Pistol Annies

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Pistol Annies
Origin Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Genres Country
Years active
  • 2011–2013
  • 2017–present
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Pistol Annies are an American country music group composed of Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe, and Angaleena Presley. The trio gave its debut performance on April 4, 2011, on the CBS special Academy of Country Music's Girls' Night Out: Superstar Women of Country. [1] The trio have released four studio albums for Sony Music Nashville.

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Career

Pistol Annies made their debut on April 22, 2011, on the Academy of Country Music's Girls' Night Out: Superstar Women of Country on CBS, performing "Hell on Heels". The women gave themselves the nicknames "Lonestar Annie" (Lambert), "Hippie Annie" (Monroe), and "Holler Annie" (Presley). They released the album Hell on Heels on August 23, 2011, with the title song being released for purchase on their website two months earlier, on June 12. After a series of performances during Lambert concerts, the Pistol Annies performed three sold-out headlining shows in December 2011 with guest performances by John Fogerty and Blake Shelton.

The trio was featured on the track "Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies" on the 2012 album Voice of Ages by The Chieftains. The Pistol Annies song "Run Daddy Run" appears on the soundtrack album The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond . The band performed their autobiographical single "Takin' Pills" at the 2012 CMT Music Awards.

Annie Up , the trio's second studio album, was released on May 7, 2013. It was preceded by the lead single "Hush Hush," which became the Pistol Annies' first chart entry on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The group is also featured on the Blake Shelton single, "Boys 'Round Here," from his 2013 album, Based on a True Story… .

The group cancelled all tour stops in June 2013, according to their record label, "due to unforeseen circumstances". Lambert still performed as a solo act in June. [2] Monroe went to the Mermaids of Alcatraz Tour with Train. [3] In August 2014, Angaleena Presley confirmed that the group was on temporary hiatus, saying that due to the success of Lambert's and Monroe's solo careers, the band "just had to take a little break but never say never." [4] Whilst promoting their appearances at the 2016 C2C festival, both Miranda Lambert and Ashley Monroe stressed that the Pistol Annies had not disbanded and intended to work together when all three members were available. They also stated their hope to one day do a UK tour.

In 2017, the Annies recorded a cover of the song "Tulsa Time" which appeared on a Don Williams tribute album titled Gentle Giants: The Songs of Don Williams which was released on May 26. In an interview with Billboard, Lambert revealed that a new Pistol Annies album would be released in 2018. [5] [6] On September 26, 2018, the Pistol Annies released three tracks from their latest album, Interstate Gospel, which was released on November 2, 2018. They performed a fourth track, "Sugar Daddy", at the CMT Artists of the Year telecast. [7]

The Pistol Annies appeared in Nashville on June 6–9 for 2019 CMA Fest. [8] In September 2019, the Pistol Annies began touring as part of Miranda Lambert's Roadside Bars and Pink Guitars tour, which runs through November 23. [9]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)		Sales
US Country
[10] 		US
[11] 		US
Folk
[12] 		CAN
[13]
Hell on Heels 15——
Annie Up
  • Release date: May 7, 2013
  • Label: RCA Nashville
  • Formats: CD, LP, music download
25—11
Interstate Gospel
  • Release date: November 2, 2018
  • Label: RCA Nashville
  • Formats: CD, LP, music download
115190
Hell of a Holiday
  • Release date: October 22, 2021
  • Label: RCA Nashville
  • Formats: CD, LP, music download
28—7—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)		Album
US Country Songs
[18] 		US Country Airplay
[19] 		US
[20]
2011"Hell on Heels"— [upper-alpha 1] —55Hell on Heels
2013"Hush Hush"4143—Annie Up
2018"Got My Name Changed Back”4852—Interstate Gospel
2021"Snow Globe" [23] ———Hell of a Holiday
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.
YearSinglePeak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)		Album
US Country Songs
[18] 		US Country Airplay
[19] 		US
[20] 		CAN Country
[24] 		CAN
[25]
2013"Boys 'Round Here"
(Blake Shelton featuring Pistol Annies and friends)		2112112 Based on a True Story…

Other charted songs

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
US Country Songs
[18] 		US Country Airplay
[19] 		US Bubbling
[27]
2011"Boys from the South"— [upper-alpha 2] —8Hell on Heels
2012"Run Daddy Run"
(Miranda Lambert featuring Pistol Annies)		— [upper-alpha 3] —— The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond
"Blue Christmas"
(Blake Shelton featuring Pistol Annies)		—59— Cheers, It's Christmas
2013"I Feel a Sin Comin' On"43——Annie Up
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
2011"Hell on Heels" [28] Becky Fluke
2012"Takin' Pills"
2013"Boys 'Round Here"
(Blake Shelton featuring Pistol Annies and friends)		 Trey Fanjoy
"Hush Hush" [29]
2018"Got My Name Changed Back" Peter Zavadil

Collaborations and non album tracks

Notes

  1. ↑ "Hell on Heels" did not enter Hot Country Songs, but peaked at number 6 on Billboard Country Digital Song Sales. [21]
  2. ↑ "Boys from the South" did not enter Hot Country Songs, but peaked at number 27 on Billboard Country Digital Song Sales. [21]
  3. ↑ "Run Daddy Run" did not enter Hot Country Songs, but peaked at number 31 on Billboard Country Digital Song Sales. [21]

Awards

YearOrganizationAwardWorkResult
2011 American Country Awards New Artist of the Year–Nominated
2012 CMT Awards Group Video of the Year"Hell On Heels"Nominated
Breakthrough Video of the YearNominated
2013Group Video of the Year"Takin' Pills"Nominated
Country Music Association Awards Music Video of the Year"Boys 'Round Here"Nominated
Musical Event of the YearNominated
2014 Academy of Country Music Awards Vocal Event of the YearNominated
2020 Grammy Awards Best Country Album Interstate GospelNominated

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