Rhett Walker Band

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Rhett Walker Band
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Rhett Walker live at Rock & Worship Roadshow 2013
Background information
Origin Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres Christian rock, Southern rock [1]
Years active2011 (2011) [1] –present
Labels Essential [1]
Members
Website rhettwalker.com

Rhett Walker Band is a Southern rock and Christian rock band from Nashville. [1] The band released their debut studio album under the Essential Records label on July 10, 2012 called Come to the River. The band's debut single, "When Mercy Found Me", [3] achieved placement on Christian music charts.

Contents

Rhett Walker Band announced they were discontinuing in 2016. [4] In 2017, Walker re-signed with Essential Records.[ citation needed ]

Background

Rhett Walker Band frontman Rhett Walker is a preacher's kid from Aiken, South Carolina. The band formed in 2011 and consisted of Rhett Walker as well as Kenny Davis who played drums, the guitarist Joe Kane, and bassist Kevin Whitsett. [5]

The band released their debut single "When Mercy Found Me" on April 23, 2012, and reached No.5 on the Christian AC Indicator & AC Monitored chart September 2012. This song was written by Rhett Walker and Jeff Pardo. [6] "When Mercy Found Me" was nominated for a Grammy on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 for Best Contemporary Christian Music Song. [3]

The band's debut album Come to the River released on July 10, 2012 by Essential Records. [7] Walker said they wrote 50 songs while coming up with songs for the record. [6]

The band's second album, Here's to the Ones , was released on October 14, 2014 through Essential Records. [8] [9]

Discography

Albums

YearAlbumPeak chart positions
US
[10]
US
Christ.
US
Heat.
2012 Come to the River [11] [upper-alpha 1] 9154
2014 Here's to the Ones
  • Released: October 14, 2014
  • Label: Essential
  • Format: CD, Digital download
18312
2020Good To Me
  • Rhett Walker solo album
  • Released: March 27, 2020
  • Label: Essential/Provident
  • Formats: CD, digital download
49

EPs

YearEPPeak chart positions
US
Christ.
2012The Other Sides
  • Released: December 14, 2012
  • Label: Essential
2018Rhett Walker Band
  • Released: August 10, 2018
  • Label: Essential
43
2021Gospel Song
  • Released: August 27, 2021
  • Label: Essential

Singles

YearTitleChart peak positionsAlbum
US Christ. US
Christ.
Airplay
US
Christ. AC
2012"When Mercy Found Me"15 [13] 15Come to the River
"O Come O Come Emmanuel"46non-album single
2013"Come to the River"20 [13] 23Come to the River
2014"Broken Man"46Here's to the Ones
2015"Love Like Jesus"47
2017"I Surrender"50non-album single
2018"Say Hello"45Rhett Walker Band (EP)
2019"Believer" [14] 777Good To Me
(Rhett Walker solo album)
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"non-album singles
2021"Goodness of God"42
"Gospel Song"222

Awards

GMA Dove Awards
YearAwardNomineeResult
2013 Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year Come to the River Nominated
Rock/Contemporary Song of the Year"When Mercy Found Me"Nominated
New Artist of the YearRhett Walker BandNominated
Grammys
YearAwardNomineeResult
2013 CCM Song of the Year"When Mercy Found Me"Nominated

Notes

  1. Come to the River did not chart on the Billboard 200, but peaked at No. 166 on the Top Current Albums chart. [12]

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