Noah Gordon (singer)

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Noah Gordon
Birth nameNoah Adrian Gordon
Born (1971-09-19) September 19, 1971 (age 50) [1]
Origin Sparta, Illinois, U.S. [1]
Genres Country
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, mandolin, drums
Years active1995–present
Labels Patriot
Associated actsPhoenix

Noah Adrian Gordon (born September 19, 1971, in Sparta, Illinois) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He had been a musician since childhood, playing mandolin and drums in his parents' band, and he began playing drums for Randy Travis at age ten. [2]

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After graduating high school, Gordon signed to Liberty Records sister label Patriot Records. There, he released his debut album I Need a Break on February 7, 1995. The album produced the single "The Blue Pages," which spent three weeks on the Billboard country charts, peaking at No. 68. [1] Billboard gave the album a positive review, saying that its opening track "may leave you with the impression that Gordon is yet another honky-tonk pretender," but considered the other tracks to be strongly written. [3] In January 1999, Gordon and Bryan Austin, also a former Patriot Records recording artist, founded a band called Phoenix. [4]

Gordon has written songs for other artists, including "You Still Own Me" by Johnny Reid (also released by Emerson Drive), "You Are" by John Michael Montgomery (also released by Chad Brock) and "The Call" by Matt Kennon. He has also co-produced several of Colt Ford's albums. [5]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum details
I Need a Break
  • Release date: February 7, 1995
  • Label: Liberty/Patriot

Singles

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
US Country [1]
1994"The Blue Pages"68I Need a Break
1995"I Need a Break"

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
1994"The Blue Pages" [6] R. Brad Murano/Steven T. Miller
1995"I Need a Break" [7] chris rogers

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References

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  2. John Bush. "Noah Gordon biography". Allmusic . Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  3. "Album reviews". Billboard : 58. March 11, 1995.
  4. Fulmer, John (January 15, 1999). "Bryan Austin hopes to strike country gold with new band Phoenix". Tribune News Service. Retrieved April 10, 2010.
  5. Rea, James (June 19, 2015). "Producer's Chair: Noah Gordon". MusicRow . Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  6. "CMT : Videos : Noah Gordon : The Blue Pages". Country Music Television . Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  7. "CMT : Videos : Noah Gordon : I Need A Break". Country Music Television . Retrieved September 29, 2011.