Started with a Song

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Started with a Song
StartedwithaSong.jpg
Studio album by Brett Kissel
Released October 1, 2013 (2013-10-01)
Genre Country
Length38:20
Label Warner Music Canada
Producer Ted Hewitt
Brett Kissel
Bart McKay
Ben Phillips
Brett Kissel chronology
My Roots Run Deep
(2008)My Roots Run Deep2008		Started with a Song
(2013)		 Pick Me Up
(2015) Pick Me Up2015
Singles from Started with a Song
  1. "Started with a Song"
    Released: June 17, 2013
  2. "Raise Your Glass"
    Released: October 7, 2013
  3. "3-2-1"
    Released: February 2014
  4. "Tough People Do"
    Released: July 2014
  5. "Something You Just Don't Forget"
    Released: November 2014
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Started with a Song is the major label debut album by Canadian country music artist Brett Kissel. It was released on October 1, 2013 via Warner Music Canada. [2]

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.

Brett Kissel is a Canadian country singer and songwriter signed to Warner Music Canada.

Warner Music Canada Canadian music label

Warner Music Canada is the Canadian division of Warner Music Group. The label previously operated as WEA Canada, the Canadian subsidiary of WEA International, which later changed its name to Warner Music International in 1990. It was founded in 1967 as Warner Reprise Canada Ltd.

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Started with a Song was nominated for Country Album of the Year at the 2014 Juno Awards. [3]

The Juno Award for "Country Recording of the Year" has been awarded since 1970, as recognition each year for the best country music artist in Canada. A number of previous award categories have been combined under this name, including "Best Country Male Artist", "Best Country Female Artist" and "Country Group or Duo of the Year".

Juno Awards of 2014 award

The Juno Awards of 2014 honoured Canadian music industry achievements in the latter part of 2012 and in most of 2013. The awards were presented in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada during the weekend of 29–30 March 2014. The main ceremony took place at the MTS Centre and was televised on CTV.

Critical reception

Amanda Ash of the Edmonton Journal gave the album four stars out of five, calling it "a wham-bam collection of 10 sweeping love songs and lively party anthems that leave you glossy-eyed and daydream drunk." Ash wrote that "his songs like to play hooky with pop punches and rock growls, making for a cross-genre record that will surely befriend a very large audience." [1]

<i>Edmonton Journal</i> daily newspaper in Edmonton, Alberta

The Edmonton Journal is a daily newspaper in Edmonton, Alberta. It is part of the Postmedia Network.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Started with a Song"Brett Kissel, Craig Wiseman 4:18
2."Tough People Do"Kissel, Ben Hayslip, Ted Hewitt3:34
3."3-2-1"Kissel, Marv Green, Tim Nichols 3:35
4."Something You Just Don't Forget"Kissel, Hewitt3:09
5."Raise Your Glass"Kissel, Wade Kirby, Jason Matthews3:51
6."Country in My Blood"Kissel, Duane Steele 3:50
7."My Cowgirl"Kissel, Steele3:34
8."Girl in a Cowboy Hat" Steve Fox, Troy Kokol3:04
9."Canadian Kid"Kissel, Tim Taylor3:12
10."Together (Grandma & Grandpa's Song)"Kissel6:13
Total length:38:20

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [4] 22

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions
CAN Country
[5] 		CAN
[6]
2013 "Started with a Song" 3 58
"Raise Your Glass" 7 88
2014 "3-2-1" 3 52
"Tough People Do" 9 99
"Something You Just Don't Forget" 5 91

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References

  1. 1 2 Ash, Amanda (October 1, 2013). "Album review: Brett Kissel, Started With A Song". Edmonton Journal . Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  2. ↑ Patton, Kristi (September 17, 2013). "Kissel's rise to stardom no fluke". Penticton Western News. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  3. ↑ Kinos-Goodin, Jesse (February 4, 2014). "Juno Awards 2014: meet the nominees". CBC Music . Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Brett Kissel Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
  5. ↑ "Brett Kissel Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Brett Kissel Album & Song Chart History - Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved November 20, 2013.
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