Chapel Hart | |
---|---|
Background information | |
Also known as | Hyperphlyy |
Origin | Poplarville, Mississippi, U.S. |
Genres | Country |
Years active | 2014–present |
Labels | JT3D |
Members | Danica Hart Devynn Hart Trea Swindle |
Website | chapelhart |
Chapel Hart, originally known as Hyperphlyy, is an American country music vocal group from Poplarville, Mississippi. The group consists of sisters Danica Hart and Devynn Hart, and their cousin Trea Swindle, all three of whom are vocalists. Chapel Hart has independently released three studio albums and eleven singles. In July 2022, they competed in the seventeenth season of America's Got Talent , where they finished fifth. The group's music is defined by their vocal harmony and influence from other female country acts. The group's most popular song is "You Can Have Him Jolene", an answer song to Dolly Parton's "Jolene".
Sisters Danica and Devynn Hart began singing together in 2014 with their cousin Trea Swindle. The three started busking by performing cover songs on the streets of New Orleans, [1] [2] and eventually writing original songs as well. [3] Danica Hart and Swindle recorded an extended play titled Made for Me in 2016 under the name Hyperphlyy. [1] Then in 2019, they and Devynn released an album titled Out the Mud also under the name Hyperphlyy. [1] The trio also performed at music festivals around Louisiana, and in Innsbruck, Austria. [4] They renamed themselves Chapel Hart, taking the name from a church in their hometown.
In 2020, they were discovered by record producer Jeff Glixman, who also began serving as their manager and producer. [1] [5] This was followed by a standalone single titled "Jesus & Alcohol" in 2020, which featured ZZ Top member Billy Gibbons on guitar. They also shot a music video for the song, in which Gibbons plays the role of a pastor. [6] T. Graham Brown and Deborah Allen also make cameos in the video, which aired on CMT after its release. [7] Additionally, they sang background vocals on LeRoux's album One of Those Days in 2020. [8]
CMT selected Chapel Hart as one of several artists for their 2021 "Next Women of Country" campaign, [9] which promotes new and upcoming female country music artists. [10] This was followed in 2021 by the group's second single, "I Will Follow". A music video was produced for the song, which aired on CMT, with Jackyl frontman Jesse James Dupree making a cameo appearance in it. [11] Jennifer Hanson wrote the song with Savannah Keyes and Nick Brophy, the latter of whom co-produced it with Glixman. The corresponding music video began airing on CMT on February 5, 2021. [12] Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe rated the song "A", praising the group members' singing voices while comparing the arrangement favorably to the works of SHeDAISY and the Chicks. [13] A third single and video, "You Can Have Him Jolene", followed in March 2021. The song is an answer song to Dolly Parton's "Jolene". [14]
In July 2021, the group announced a second studio album, titled The Girls Are Back in Town. "I Will Follow" and "You Can Have Him Jolene" both appeared on the album. [15] Glixman also produced this album. Lorie Hollabaugh of MusicRow stated of the album that "Every song on the 12-track project centers around the universal theme of celebrating and empowering women in country music while reminding listeners that love, harmony, diversity, and unity can co-exist in our present world." [16] Another single and video, "Made for Me", followed in 2022. [17]
Chapel Hart had planned to tour with the Indigo Girls in mid-2022, but canceled this tour when that duo's member Emily Saliers was diagnosed with COVID-19. [18] During this time, agents for the NBC talent show America's Got Talent contacted members of the group. Danica told the blog Taste of Country that Chapel Hart initially turned down the offer, but ultimately agreed to appear on the show after being contacted by the same agent a number of times. [18] On the audition episode airing July 19 (during the show's 17th season), they performed "You Can Have Him Jolene". [19] For the second time in the show's history, a group Golden Buzzer was granted to them by the four judges and host. This allowed Chapel Hart to advance immediately to the next round of competition, [20] [21] [22] eventually earning a spot in the finals after performing their original song "The Girls Are Back in Town". [23] Chapel Hart advanced to the finals, where they performed a cover of Bonnie Raitt's "Something to Talk About" with Darius Rucker. They were eliminated from the fifth-place position. [24]
Chapel Hart received an invitation to make their debut on the Grand Ole Opry on September 17, 2022. [25] They are also featured on Darius Rucker's late-2022 single "Ol' Church Hymn". [26] In late October 2022, Danica Hart underwent vocal cord surgery, requiring a period of vocal rest. [27]
Once Danica recovered, the trio released a new single titled "Glory Days" in January 2023. They also released another song titled "Welcome to Fist City", an answer song to Loretta Lynn's 1968 single "Fist City". Prior to her death in 2022, Lynn had asked the trio to write the song after seeing them on America's Got Talent. [28] Chapel Hart also announced a series of tour dates for 2023. [28] "Welcome to Fist City" appears on the group's third studio album Glory Days, released in May 2023. [29] The trio promoted the album through a concert tour which included a performance at the CMA Music Festival. [30]
Chapel Hart returned to the America's Got Talent spin-off America's Got Talent: Fantasy League in January 2024. There, they performed "American Pride", which they originally performed on the main series prior to their elimination. This followed the release of a new single titled "2033". [31]
In 2020, Danica told the Houston Chronicle that she was influenced by albums from George Strait and Kenny Rogers. She and Devynn have also cited Gretchen Wilson as a primary musical influence. [6] Joey Guerra of the Houston Chronicle noted that Chapel Hart's sound is heavily reliant on their use of vocal harmony. He also found Danica's voice comparable to that of Etta James, while also finding influences of a "classic girl group" sound on other songs. [6] Later in 2020, Swindle told American Songwriter that she was aware of the unusual choice for an African American act to record country music, telling the publication: "You don't really choose [country music]. It was how we grew up and who we are." [5] Jessica Nicholson of Billboard wrote of the group's style that it "blends tightly-woven, family harmonies with straight-from-the-heart lyrics". [30] Devynn also said that the positive reception from their America's Got Talent performance of "You Can Have Him Jolene", which all three members of the trio wrote, inspired the trio to write more songs on Glory Days. [30] AllMusic writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine describes Chapel Hart as "a spirited country music harmony group" and "steeped in tradition but ha[ving] a smart, knowing modern sensibility". [1]
Chapel Hart discography | |
---|---|
Studio albums | 3 |
Music videos | 6 |
EPs | 1 |
Singles | 11 |
Promotional singles | 2 |
Title | Album details |
---|---|
Out the Mud [lower-alpha 1] |
|
The Girls Are Back in Town |
|
Glory Days |
|
Title | Album details |
---|---|
Made for Me [lower-alpha 2] |
|
Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
---|---|---|---|
US Country Digital | |||
"Just Say I Love You" | 2019 | — | The Girls Are Back in Town |
"Jesus & Alcohol" | 2020 | — | |
"I Will Follow" | 2021 | — | |
"You Can Have Him Jolene" | 4 | ||
"Grown Ass Woman" (Mickie James with Chapel Hart) [33] | — | ||
"The Girls Are Back in Town" | 21 [34] | ||
"Made for Me" [35] | 2022 | — | — |
"Ol' Church Hymn" (Darius Rucker with Chapel Hart) | — | Carolyn's Boy | |
"Glory Days" | 2023 | — | Glory Days |
"Welcome to Fist City" | — | ||
"2033" | 2024 | — | TBA |
Title | Year | Director |
---|---|---|
"Whenever Forever" | 2020 | — |
"Country Paradise" | ||
"Jesus & Alcohol" | David Abbott [36] | |
"I Will Follow" | 2021 | Nick Barrett Media [37] |
"You Can Have Him Jolene" | David Abbott [14] | |
"Made for Me" | 2022 | Edward Miller [17] |
Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and philanthropist, known primarily for her decades-long career in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album debut in 1967 with Hello, I'm Dolly, which led to success during the remainder of the 1960s, before her sales and chart peak arrived during the 1970s and continued into the 1980s. Some of Parton's albums in the 1990s did not sell as well, but she achieved commercial success again in the new millennium and has released albums on various independent labels since 2000, including her own label, Dolly Records.
"I Will Always Love You" is a song written and originally recorded in 1973 by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. Written as a farewell to her business partner and mentor Porter Wagoner, expressing Parton's decision to pursue a solo career, the country single was released in 1974. The song was a commercial success for Parton, twice reaching the top spot of the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart: first in June 1974, then again in October 1982, with a re-recording for The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas soundtrack.
Trio is a collaborative album by American singers Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris. It was released on March 2, 1987, by Warner Bros. Records. The album has platinum certification in the U.S. for sales of one million copies, and has total worldwide sales of approximately four million. A second collaborative album, Trio II, was released in 1999.
Coat of Many Colors is the eighth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. It was released on October 4, 1971, by RCA Victor. The album was nominated for Album of the Year at the 1972 CMA Awards. It also appeared on Time magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Albums of All Time and at No. 257 on Rolling Stone's 2020 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Parton has cited the title track on numerous occasions as her personal favorite of all the songs she has written.
Trio II is the second collaborative studio album by Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt. It was released on February 9, 1999, by Asylum Records.
Melinda Leigh Smith is an American singer-songwriter. Her first record deal came after she sang a cover version of the song "Jolene" by Dolly Parton.
Porter & Dolly is the thirteenth and final collaborative studio album by Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton. It was released on August 4, 1980, by RCA Victor. The album is made up of previously unreleased material recorded during Wagoner and Parton's duet years (1967–76), with new studio overdubs. It was released as part of a settlement from legal action Wagoner took against Parton following her departure from his band and syndicated television series. Two singles were released from the album. "Making Plans" peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and "If You Go, I'll Follow You" peaked at number 12.
Something Special is the thirty-third solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. It was released on August 22, 1995, by Columbia Records and Blue Eyes records. In addition to seven new Parton compositions, the album includes updated versions of three classics from Parton's repertoire: "Jolene", "The Seeker", and "I Will Always Love You", the latter of which was performed as a duet with Vince Gill. The Gill duet, Parton's third recording of the song, reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, becoming Parton's highest charting single in four years. Additionally, it was named "Vocal Event of the Year" by the Country Music Association.
"Jolene" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dolly Parton. It was produced by Bob Ferguson and recorded at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee on May 22, 1973, then released on October 15, 1973 by RCA Victor as the first single and title track from her album of the same name.
Backwoods Barbie is the forty-second solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. It was released on February 26, 2008, by Dolly Records. The album was Parton's first mainstream country album in nearly a decade and marked the first release on Parton's own label. Parton embarked on the Backwoods Barbie Tour with 64 dates across North America and Europe from March through November 2008 to support the album.
Better Day is the forty-third solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. It was released on June 28, 2011, by Dolly Records and Warner Music Nashville. The album was produced by Parton and Kent Wells. To promote the album, Parton embarked on her Better Day World Tour. With 49 shows, the tour visited North America, Europe, and Australia.
The singles discography of American country singer-songwriter Dolly Parton includes over 200 singles and touches on eight decades. Parton has released 198 singles as a lead artist, 49 as a featured artist, six promotional single and 68 music videos. Parton also released 21 singles with Porter Wagoner from 1968 to 1980, bringing her total number of singles to 243.
"Together You and I" is a song by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. It was released as the lead single from Parton's 2011 album, Better Day, on May 23, 2011. It impacted country radio on May 27. It peaked at number 67 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Martha Divine" is a song recorded by American country singer–songwriter Ashley McBryde. The song was released as a single in October 2020, becoming the second release spawned from her second studio album Never Will. McBryde wrote the song with Jeremy Spillman. The song received positive reviews from critics following its release.
Lainey Denay Wilson is an American country music singer-songwriter. Wilson performed from an early age, before going to Nashville, Tennessee, to pursue a career as a country performer. In 2014, she released her first album on Cupit, followed by a second on Lone Chief in 2016. Wilson secured a publishing deal and later released an extended play (EP) in 2019, which included the song "Things a Man Oughta Know". In 2020, it was issued as a single through the BBR Music Group and eventually reached number one on the American country songs chart.
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 2022.
Drake Milligan is an American singer, best known for portraying Elvis Presley on the CMT series Sun Records and starring in the film Nobody where he portrayed a young teen Elvis. He has also appeared on American Idol and America's Got Talent. Milligan has charted with the singles "Sounds Like Something I'd Do" and "Honky Tonkin' About", the latter of which became his first number one when it topped the Canadian country chart.
The seventeenth season of the American talent show competition series America's Got Talent premiered on NBC on May 31, 2022, and concluded on September 14, 2022. This season featured the return of a full audience without COVID-19 restrictions, which had begun during the fifteenth season.
"You Can Have Him Jolene" is a song written and recorded by American country music group Chapel Hart. It was released in March 2021 as a single from their self-released album The Girls Are Back in Town. It is an answer song to Dolly Parton's 1973 single "Jolene". The song gained further attention in 2022 when Chapel Hart performed it on the television talent show America's Got Talent.