Grayson/Reed

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Grayson|Reed
Origin Nashville, Tennessee
Genres
Years active2016 (2016)–present
Labels Centricity
MembersMike Grayson
Molly Reed
Website graysonreedmusic.com

Grayson|Reed are an American Christian music duo from Nashville, Tennessee, and they started making music together in 2016. They released an extended play, Walk (2017), with Centricity Music. This release charted on two Billboard magazine charts.

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Background

Grayson|Reed are a husband-and-wife duo based in Nashville, Tennessee, where he was the lead singer with Mikeschair, and she was half of the group City Harbor. [1] [2]

Music history

Their first release, an extended play, Walk , was released on January 13, 2017, with Centricity Music. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] The extended play charted on two Billboard magazine charts, [11] where it peaked on the Christian Albums at No. 21, [12] and No. 12 on the Heatseekers Albums. [13]

Members

Discography

EPs

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions [11]
US
CHR
[12]
US
HEAT
[13]
Walk
  • Released: January 13, 2017
  • Label: Centricity
  • Format: CD, download
2112

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