Gone West | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Genres | Country pop, folk-pop |
| Years active | 2018–2020 |
| Labels | Triple Tigers |
| Past members |
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Gone West was an American country pop group composed of Colbie Caillat, Justin Young, Jason Reeves, and Nelly Joy. They made their debut as a band on the Grand Ole Opry stage [1] and signed with Triple Tigers. [2] The band released their debut and only album, Canyons, on June 12, 2020.
Gone West was formed in 2018 and was composed of Colbie Caillat, Justin Kawika Young, Nelly Joy, and her husband Jason Reeves, [3] and was formed following the four touring together in support of Caillat's The Malibu Sessions . The band was based out of Nashville, Tennessee, and got its name from the fact that its four members all hailed from states (Reeves from Iowa, Joy from Texas, Caillat from California, and Young from Hawaii) west of Tennessee, [4] which was the inspiration for the band's "autobiographical theme song" and titular track "Gone West." [5] All of its members had previous experience in the music industry as recording artists and songwriters: Caillat as a Grammy-winning folk pop artist, Young as an artist in the contemporary Hawaiian music scene, Reeves as a songwriter of some of Caillat's biggest hits and an indie artist, and Nelly Joy as one half of country duo the JaneDear girls.
The EP, Tides, was released on January 18, 2019. [4] It reached No. 7 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart, [6] No. 17 on Country Albums Sales, [7] and No. 74 on the Top Current Albums chart. [8]
"What Could've Been" was released to country radio on July 15, 2019, as the band's debut single and the lead-off single to their debut studio album, Canyons, which was a top 30 hit on the Country Airplay chart in 2020. [9] [10] Writing for Nashville Lifestyles Magazine, music critic Luke Levenson praised "What Could've Been," saying it "is a crisp yet plaintive ballad, with vocals which stand out and blend together naturally." [11] Canyons, Gone West's debut album, was released on June 12, 2020. [12]
On August 12, 2020, following the split between Caillat and Young, it was announced via social media that the group had disbanded. [13]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [14] | US Heat [15] | US Indie [16] | |||
| Canyons |
| 28 | 2 | 29 | |
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||
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| US Country | US Heat [15] | ||||
| Tides [4] |
| — [upper-alpha 1] | 7 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
Notes
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | ||
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| US Country [20] | US Country Airplay [21] | CAN Country [22] | ||||
| 2019 | "What Could've Been" | 34 | 27 | 50 |
| Canyons |
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | "Slow Down" [17] | Canyons |
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | "Gone West" [24] | P. Tracy |
| "What Could've Been" [25] |
Colbie Marie Caillat is an American singer-songwriter. She rose to fame on the social networking website Myspace in 2005. At that time, she was the number one unsigned artist of her genre.
Coco is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat. The album was released on July 10, 2007, in the United States, debuting at number five on the US Billboard 200, selling 51,000 copies in its first week. It also became Caillat's best-selling album to date, selling 2,100,000 copies in the United States and over 3,000,000 copies around the world. Caillat supported the album with the Coco World Tour, as well as four singles. The lead single "Bubbly" was a huge international hit, while the following two singles "Realize" and "The Little Things" were minor hits. "Somethin' Special" was released as a promo support the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China and the 2009 film Bride Wars.
"Bubbly" is the debut single of American singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat from her first album, Coco (2007). Written by Caillat and Jason Reeves and produced by Mikal Blue, the song was released as the album's lead single on May 15, 2007. "Bubbly" is Caillat's only song to peak within the top ten of US Billboard Hot 100; it remains her highest-charting song. Internationally, "Bubbly" reached number one in Australia, Brazil, and the Czech Republic. It also became a top-10 hit in several European countries, including Belgium, Germany, and Norway, as well as Japan and New Zealand. It is certified six-times platinum in the US and Australia as well as gold or higher in six additional countries.
"Realize" is a song by American singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat, taken from her debut album, Coco (2007). In the song, Caillat sings of having romantic feelings for a best friend. It was the follow-up to her worldwide debut hit, "Bubbly", and was officially released in January 2008 as the second single from the album, peaking at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming her second top-twenty hit in the US. The song also charted in Canada and the Netherlands, reaching the top 40 in both countries. It features uncredited harmony vocals by singer and songwriter Jason Reeves.
"The Little Things" is the third single from Colbie Caillat's 2007 debut album, Coco, released on March 7, 2008, in Germany, and on October 28, 2008, in the US. It was written by Caillat and Jason Reeves. The single did not chart well in the US, and was her weakest charting single from her album Coco. In 2008, she recorded a French translated version of this song.
Jason Bradford Reeves is an American songwriter, singer, and guitarist. He is best known for his songwriting work for Colbie Caillat, with whom he formed the acoustic pop band Gone West in 2018.
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"I Never Told You" is a song by the American pop singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat from her second album Breakthrough (2009). The song was released on February 16, 2010 in the United States as the second single. The song is a power ballad in E-flat major and was written by Caillat, Jason Reeves and Kara DioGuardi and produced by DioGuardi. The song talks about the love the singer still has for her lover they felt strongly about at one point in their life. The song received positive reviews from music critics. In the charts, the song has performed moderately well, it has peaked at #48 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 on the Adult Pop Songs.
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