the fourth single from his seventh studio album, Based on a True Story.... The song was written by Wade Kirby and Phil O'Donnell.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">My Eyes (Blake Shelton song)</span> 2014 single by Blake Shelton featuring Gwen Sebastian

"My Eyes" is a song recorded by American country music artist Blake Shelton featuring Gwen Sebastian. It was released in April 2014 as the fifth single from his seventh studio album, Based on a True Story.... The song was written by Andrew Dorff, Tommy Lee James and Josh Osborne.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Neon Light (Blake Shelton song)</span> 2014 single by Blake Shelton

"Neon Light" is a song written by Andrew Dorff, Mark Irwin and Josh Kear and recorded by American country music artist Blake Shelton. It was released to country radio on August 18, 2014, as the lead single to his eighth studio album Bringing Back the Sunshine. The album was released on September 30, 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lonely Tonight</span> 2014 single by Blake Shelton featuring Ashley Monroe

"Lonely Tonight" is a song written by Brent Anderson and Ryan Hurd and recorded by American country music singer Blake Shelton, featuring country singer and Pistol Annies member Ashley Monroe. It was recorded for Shelton's eighth studio album, Bringing Back the Sunshine (2014) and was released to country radio in fall 2014 as the album's second single. The song received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Country Duo/Group Performance.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sangria (song)</span> 2015 single by Blake Shelton

"Sangria" is a song recorded by American country music artist Blake Shelton. It was released to country radio on April 6, 2015, as the third single from his ninth studio album, Bringing Back the Sunshine. The song was written by J. T. Harding, Josh Osborne and Trevor Rosen. It climbed to No. 1 position in Canada Country and US Country Airplay charts and also at No. 38 on Billboard Hot 100.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Meghan Linsey</span> American singer-songwriter (born 1985)

Meghan Linsey is an American singer-songwriter. A Ponchatoula, Louisiana native, Linsey started her musical career by forming Steel Magnolia with her boyfriend of three years, Joshua Scott Jones. Before trying out for Can You Duet, Linsey was a karaoke host at a Nashville karaoke bar, called Lonnie's Western Room, which is where she met Jones. After becoming the top winner on the show, the duo signed a recording contract with Big Machine Records, and released its debut single "Keep On Lovin' You" in August 2009, which was a Top 10 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. In March 2014, Linsey and Jones split and decided to pursue solo careers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">We Went</span> 2015 single by Randy Houser

"We Went" is a song recorded by American country music artist Randy Houser. It was initially released online via Rolling Stone Country on April 27, 2015, with a wide release on May 18. It is the lead single to Houser's fourth studio album, Fired Up, which was released March 11, 2016. The song was written by Justin Wilson, Matt Rogers and John King. It's the only song that was successful from the album.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gonna (song)</span> 2015 single by Blake Shelton

"Gonna" is a song recorded by the American country music artist Blake Shelton. It was released to radio on Aug 3, 2015, as the fourth and final single from his ninth studio album, Bringing Back the Sunshine. The song was written by Luke Laird and Craig Wiseman. No official music video was made for the song.

Emily Ann Roberts is an American country singer. She was a contestant on NBC's The Voice, as a member of team Blake Shelton, and she became a finalist on season nine. Songs she performed on the show charted on the Billboard magazine charts, where three songs were on the Hot Country Songs and one placed on the Hot Christian Songs chart. After the show, she finished school before focusing on her music career. In 2018 she released her first single "Stuck on Me and You," which charted in the top 40 on iTunes. On May 14, 2019 Emily Ann returned to The Voice stage to perform her newest single "Someday Dream". As of June 2019 she is signed to Starstruck Records. A full album is to be released sometime in 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Came Here to Forget</span> 2016 single by Blake Shelton

"Came Here to Forget" is a song recorded by American country music artist Blake Shelton for his tenth studio album, If I'm Honest (2016) and would be used for Shelton's other album Fully Loaded: God's Country. Released as the album's lead single, the song became digitally available on March 8, 2016. The track was written by Craig Wiseman and Deric Ruttan, while production was handled by Scott Hendricks.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Billy Gilman discography</span>

American singer Billy Gilman has released five studio albums, one compilation album, sixteen singles, and thirteen music videos, as well as other charted songs and non-album releases.

References

  1. ↑ Barrett Baber (barrettbabermusic) (May 18, 2015). "Killer birthday. Got big things planned for the next 365.....owe every success thus far to you guys! Thanks for your support. Get ready....I'm coming in hot this year". Facebook . Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  2. ↑ Billboard. "Barrett Baber – Chart History (Country Digital Songs)". Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  3. ↑ Billboard. "Barrett Baber – Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  4. ↑ Billboard. "Barrett Baber – Chart History (Hot 100)". Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  5. ↑ Billboard. "Barrett Baber – Chart History (Digital Songs)". Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  6. ↑ "The Voice Barrett Baber "Kiss Me Hello" Lyric Video". mjsbigblog. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  7. ↑ "Barrett Baber Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Barrett Baber Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Barrett Baber Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved December 13, 2015.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.