Todd Dulaney

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Todd Dulaney
Birth nameTodd Anthony Dulaney
Born (1983-12-20) December 20, 1983 (age 39)
Maywood, Illinois
Origin Forest Park, Illinois
Genres CCM, gospel, traditional black gospel, urban contemporary gospel
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, singer-songwriter, guitar
Years active2011–present
LabelsEntertainment One
Website todddulaneyland.com

Todd Anthony Dulaney (born December 20, 1983) is an American gospel musician, and former baseball player. His music career started in 2011, with the release of the CD version, Pulling Me Through. This would be his breakthrough released upon the Billboard Gospel Albums chart. He would release another album, A Worshipper's Heart, in 2016 with EntertainmentOne Nashville, and this would place even higher on the Gospel Albums chart.

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Early life

Dulaney was born on December 20, 1983, in Maywood, Illinois, as Todd Anthony Dulaney, to Thomas and Tommye Dulaney. [1] [2] [3] He was athletic as a youth playing sports in particular baseball, where he would play at a local community college, Wabash Valley College, getting drafted by the New York Mets in the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft as a 32nd round selection. [1] [3] He never reached the major leagues, but played his short stint as a professional baseball player in the minor leagues. [3] He decided after the 2005 season to retire from the sport because he felt God's call to play gospel music, which he did under the tutelage of artist, Smokie Norful, who asked him to tour with him. [1]

Music career

His music recording career commenced in 2011, with the physical album, Pulling Me Through, and it was released on May 31, 2011, by Dulaney independently. [4] This was his breakthrough release upon the Billboard Gospel Albums chart, placing at No. 43. [5] His subsequent release, Pulling Me Through, was released by GoldStreet Gospel Records on January 22, 2013. [6] This time it placed even higher at No. 23 on the aforementioned chart because it was released digitally along with extended content. [5] He released A Worshipper's Heart on April 15, 2016, with Entertainment One Music. [7] The album peaked at No. 1 on the Gospel Albums chart, while it got No. 150 on The Billboard 200 and No. 13 on the Independent Albums chart.

On June 11, 2021, Dulaney released the live album Anthems & Glory with Entertainment One Music. [8] Dulaney earned his fifth Gospel Airplay No. 1 With 'Revelation 4' on the list dated September 25, 2021. [9]

Discography

List of selected studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
200
[10] 		US
Gos
[11] 		US
Ind
[12]
Pulling Me Through
  • Released: May 31, 2011
  • Label: Independent
  • CD
—43—
Pulling Me Through
  • Released: January 22, 2013
  • Label: GoldStreet Gospel
  • CD, digital download, extended content
—23—
A Worshipper's Heart150113
Your Great Name
  • Released: January 19, 2018
  • Label: Entertainment One Worship
  • CD, digital download
18315
Anthems & Glory
  • Released: June 11, 2021
  • Label: Entertainment One Worship
  • CD, digital download
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References

  1. 1 2 3 Dulaney, Todd. "Bio". Todd Dulaney. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teal, Cicely V. (November 7, 2011). "Pulled Him Through – Meet GoldStreet Gospel's Todd Dulaney". Gloss Magazine. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Baseball-Reference. "Todd Dulaney Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  4. ↑ Todd Dulaney (May 31, 2011). "Todd Dulaney: Pullin Me Through". Amazon. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Billboard. "Todd Dulaney : Awards". AllMusic . Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  6. ↑ Todd Dulaney (January 22, 2013). "Pulling Me Through by Todd Dulaney". iTunes . Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  7. ↑ Prout, Brendan. Armstrong, Jeremy (ed.). "Noel Robinson: Outrageous Love". Worship Leader. Vol. March/April 2016. San Juan Capistrano, California: Chuck Fromm, PhD (Worship Leader Partnership). p. 73. ISSN   1066-1247 . Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  8. ↑ Cluver, Ross (June 11, 2021). "Todd Dulaney Releases New Album 'Anthems & Glory'". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  9. ↑ Asker, Jim (September 22, 2021). "Todd Dulaney Scores His Fifth Gospel Airplay No. 1 With 'Revelation 4'". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Todd Dulaney Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Todd Dulaney Chart History: Gospel Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Todd Dulaney Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2018.

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