Somebody Wrote Love

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Somebody Wrote Love
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Studio album by George Canyon
ReleasedJuly 13, 2006 (2006-07-13)
Genre Country
Length44:56
Label Universal Music Canada
Producer George Canyon
George Canyon chronology
Home for Christmas
(2005)
Somebody Wrote Love
(2006)
Classics
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Somebody Wrote Love is the fourth studio album by Canadian country music artist George Canyon. In 2007, the album won Canyon a Juno Award for Country Recording of the Year.

Country music, also known as country and western, and hillbilly music, is a genre of popular music that originated in the southern United States in the early 1920s. It takes its roots from genres such as folk music and blues.

George Canyon is a Canadian country music singer. He was the runner up on the second season of Nashville Star in 2004. He grew up in Fox Brook, Pictou County, Nova Scotia and later lived in Hopewell, Nova Scotia before he moved west. He also holds an appointment in the Canadian Forces as the Colonel Commandant of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets.

The Juno Awards of 2007 were hosted in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada on the weekend ending 1 April 2007. These ceremonies honoured music industry achievements in Canada during most of 2006. The event was well known for a possible tape delay by the CTV television network so the network could syndicate The Amazing Race.

Contents

The track "Some People Change" was previously recorded by Kenny Chesney on his 2005 album When the Sun Goes Down , and later by Montgomery Gentry on their 2006 album Some People Change . Montgomery Gentry's version was released as a single. Additionally, "Quitters" was later recorded by Collin Raye on his 2007 EP Selected Hits, from which it was also released as a single.

Kenny Chesney American country music singer/songwriter

Kenneth Arnold Chesney is an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer. He has recorded 20 albums, 14 of which have been certified Gold or higher by the RIAA. He has also produced more than 40 Top 10 singles on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, 29 of which have reached number one. Many of these have also charted within the Top 40 of the US Billboard Hot 100, making him one of the most successful crossover country artists. He has sold over 30 million albums worldwide.

<i>When the Sun Goes Down</i> (Kenny Chesney album) album by Kenny Chesney

When the Sun Goes Down is the seventh studio album by country music singer Kenny Chesney, released on February 3, 2004. It debuted at #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, after selling over 550,000 copies during its first week.

Montgomery Gentry band

Montgomery Gentry is an American country music duo founded by vocalists Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry, both natives of Kentucky. Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry began performing in the 1990s as part of two different bands with Montgomery's brother, John Michael Montgomery. Although Gentry won a talent contest in 1994, he reunited with Eddie Montgomery after Gentry was unable to find a solo record deal, and Montgomery Gentry was formed in 1999. The duo was known for its Southern rock influences, and collaborated with Charlie Daniels, Toby Keith, Five for Fighting, and members of The Allman Brothers Band.

Track listing

  1. "Time for Goodbye" (Ben Hayslip, Brandon Kinney, Jimmy Yeary) - 2:45
  2. "Somebody Wrote Love" (Gregory Becker, George Canyon, Pete Sallis) - 3:39
  3. "Coming from You" (Derek George, Randy Houser, John Tirro) - 3:42
  4. "Your Smile" (Elliot Park) - 3:37
  5. "Drinkin' Thinkin'" (Rick Bowles, Tony Martin, Tom Shapiro) - 3:21
  6. "I Want You to Live" (Michael Dulaney, Robin Welty) - 4:37
  7. "Happy Man" (Jamie Robinson, Gordie Sampson) - 3:02
  8. "Madi's Song (The Man She Thinks I Am)" (Pat Alger, Canyon) - 4:15
  9. "Ladders to Climb" (Jim Collins, Wendell Mobley, Neil Thrasher) - 3:13
  10. "Some People Change" (Dulaney, Jason Sellers, Thrasher) - 4:01
  11. "Quitters" (Canyon, Mobley, Thrasher) - 4:20
  12. "The Hard Times" (Canyon, Dennis Matkosky) - 4:24

Certifications

Region Certification
Canada (Music Canada) [2] Gold

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References

  1. Somebody Wrote Love at AllMusic
  2. "Canadian album certifications – George Canyon – Somebody Wrote Love". Music Canada.