Drew Baldridge

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Drew Baldridge
Birth nameAndrew Ray Baldridge
Also known asDrew Baldridge
Born (1991-07-29) July 29, 1991 (age 33)
Patoka, Illinois, U.S.
Origin Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres Country
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2013–present
Labels

Andrew Ray Baldridge (born July 29, 1991) is an American country singer. He has issued several independent singles via Cold River Records, and has charted several times on Country Airplay.

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Biography

Drew Baldridge was born in Patoka, Illinois on July 29, 1991. He began performing in local talent contests as a teenager, and moved to Nashville, Tennessee at age 18 to pursue a career in country music. Baldridge released a pair of extended plays digitally between 2014 and 2015. Later on, he released the single "Dance with Ya", which was officially sent to radio and became his first chart entry on Country Airplay. A full studio album, Dirt on Us, came by year's end. [1] In promotion of the album, Baldridge toured with Lee Brice and Cole Swindell. [2]

Baldridge announced a new single, "Guns & Roses", at the end of 2017. The song is intended to be the lead single to his second studio album. [3]

In 2019, Baldridge's label Cold River closed. As a result, he founded his own label called Lyric Ridge in 2020. His first Lyric Ridge release, "She's Somebody's Daughter", was a song he had originally cut on Cold River. Between 2023 and 2024, the song became a viral hit, and went on to become Baldridge's first top-40 hit on the Billboard country charts. [4] [5]

In 2024, Baldridge signed a record deal with BBR Music Group's Stoney Creek imprint and issued "Tough People", his first single under the label. [6]

Personal life

Baldridge married Katherine Kraus in May 2021. Footage of their wedding was used in his “She's Somebody's Daughter” music video. [7]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart
positions
US
[8]
US
Country

[9]
US
Indie

[10]
Dirt on Us
  • Release date: June 10, 2016
  • Label: Lyric Ridge
  • Formats: CD, digital download
111118
Country Born
  • Release date: September 30, 2022
  • Label: Cold River
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Compilation albums

Extended plays

TitleAlbum details
All Good
  • Release date: November 26, 2013 [12]
  • Label: THiS Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Crossing Country Lines, Vol. 1
  • Release date: December 2, 2014
  • Label: THiS Music
  • Format: Digital download
Crossing Country Lines, Vol. 2
  • Release date: April 7, 2015
  • Label: THiS Music
  • Format: Digital download
Dance with Ya
  • Release date: January 8, 2016 [13]
  • Label: Cold River
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
US
[14]
US Country
[15]
US Country Airplay
[16]
CAN Country
[17]
2013"B.Y.O.B." [1] All Good
"All Good" [1]
2014"She's Taken" [1]
2016"Dance with Ya"48Dirt on Us
"Rebound"
(featuring Emily Weisband)
50
2017"Guns & Roses"51Non-album singles
2018"Gentle Man" [18]
2019"God's People" [19]
"Senior Year"50
"She's Somebody's Daughter" [20]
"Middle of Nowhere Kids" [21]
"You Brought the Party"
(with Christie Lamb) [22]
Broken Lines
2020"Before You" [23] Non-album singles
"When I Fall" [24]
"It's Your Loss" [25]
2021"That's You" [26]
"Beach Ain't One" [27]
"Stay at Home Dad" [28]
2023"She's Somebody's Daughter" (Reimagined)9329322Country Born
2024"Tough People"26Non-album single

Music videos

YearVideo
2013"B.Y.O.B."
2014"Whistlin'"
"She's Taken"
2015"Missing a Shoe"
"Dance with Ya"
2016"Rebound"
"Train"
"It Is Well with My Soul"

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