Untold Truths | ||||
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Studio album by Kevin Costner and Modern West | ||||
Released | November 11, 2008 | |||
Genre | Country rock | |||
Length | 50:18 | |||
Label | Universal South | |||
Producer | John Coinman, Teddy Morgan | |||
Kevin Costner and Modern West chronology | ||||
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Singles from Untold Truths | ||||
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Untold Truths is the debut country album from actor-turned-singer Kevin Costner & Modern West. The album was released on November 11, 2008 (see 2008 in country music) on Universal South Records. The album reached #61 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums, and #35 on the U.S. Top Heatseekers charts.
Kevin Costner & Modern West is a rock/country band which the actor Kevin Costner founded with the encouragement of his wife Christine. He began a worldwide tour with the band in October 2007, which included shows in Istanbul and Rome. It also performed at NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Daytona International Speedway and Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 2008.
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Three singles, "Superman 14", "Long Hot Night", and "Backyard" have been released to radio, although none of the songs entered the Hot Country Songs charts.
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Long Hot Night" | John Coinman, Teddy Morgan | 4:27 |
2. | "90 Miles an Hour" | Park Chisholm, Kevin Costner, Teddy Morgan | 5:18 |
3. | "Hey Man What About You" | John Coinman | 4:28 |
4. | "Superman 14" | John Coinman, Teddy Morgan | 5:36 |
5. | "Don’t Lock’em Away (Song For Molly)" | John Coinman, Kevin Costner, Teddy Morgan | 3:44 |
6. | "Down in Nogales" | John Coinman | 4:34 |
7. | "Every Intention" | John Coinman | 4:08 |
8. | "Five Minutes from America" | John Coinman, Kevin Costner, Teddy Morgan | 4:40 |
9. | "The Sun Will Rise Again" | Park Chisholm, John Coinman, Kevin Costner, Teddy Morgan | 3:51 |
10. | "Backyard" | John Coinman, Kevin Costner, Teddy Morgan | 4:37 |
11. | "Leland Iowa" | John Coinman | 3:59 |
12. | "Gotta Get Away (Song for Bud)" | John Coinman, Kevin Costner, Teddy Morgan | 3:36 |
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 61 |
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 35 |
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2008 | "Superman 14" | — | |||||||
"Long Hot Night" | — | ||||||||
2009 | "Backyard" | — | |||||||
"Hey Man What About You" | — | ||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
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