William Michael Morgan

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William Michael Morgan
Born (1993-05-13) May 13, 1993 (age 31) [1]
Origin Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States
Genres Country
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2009–present
Website williammichaelmorgan.com

William Michael Morgan (born May 13, 1993) is an American country music singer from Vicksburg, Mississippi. He was signed to Warner Bros. Nashville. [2]

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His debut single "I Met a Girl", reached number two on the Country Airplay chart and number eight on the Hot Country Songs chart in October 2016; the song was co-written with Sam Hunt. [3] The album's second single "Missing", was released to country radio on November 7, 2016. His debut studio album Vinyl , was released on September 30, 2016. Morgan parted ways with Warner Bros. Nashville in January 2019.

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart
positions
Sales
US Country
[4]
US
[5]
Vinyl 565
  • US: 30,600 [6]

Extended plays

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart
positions
Sales
US Country
[7]
US
Heat

[8]
William Michael Morgan
  • Release date: March 18, 2016
  • Label: Warner Bros. Nashville
285
  • US: 15,500 [9]

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart
positions
SalesAlbum
US Country
[10]
US Country Airplay
[11]
US CAN Country
2015"I Met a Girl"826019Vinyl
2016"Missing"4929
2017"Vinyl"

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
2015"I Met a Girl" [14] Matt Underwood
2016"Missing"Jack Guy
2017"Vinyl"
2018Tonight Girl" (From The Neon Lounge)
2018"Brokenhearted" (From The Neon Lounge)
2018"Talking To a Girl" (From The Neon Lounge)
2018"Gone Enough" (From The Neon Lounge)
2018"Workin" (From The Neon Lounge)

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