Chris Buck Band

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Chris Buck Band
Origin British Columbia, Canada
Genres Country
Labels
MembersChris Buck
Past members
  • Phillip Puxley
  • Michael Vanderlans
  • Paul Kinman
  • Taylor Allum
  • Ryan Stead
  • Matt Genereux
Website chrisbuckband.com

Chris Buck Band is a Canadian country music group from British Columbia, Canada composed of Chris Buck, and various band members. [1] Buck formed the band when he lost his best friend to cancer at age 13. [1] [2] Their first single, "Caribbean Dream", was released in 2013. [3] It was included on their debut album, Buck Wild, released in June 2014. [3] Chris Buck Band won the 2014 British Columbia Country Music Association Award for Country Club Act of the Year. [4] At the 2015 BCCMA Awards, they won Country Club Act of the Year and Group/Duo of the Year. [5]

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Their second single, "Leave Your Light On", was released in 2015. [3] It peaked at number 44 on the Billboard Canada Country chart. [6] They signed to Bailey Way Entertainment for the release of their next single, "Giddy Up". [2] It debuted on the Canada Country chart in February 2016. [6] In 2017 Chris Buck Band signed with Royalty Records and released their third single "That's When You Know" (Featuring Kira Isabella), which climbed the charts to number 19. In 2022, this song earned them a certified Canadian Gold Record. Chris Buck has been writing his own music since his first album, which earned him the Songwriter of the Year Award at the 2019 BCCMA Awards. In 2021 he signed a publishing deal in Nashville, Tennessee with Anthem Entertainment which took his creativity to new heights. Chris Buck Band signed with Sakamoto Music in 2021 and started writing and recoding his next studio album "Answers" with producer Jeremy Stover and RED Creative Group. In 2022, Chris Buck released four singles from "Answers"; "Can't Beat The View", "Thank God for Good Friends", "She Gone" and "Wild and Free". The album won 2023 BCCMA Country Music “Album of the Year”.

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details
TitleDetails
Buck Wild
  • Released: June 23, 2014
  • Label: self-released
Chris Buck Band
  • Released: April 21, 2017
  • Label: Royalty
All In
  • Released: February 8, 2019
  • Label: Royalty
Answers
  • Released: March 31, 2023
  • Label: Sakamoto Music [7]

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
CAN
Country

[6]
"Caribbean Dream"2013Buck Wild
"Leave Your Light On"201544Chris Buck Band
"Giddy Up"38
"Sun Sets Down"201634
"That's When You Know"
(featuring Kira Isabella)
201719
"Good Old Days"201933All In
"Can't Beat the View"2022Answers
"Thank God for Good Friends"
"She Gone"2023
"Wild and Free"
"Cowboy Boots"
(featuring Gord Bamford)
202455Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and directors
TitleYearDirector(s)
"Caribbean Dream"2014Dave McDonald and Jon Thomas
"Giddy Up"2016Dermot King and Jon Thomas
"That's When You Know"
(featuring Kira Isabella)
2017David McDonald
"RDNKN"2018
"Can't Beat the View"2022 Stephano Barberis
"Thank God for Good Friends"Dave Benedict
"She Gone"2023 Chrystal Leigh

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResultRef
2024 Canadian Country Music Association Musical Collaboration of the Year"Cowboy Boots"
(with Gord Bamford)
Pending [8]

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